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 preservation. It has now been donated to the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities) in Leiden.
After thorough cleaning and analysis, experts confirmed that it was a complete sword one meter in length, with a hilt featuring a wide crossguard and a nut-shaped pommel—typical features of weapons manufactured between the 11th and 12th centuries. This was a time when the bishop of Utrecht held dominion over the area, a period also marked by the rise of the counts of Holland and Flanders.
I never find anything cool like this. Granted, there aren’t too many discarded medieval swords in Tennessee.
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An Exceptional Medieval Sword Found in Utrecht Bears an “Endless Knot” Engraved on Its Blade
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