Construction workers were struck by a “long piece of iron” while cleaning a small river known as the Korte Linschoten, the ...

The markings don’t stop there: on one side, the sword a circle with an X layered inside, known as a sun wheel or sonnenrad.

The iron sword contained symbols that formed the shape of a cross and was found abandoned on purpose during maintenance work.

A construction crew discovered a 1,000-year-old iron sword in the Netherlands still fully intact. The short sword comes complete with decorative copper inlays. The find could have been part of a ...

Sacrificial sword straddled Christian-Viking divide At first glance, it appeared to be just like any other medieval weapon, however the true significance of this sword has since come to light.

This Medieval Sword Pulled From a Dutch Riverbed Is Marked With Intricate Copper Symbols The artifact was remarkably preserved for a millennium in anaerobic clay on a ...

The endless knot, while often associated with Celtic and later Viking art, also found its place in the broader artistic currents of medieval Europe, including the territories influenced by ...

The endless knot, while often associated with Celtic and later Viking art, also found its place in the broader artistic currents of medieval Europe, including the territories influenced by Germanic ...

The infinite knot symbol on the sword. Credit: Landgoed Linschoten On the opposite side of the blade, there is a geometric pattern made up of five interlaced squares within a circle—a symbol known as ...