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The Ulfberht swords are a group of about 170 medieval swords found primarily in Northern Europe, [3][4] dated to the 9th to 11th centuries, with blades inlaid with the inscription +VLFBERH+T or +VLFBERHT+. [3][5] The word "Ulfberht" is a Frankish personal name, possibly indicating the origin of the blades.
The Ingelrii group consists of about 20 known [1] medieval swords from the 10th to 12th century with a damascening blade inscription INGELRII, appearing with several slight spelling variations such as INGELRD and INGELRILT. [2] It is comparable to the older, much better-documented Ulfberht group (9th to 11th century, about 170 known examples).
When Arthur pulled the sword from the stone, according to legend, he became the rightful king of England. When a local landowner in rural Finland recently pulled a sword from the soil, no one was ...
Swords can have single or double bladed edges or even edgeless. The blade can be curved or straight. Arming sword; Dagger; Estoc; Falchion; Katana; Knife; Longsword; Messer; Rapier; Sabre or saber (Most sabers belong to the renaissance period, but some sabers can be found in the late medieval period) Shortsword; Ulfberht (Frankish) Scythe; War ...
A trio of divers were swimming in a crystal clear lake in Italy when they spotted something nestled in rocks about 80 feet underwater. It turned out to be an ancient weapon, Italian news outlet ...
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Sword of Attila or the Sword of Mars, the sword of Attila the Hun, ruler of the Huns from 434 to 453. [2] Colada ("Cast [Steel]"), one of two swords owned by El Cid, the other being Tizona, which is preserved. Żuraw or Grus ("Crane"), the sword of Boleslaus III, Duke of Poland from 1107 to 1138. Possibly the same sword as Szczerbiec, which is ...
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