NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword

NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword (2012)

October 10th, 20120h 54min

Documentary, History
75%

Overview

The Vikings were the most ferocious warriors of the Middle Ages. Especially fearsome were the select few who wielded a formidable weapon: a light, razor sharp, virtually indestructible sword with its maker's name, Ulfberht, inlaid along the blade.


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