rusvik viking sword petersen e1 gnezdovoThis exquisite one handed sword from the Viking era is a replica of a discovery made in 1874 at the archaeological site of Gnzdovo, near Smolensk, Russia, during the excavation of burial mound C 15. The original, dating back to the 9th to 10th century, was remarkably well preserved in the ground, near the urn containing the cremated remains of its presumed owner. One side of the blade bore the inscription +ULFBERH+T, while the other side featured a