High-tech scans of Viking swords are revealing details of how the weapons were made and how their role changed in Viking society over time. A new analysis of three Viking swords has found that, as ...

This build follows a steel billet as it becomes a mosaic Damascus gladius-style sword through forge welding, restacking, pressing, hammering, grinding, quenching, and polishing. The process gets more ...

What began as an extremely rare discovery of two Roman swords by a metal detectorist has led to an enormous Early-Middle Iron Age find in the Cotswolds in south-west England. Archaeological ...

When Glen Manning discovered two cavalry swords, a later dig revealed two distinct chapters of British history It began with an extraordinary piece of fortune: a metal detectorist on only his second ...