Society for Combat Archaeology – Denmark

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Gribshunden: Significance and Preliminary Investigations

Gribshunden: Significance and Preliminary Investigations

Jul 01, 2015 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Our Artefact of the Month, Uncategorized 2

Introduction Within the sheltered waters of Ronneby archipelago near the island of Stora Ekön, southeastern Sweden, lies the remains of a rather disjointed but well-preserved wooden wreck....

The Rørby Swords

The Rørby Swords

Jan 26, 2015 Rolf Warming All Posts, Combat Archaeology, Our Artefact of the Month 1

A peculiar class of swords emerge in the earliest periods of the Danish Bronze Age, namely the curved sword. The specimens from Rørby Mose, western Zealand, are amongst some of the most impressive...