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 ...

The 1,100-year-old steel sword is nearly 3 feet long. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Archaeologists in Norway have unearthed the ...

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 ...

In order to widen a road in Sweden, archaeologists began excavating a large burial ground — but what they found surprised them. The burial ground in Västmanland had around 100 graves and two burial ...

Two ancient Viking swords have been unearthed from a stone burial chamber in central Sweden during a highway excavation. The weapons had been left untouched for roughly 1,200 years and provide an ...

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, a sword ...

Archaeologists unearthed a pair of 1,200-year-old Viking-age swords standing upright from a stone grave in a burial mound in Västmanland. Photo from Arkeologerna and Sweden's National Historical ...