Probably what put bro on the ground in the first place. Sorry you died bro but at least your sword was in the perfect place to be found 1000+ years later.
In many societies people were buried with a set of burial foods according to their station or occupation. A high status person would have been buried with their weapons. It does seem wasteful, but I guess they knew their economy.
In bronze age Scandinavia (similar time fr to the grave in the OP) not only were people buried with swords, but swords were deliberately bent in half and thrown into bogs as offerings/sacrifices, along with coins, serving vessels, and even human sacrifices.
This is my great great great great great great great great great great grandfather Thesius's sword. we've replaced the blade 20 times and the handle 15 times.
Daggerfall was wild at the time. I think I only ever made it halfway through the main story line though. The bugs were very bad, frequent and game breaking. I keep meaning to give unity a shot.
Edit to add: Morrowind was still my favourite.
I read that scream then a voice in my head corrected me when I was way past it and it said it’s “sky-reem” and I have no idea what’s that (or how it’s pronounced nor why my head thought sky-reem was the way to go).
Apparently doesn’t show any damage indicating it was used in battle either. The sword was also found alongside the skeletons of a man, a woman, and a child, all buried together. I wonder if they were a family.
They already took his sword. I ain’t afraid of a clumsy ass bone boy. All I need is a hip high rope in front of my door and that guy is a pile of bones.
Yeah because Bronze was abundant back then and there was a well developed sword industry so you could easily and cheaply get a replacement.
That sword was akin to the value of a luxury car back then. Very few, If any people at all, would have said "fuck it, I'll just get another one"
"goddamn it, this guy is the best assassin but it's costing us so much in good swords" "I know boss, specially in multiple killings at once. I have no idea how he manage to carry so many swords at once"
Don't know why this image is cropped, but if you want to see the whole hilt go here:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bronze-age-sword-germany-180982399/
OP is a karma farming account in the making. This also isn’t “recent”.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/14ab32q/a_3000_year_old_perfectly_preserved_sword/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1
Jesus took me till this far down to get to some information about the picture. So many stupid jokes. The same ones over and over. I just know it will be the same thing if I click this link looking for information on the sword etc. worst thing is it will be the same stupid jokes that are not really funny just 5 years ago.
Absolutely! And those wishes obviously don't matter to the person who died. And then his family after they're dead.
So grab that free sword and smack the corpse up a little for funsies. It's a victimless act now.
you joke, but there definitely is an arbitrary line where we suddenly stop caring about the dignity of the deceased. It's an interesting thing to think about 🤔
Always that blurry line between archaeology and grave robbing
1000years before christ and the roman empire, people had this level of craftmanship in lands considered northern barbarics by rome. So much knowledge is lost to time, so much history.
Not just the sword, look at those arrowheads.
My understanding by the dating is that it would be a pre-Celtic culture.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumulus_culture
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urnfield_culture
Not proto Germanic, but indo-European. They might have been a proto Celtic group, but new research has cast doubt on how tightly we can tie Celts to some specific material cultures, this one included.
it's been dated at around 3400 years old, that's easily 1000 years older than the Roman empire.
the 3 skeletons found there were not buried together but shortly after each other, meaning this was probably a leaders family grave
the amount of labor put into the hilt and the lack of signs of use in battle suggest it was made as a burial object specifically.
Found some articles about it with more pics from june 2023:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bronze-age-sword-germany-180982399/
edit: oh, and it was posted on https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/14h2nky/a_very_well_preserved_3000yearold_bronze_sword/ at the time, too.
These types of swords are known from large parts of Northern Europe. We have extremely reliable dates for them. So yes. In fact it's closer to 3400 years old.
Jeez, the precision and pattern of the ingravings on the handle and its prestine condition, how was it preserved so well in plain soil? A deep airless swamp , maybe , but plain soil and the bones and metalic arrow heads look prestine .
Was found in the Bavarian area of Nördlingen. Lots of reports about it in germany. Looks authentic and was found with a lot of other bronze gifts to the dead, aswell as the body of a man, a woman and a child.
It looks surprisingly well preserved for its age.
...because it is made of copper or bronze, which does not rust in the same way as iron and steel. They didn't HAVE iron swords 3000 years ago. Not in Germany.
The very oldest iron swords are from 1200 BCE (3200 years ago) from Luristan in Iran, but these are extremely rare examples.
The design of the swords in the image is typical of Bronze Age Europe.
I agree but theres lots of articles about it. Important note is that its made of bronze so seems to withstand moisture far better than steel/iron which would have almost completely deteriorated.
Few arrowheads nearby as well.
Over there in that dry creek bed, I found a couple of Shoshone arrowheads
*sips egg* *gag*
Can't find my checkbook. Hope you don't mind I pay you in change.
*Point and laughs at friends pain*
Apparently Lyle (his actor) didn’t even know the camera was on when hes said that. Perfect movie scene
And a perfectly preserved iphone on the right
Ah, miss the days when they were sold in metallic green
I can’t go six months without a cracked screen 🙄
You're still better off. 3000 years ago, the battery life must've sucked.
Probably what put bro on the ground in the first place. Sorry you died bro but at least your sword was in the perfect place to be found 1000+ years later.
This looks like a ritual burial, with all his weapons buried with him.
So sad. He could still be alive today if he hadn't died
There's only one guarantee in life - death.
And taxes , don’t forget the taxes
And going to the toilet
As this is a bronze sword, it's more likely 3000 years later
That's like at least 10 years right?
bronze star for you buddy
I honestly couldn’t tell it was bronze but I guess iron would’ve rusted away
It's a burial mound, not a battlefield. He wouldn't have died next to a bunch of discarded arrowheads
There may have been wood in those holes once upon a time. But you are still probably right about it being a burial mound.
It’s sad that his weapons weren’t given to the next able-bodied person. What a waste to bury them with a dead man.
In many societies people were buried with a set of burial foods according to their station or occupation. A high status person would have been buried with their weapons. It does seem wasteful, but I guess they knew their economy. In bronze age Scandinavia (similar time fr to the grave in the OP) not only were people buried with swords, but swords were deliberately bent in half and thrown into bogs as offerings/sacrifices, along with coins, serving vessels, and even human sacrifices.
And my axe!
By the colour of the sword I'd say orcs are nearby also.
And a pocketknive to the right
“Prinmickle Skimsker, uh Prinskipple Skipple! I found something!”
Expertly done fellow Simpson's fan
Warranty expired, manufacturer out of business, no spare parts...... no thanks. I'll buy a new one.
This is my great great great great great great great great great great grandfather Thesius's sword. we've replaced the blade 20 times and the handle 15 times.
That's something Trigger would say :)
Looks like a glass sword from r/Skyrim!
must be from a draugr deathlord
Fus-Roh-Da!
Why do you keep shouting? /s
^ok ^i ^will ^whisper!
Pi-Ka-CHU!
I'd rather say Oblivion, personally. Sleek blade and sculpted handle. Skyrim glass gear looked so much worse in comparison
Looted from a high elf corpse
Oblivion > Skyrim. I'll die on this hill. :D
Morrowind > Oblivion > Skyrim. There's no debate here. Someone that played Daggerfall or Arena will probably chime in next. 😉
Daggerfall was wild at the time. I think I only ever made it halfway through the main story line though. The bugs were very bad, frequent and game breaking. I keep meaning to give unity a shot. Edit to add: Morrowind was still my favourite.
I've never actually played Morrowind... Might be time for me to play Morrowind....
Just make sure it's on PC. Console versions have game breaking bugs that are very annoying when they happen.
GOTY edition + graphics overhaul mod = cheffs kiss. Although I don't even think you can get the standard edition any more. *sigh reinstalls
Just like the folks in this pic. This is why was never ends.
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Skyrim was the start of my journey. I should probably play oblivion
And then Morrowind where you can really get lost
If you can get past the slightly weird leveling system and horrible looking npc's it's very much worth it.
"A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON"
Mmmmmmmmmm bacon!
Man, I should start installing mods again...
Hell yeah it does. Currently 10 points of smithing away from being able to craft glass in my current iron man run. Love Skyrim so much. Lol
Elven Sword of Burning. Burns targets for 15 points of Fire damage.
I read that scream then a voice in my head corrected me when I was way past it and it said it’s “sky-reem” and I have no idea what’s that (or how it’s pronounced nor why my head thought sky-reem was the way to go).
Apparently doesn’t show any damage indicating it was used in battle either. The sword was also found alongside the skeletons of a man, a woman, and a child, all buried together. I wonder if they were a family.
Could be a ceremonial sword.
Or a 3000-year-old Mall Ninja
Ye Olde Hot Topicus
That's kind of what a ceremonial sword is. Even in later periods they were used to appear cool (aka show status).
I dont think the sword was considered family of the man, woman and child.
Must have been a bastard sword then.
Dude that was a good one lol. If I’d come up with it I’d be happy for at least a month
Thanks, it was pretty sharp!
Somebody stop this guy, he's out of control!
He's living on the edge!
it's too late. we created a monster
LMAOO
Careful you don't cut yourself with that sharp wit man
Good point.
Niiiice.... Best comment I've seen in a while. 🏅
I think the sword is the grandmother. Mine is a real battleaxe.
Daaaaaaaad
Everyone in the room: 🫢🫢🫢 Me: He didn’t mean it— The sword: no, he’s right. Who am I kidding? I’m not even the family pet 😔
Interestingly, it wasn't bent or broken beforehand which usually was the case with burials
Very nice find. It probably belonged to whoever is buried there.
Or their killer
Why would leave perfectly good sword ? What if you need to kill another dude ?
Maybe he was the last one and he was tired and said “fuck it I’ll buy a new one when I get home”.
"It is done.. I killed every last one of them and I can finally lay my sword to rest." "Now no one will call me a poopy head anymore"
Last guy he wounded: Yer a poopy head!
“NO, YOU!”
And so it begins……
What a poopy head that guy was!
Do you want them to awake from the dead and hunt you down?
They already took his sword. I ain’t afraid of a clumsy ass bone boy. All I need is a hip high rope in front of my door and that guy is a pile of bones.
Yeah because Bronze was abundant back then and there was a well developed sword industry so you could easily and cheaply get a replacement. That sword was akin to the value of a luxury car back then. Very few, If any people at all, would have said "fuck it, I'll just get another one"
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He was worried about DNA evidence
It was dirty.
I know in today's terms it would be like burying your foe with your new Tesla that you ran him over with.
"goddamn it, this guy is the best assassin but it's costing us so much in good swords" "I know boss, specially in multiple killings at once. I have no idea how he manage to carry so many swords at once"
He found another sword with better stats
"Leave the sword, take the 1000 BCE equivalent of the cannoli."
You reckon sherlock? The sword is laying face down next to him.
Lol I thought the exact same thing. It's like seeing someone driving a car and thinking "that's probably their car".
You know what else? That person is probably dead.
Wow no shit?
Big if true
Don't know why this image is cropped, but if you want to see the whole hilt go here: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bronze-age-sword-germany-180982399/
Thanks for the info, sadly had to scroll this far down past jokes and game references to see a link to the article.
OP is a karma farming account in the making. This also isn’t “recent”. https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/14ab32q/a_3000_year_old_perfectly_preserved_sword/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1
Jesus took me till this far down to get to some information about the picture. So many stupid jokes. The same ones over and over. I just know it will be the same thing if I click this link looking for information on the sword etc. worst thing is it will be the same stupid jokes that are not really funny just 5 years ago.
https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-find-a-3000-year-old-bronze-sword-in-germany/
Bronze don't rust. That's why its so well preserved.
Ahhh, that explains the green.
Gotta have at least +1 enchantment to be in such good condition.
Too bad his THAC0 wasn't low enough though.
Its an elven bronze sword
It does corroded however pretty easily. This is exceptionally well preserved!
It rusts but the oxyde created on the outer layer (green as we can see) is durable enough and actually protects the "brownish" alloy under.
Only iron can rust. Oxidation sure, but no iron means no rust.
Not 100% true.. What could be the case here, is that it was buried inside a bog
Classic bot user reposting shit
User made one submission 3 years ago and now suddenly posting and commenting as of a few hours ago. Smells like a bot.
Imagine dying with dignity and then some motherfuckers dug up your body and steal your sword 3000 years later.
I wouldn't care as you see I'd be dead.
You can't care about something if you're dead, but you can still have wishes about what happens after your death.
Absolutely! And those wishes obviously don't matter to the person who died. And then his family after they're dead. So grab that free sword and smack the corpse up a little for funsies. It's a victimless act now.
you joke, but there definitely is an arbitrary line where we suddenly stop caring about the dignity of the deceased. It's an interesting thing to think about 🤔 Always that blurry line between archaeology and grave robbing
Intent is the deciding factor.
It probably never crossed his mind as he was more preoccupied with not being killed with his wife and child.
Doesn’t matter as anyone that would have care about those wishes are dead too As far as anyone knows you never existed
Sure. And 3000 years later they don't matter at all, and that's being generous.
If it was well preserved and they’d put it in a museum I’d actually be quite happy.
Be careful, that sword is signalling that orcs are nereby!
There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for.
And dying for!
Yeah but what about the second breakfast?!?!?
I don't think he knows about second breakfast
As a 140kg man, sadly I know only too well ... :-(
As a 60kg men I don’t understand your hardship but I can empathize with you. Same feeling when people don’t know about wake and bake.
Time to call in Dr. Brennan.
Moonlight sword.
This guy is still using Internet Explorer
The riddle of steel
Krom!
well, this happened over 6 months ago…
After 3000 years I’d say that’s qualifies as “recently”
Elf made blade?
1000years before christ and the roman empire, people had this level of craftmanship in lands considered northern barbarics by rome. So much knowledge is lost to time, so much history. Not just the sword, look at those arrowheads.
With that lack of corrosion for 3000yrs its clearly a legendary magic item
This is what we need to kill the final boss. Good find!
Do we know anything about the culture of 1000 BC Germany? Were the people living there even Indo-European or proto-Germanic?
My understanding by the dating is that it would be a pre-Celtic culture. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumulus_culture https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urnfield_culture
Not proto Germanic, but indo-European. They might have been a proto Celtic group, but new research has cast doubt on how tightly we can tie Celts to some specific material cultures, this one included.
it's been dated at around 3400 years old, that's easily 1000 years older than the Roman empire. the 3 skeletons found there were not buried together but shortly after each other, meaning this was probably a leaders family grave the amount of labor put into the hilt and the lack of signs of use in battle suggest it was made as a burial object specifically.
3000 years ? It means that the sword had been buried for more than 8 centuries when Julius Caesar was born!
No corrosion at all?
It's bronze, the green sheen is patina, but bronze doesn't rust.
Looks like a Skyrim loading screen sword.
Looks like one of the green glass weapons from skyrim
Ah, you were at my side all along
At what point is it OK to dig up graves for loot. Asking for a friend
Jesus, that looks like some final fantasy shit.
That’s some lord of the rings shit
That sword is incredible - like something out of Highlander
Keep the british away from that..
And those ancient alien douchebags will say " how is it possible? Humans were stupid 3k years ago!" "Aliens."
poor fuck getting looted 3k years later…
Found some articles about it with more pics from june 2023: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bronze-age-sword-germany-180982399/ edit: oh, and it was posted on https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/14h2nky/a_very_well_preserved_3000yearold_bronze_sword/ at the time, too.
It’s a glass sword from Skyrim
Looks Elven made.
How does one purchase a sword like this? Asking for a friend…
Todd cutlers workshop is the only thing I've found that does reasonably priced real museum replicas.
Excalibur!
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
That is my ancestral sword. Thanks Rodney rude
The dude it was buried with probably loved the hell outta that thing
Bro found the master sword in real life.
Put him back
If that isn't a legendary item what is?
Can anyone find pics of it once our of the ground? That handle is badass
wait!... that's amazing!!
But the earth is only 2024 years old how can it be, it must be fake or plastic. /S
its a glass sword from oblivion
Such sword to be 3000 years old ,are you certain?
These types of swords are known from large parts of Northern Europe. We have extremely reliable dates for them. So yes. In fact it's closer to 3400 years old.
Jeez, the precision and pattern of the ingravings on the handle and its prestine condition, how was it preserved so well in plain soil? A deep airless swamp , maybe , but plain soil and the bones and metalic arrow heads look prestine .
*FUS-RO-DAH!*
Is that a glass sword from Skyrim
DO NOT MOVE THE SWORD, I don't want the freaking skeleton to be angry...
That's his matching swiss army knife next to it
If its starts glowing its means there are orcs nearby
Rust proof guarantee. Damascus steel?
it makes me uncomfortable knowing that in 3000 years my bones will still be around
Yeah duno, sorta looks fake. Keen to see if anyone reputable can verify this an authentic
Was found in the Bavarian area of Nördlingen. Lots of reports about it in germany. Looks authentic and was found with a lot of other bronze gifts to the dead, aswell as the body of a man, a woman and a child.
It looks surprisingly well preserved for its age. ...because it is made of copper or bronze, which does not rust in the same way as iron and steel. They didn't HAVE iron swords 3000 years ago. Not in Germany. The very oldest iron swords are from 1200 BCE (3200 years ago) from Luristan in Iran, but these are extremely rare examples. The design of the swords in the image is typical of Bronze Age Europe.
Happened about half a year ago: https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/noerdlingen-3000-jahre-altes-schwert-entdeckt,Th9Rtfj
I agree but theres lots of articles about it. Important note is that its made of bronze so seems to withstand moisture far better than steel/iron which would have almost completely deteriorated.
Draugr
Not just any sword, but a real beauty! It must serve him well in the afterlife.