Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Sword: The blade of this sword is straight and double edged. It is also diamond-shaped. The obverse of the blade ...
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Swords and scabbards were the subject of a letter received by Robert James, Secretary to the East India Company, from Thomas Hatcher at the Tower of London on 24 November 1764. Letter 279 from Thomas ...
Builders working on 175 new homes on the outskirts of Walberton, near Chichester stumbled across the remains and archaeologists were drafted in to study the grave. Experts found an iron sword in a ...
A Leeds metal detectorist has unearthed an Anglo-Saxon artefact of which the best example of its kind was discovered among the famous Sutton Hoo treasure hoard. Did you know with a Digital ...
An 'exceptional' 3,000-year-old trove of objects that was found by a metal detectorist in 2020 has been saved for the nation. The Bronze Age Peebles Hoard, which includes a sword and decorated ...
A tiny Sutton Hoo-era gold and garnet mount for an Anglo-Saxon warrior's sword belt has been found during a metal detecting event. Treasure expert Helen Geake described the find as one of "probably ...