As axes are brandished across Lerwick today, a far more ancient Viking weapon has found its way to Shetland Museum and ...
Researchers stated that the sword's pommel had a ring attached to it. The team thinks the ring symbolizes some oath that the individual could have taken in front of the then-royalty. Experts think ...
Forged by some of the finest blacksmiths in all Bohemia Czechia, in partnership with Wulflund, the Invictus (undefeated) is ...
Buckles may have been used on a baldric - or sword-belt - and so the mystery object ... Geake said they occasionally found a bit of a sword pommel - a fitting at the top of a sword handle ...
The rounded knob at the end of the sword's handle, known as a pommel, also features a ring which might signify an allegiance to a noble or sovereign. The breathtaking sword is just one of many ...
Additionally, archaeologists found remains of the sword’s leather-and-wood scabbard, lined with beaver fur, and a symbolic ring attached to its pommel. The sword is just one of several ...
The use of the unaccompanied single-handed falchion sword is covered in a considerable minority of the several treatises that ...
The sword features a silver-and-gilt hilt adorned with intricate patterns and fine craftsmanship, covered with gold plating. A prominent feature is a ring attached to its pommel, possibly ...