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The medieval sword, at just over three pounds, wouldn't have weighed down its owner. But the bog where it was found might have. That's what researchers are saying after a remarkably well-preserved sword from the 14th century was found in a bog in Poland. A worker was using an excavator to drain the peat-filled bog in HrubieszĂłw late last month when the 4-foot-long sword surfaced, reports National Geographic. The worker then donated it to the local Stanislaw Staszic Museum. The museum's director tells Polish public science website PAP "it is possible that a knight was sucked into the marsh after a string of unfortunate circumstances, or that [the sword] was simply lost."
According to the History Blog, knights might've worked at a castle built in HrubieszĂłw in the late 14th century. Keeping that in mind, researchers now hope to discover the identity of the sword's owner.
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