It was similar to the recently discovered sword, but it dated back to the early 11th century. Clearly ... The sword appears to have connections to the Viking Age, an era that spanned from about ...

A corroded sword pulled from an English river by ... Viking incursions and periods of rule continued until the 11th century, but the Viking Age ended following the Battle of Stamford Bridge ...

Preliminary analyses of the weapon, having weathered centuries of corrosion, traced it back more than 1,000 years to the 10th century ... types of swords are often referred to as "Viking swords ...