A medieval sword with rare gold-copper symbols was discovered by construction workers in the Netherlands, according to ...

A remarkable discovery has been made in the Netherlands—a medieval sword, dating back over a thousand years, was uncovered ...

A construction crew discovered a 1,000-year-old iron sword in the Netherlands still fully intact. The short sword comes complete with decorative copper inlays. The find could have been part of a ...

Andrzej Korpikiewicz took a scooter to the outskirts of Warsaw to see the Vistula River on the afternoon of July 1, he told ...

Archaeologists believe the Linschoten Sword was forged to straddle both worlds.

The Warsaw Conservator of Monuments identified Korpikiewicz’s find as a well-preserved medieval sword, according to a July 2 Facebook post. Photos show the rusty, orange-brown weapon.

The markings don’t stop there: on one side, the sword a circle with an X layered inside, known as a sun wheel or sonnenrad.

A medieval sword with rare gold-copper symbols was discovered by construction workers in the Netherlands, according to officials. It is now on display at a Dutch museum.

The medieval sword was given to a specialty conservation workshop for further preservation and analysis, Science in Poland said in a July 4 news release. Its origin and exact age remains a mystery.

The Warsaw Conservator of Monuments identified Korpikiewicz’s find as a well-preserved medieval sword, according to a July 2 Facebook post. Photos show the rusty, orange-brown weapon.