5,000-year-old sword discovered by archaeology student at a Venetian monastery
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#2Looks like a sword from Zelda 1.
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#3*mislabeled at a Venetian monastery's museum, which was full of stuff from (various definitions of Armenia).
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#4Looks more like a dagger tbh
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#5Appears to be more of a dagger, but you can't fault the ergonomics. Beautifully designed, and I would guess not just for ceremonial use.
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#6Looks like a sword from Zelda 1.
LOL, maybe they got the idea from this historical sword.
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#7It's in great shape.
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#8Appears to be more of a dagger, but you can't fault the ergonomics. Beautifully designed, and I would guess not just for ceremonial use.
> I would guess not just for ceremonial use.
The article has words to the effect that swords were "first forged[] both as weapons and as symbols of authority".
Of course that can't possibly be true. They were weapons first. Without the use as weapons, there would be no reason to see them as symbols of authority.
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#9Given that it's a bronze sword it seems fairly clear it wasn't medieval. Surprising that this took so long.
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#10Appears to be more of a dagger, but you can't fault the ergonomics. Beautifully designed, and I would guess not just for ceremonial use.
> I would guess not just for ceremonial use. The article has words to the effect that swords were "first forged[] both as weapons and as symbols of authority". Of course that can't possibly be true. They were weapons first. Without the use as weapons, there would be no reason to see them as symbols of authority.
Isn't that what a crown is, though? It's not a weapon but it's a symbol of authority.