http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/ ... cal-sword/
An amazing discovery of a late Viking Age sword - embellished with gold, inscriptions and other ornamentation – has now been revealed in Norway. Found in the southern Norwegian village of Langeid in 2011, the medieval weapon is being displayed for the first time at the Historical Museum in Oslo.
The sword must have belonged to a wealthy man in the late Viking Age. But who was he and what magic inscriptions are set into the decoration – in gold? Was the owner of the sword in the Danish King Canute’s army when it attacked England in 1014-15?
The Last Viking and his Magical Sword?
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Re: The Last Viking and his Magical Sword?
Wow, that is amazing, being complete, and with such lovely art work on it. Thank you for the link.
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