Amateur detectives have uncovered remnants of a Viking-era sword that shows intricate and spectacular workmanship of a millennium ago.
Two enthusiasts found, independently of each other, a sword broken into three pieces in the Jåttå/Gausel area in Stavanger, a city in southwestern Norway that was founded in 1125.
They found the relics near the grave of the so-called “Gausel queen,” which was discovered in 1883 and is still considered one of the richest women’s graves from the Viking Age of 793 to 1066. Rich artifacts looted from the British Isles were found in the grave.
