Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Bi-convex in section, with a grooved edge. There are two notches on each side of the hilt. There is slight notching on the blade near the tip on both sides; through use rather than deliberate damage. The blade is unbent; i.e. there is no deliberate damage to the blade.

Bronze sword, 1300-1150 BCE.

Bronze Age weapons have been discovered across Europe. They show how important warriors were in these early metal-working communities. Weapons have changed over time. At first flat daggers and knives were the most typical. These were followed by dirks and rapiers for stabbing and thrusting. Towards the end of the Bronze Age, the first true slashing swords became the weapons of choice. Bronze spearheads were also used. 3,700 years ago they replaced bows and arrows as the most common projectile weapon.

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