While searching for World War II relics in the dense forests near Częstochowa, they stumbled upon the ancient weapon. HeritageDaily reports that upon finding the sword, they promptly reported it ...

Metal detectorists searching a snowy forest in Poland for World War II artifacts uncovered an older ... They knew the Polish army had retreated through the area when Nazi German troops invaded ...

Research is underway to learn more about the origins of medieval sword found earlier this month at the bottom of a Polish river, which some experts believe may have belonged to the Vikings.

Workers made a surprising discovery in Poland when they pulled an early medieval sword from a muddy riverbed while dredging, and some researchers think the weapon could have a Viking connection.

We know that these so-called Ulfberht swords were produced somewhere in Central Europe, but it’s not known exactly where,” Sambor Gawiński from the Polish conservator office told local news.

The discovery occurred last month in the Polish city of Włocławek, where construction crews were dredging the Vistula River. One of the workers, Sławomir Mularski, spotted the sword in a pile ...