File:Ambiorix, King of the Eburones - Bent Sword (4462402627).jpg

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Description A beautifully decorated bent sword, part of the finds in a noble's grave at Oss (The Netherlands). Circa 826-600BC. Was it bent because of ritual reasons or beliefs? Or simply to make it unfit for reuse, disencouraging looters?
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Source Ambiorix, King of the Eburones - Bent Sword
Author Ann Wuyts from Olen (London), Belgium (United Kingdom)
Camera location50° 46′ 51.96″ N, 5° 27′ 58.52″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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