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title: Viking Age Swords
author: Kleon3
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# Viking Age Swords
_Authored by Kleon3_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8850.jpg)
## Image Caption
Three [Viking Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/29/the-viking-age/) swords dated to between c. 750-950 CE are shown here. They were found in the river Meuse near Den Bosch, Aalburg and Wessem, in the Netherlands. They now belong to the collections of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden and the Centre Céramique in Maastricht, both also in the Netherlands.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IJzeren_zwaarden_uit_de_Vikingentijd_(750-950),_opgevist_uit_de_Maas,_Rijksmuseum_van_Oudheden,_Leiden,_en_Centre_C%C3%A9ramique,_Maastricht.JPG) by **Kleon3**. Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 31 May 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.