discovered that the inside of the sword's scabbard is lined with beaver fur. Also found in the grave, one of as many as 200 at the site, was a gold pendant known as a bracteate. It boasts a ...

The sword was discovered in a burial that also contained a gold pendant, decorated with the likeness of what appears to be a great serpent or a dragon. Typically, these pendants were worn by women ...

A gold pendant inscribed with a serpent and dragon suggests he was buried with an heirloom from a wealthy female ancestor. Using a microscope, researchers were able to examine the sword in ...