CelticViking
02-26-2012, 04:43 PM
Archaeologists have discovered a Viking sword on a construction site in Melhus near a believed burial site, reports say.
The ‘H sword’ is well preserved and experts are very enthusiastic about the discovery.
NTNU Museum of Natural History and Archaeology archaeologist Anne Haug told NRK, “It’s extremely exciting, the sword has some remnants of wood and fabric, and it is very rare.”
It is believed that the swords are in such good condition because they lay in clay underneath 1.5 metres of arable land. Several burial sites are known to be in the area, which were razed to the ground in the 1800s.
http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/02/21/building-work-unearths-viking-weapon/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OdinistPressService+%28Odinis t+Press+Service%29
Melhus is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melhus
The ‘H sword’ is well preserved and experts are very enthusiastic about the discovery.
NTNU Museum of Natural History and Archaeology archaeologist Anne Haug told NRK, “It’s extremely exciting, the sword has some remnants of wood and fabric, and it is very rare.”
It is believed that the swords are in such good condition because they lay in clay underneath 1.5 metres of arable land. Several burial sites are known to be in the area, which were razed to the ground in the 1800s.
http://www.odinistpressservice.com/2012/02/21/building-work-unearths-viking-weapon/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OdinistPressService+%28Odinis t+Press+Service%29
Melhus is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melhus