A leaf-shaped bronze sword from the Late Bronze Age.
Such swords were common throughout Europe:
Poland
Germany
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
Balkans
Ukraine
Usually dated:
1300–800 BC
Such swords were common throughout Europe:
Poland
Germany
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
Balkans
Ukraine
Usually dated:
1300–800 BC
Who used them? 🤔
Not ordinary peasants.
During the Bronze Age, bronze was an expensive material:
copper was mined separately;
tin was transported hundreds of kilometers;
founders were elite craftsmen.
Therefore, a sword was often:
a warrior's weapon;
a status symbol;
an object of power.
Not ordinary peasants.
During the Bronze Age, bronze was an expensive material:
copper was mined separately;
tin was transported hundreds of kilometers;
founders were elite craftsmen.
Therefore, a sword was often:
a warrior's weapon;
a status symbol;
an object of power.