The sword appears to have connections to the Viking Age, an era that spanned from about 800 to 1050 C.E. During this time, Vikings conducted raids throughout Europe and landed in Poland.

One such moment happened in 2022 when a museum employee diving in Poland’s Supraśl River stumbled upon a relic lost for centuries — a Viking-era sword. Two years later, after painstaking ...

Excavations revealed a number of finds, including evidence of a rare Viking boat burial, and a second grave with weapons, including a sword ... into the life and death of the Viking community ...