The sword must have belonged to a wealthy man who lived in the late Viking Age. The sword is 94 cm long; although the iron blade has rusted, the handle is well preserved.

A sword is the last thing you’d expect to find on a walk – especially one that’s more than a millennium old. ... 1,200-year-old Viking sword discovered by hiker By Mairi Mackay, CNN ...

Gøran Olsen had taken a break from his hike in Norway's Haukeli region when he noticed something odd beneath the rocks. It was a sword. And not just any sword, but a Viking sword estimated to be ...

The incredibly well-preserved Viking sword was found by a reindeer hunter on a remote mountain in Southern Norway. The Glacier Archaeology Program at Oppland County Council was recently notified ...

Illustration: Viking ships invading England, circa 900 AD. Amateur detectives have uncovered remnants of a Viking-era sword in the Jåttå/Gausel area in Stavanger, a city in southwestern Norway ...

"I don't know where the idea that the sword belonged to a Viking comes from," said Grochowski, in translated comments. "Without detailed research, this is completely unjustified.

The sword appears to have connections to the Viking Age, an era that spanned from about 800 to 1050 C.E. During this time, Vikings conducted raids throughout Europe and landed in Poland.

Secrets of the Viking Sword. A modern-day swordsmith reverse engineers the ultimate weapon of the Middle Ages—a sword both prized and feared. Premiered: 10/11/12 Runtime: 52: ...

1,200-year-old Viking sword discovered by hiker By Mairi Mackay, CNN 2 minute read Updated 6:02 PM EDT, Thu October 22, 2015 Link Copied! This sword dating from c. 750 AD was ...

1,200-year-old Viking sword discovered by hiker By Mairi Mackay, CNN 2 minute read Updated 6:02 PM EDT, Thu October 22, 2015 Link Copied! This sword dating from c. 750 AD was ...