Before it was deposited in the bog, however, the sword had been ritually bent into an S shape, making it unusable. Two iron ...

A first-time metal detectorist found a cache of objects dating back to 500 B.C.E. in a bog near Veksø, including a sword, ...

The S-shaped sword contained two metals marking a technological transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, researchers said.

An amateur metal detectorist stumbled upon a deposit of rare ritual offerings from the Bronze Age buried in a bog in Denmark ... The presence of iron rivets in the sword’s handle indicates ...