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Eugeny Davidov
Location: Chelyabinsk Russia Joined: 16 Jul 2009
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William Swiger
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Thanks for posting. Really like the pommel on that find.
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Ken Speed
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Eugeny,
Yes, It is a beautifully appointed sword and amazingly well preserved for being in a river for a thousand years more or less. I was interested to see the videos but could you please give those of us who don't speak Russian a brief summary and a little background on the hypothetical owner of the sword.
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Eugeny Davidov
Location: Chelyabinsk Russia Joined: 16 Jul 2009
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| Ken Speed wrote: | Eugeny,
Yes, It is a beautifully appointed sword and amazingly well preserved for being in a river for a thousand years more or less. I was interested to see the videos but could you please give those of us who don't speak Russian a brief summary and a little background on the hypothetical owner of the sword. |
Hi, Ken, the hypothetical owner of sword is Great Prince of Kiev Svetoslav (942-972), according to the legend Svetoslav had been killed in fight with nomads right near the place where the sword was found. Some russian historians consider Svetoslav as one of the great troop leader of ancient Kiev's Russia. He fought in war with nomads (Pechenegs) and Byzantine Empire once besieged Constantinople. His mother princess Olga was christian but Svetoslav himself remained the heathen to preserve the respect of his troops.
The sword was fished out by fisherman from Dnieper river by spinning rod and wobbler  .
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Ken Speed
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Eugeny,
Thank you for the information.
When you wrote, " The sword was fished out by fisherman from Dnieper river by spinning rod and wobbler ;" I couldn't help but think that must have truly been the catch of the day!
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Matt Corbin
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Very interesting find. THanks for posting.
Wikipedia entry on the former owner for those interested:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sviatoslav_I_of_Kiev
“This was the age of heroes, some legendary, some historical . . . the misty borderland of history where fact and legend mingle.”
- R. Ewart Oakeshott
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Phillip Oliver
Location: Franklin, VA Joined: 14 Mar 2011
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| Ken Speed wrote: | Eugeny,
Thank you for the information.
When you wrote, " The sword was fished out by fisherman from Dnieper river by spinning rod and wobbler ;" I couldn't help but think that must have truly been the catch of the day! |
If I had caught something like that I would poop myself!
There is only one way to Valhalla
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Shahril Dzulkifli
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I found many images of Prince Svyatoslav's sword and here's some of them
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Bernard Delor
Location: France Joined: 19 Nov 2010
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The blade shown in the video seems to have a composite steel structure (not really sure about it, as the video qualité is not very good). Any infos about this ?
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