A young metal detectorist has been told the sword pommel he unearthed a year ago dates back at least 575 years. Lucas and his father Dave, from Newton Aycliffe, went to a dig in North Yorkshire and ...

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A Derbyshire fighter has become one of the world’s leading figures in armoured MMA, a fast-growing sport where competitors in full medieval armour battle with blunt swords and axes. Daniel Winter, 35, ...

KING Arthur had one: A medieval sword so strong it was deemed magical. Some have survived to this day. Now we have any inkling of how and where they were forged. Swords forged of secret steels were ...

A remarkable medieval sword with rare symbols was recently put on display in a Dutch museum, over a year after it was found by construction workers unexpectedly. The discovery of the sword was ...

The artifact will soon be put on display to the public. A fisherman in Poland discovered a well-preserved Medieval sword in Warsaw’s Vistula River, opening up questions about what other artifacts ...

A MAN involved in a medieval reenactment is in a serious condition after suffering a horrendous sword injury. The 37-year-old man was wearing body armour when his opponent’s sword entered his visor ...

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 sword was found during routine ...

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 when ...

“This isn’t just a weapon, it’s a message in iron, preserved by the earth for nearly a millennium.” A 1,000-year-old medieval weapon was unearthed by unknowing construction workers, Ancient Origins ...

In March of last year, during dredging work in the Korte Linschoten River in the Dutch province of Utrecht, a medieval sword dated between 1050 and 1150 was found in an exceptional state of ...