The fourth sword was shorter, with a blade of just 18 inches, which experts classified as a ring-pommel sword. “We’re talking about an extremely rare find, the likes of which have never been ...

and a pommel on the bottom of the hilt bearing a ring symbol that suggests the sword’s owner had some allegiance to a noble. The sword, while exciting, was not the only discovery unearthed.

Inside one of its treasure-filled burials—which date to the fifth and sixth centuries C.E.—they have also unearthed a well-preserved sword ... and a ring is fused to its pommel (the top ...

The rounded knob at the end of the sword's handle, known as a pommel, also features a ring which might signify an allegiance to a noble or sovereign. The breathtaking sword is just one of many ...