Inside one of its treasure-filled burials—which date to the fifth and sixth centuries C.E.—they have also unearthed a well-preserved sword. Found in a man’s grave, the weapon’s silver- and gold-plated ...

The lead archaeologist at the grave site told Newsweek that the sword was an "elite object that marked its owner out as special." ...

An exceptionally well-preserved sword dating back to the sixth century C.E. was recently unearthed in Kent, England. Found at the site of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, the sword has drawn several ...

In the final stage, metalworkers add a decorated guard of iron or other metals at the sword's hilt. Next, carpenters fit the weapon with a lacquered wooden scabbard, which artisans then decorate ...

The use of the unaccompanied single-handed falchion sword is covered in a considerable minority of the several treatises that ...

and a pommel on the bottom of the hilt bearing a ring symbol that suggests the sword’s owner had some allegiance to a noble. The sword, while exciting, was not the only discovery unearthed.

Sussur roots extend from this sword's hilt into the blade itself. It yearns to drink magic, silencing every creature it strikes. The Sussur Greatsword is a Uncommon Two-Handed +1 Greatsword found ...

The hilt and guard end up at head and shoulder height, visually intermeshed with his face and his personal appearance.” The sword might have been a gift from a royal, Sayer adds, and it may have ...