Trevor Penny found a Viking sword while magnet fishing in Oxfordshire (Picture: Trevor Penny/Triangle News) A magnet fisherman was shocked to learn a rusty sword he had pulled from an Oxfordshire ...

Experts have confirmed that a sword pulled from a river in Oxfordshire at the end of last year is an "archaeologically rare" Viking weapon dating to between A.D. 850 and 975.

Trevor Penny was magnet fishing in an English waterway near Oxford when he pulled out a rusty sword. Experts say it’s a Viking sword that is probably more than 1,000 years old.

Experts have confirmed that the sword belonged to a Viking, dating it to between 850 and 975. ... “It’s the oldest thing found in this county magnet fishing,” Penny tells the Oxford Mail.

A 1,100-year-old Viking sword has been discovered at the bottom of a river in the United Kingdom. In the heart of England, amid the serene waters of the Cherwell River in Oxfordshire, an extraordinary ...

An old Viking sword tracing back to as early as the year 850 has been authenticated, ... It really did feel quite amazing – it’s the oldest thing found in this county magnet fishing.

You won’t believe what came out of the water—two swords in one magnet fishing trip! This is hands down my biggest jackpot yet, and easily the most exciting find I’ve ever made. From start to ...

Over the past five years of magnet fishing, Vanderwal has found all kinds of objects, from fishing lures, pocket knives, hammers, samurai sword blades, pipe bombs and more than a hundred guns.

"One of them found a Viking sword that's now in a museum, and I'd like a bit of that. "We've got lots planned all over Scotland so this year is going to be a good year for the group." ...

Trevor Penny was magnet fishing in the River Cherwell near Enslow in Oxfordshire, when he found a Viking sword that dates from around 850AD. It's been dated to around 850 AD.

Trevor Penny was magnet fishing in an English waterway near ... a rusty Viking sword that had been there for more than 1,000 years. The sword, found in the River Cherwell and identified by ...