In this video we will make a Viking wootz sword with an amazing pattern on the blade. We smelted this wootz ingot in our furnace in the last video, in which we showed how we make our crucibles for ...

(This program is no longer available for online streaming.) The Vikings were among the fiercest warriors of all time. Yet only a select few carried the ultimate weapon of their era: the feared ...

While clearing a field on his farm, a Norwegian man discovered a rare Viking Age sword that's thought to be 1,000 years old. "We were about to start sowing grass on a field that has not been plowed ...

A Norwegian man clearing his farm found a rare 1,000-year-old Viking sword carrying inscriptions that may shed more light on Nordic culture. “We were going to start sowing new grass on a field that ...

The unusual placement of a sword found in a Viking grave suggests the weapon was brandished by a southpaw warrior, in what is an unusual discovery. “I’m a little surprised at how heavy it was,” Astrid ...

The sword's hilt is richly decorated with gold and silver. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Two pieces of an ornate Viking sword ...

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Some discoveries remind us of how much history still lies hidden, waiting to be uncovered. One such moment happened in 2022 when a museum employee diving in Poland’s Supraśl River stumbled upon a ...

ULEN, Minn. - Welcome to Norwegian country ... where you'll find a small town founded by a guy named Ole. Stroll down Main Street and you'll see a new school, a post office and Lena's Lefse. Don't ...

Archaeologists have identified a rare ninth-century Viking sword discovered at a burial site on one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland. Historic Environment Scotland Archaeologists have revealed new ...

An 8-year-old girl, originally from Minnesota, made a fantastic discovery playing in a Swedish lake: a pre-Viking era sword. Saga Vanecek, who lives with her family in Sweden after spending seven ...

STAVANGER, NORWAY—According to a statement released by the University of Stavanger, two metal detectorists working independently of each other discovered three pieces of the hilt of a Viking-era sword ...