While there are many differences between the Lord of the Rings books and movies, Aragorn and Boromir’s first meeting is an ...

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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A construction crew discovered a 1,000-year-old iron sword in the Netherlands still fully intact. The short sword comes complete with ...

Swords were labour-intensive. Especially good swords. The Linschoten sword. Picture: Supplied Forging strong and flexible blades required months of effort from a master in metallurgy.

A medieval sword defied the elements for 1,000 years, preserved in riverbed clay, until it was recently discovered by a construction crew along the Korte Linschoten River in the Netherlands.

Swords were labour-intensive. Especially good swords. The Linschoten sword. Picture: Supplied Forging strong and flexible blades required months of effort from a master in metallurgy.

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