This time around, they found something more mighty: a big honking sword from the Middle Ages. The giant blade, which was clearly meant to be handled with two hands ... to “hand-and-a-half ...

History enthusiasts using metal detectors in northern Poland stumbled upon three medieval weapons — including one possibly used to fight invading knights. The detectorists, part of the Biskupiec ...

They discovered a two-handed sword, or rather a hand-and-a-half sword, and two axe heads from the late medieval period, according to HeritageDaily. The sword is approximately one meter in length.

Metal detectorists found a large two-handed sword and two axe heads, officials said. Screengrab from Muzeum W Ostródzie's Facebook post The weapons are military in nature and date to the 14th to ...