The sword itself is a short, slender blade with an antennae handle made of iron. The team used X-rays to reveal inlays on the top of the blade, including what was once likely a sun and crescent ...

The two-sided short sword dates to between 1050 and 1150 A.D. and its iron comes surprisingly well-kept, ... common for the 11 th century Frankish swords, according to Archaeology Magazine.