"By combining our areas of expertise, we can study this find from various angles, namely from the Frisian context, the Viking world, and from sword traditions," said Dr. Diana Spiekhout ...

A metal detectorist unearthed a Viking sword fragment shaped like wild boars, a first-of-its-kind find for the Netherlands, photos show. Photo from the Fries Museum On a farm in the Netherlands ...

The sword was among finds made at a Viking burial site on Papa Westray A Viking sword found at a burial site in Orkney is a rare, exciting and complex artefact, say archaeologists. The find ...