All three swords were created using through pattern-welding, a technique in which thin strips of different kinds of iron and steel are welded together and then folded, twisted and forged in ...

The scans reveal that the swords were created using a process called pattern welding, which allows smiths to manufacture attractive decorative patterns from strips of iron and steel.

Swords were the most expensive to make and were a sign of high status. Some of the earliest Viking blades were created using a technique known as pattern-welding, which involved forging wrought ...

Researchers plan to X-ray the Viking sword, which will show what’s hiding under the corrosion, such as ornamentation or pattern welding on the blade. (Image credit: Ellen Grav Ellingsen/NTNU ...

Ric Furrer is nationally known, but ask him what he’s known for and he might sound stumped. “I’ve been trying to figure that ...

A METAL detectorist has accidentally discovered a 1000-year-old Viking sword fragment with unique animal carvings. The incredible discovery was made by a treasure hunter Sander Visser while scannin… ...

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 ...

A Norwegian man clearing his farm found a rare 1,000-year-old Viking sword carrying inscriptions that may shed more light on Nordic culture. “We were going to start sowing new grass on a field ...

All three swords were created using through pattern-welding, a technique in which thin strips of different kinds of iron and steel are welded together and then folded, twisted and forged in ...