Broken pieces of rare Viking sword reunited after 1,200 years apart

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A researcher examines the remains of a Viking Age sword discovered in Norway. (Image credit: Lise Chantrier Aasen/Stavanger Museum)

The richly decorated hilt of the sword from the Viking era.(Image credit: Lise Chantrier Aasen/Stavanger Museum)

Both ends of the crossguard depict an animal head.(Image credit: Lise Chantrier Aasen/Stavanger Museum)

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Joanna Thompson is a science journalist and runner based in New York. She holds a B.S. in Zoology and a B.A. in Creative Writing from North Carolina State University, as well as a Master's in Science Journalism from NYU's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. Find more of her work in Scientific American, The Daily Beast, Atlas Obscura or Audubon Magazine.


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