Posted on 10/19/2021 5:08:41 AM PDT by Theoria
The sword, recovered off the coast of Israel, most likely belonged to a knight who fell into the sea or lost the weapon in battle, experts said.
Shlomi Katzin attached a GoPro camera to his forehead, slipped on his diving fins and jumped into the waters off the Carmel coast of Israel, eager to go exploring.
On the sandy floor of the Mediterranean Sea, he found a sword. Archaeologists would later determine that it was about 900 years old. It weighed four pounds, measured about four feet long and originated from the Third Crusade, experts said.
“Oh yes, he was surprised and happy,” said Jacob Sharvit, the director of the marine archaeology unit at the Israel Antiquities Authority.
Mr. Katzin said he would give the sword to Mr. Sharvit’s agency, but he wanted just one thing: a photo with the shell-encrusted weapon.
The recent discovery was welcomed in a country that takes immense pride in its history and has a law requiring that any artifacts found must be returned to the nation.
The sword was among several artifacts discovered by Mr. Katzin, who declined to be interviewed because he said he did not want the discovery to be about him. He also found stone anchors and pottery fragments that date back hundreds of years. But nothing was more impressive than the sword, which Mr. Sharvit described as “extremely rare.”
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Cool!
That is sooooo cool. Ahhhh....Camelot!!
It’s only a model.
he probably could kill more muzzies if he knocked off all those barnacles.
and the sword would sing better.
I was blocked from viewing the NYT without signing up. I refuse.
VIDEO: Diver discovers sword dating back to Crusades on Mediterranean seabed
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-19/diver-discovers-sword-dating-back-to-crusades/13592732
Looks like you could put some torque on it. Two hands, right into a horse. Tough life back then.
Looks like he lost the fight. Those look like fossilized guts next to it...
Could you imagine swinging that thing...even without the crustiness? I’d throw my shoulder out. Look great on the wall over the fireplace though.
Oh, and...in before the Monty Python “Holy Grail” comments.
PING
It’s only 4 pounds.
In before the first “I know how the knight who lost it felt, ‘cause I lost my rifle in the water too.” comment.
Thanks for post
More:
Diver Discovers 900-Year-Old Crusader Sword Off Israel’s Coast
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/diver-finds-crusader-sword-off-israels-coast-180978884/
Israeli diver discovers 900-year-old crusader sword
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SamkKzVc-hM
4 lbs?? So it’s aluminum?
Thanks, incredible water over there. Looks like the springs back home. Aquachigger would be proud.
Can’t wait ‘til someone finds the Holy Handgrenade of Antioch.
three shall be the number
not two which is not enough
nor 4 which is too many
but three, three shall be the number..
Black Knight: None shall pass.
King Arthur: What?
Black Knight: None shall pass.
King Arthur: I have no quarrel with you, good Sir Knight, but I must cross this bridge.
Black Knight: Then you shall die.
King Arthur: I command you, as King of the Britons, to stand aside!
Black Knight: I move for no man.
King Arthur: So be it!
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