History enthusiasts using metal detectors in northern Poland stumbled upon three medieval weapons — including one possibly used to fight invading knights. The detectorists, part of the Biskupiec ...

two-handed sword known as a “Zweihänder” in a weapons deposit around the 14 th or 15 th century (probably in favor of something lighter). But, as the saying goes, one man’s trash is another ...

This time around, they found something more mighty: a big honking sword from the Middle Ages. The giant blade, which was clearly meant to be handled with two hands ... to “hand-and-a-half ...

Two ancient Viking swords were discovered in a stone burial chamber in central Sweden during a highway excavation. The excavation was made in Viby/Norrtuna, in the province of Västmanland ...

They discovered a two-handed sword, or rather a hand-and-a-half sword, and two axe heads from the late medieval period, according to HeritageDaily. The sword is approximately one meter in length.

Metal detectorists found a large two-handed sword and two axe heads, officials said. Screengrab from Muzeum W Ostródzie's Facebook post The weapons are military in nature and date to the 14th to ...