Construction workers were struck by a “long piece of iron” while cleaning a small river known as the Korte Linschoten, the ...

The construction workers weren’t looking for artifacts that morning. They were dredging the Korte Linschoten River—just ...

A medieval sword with rare gold-copper symbols was discovered by construction workers in the Netherlands, according to officials. It is now on display at a Dutch museum.

It features a long crossguard and a nut-shaped pommel, said the museum, which added that it was made from high-quality iron mined at Veluwe. “The sword remains remarkably well-preserved after a ...

A medieval sword with rare gold-copper symbols was discovered by construction workers in the Netherlands, according to officials. It is now on display at a Dutch museum.

The sword's hilt is made up of a six-and-a-half-inch guard, once-leather grip and nut-shaped pommel. Ruben de Heer. In March 2024, construction workers were digging in a river on a Dutch estate ...

Only 20 similar swords of this type have been found in Norway, out of approximately 3,000 total Viking swords found. ... The crossguard of the newly-discovered hilt are shaped like animal heads.

The infinite knot symbol on the sword. Credit: Landgoed Linschoten . On the opposite side of the blade, there is a geometric pattern made up of five interlaced squares within a circle—a symbol known ...