No Viking artifacts had been found before at the property, Wintervoll said, but a Viking grave containing a sword, spear, glass beads and a horse bridle were discovered on a nearby farm in the 1930s.

The incredibly well-preserved Viking sword was found by a reindeer hunter on a remote mountain in Southern Norway. The Glacier Archaeology Program at Oppland County Council was recently notified ab… ...

Archaeologists in Norway have unearthed the 1,100-year-old grave of a Viking warrior, whose steel sword was placed in an unusual spot: on his left side.

Viking sword discovery: Hunter finds 1,100-year-old weapon on Norwegian mountain By James Rogers Fox News Published September 12, 2017 7:23am EDT | Updated September 18, 2017 8:56pm EDT Facebook ...

"The most recent find of a sword was in 2011 when there was an excavation in the neighboring municipality." Interestingly, a grave with similar contents was unearthed close by Heiland's home in 1930.

A 10th-century Viking sword fragment was discovered by a metal detectorist scouring a field in the Netherlands. Further research is being done to find out more about the ancient item.