A METAL detectorist has accidentally discovered a 1000-year-old Viking ... gilded sword. The unique Viking-era artefact features intricate patterns in the Mammen style, a decorative art tradition ...

Fashioned using a process that would remain unknown to the Vikings' rivals for centuries, the Ulfberht was a revolutionary high-tech tool as well as a work of art ... how did Viking sword makers ...

The process involves heating, hammering, and folding the nails to form a strong, patterned blade reminiscent of ancient Viking. Metal Workers Posted: August 22, 2024 | Last updated: December 3, 2024 ...

"By combining our areas of expertise, we can study this find from various angles, namely from the Frisian context, the Viking world, and from sword traditions," said Dr. Diana Spiekhout ...

The sword would have been one of the most spectacularly ornamented and heaviest types of swords from the Viking Age. The blade is missing, but the hilt has unique details in gold and silver ...

Step into the world of ancient craftsmanship as you learn how to make a Viking battle axe. From shaping the blade to crafting the handle, every detail of this iconic weapon is forged with precision.

Photo of Stokke, Heiland and his wife Anne around the viking sword that was found underneath their backyard. Photo of Stokke, Heiland and his wife Anne around the viking sword that was found ...

Here’s how it works. 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 ...

A magnet fisherman was shocked to learn a rusty sword he had pulled from an Oxfordshire river was a 1,200-year-old Viking weapon. Trevor Penny was using a powerful magnet to look for metal objects ...

Amateur detectives have uncovered remnants of a Viking-era sword that shows intricate and spectacular workmanship of a millennium ago. Two enthusiasts found, independently of each other ...

Archaeologists in Norway recently unearthed the remains of a Viking ship at a burial mound in the country's Trøndelag region. The discovery comes centuries after a "seated skeleton" and a sword ...