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Tango01  | 16 Jun 2026 1:35 p.m. PST |
"An 11th century sword has been discovered in the Warta River in Wronki, Poland, by fisherman. There is no way to know how the sword ended up in the river — lost by accident during combat, deliberately deposited for ritual purposes — but there was a medieval stronghold less than 2.5 miles from Wronki, which could be connected to the find. Resident Mirosław Tucholski was setting up his fishing gear at his usual spot over a bend in the river when he spotted a piece of metal on one of the headlands (stone and earth fortifications). It was partially hidden in the sand and stones, exposed only by a drop of the water level. He retrieved it and took it to the Wroniec Region Museum where archaeologist Ryszard Pietrzak confirmed its antiquity and suggested a preliminary date based on the design style of the 11th century. The museum then reported the find to the regional conservator of monuments and the sword was assigned to the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń for conservation…"
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