- Ulen sword
The Ulen Sword is an allegedly authentic
Viking sword found in a field 3 ¼ miles west ofUlen, Minnesota where it is currently on display in theUlen Historical Museum .History
The sword was found buried underground by Hans O. Hansen on his farm on
April 20 1911 . Because of drought, Hansen decided to set his plow blades much deeper than usual, and unearthed the artifact.The blade of the Ulen sword is said to have had a 1/16-inch covering of rust, which Hansen polished away. The blade is 16 inches long (the end of the sword has been blunted by a hammer or some other instrument). The pommel and the thick crossguard are made of brass.
Design
The sword's crossguard has a design on each side: one side depicts a helmeted soldier, and the reverse is a breastplate covering a dagger and two crossed axes.
External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/netnoaide/ulen2.html Image of the sword]
* [http://www.wunderground.com/wximage/viewsingleimage.html?mode=singleimage&handle=Bodryn&number=29&album_id=20&thumbstart=0&gallery= Image of monument to the sword]
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