Broken pieces of rare Viking sword reunited after 1,200 years apart

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A researcher examines the remains of a Viking Age sword discovered in Norway. (Image credit: Lise Chantrier Aasen/Stavanger Museum)

The richly decorated hilt of the sword from the Viking era.(Image credit: Lise Chantrier Aasen/Stavanger Museum)

Both ends of the crossguard depict an animal head.(Image credit: Lise Chantrier Aasen/Stavanger Museum)

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