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1,000-year-old sword decorated with spiritual symbols found in Dutch river

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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A medieval sword has gone on display at a museum in the Netherlands after its chance discovery during a dredging operation on a river in the center of the country. The sword was found during routine maintenance at the Linschoten Estate on March 1, 2024, and has been donated to the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities) in Leiden, according to a statement from the museum on Tuesday. Dating from around 1…

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1,000-year-old sword decorated with spiritual symbols found in Dutch river

A medieval sword has gone on display at a museum in the Netherlands after its chance discovery during a dredging operation on a river in the center of the country.

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