Viking Sword Archive
Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Scientists have discovered that Vikings occasionally carried useless decorative swords that could not be used as real weapons. It seems odd that a Viking
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Trevor Penny, an amateur fisherman from Oxfordshire, UK, had quite the surprise when he pulled up a rusty metal object from the River
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - One never knows what can be hidden in the ground of one’s backyard. That’s what a man in Norway realized after noticing two
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The sword was found in three pieces by two metal detector enthusiasts, independent of each other, in the Jåttå/Gausel area in Stavanger, already
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - It happens every now and then that Viking swords are discovered but this finding is unique! As scientists ask - "What are the
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The 1,000-year-old Viking Weaver's sword is a true archaeological treasure. The sword is a little over 30 cm in length and made of
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - During the Viking Age—probably sometime in the 800s-900s—a man died in the village we call Vinjeøra today, south of Trøndelag county. He was
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - To A Viking a sword was much more than a deadly weapon. It was a symbol of power and it was believed that Vikings believed a man
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - It’s certainly doesn’t happen every day that we come across, Viking artifacts, especially not swords. But Saga Vanecek, an 8-year old girl in Sweden managed to do
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The loss of a sword was a catastrophe to a Viking. Vikings believed a man and his sword were bound together. The sword
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com— To the Vikings, a sword was much more than just a weapon. Sword production was complex and labor-intensive, making them scarce and costly. Consequently,
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An extraordinary 1,000-year-old Viking sword has been discovered in Cork, Ireland. The sword is a little over 30 cm in length and made
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