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Started by Duncan Head, Dec 26, 2024, 01:55 PM

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6th-century sword found in Kent

Dec 26, 2024, 01:55 PM

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/dec/26/really-incredible-sixth-century-sword-found-in-kent

Looks impressive.

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Dec 26, 2024, 01:58 PM

Looks like we crossed in the post(ing)!

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Dec 26, 2024, 02:00 PM

Lol. No worries

Really very very impressive!

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Dec 26, 2024, 02:22 PM

I removed the duplicate

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Dec 26, 2024, 02:27 PM

I'm just blown away by the condition of it

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Dec 26, 2024, 05:04 PM

A really nice find

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Dec 26, 2024, 06:20 PM

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/i-ve-never-seen-a-sword-so-perfectly-preserved-317883/

Another take

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