Read more about the article Man Finds Iron-Age Viking Sword And Jewellery While Clearing Forest Undergrowth
Picture shows a Viking-era sword found in Janakkala, Finland, undated. A landowner clearing undergrowth in his forest, found a Viking-era sword, called the regional history association who then discovered jewellery an other items. (Reijo Hyvonen/Newsflash)

Man Finds Iron-Age Viking Sword And Jewellery While Clearing Forest Undergrowth

A man has found an Iron-Age Viking sword and jewellery while clearing some undergrowth in his forest in Finland, yet despite the fact that they suspect there are more treasures…

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Read more about the article New Technique Used To Unfreeze 1,300-Year-Old Ice Prince Child’s Grave
The defrosting process of the 1,300-year-old child's grave in the German state of Bavaria. (BLfD/Newsflash)

New Technique Used To Unfreeze 1,300-Year-Old Ice Prince Child’s Grave

Experts have used a new technique to thaw the 1,300-year-old remains of a child dubbed the "Ice Prince" after they froze them with nitrogen to preserve them. The "Ice Prince"…

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Read more about the article Priceless Sword From Pre-Roman Iberia Recovered By Cops, Who Arrest Person Trying To Flog It Online
The National Police of Spain recovers an Iberian sword that was sold on Internet. (Newsflash)

Priceless Sword From Pre-Roman Iberia Recovered By Cops, Who Arrest Person Trying To Flog It Online

Cops have recovered a unique pre-Roman sword of great historical value that had been looted and was being sold online in southern Spain. The piece is a falcata, a type…

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Read more about the article Sword Used By Napoleon Bonaparte To Seize Control Of France To Be Auctioned For Millions Of Dollars
Rock Island Auction Company presents Napoleon’s Garniture, a historical collection of militaria, a symbolic set from the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. (Rock Island Auction Company/Newsflash)

Sword Used By Napoleon Bonaparte To Seize Control Of France To Be Auctioned For Millions Of Dollars

This sword used by Napoleon Bonaparte to seize control of France when he chased the revolutionary government out of office, leading to him becoming Emperor, is set to be auctioned…

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Read more about the article Bronze Age Sword Unearthed By Man With Metal Detector In Parents Back Garden
Pieces of a sword believed to be from the Bronze Age were found by Matti Rintamaa in his parent's yard with the help of a metal detector in the village of Panelia, Finland.

Bronze Age Sword Unearthed By Man With Metal Detector In Parents Back Garden

A Bronze Age sword that could date back as far as 1700 BC has been found by a man using a metal detector in his parents’ back garden. Matti Rintamaa…

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Read more about the article Rare Sword Won By Duke Of Marlborough At Battle Of Blenheim On Display In Germany
The exhibition "Battle of Blenheim 1704", at the Hochstadt Castle on the Danube in Germany.

Rare Sword Won By Duke Of Marlborough At Battle Of Blenheim On Display In Germany

A rare 300-year-old sword - that belonged to an officer at the Battle of Blenheim where Winston Churchill's ancestor the Duke of Marlborough defeated the Bavarians – is on display…

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Read more about the article Boy Discovers 16th Century Sword Used In The Thirty Years’ War And Hands It Over To Museum
Ilyas (12) with the sword from the 16th century he found in a forest near Ederheim.

Boy Discovers 16th Century Sword Used In The Thirty Years’ War And Hands It Over To Museum

A schoolboy from Germany has discovered a 400-year-old sword in a forest which officials say was used in the Thirty Years' War between Catholic and Protestant states. The finder, identified…

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Read more about the article Extremely Well Preserved 3,000 Year Old Bronze Sword Found In Denmark
The 3.000-year-old bronze sword, that was found during excavations in an area that is being prepared for the construction of a gas pipeline between Denmark and Poland in the village of Glee on the Danish island of Funen on 7th March.

Extremely Well Preserved 3,000 Year Old Bronze Sword Found In Denmark

This is the astonishingly well preserved 3,000-year-old bronze sword that was unearthed by archaeologists who were excavating a site that is set to be used for a future gas pipeline.…

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