A Viking weaver's sword dating from the 11th century was among several significant Viking artifacts unearthed in Cork City excavations in 2017. A perfectly preserved wooden Viking sword was unearthed ...

A modern-day swordsmith reverse engineers the ultimate weapon of the Middle Ages — a sword both prized and feared. The Vikings were among the fiercest warriors of all time, and a select few carried ...

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A Norwegian man clearing his farm found a rare 1,000-year-old Viking sword carrying inscriptions that may shed more light on Nordic culture. “We were going to start sowing new grass on a field that ...

An 8-year-old Swedish girl swimming in a lake pulled out what she thought was a stick from the bottom — only to find out it was actually an ancient, pre-Viking sword. “I was outside in the water, ...

Have you held the sword? Have you felt its weight? Have you felt how sharp and strong the blade is? A deadly weapon and symbol of power -- jewellery for a man, with 'magical properties'. The sword ...

The incredibly well-preserved Viking sword was found by a reindeer hunter on a remote mountain in Southern Norway. The Glacier Archaeology Program at Oppland County Council was recently notified about ...

The incredibly well-preserved Viking sword was found by a reindeer hunter on a remote mountain in Southern Norway. The Glacier Archaeology Program at Oppland County Council was recently notified about ...

A sword is probably the last thing you’d expect to find on a hike – especially one that’s more than a millennium old. But that’s what happened to a man in Norway who recently stumbled across a ...

The 1,100-year-old steel sword is nearly 3 feet long. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists in Norway have unearthed the ...

(This program is no longer available for online streaming.) The Vikings were among the fiercest warriors of all time. Yet only a select few carried the ultimate weapon of their era: the feared ...