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Medieval europe knights weapons5/17/2023 “It is puzzling that no one appropriated these items, very valuable at the time. The Director of the Grunwald Museum, Szymon Drej was mystified about how lucky the discovery was. The knight’s arsenal was from northeastern Poland - Olsztyn city on the Lyna river. He handed over his discoveries to be presented and preserved at the Battle of Grunwald Museum, via the marshal of the region. At the time of their existence, they were very, very valuable and could be conflated with modern day luxury items, like an expensive car. “Considering that these items date back to the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries, and therefore they were lying in the ground for about 600 years, they are preserved in extremely good condition,” he continued. This includes “a phenomenal set in the form of a sword, scabbard, belt and two knives”, Miedwiedew was reported telling the PAP foundation (the reputed Polish Press Agency Foundation). Most recently, a history buff and treasure hunter, by the name of Aleksander Miedwiedew (the same explorer who found the axes) stumbled upon a fine arsenal of weaponry – probably that of a fallen knight. The finds of the medieval battle have been nothing short of fascinating since then, including a pair of battle axes that were discovered in 2020. This group included amateurs with metal detectors as well, who were there out of curiosity and wonder. It was in 2018 that dozens of explorers, archaeologists and historians from Poland and abroad, congregated to conduct an archaeological research project on the legendary Battle of Grunwald.
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