Nice Sword .. sure it still pretty sharp once we remove the dirt



Time to reforge it like they did in Lord of the ring

Not much left of the sword but still an amazing find and worth to be kept. S&F for you.

WOW!

Imagine what that sword has done!

That is incredible.

I shall return to school at once to study archaeology !

Or at least I shall procure a metal detector from one of the many advertisements in the weekly print!

I am envisioning a very large "Thor"-looking man wielding this thing, especially that axe-head! I cannot imagine the handle the axe-head had!

Seriously, if objects could only talk! I bet the man ate breakfast, then second breakfast, then early lunch, then lunch, then supper and finally dinner and dessert! LOL Keep that pot boiling!

Makes me wonder if that sword has claimed the lives of anyone.

This is really neat. The sword and axe are very typical of what you would find in this sort of situation. The man himself was obviously quite wealthy as a sword was exceedingly expensive, so much so that they were often passed down through the generations. It was very rare that a commoner or poor person would have owned a sword.

I think it's interesting that they buried him with the boat because cremation was a fairly typical form of burial for the times.

It's also interesting because it is before the Norse religion, and the accompanying pagan religions of the surrounding area, were crushed by Christianity. The world was a very different time before Christianity took hold and the Norse were some of the last to be converted.

To give you some idea of of the time period, this man was buried almost 100 years before the first crusade and half a century before the Conquest of England by the Normans (who were descendants of "Vikings").

Originally posted by Realm52
Makes me wonder if that sword has claimed the lives of anyone.

Makes me wonder if when I'm eventually buried for eternity, if some overly curious people will dig up my bones and steal my stuff.

Originally posted by Dimitri Dzengalshlevi

Originally posted by Realm52
Makes me wonder if that sword has claimed the lives of anyone.

Makes me wonder if when I'm eventually buried for eternity, if some overly curious people will dig up my bones and steal my stuff.

I have to praise your imagination.

That, IS AMAZING!!! I'd like to own something old from the viking age to connect with the ancestors.