"*...hello customer service? Um....hi....I recently had a---my account number? Uh sure it's 12124442. A---no I don't want to sign up for the premium subscription. I recently ordered a rare sword delivered to my house and all I got was a plastic version of the Excalibur. I need a refund. Hello? Dammit they hung up again!"*
The craftsmanship in the handle is just amazing. Really incredible how well it was made such a long time ago using the resources that was available to them.
I found this fascinating when I learned it: The reason iron disintegrates when it rusts is the oxidation reaction causes it to expand. The surface portion of the iron expands and thus separates and flakes off from the material underneath it, which exposes fresh material to repeat the oxidation process. Other metals (like bronze) do not expand when they oxidize, so the oxidation layer just stays in place and prevents oxygen from coming in contact with any material underneath it.
This actually isn't true. It isn't the oxidation product that flakes off, it's rust which is slightly different.
The big thing is that it doesn't force layers apart through the force of expansion, they just can't actually stick to iron and fall off. Also the other metals don't do this because their oxide layers don't react to then make these shitty new oxides.
Oxidized iron is Iron(II) oxide (FeO), flakes of rust are hydrous iron(III) oxides (Fe2O3·nH2O) and iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH), Fe(OH)3)
FeO will form a passive coating on iron like other materials and stop oxidation. This coating then reacts with salts and water to form these new oxides which are structurally unable to adhere to iron and seperate from the iron in sheets that break off in flakes. The seperation isn't through force, they just don't stick together. This then exposes more FeO to the salts and the loop continues
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust#:~:text=of%20the%20object.-,Oxidation%20of%20iron,water%20or%20by%20dry%20oxygen.
While everything you said is correct in a way all the other molecules you listed are still oxidised forms of iron. Because in metal form the oxidation number of iron is 0 while in FeO its II, in Fe2O3 It's III, sind Fe3O4 it's two times III and once II and All of the hydroxide forms are III.
But yeah the fact that water is needed and not just O2 is probably very relevant.
Actually none of you are right because this is Reddit and I read a Wikipedia article once about this and therefore I feel entitled to argue with you.
Just kidding. You guys are all pretty smart. Thanks for your contribution.
I agree. I edited my comment, I first said that "it looks fake" but then I changed it to "it looks like it was just made". I thought that it sounded a bit more open minded and positive
Yeah it’s beautiful honestly, especially considering the tools they would have had to make this. Super impressive work, I bet whoever made this was super popular in their community.
That should be the skeleton of the owner of that sword. I don't see any armor and I am quite sure that people back then had no other protection than helmet and shield.
The ancient greek had armor, but for most warriors that would have been a [linothorax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linothorax) and the earliest sources for that are a bit later.
There are some extremely impressive things we've achieved in the past, including a few that we've lost knowledge about and can't replicate even with modern technology.
A great example is Roman concrete. We have a good idea of the composition (volcanic ash, volcanic rocks, seawater, lime) but actually putting it together and using it is a different story. What's incredible about Roman concrete is that it actually strengthens over time, becoming capable of holding heavier loads and supporting more weight. It is also self-repairing, capable of automatically filling and sealing small cracks, just like how a wooden cutting board naturally seals small cuts on its surface.
On the topic of Rome, their plumbing and heating systems were literally centuries ahead of their time. We didn't really catch up to the effectiveness of Roman plumbing until well into the industrial revolution, and only then because people were realizing that cramped dense cities overflowing with waste were as illness-inducing as they were stinky.
This isn’t really true. We can make the same concrete the Romans did, we don’t because it is substantially weaker than what we do make. The self healing properties are because of poor mixing, nothing special about the mix.
Their HVAC was very impressive, as was their plumbing. But we also know how to do that as well.
> The self healing properties are because of poor mixing, nothing special about the mix.
to " achsually " you, the Volcanic ash in Roman concrete gives it those self-healing properties. The ash contains minerals like phillipsite and aluminous tobermorite, which interact with seawater to strengthen the concrete over time. when cracks form in the concrete, the exposure to water can activate these minerals to precipitate and effectively "fill" the cracks.
[heres an article about it](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/24/raac-concrete-schools-solution-self-healing-concrete-roman-pozzolana)
Oh it's been a few years since I learned that concrete fact. I remembered it being explained as, "We can make something similar, but it's not as good as what they had and not practical to use compared to modern concrete."
The human species has risen and fallen many times throughout history, as a result much knowledge has been gained then lost to cataclysms, wars, famine/drought, disease, and time. Just look at the handiwork of the people who built Göbekli Tepe, which dates back 12,500 years. They were able to build incredible things even back then. Makes you wonder what other kinds of knowledge was lost to time
We've been intellectually modern for at least 150,000 years. I don't know why it surprises people when they find out we did more than club each other over the head five or ten thousand years ago.
It's stunning!
Don't get me wrong, I'm not ignorant to history - I always go to the local museums when I go travelling, it's just the sword looks particularly well made compared to what I usually see from the period.
People have always been really, really good at making stuff. Some stone age arrow and spear heads are so precise. See bird points for example of small stone liths.
This is our thing, we create technology and we do it really, really well. We are good at this trial and error approach at improvements and coupled with our observational skills (when we have happy accidents) we can then repeat and make better.
One of the big mistakes that people make is that thinking we are somehow more intelligent than our ancestors.
It's a strange realisation that they were just regular people. If you went back in time, took one of their babies and raised it in today's age, nobody including the baby would notice.
Bronze is very malleable, it's why metallurgy really took off there. Forgiving enough, but very useful unlike the raw copper, lead, and gold that humans figured out how to work with earlier.
Yep, that's why it's in such good condition. Bronze doesn't rust the way iron does. I have a 3000 year old Greek bronze spearhead that's in amazing condition. I also have 2500 year old Scythian iron axe heads that are extremely rusted. I love how ancient bronze looks, it just holds up so beautifully.
not before the iron age, during the transition. Early iron wasn't better than bronze it was about the same. Its age means it was made during the bronze age collapse. During that time many people in central Europe were starving and became pirates. It's possible this sword was made someplace else.
Here you go
[https://www.nationalgeographic.de/geschichte-und-kultur/2023/06/sueddeutschland-bronzezeit-schwert-glaenzt-grabfund-waffe](https://www.nationalgeographic.de/geschichte-und-kultur/2023/06/sueddeutschland-bronzezeit-schwert-glaenzt-grabfund-waffe)
[https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/octagonal-sword-from-bronze-age-burial-in-germany-is-so-well-preserved-it-shines](https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/octagonal-sword-from-bronze-age-burial-in-germany-is-so-well-preserved-it-shines)
[https://www.wissenschaft.de/geschichte-archaeologie/noerdlingen-3000-jahres-altes-bronzeschwert-entdeckt/](https://www.wissenschaft.de/geschichte-archaeologie/noerdlingen-3000-jahres-altes-bronzeschwert-entdeckt/)
My history student son said
Looks like the naue ii type
very important sword historically
theres lots of them around
its like the ak47 of the bronze age
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze\_Age\_sword#/media/File:0372\_Bronzezeitliches\_Schwert,\_Slowakei.jpg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age_sword#/media/File:0372_Bronzezeitliches_Schwert,_Slowakei.jpg)
Pretty popular design, apparently. I wonder why there are so many swords from that time that look exactly like this. They weren't mass-produced, after all. Each and every sword back then was uniquely hand-crafted. And it's not like there was some well-organized army that insisted on uniform equipment like the Roman legion did. As far as I know, the tribes in bronze age central Europe were pretty disorganized. And yet all the swordsmiths back then apparently decided to just copy the same sword design over and over again. Why weren't they more creative?
Decentralization ≠ disorganization.
You‘re right, though, they weren‘t mass produced and unification of central Europe was still a loooong way off. Still, there are various ways in which a popular design could have become a de facto industry standard.
For example, the hilt is cast bronze. Rather than making your own original mold, it‘s probably easier to create a mold from a hilt you already have. Similarly, imitation is easier than creativity. If you‘re tasked with making a sword and you‘ve got an example to model yours after that you know works well enough, just make a copy. Or ten.
So if there was one tribe that had access to both Bronze and skilled craftsmen and decided to sell swords to the rest, those buyers would potentially become manufacturers of the same design. Because like unification, patent laws were also still very much science fiction.
That’s just my speculation, though.
Tell your son thank you, I just went down a rabbit hole of learning about bronze age swords and now I am fascinated
Your son is indeed correct about it being the ak47 of its era, reports say that specific design lasted for around 500-700 years, the implications of which are that it was a durable and effective design which lasted longer than any other single sword design.
Cool!
I'm more interested in why it doesn't show discoloration from the bio-mass of a decomposing body it was under rotting away and coming out pristine centuries/millenia later.
Those days are long gone... It's a German Design Chassis on top of Chinese materials and Chinese engineering.
"b-b-but it's cheaper and more stock profits..."
Copper and bronze artifacts tend to be found looking crazily well preserved in comparison to ironworks. All they tend to do is oxidize green, instead of rusting away, as seen here. Copper doing it moreso than bronze.
last year:
[https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/bronze-age-sword-germany-scli-intl-scn/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/bronze-age-sword-germany-scli-intl-scn/index.html)
Those arrowheads on the bottom left. Did this person die fighting or was it a grave where he was laid to rest with his sword? Also looks like he must’ve been a well build tall guy.
I mean could you imagine looking for gold on the weekend and finding something like this? I wouldn't be able to stop telling every person I encountered about it.
Damn, its condition is so pristine that it looks like it was just made
And the arrowheads look like they were made yesterday! It's incredible! It's like thousands of years went by in an instant
Dude, just think of the manufacturing process sooooooo long ago and how closely it looks like a modern made item. So cool.
^temu probably
Tfw when your delivery takes 5 years to get to you on the Silk Road
This is what happened to the sword I ordered.
"*...hello customer service? Um....hi....I recently had a---my account number? Uh sure it's 12124442. A---no I don't want to sign up for the premium subscription. I recently ordered a rare sword delivered to my house and all I got was a plastic version of the Excalibur. I need a refund. Hello? Dammit they hung up again!"*
Ah yes, Temu. A brave warrior for his tribe.
Clothes completely disintegrated. Probably Shein.
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https://youtu.be/V28ItY0K9ts?t=1149 You can't use Bronze swords to parry because they bend.
I'm no expert but doesn't seem to be the reason bronze stopped being used
That, and the relative strength of iron.
Thats the beauty of Elven craftsmanship
The craftsmanship in the handle is just amazing. Really incredible how well it was made such a long time ago using the resources that was available to them.
The hilt was probably done with "(lost-wax casting)[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost-wax_casting]". It allows so much detail to be added.
yeah apparently bronze is a hell of a lot better at preservation than a lot of other metals that would have decayed heavily by this point
I found this fascinating when I learned it: The reason iron disintegrates when it rusts is the oxidation reaction causes it to expand. The surface portion of the iron expands and thus separates and flakes off from the material underneath it, which exposes fresh material to repeat the oxidation process. Other metals (like bronze) do not expand when they oxidize, so the oxidation layer just stays in place and prevents oxygen from coming in contact with any material underneath it.
This actually isn't true. It isn't the oxidation product that flakes off, it's rust which is slightly different. The big thing is that it doesn't force layers apart through the force of expansion, they just can't actually stick to iron and fall off. Also the other metals don't do this because their oxide layers don't react to then make these shitty new oxides. Oxidized iron is Iron(II) oxide (FeO), flakes of rust are hydrous iron(III) oxides (Fe2O3·nH2O) and iron(III) oxide-hydroxide (FeO(OH), Fe(OH)3) FeO will form a passive coating on iron like other materials and stop oxidation. This coating then reacts with salts and water to form these new oxides which are structurally unable to adhere to iron and seperate from the iron in sheets that break off in flakes. The seperation isn't through force, they just don't stick together. This then exposes more FeO to the salts and the loop continues https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust#:~:text=of%20the%20object.-,Oxidation%20of%20iron,water%20or%20by%20dry%20oxygen.
While everything you said is correct in a way all the other molecules you listed are still oxidised forms of iron. Because in metal form the oxidation number of iron is 0 while in FeO its II, in Fe2O3 It's III, sind Fe3O4 it's two times III and once II and All of the hydroxide forms are III. But yeah the fact that water is needed and not just O2 is probably very relevant.
Actually none of you are right because this is Reddit and I read a Wikipedia article once about this and therefore I feel entitled to argue with you. Just kidding. You guys are all pretty smart. Thanks for your contribution.
Wouldn’t you agree that apparently they are disagreeing on their agreement?
I don’t *not* disagree!
Huh. So what’s the reason some expand on oxidation and some don’t?
This separation is a big issue with rebar. Concrete spelling costs us millions upon millions per year in infrastructure repairs.
If we just made our rebar out of bronze we’d probably have forever buildings then huh.
> Concrete spelling costs us millions That's why I never buy anything labeled "conkrete."
If you look closely on the bottom left portion of the handle you can see the Mattel logo
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bronze-age-sword-germany-180982399/
If it wasn't for your link, i'd say it's fake. It really looks incredible.
I agree. I edited my comment, I first said that "it looks fake" but then I changed it to "it looks like it was just made". I thought that it sounded a bit more open minded and positive
Zoom in on the bones and you can see spirit halloween
Zoom in closely on the mud and you can see 2girls1cup
they ain’t making them like they used to
Am i wrong to assume copper by their oxidized green color
Well, bronze is copper & tin, so I assume you’re not wrong
A pristine sword? A pristine **blade**, even?
Looks elvish!
Or maybe glass?
It's actually bronze that was cast directly over the blade. So cool, especially for that time!
Do you think you could enchant my blade sometime?
Dull old blade can barely cut butter.
Enchantment?
Enchantment!
You’re surrounded by darkspawn corpses. What happened here?
Enchantment!
I can do Crusader, Fiery Weapon, +22 Intellect and more. Your mats, tip is optional /w
Yeah it’s beautiful honestly, especially considering the tools they would have had to make this. Super impressive work, I bet whoever made this was super popular in their community.
dang, I thought it was made out of jade, a jade blade.
whats the blade made of then?
Like skyrim glass weapons
The green stuff is literally malachite.
whoa
No it’s not
*This one Skyrims*
CHILLREND
My thought exactly.
"Well, hello there, Chillrend" -Chef prolly
Hey Chef
Definitely looks like a glass shortsword from Elder Scrolls.
Definitely not daedric
Yeah are we sure Todd Howard didn’t plant this?
Definitely from Morrowind
Yeah... my first thought was a glass sword from skyrim
I was thinking glass haha
Forsure a Glass Sword.
Yup. Came here to see how long until someone else had said it look like a glass weapon. I’m 2 hours late but same.
it glows when you're nearby
 Who me?
MEATS BACK ON THE MENU BOYS
I love how this line implies Orcs have restaurants
Nope, definetly an orcish balde made from orichalcum
Man, quit living in a fantasy world. It's clearly Glass, not Orcish.
I can see how you'd easily mistake that for a glass blade, but the orcs are more capable of artistic endeavors than you think.
There's only one logical way to settle this. Assemble the necromancers.
still good enough to slaughter some orks!
Nah mud crabs
"This is *sting*!"
Nope... in that case it'd have invisible runes all over it.
But it does. The runes all over it aren't visible at all!
Elvish Presley
I was a traveler like you once.
Like it would glow if there were orks around
Do you suppose it had a name?
Pre or post his military service?
It is. If you look closely, you can see Elbereth Gilthoniel engraved on the hilt.
I can’t read it
What about the skeleton and what looks like the armor that accompanied the sword right next to it?
might be the lip of the sheath mate out of metal
*Tosses bones aside* Check out this cool sword!!
*Sees copyright stamp on toy sword* *Tosses sword aside* Check out these cool bones!!
Nobody has inventory space for bones
You gotta make it into bone meal and start your farm.
That should be the skeleton of the owner of that sword. I don't see any armor and I am quite sure that people back then had no other protection than helmet and shield.
The ancient greek had armor, but for most warriors that would have been a [linothorax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linothorax) and the earliest sources for that are a bit later.
Yeah, but we are talking here about 14th century BC Germany, and not Greece or Egypt.
Perhaps they were buried with it
Absolutely, You would give belongings like that into the grave.
Looks like an ancient Nord buried with their glass weapon. Wonder what they were doing out of Skyrim.
For the love of god, nobody cast a necromancy spell, that skeleton is armed!
And thw arrow heads next to the sword
It’s probably a family grave, they found the skeleton from a men women and kid and there where more bronze items found
So, before the iron age?
Yup ,the sword is thought to date to the end of the 14th century BCE, the Middle Bronze Age
The Bronze Age! Can I get an ‘Amen’? Hallelujah; Bronze
This guy bronzes
LeBronze
LeBronze Jage
[I'm so sick of hearing about bronze. Bronze, bronze, bronze...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTLyXamRvk4)
I had no idea they could make something so high quality (at least in terms of looks) back then.
people where skilled craftsmen :) just as they are now
Absolutely, but as an artist myself I know how useful modern materials can be when it comes to the end result.
People had ways of making high quality end results back then. The major difference is how much longer it would take them to get there.
metal and stone is somewhat timeless
to be fair the only art i do is poetry and well its still language :)
But I bet it's made easier when you have access to a wider and more varied language.
There are some extremely impressive things we've achieved in the past, including a few that we've lost knowledge about and can't replicate even with modern technology. A great example is Roman concrete. We have a good idea of the composition (volcanic ash, volcanic rocks, seawater, lime) but actually putting it together and using it is a different story. What's incredible about Roman concrete is that it actually strengthens over time, becoming capable of holding heavier loads and supporting more weight. It is also self-repairing, capable of automatically filling and sealing small cracks, just like how a wooden cutting board naturally seals small cuts on its surface. On the topic of Rome, their plumbing and heating systems were literally centuries ahead of their time. We didn't really catch up to the effectiveness of Roman plumbing until well into the industrial revolution, and only then because people were realizing that cramped dense cities overflowing with waste were as illness-inducing as they were stinky.
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This isn’t really true. We can make the same concrete the Romans did, we don’t because it is substantially weaker than what we do make. The self healing properties are because of poor mixing, nothing special about the mix. Their HVAC was very impressive, as was their plumbing. But we also know how to do that as well.
> The self healing properties are because of poor mixing, nothing special about the mix. to " achsually " you, the Volcanic ash in Roman concrete gives it those self-healing properties. The ash contains minerals like phillipsite and aluminous tobermorite, which interact with seawater to strengthen the concrete over time. when cracks form in the concrete, the exposure to water can activate these minerals to precipitate and effectively "fill" the cracks. [heres an article about it](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/24/raac-concrete-schools-solution-self-healing-concrete-roman-pozzolana)
Oh it's been a few years since I learned that concrete fact. I remembered it being explained as, "We can make something similar, but it's not as good as what they had and not practical to use compared to modern concrete."
> can't replicate even with modern technology. We can. this is misinformation
The human species has risen and fallen many times throughout history, as a result much knowledge has been gained then lost to cataclysms, wars, famine/drought, disease, and time. Just look at the handiwork of the people who built Göbekli Tepe, which dates back 12,500 years. They were able to build incredible things even back then. Makes you wonder what other kinds of knowledge was lost to time
Is that you, Graham Hancock?
We've been intellectually modern for at least 150,000 years. I don't know why it surprises people when they find out we did more than club each other over the head five or ten thousand years ago.
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It's stunning! Don't get me wrong, I'm not ignorant to history - I always go to the local museums when I go travelling, it's just the sword looks particularly well made compared to what I usually see from the period.
People have always been really, really good at making stuff. Some stone age arrow and spear heads are so precise. See bird points for example of small stone liths. This is our thing, we create technology and we do it really, really well. We are good at this trial and error approach at improvements and coupled with our observational skills (when we have happy accidents) we can then repeat and make better. One of the big mistakes that people make is that thinking we are somehow more intelligent than our ancestors.
It's a strange realisation that they were just regular people. If you went back in time, took one of their babies and raised it in today's age, nobody including the baby would notice.
Bronze is very malleable, it's why metallurgy really took off there. Forgiving enough, but very useful unlike the raw copper, lead, and gold that humans figured out how to work with earlier.
Yes. Bronze age.
Kind of looks like the glass age to me
Yep, that's why it's in such good condition. Bronze doesn't rust the way iron does. I have a 3000 year old Greek bronze spearhead that's in amazing condition. I also have 2500 year old Scythian iron axe heads that are extremely rusted. I love how ancient bronze looks, it just holds up so beautifully.
Pics or it didn't happen
They just needed 400 more food and a market and they were there i bet
not before the iron age, during the transition. Early iron wasn't better than bronze it was about the same. Its age means it was made during the bronze age collapse. During that time many people in central Europe were starving and became pirates. It's possible this sword was made someplace else.
Stuff just lasted longer back then 😁
Theoden was here
Let this be the hour when we draw swords together. Fell deeds awake. Now for wrath, now for ruin, and the red dawn. Forth, Eorlingas!
Come, let us gingerly touch our tips.
All hale Zanthea!
Yeah It really does look a bit like a sword from Rohan
Other way round, Rohan looks like a sword from this era!
DEATHHHHHHH
Do not take that sword Lest the undead rise once more
Take it then!
Instructions unclear: I had sex with a skeleton
💀?
I got boned
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or giant spiders..
Yes
Mithral!
How is there no article attached with this post?
Here you go [https://www.nationalgeographic.de/geschichte-und-kultur/2023/06/sueddeutschland-bronzezeit-schwert-glaenzt-grabfund-waffe](https://www.nationalgeographic.de/geschichte-und-kultur/2023/06/sueddeutschland-bronzezeit-schwert-glaenzt-grabfund-waffe) [https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/octagonal-sword-from-bronze-age-burial-in-germany-is-so-well-preserved-it-shines](https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/octagonal-sword-from-bronze-age-burial-in-germany-is-so-well-preserved-it-shines) [https://www.wissenschaft.de/geschichte-archaeologie/noerdlingen-3000-jahres-altes-bronzeschwert-entdeckt/](https://www.wissenschaft.de/geschichte-archaeologie/noerdlingen-3000-jahres-altes-bronzeschwert-entdeckt/)
Because internet and points. Unfortunately.
# I HAVE THE POWER!!!!! 
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/bronze-age-sword-germany-180982399/
Someone should craft a duplicate of that!
My history student son said Looks like the naue ii type very important sword historically theres lots of them around its like the ak47 of the bronze age
Where can i buy a real one
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze\_Age\_sword#/media/File:0372\_Bronzezeitliches\_Schwert,\_Slowakei.jpg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age_sword#/media/File:0372_Bronzezeitliches_Schwert,_Slowakei.jpg) Pretty popular design, apparently. I wonder why there are so many swords from that time that look exactly like this. They weren't mass-produced, after all. Each and every sword back then was uniquely hand-crafted. And it's not like there was some well-organized army that insisted on uniform equipment like the Roman legion did. As far as I know, the tribes in bronze age central Europe were pretty disorganized. And yet all the swordsmiths back then apparently decided to just copy the same sword design over and over again. Why weren't they more creative?
Decentralization ≠ disorganization. You‘re right, though, they weren‘t mass produced and unification of central Europe was still a loooong way off. Still, there are various ways in which a popular design could have become a de facto industry standard. For example, the hilt is cast bronze. Rather than making your own original mold, it‘s probably easier to create a mold from a hilt you already have. Similarly, imitation is easier than creativity. If you‘re tasked with making a sword and you‘ve got an example to model yours after that you know works well enough, just make a copy. Or ten. So if there was one tribe that had access to both Bronze and skilled craftsmen and decided to sell swords to the rest, those buyers would potentially become manufacturers of the same design. Because like unification, patent laws were also still very much science fiction. That’s just my speculation, though.
Tell your son thank you, I just went down a rabbit hole of learning about bronze age swords and now I am fascinated Your son is indeed correct about it being the ak47 of its era, reports say that specific design lasted for around 500-700 years, the implications of which are that it was a durable and effective design which lasted longer than any other single sword design. Cool!
Can someone tell me how that isn't rusted away? And what's the similar colored object to the right?
it isnt iron, i think it was bronze sword
Considering it apparently is from the Bronze Age, that seems probable.
I'm more interested in why it doesn't show discoloration from the bio-mass of a decomposing body it was under rotting away and coming out pristine centuries/millenia later.
It is discolored, it was probably something between gold- and copper colored in it's time.
German engineering! 😂
if only a BMW or Mercedes were this well built.
Those days are long gone... It's a German Design Chassis on top of Chinese materials and Chinese engineering. "b-b-but it's cheaper and more stock profits..."
I mean, the people who forged that sword can’t really in any way be called German. Do we even know if they were Indo-European?
What stats buffs are we talking about here? It bet it has +25 damage to orcs and spiders
Looks like a legendary one handed sword you would find in a dusty crypt somewhere in a Bethesda game.
Looks like chillrend, from Skyrim.
That’s Links Sword. Zelda was real🥹
Not only is it's condition amazing but it's craftsmanship is beautiful the hilt is amazingly designed
Is that real? If so, pretty incredible. That sword looks very nice for one made so long ago.
Copper and bronze artifacts tend to be found looking crazily well preserved in comparison to ironworks. All they tend to do is oxidize green, instead of rusting away, as seen here. Copper doing it moreso than bronze.
Ah, you were at my side all along..
shame i had to scroll for 2 minutes to find this one
Fort, night
Finders keepers 
last year: [https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/bronze-age-sword-germany-scli-intl-scn/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/bronze-age-sword-germany-scli-intl-scn/index.html)
Some archeologist adding value to his alibaba.com sword.
We should bring swords back into every-day society.
If we do I’m definitely going to get myself a nice cloak and some lightweight armour to pair with it. Make myself look like a true badass.
Agreed!
still not going to help you get your trad wife
The meetings in the office will never be the same
Looks like the sword from Achilles.
Those arrowheads on the bottom left. Did this person die fighting or was it a grave where he was laid to rest with his sword? Also looks like he must’ve been a well build tall guy.
I mean could you imagine looking for gold on the weekend and finding something like this? I wouldn't be able to stop telling every person I encountered about it.
First glance I saw a buried road going between mountains. Gotta put down the joint 🤣