Image: Fr. Stanisław Staszic Museum
Excalibur?
Thank you for posting this. Quite interesting!
The sword was lost in a boating accident after new sword control measures were enacted.
When I was a kid the DeFuniak Springs library was absolutely decorated with old Scottish armor and swords.
I can recall thinking how strong those old Scots must have been as the swords were huge. I now know they were two handed but still require a lot of strength to wield.
Last paragraph....
“As an important aside, much of this unidentified bog (its location is being kept a secret to prevent looting) is in the process of being drained, which is why it was discovered in the first place. While that’s certainly fortuitous, it’s worth noting that peat bogs play an important environmental role, capable of mitigating the effects of climate change. And as this episode shows, they also contain the preserved remnants of our cultural heritage. Best we remember that before we drain the swamps.”
WTH?? DRAIN THE SWAMPS!!!
So, that’s where I left it.
Stupid Polish knights. They should have set their broadswords to kill, not stun!
Bog Pimp....
Would love to see the swordsmiths on the Forged in Fire TV show attempt to reproduce this sword.
sword ping for you
Did they find the soldier that was holding it?
FTA: In the coming days and weeks, archaeologists will carry out limited excavations at the peat bog where the sword was found; the researchers are hoping to find the missing elements of the knight’s equipment, and other clues that could explain how the weapon ended up where it did.
Looks something like a Zweihänder sword. Though they weren’t in service in the 1300s. But the dating on this one could be faulty.
"When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built in all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. And that one sank into the swamp. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, and then sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up. And that’s what you’re going to get, Son, the strongest castle in all of England."
Originally, this 14th century sword measured 47 inches long (120 cm), and weighed a mere 3.3 pounds (1.5 kg). “The elongated grip was intended for two-handed use which coupled with its long reach and light weight made the sword an agile weapon for armoured knights in battle,”
longswords are slashing and cutting weapons. For stunning you need something blunter and heavier