A medieval sword with rare gold-copper symbols was discovered by construction workers in the Netherlands, according to ...

The sword's hilt is made up of a six-and-a-half-inch guard, once-leather grip and nut-shaped pommel. Ruben de Heer. In March 2024, construction workers were digging in a river on a Dutch estate ...

A medieval sword has gone on display at a museum in the Netherlands after its chance discovery during a dredging operation on a river in the center of the country.

The inscription reads "U[V]LFBERTH," which could be read as "Ulfberht," a marking found on a group of about 170 medieval swords found mainly in northern Europe.

A Medieval Sword Sat Hidden in a Dutch River for 1,000 Years Until Construction Workers Found It. Story by Tudor Tarita • 33m. T he construction workers weren’t looking for artifacts that morning.

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A mateur detectorists found a cache of medieval weaponry near the village of Wielka Tymawa in Poland. They discovered a two-handed sword, or rather a hand-and-a-half sword, and two axe heads from ...

An 800-year-old sword discovered off the coast of Newe-Yam in the Mediterranean Sea was likely used in a naval battle, a new study revealed.