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The Sword Is Gone, but Its 1,000-Year-Old “Shoe” Survived in Poland
A small metal fitting found almost on the surface of the ground in Poland may be the last surviving part of an 11th-century warrior’s sword equipment. The weapon and its sheath have disappeared, but the object that once protected the scabbard’s lower end survived for approximately 1,000 years. The artefact was discovered in the Masovian…
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112-Centimeter Saber Found in Russia Raises New Questions About a 13th-Century Warrior Burial
A 112-centimeter saber has emerged from a 13th-century grave near Russia’s lower Volga, still preserved inside the wooden scabbard that protected it for centuries. The weapon was discovered at the Orlinoye Gnezdo settlement and ground burial cemetery in the Astrakhan region, where archaeologists have been examining a medieval burial ground in Krasnoyarsky District. Its size…
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Second Crusader Sword Discovered Off Israel Coast Five Years After First Find
Five years after uncovering a barnacle-covered Crusader sword off the coast of Israel, diver Shlomi Katzin has returned to nearly the same location—and found another. The new find is already drawing attention from archaeologists, not just for its rarity, but for what it suggests about medieval activity along the region’s shoreline. A Chance Encounter Turns…
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Rare Medieval Flail Weapon Found Near the Battlefield of Grunwald in Poland
A compact iron weapon recovered from farmland in northeastern Poland is offering an unusually direct physical link to late medieval warfare. Archaeologists have confirmed that the object—a rare kiścień, or medieval flail—dates to the same era as the famous Battle of Grunwald, one of the most consequential military confrontations in European history. A Weapon Rarely…