When a group of amateur seekers went into an expedition in Poland at the end of January, they were not sure what they would find. In previous trips, while the soil of the metal detector swallowed, they found fascinating little things, including the thirteenth century The coins of the dynasty in Caroling. This time they found slightly more powerful: a big sword from the Middle Ages.
The giant blade, which apparently needed to get rid of two hands, was found with two axes in the Nowomiejski County in the country. The discovery was presented by members of the group calling himself Gryf – Diocese of Diocese, StowarzySnie Detectorycyczne, which Google translates into the Diocese discovery association.
Alas, this is not a band of cunning private eyes, but “a group of history lovers and a treasure hunter”, according to their Facebook page. The club actually sounds pretty work, with planned fun activities, including the upcoming artifact hunt from Era Napoleon. If you will be in Poland when that happens, you should definitely join. They also did good in the community, organizing a cleaning the forgotten Jewish cemetery in the forest near the town of Lubawa in November.
The search in January was conducted together with the Ostrode Museum, which will eventually make a weapon in part of its lasting view. “We start working on their permanent security, properly preserving precedes a series of X -rays,” the museum on it said Facebook page. “This year we plan to present monuments as part of our permanent exhibition.”
The sword, which is measured less than 3.2 meters, was, as you would expect, extremely rusty and crossed for centuries, but otherwise well preserved, with his blade, with a pammel and wears all intact. The ax blades were in a similar state, though less complete.
The details of the origin of the weapons are scarce because the museum did not determine their age or who could have them. All they are known is that they are medieval origin, although it is unclear, because the Middle Ages lasted about 1,000 years, from the fifth to the fifteenth century. According to a paper She published an associate professor of the University of Lodz Anna Kowalska-Pietrzak, Poland, during this time a large extent was inhabited by numerous Slavic tribes, although in the fifteenth century an invasion of Teuton knights occurred.
As News of archeology He reported that the sword design was similar to a “manual and a half” weapon that was popular in the Western Europe during the late Middle Ages, and were made for armor stabs. The publication cited unnamed experts who said that, as the weapon was found near the OSA River, they may have spent centuries underwater, which would contribute to their incredibly preserved state.
You see, children? Cool things happen when you put out your cell phones and get out.