Researchers unearthed a total of 119 lances and spears along with eight swords and ... rings,” which served as symbols of power in the Iron Age. "From the very first surveys, we knew this ...
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1,500-year-old riches and more than 100 weapons found under Iron Age chieftain's houseThe cache of metal objects included 119 lances and spears, eight swords ... dozens of children's graves Very few examples of Iron Age chainmail have been found in southern Scandinavia, and ...
Radiocarbon dating has revealed the shield was made in the Middle Iron Age, between 395 and 255 BC. It measured 670 x 370mm (26ins x 15ins) and had been damaged, probably by sword and spear strikes.
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An Iron Age Chieftain's 1,500-Year-Old Chain Mail And Weapons Were Found In DenmarkThe objects included 119 spears and lances ... they provide into the societal structure and daily life of the Iron Age," said Elias Witte Thomasen, the leader of the excavation and an ...
NARRATOR:Our family put their new discovery to use immediately. IRON AGE MAN:We can make enough iron spears to defend our land. That might be enough. BLACKSMITH:I’ll just finish this last one.
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