Cork In 50 Artworks, No 48: The Viking Weaver's Sword, found at the Beamish site
A 1,000-year-old, perfectly preserved Viking sword discovered by archaeologists at the site of the former Beamish and Crawford brewery in Cork city.
The Weaver’s Sword is a Viking artefact, believed to date to the late 11th century, that was discovered in the course of an archaeological dig at the Beamish & Crawford site in Cork city in the spring of 2017.
It was well known that the Vikings had established a settlement in this part of the city centre, but the find confirmed that the notoriously warlike Scandinavians could actually be quite domesticated. In fact, the delicately carved wooden implement, which is 38.2cm long, was not designed for battle at all.
