"Embarrassing" is a good word. "Pathetic" is another.

A Viking period langsax was recently uncovered in Poland. Unlike the recent mail find, this one actually looks its age.

https://scienceinpoland.pap.pl/en/news/news%2C88972%2Crare-scandinavian-combat-knife-found-poland.html

If you haven't already seen this one it's well worth a look. A Viking period seax with an intact carved handle posted by scholagladiatoria. It's beautiful! See the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Khsxb_wezQ

That seax grip is GREAT!!! Amazing that it survived so well. Also really cool to see the shape and carving on it. Tremendous!

I know what 90% of sax grips are about to look like. :) But seriously, it’s a cool find.

Pretty amazing gold hoard found in Denmark. Of course guy who found it had just started detecting. Seems to be the case so often. I wonder if its the fact they start where they are able close to them as opposed to trying to find a spot that seems to be important, so they look where others say nah nothing going to be there.

Gallowglass helmet found in the river Shannon, Ireland:

https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/home/639011/offaly-divers-discover-helmet-which-belonged-to-irish-samurai.html

Why comparing Gallowglass to samurai? We have a whole warrior class here in Europe that most people in this hemisphere are much more familiar with, knights. And if they wanted to focus on the mercenary part, the term samurai doesn't really cover that. :D

An interesting find, though some of the comments by the archaeologists are a bit dubious (no Islamic fleets in the Crusades? I think not)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/diver-finds-crusader-sword-off-israels-coast-180978884/

This is a nice find and the dagger looks quite nice. The survival is quite amazing if it was material left on the surface. Let's hope the University can get the funding to follow up the finds with a dig and conservation of the finds.

Roman Battlefield in Switzerland

That's a good one.

A lot more impressive than the "Crusader sword" covered in barnacles.

This piece shows a very nice pattern on the hilt in the xray. Sadly they mention how heavy it must be.

Orkney Sword - BBC

Probably the end of the Longford hauberk story:

Quote:

It found manganese levels in the artifact were characteristic of 19th century steel manufacture, while the rings and tailoring of the garment were not consistent with medieval mail armour making. They believe the Hauberk to be a replica from the mid 19th century onward.

https://www.shannonside.ie/news/museum-dispute-origin-of-medieval-chain-mail-found-in-longford-198530

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I think I want it.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/16/till-shines-3300-year-old-sword-found-in-germany-bronze-age-grave-bavaria

Video https://apnews.com/article/germany-bronze-age-sword-found-cb2070fdd128a40ee3f8e3421e80356b

I'm very suspicious of the authenticity of that German sword due to the lack of a crust of blue/green patina on the bronze on an allegedly 1400BC-1300BC artifact. Greek bronze statues and armor from much later in time 600BC to 300BC are always covered in a thick patina when first excavated. Also, doesn't that German sword's design and hilt look like something out of a BUDK catalog or Conan the barbarian film? I have not seen any swords from any ancient cultures (Mycenaean, Egyptian, Mesopotaminan, Chinese) that look similar.

Well, the grave looks genuine enough, so we'd have to suggest the Bavarian State Archaeology team inserted a prepared fake or that someone snuck in and planted it and they didn't notice the disturbance during excavation. Not impossible but perhaps unlikely?