"Hiker finds 1,200-year-old Viking sword" Topic
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| Tango01 | 26 Oct 2015 8:55 p.m. PST |
""The sword was found in very good condition. It is very special to get into a sword that is merely lacking its grip," said Hordaland County, Norway, archeologist Jostein Aksdal. "When the snow has gone in spring, we will check the place where the sword was found. If we find several objects, or a tomb, perhaps we can find the story behind the sword. This was a common sword in western Norway, but it was a costly weapon, and the owner must have used it to show power." He added it dates to about the year 750. It was found in Haukeli, in central-southern Norway, by hiker Goran Olsen, who stopped for a rest and discovered it under some rocks along a well-traveled hiking path. The area is covered with frost and snow for six months of the year and features low humidity in the summer, contributing to the sword's preserved condition…"
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| wrgmr1 | 26 Oct 2015 10:26 p.m. PST |
Single edge, interesting? |
| MajorB | 27 Oct 2015 2:19 a.m. PST |
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| Zargon | 27 Oct 2015 9:03 a.m. PST |
Looked at this because the title was interesting,yes awsome find, MB I did not look at the previous post because I was not interested in the title.
Cheers |
| MajorB | 28 Oct 2015 2:35 a.m. PST |
I did not look at the previous post because I was not interested in the title. Which only goes to show that titles (headlines) are important! |
| Tango01 | 28 Oct 2015 10:37 a.m. PST |
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