Nördlingarnas praktfulla svärd

Jonathan Lindström

Jonathan Lindström

13 feb 2024

Arkeologerna som grävde ut ett gravfält i den bayerska staden Nördlingen trodde knappt sina ögon i början av sommaren. I en grav fann de ett drygt 3 300 år gammalt bronssvärd som var så välbevarat att det nästan glänste när det penslades fram i dagsljuset. Svärdet är ett praktarbete tillverkat av en skicklig smed. Greppet med […]
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