Animal Magnetism: Viking Sword authenticated

Sword News: Medieval sword found in Halmstad, Sweden

Excavations of Lilla Torg square in Halmstad, Sweden located a number of medieval graves beneath the Franciscan convent of Saint Anna, which operated from 1494 to 1531. Archaeologists from Kulturmiljö Holland uncovered 25 skeletons of 25 sanctified Swedes, among them the skeleton of a 6-foot-2 man with a longsword at his left side. The weapon measured over 4 feet in length.

Swords in the News: Bronze-Age Sword discovered in Denmark

With my own metal detecting successes limited to 1970’s pop tops and an apparently irreplaceable drill bit that my wife had dropped into a mud puddle in front of our shed (retrieved!), you can still dream, cant’ you?

Wha Wadna Fecht For Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie’s sword and, for good measure, a rare Jacobite wine glass will be shown in Perth, Scotland starting March of 2024.

The Sword that Came In from the Cold

Eleventh-Century Sword from the First Swedish Crusadefound in Salo, Finland

According to the researchers, the sword, which dates from between AD 1050 to 1150, was found with a bent blade, a cruciform hilt, and a three-sided oval pommel. In a soil pile nearby, archaeologists also found part of the scabbard, additional blade pieces from the sword, iron objects, and human remains.

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Swords in the News: Confederate sword returns to Corinth, Mississippi

The sword of a Confederate officer leading the last charge of the 2nd Texas Infantry at the Second Battle of Corinth returns to the scene of the casualty.

Books of the Sword: Talhoffer’s Königsegger Codex

For some reason, we missed the publication of this great resource two years ago.

Which doesn’t diminish the quality and relevance of this first-ever publication of Talhoffer’s Königsegger Codex at all…

Dark Age Mayhem: Bet you can’t just read one

A restored Roman helmet…

A mass grave of beheaded Jomsviking mercenaries… 

The remains of a high-ranking warrior, along with his sword, axe and other items…

Here’s a challenge for the habitual SHotS reader: Try not to read more than one of these news flashes from the past…

Swords in the News: Viking Sword Found in Melhus, Norway

A Happy V-Day to you, too!

Happy Viking Sword Day, that is…

A few lucky construction workers in Melhus, Norway, stumbled over a piece of rusted metal that made their hearts beat faster…

Swords in the News: Admiral Nelson’s Sword Found… Underwater?

To the hardcore xiphomachophiliac, there’s only one thing better than finding a great old sword.

Finding a great old sword that once belonged to a great old man.

Looks like an enterprising diver and treasure hunter has entered sword nirvana. He claims to have found a sword in an ancient shipwreck.

A sword that can be traced back directly to Admiral Nelson…