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A 16th century sword
A 500 year old sword was found on the 30th august 2007 by the archeologist Martin Rundkvist. It was discovered in Djurhamn in the Swedish archepelago.

The sword
The 30th august 2007 a 500 year old sward was found during an archelogical digging in the Swedish archipelago. The sword was discovered nearly 5 miles east of Stockholm in a harbour called Djurhamn. The archaeologist, Martin Rundkvist was the founder of the sword. He was on an operation assigned by a union called Djurö konst och kultur. He marked out a 2.5 by 2.0 metre trench around the sword, got rid of a lot of vegetation, dug and sieved 2.5 square metres and got the sword out. Its point was wedged between the roots of a large hazel bush, so he only got it out in one piece thanks to its excellent preservation.Its a straight double-edged sword, 92 cm long with a single-hand grip. According to Mr Rundkvist it's an early-16th century weapon, unusually designed but similar in details to the so-called rikssvärden, "swords of the realm", a ceremonial weapon. The sword appears to have been dropped into the water. During the 16th and 17th century a lot of arms were dropped into the sea during batteles. Beacuse of the land uplift the sword was found on land. The sword is going to be kept at either Livsrustkammaren or Armémuseum in Stockholm.

Martin Rundkvist
Dr Martin Rundkvist is a Swedish archaeologist dividing his time between research into the 1st Millennium AD and being managing editor of Fornvännen, Sweden's foremost archaeological journal. Dr. Martin Rundkvist is a Swedish archaeologist, journal editor, public speaker, skeptic, atheist, lefty liberal, bookworm, and father of two. He found the sword on 30 August while metal detecting around the Harbour of the Sheaf Kings.

Djurhamn
Djuro is a community and a island a part of Värmdö commune in the Swedish archepelago. The population of Djurö is 958 people. It is located in the province of Uppland. The harbour of Djurö was namned Djurhamn in 1450’s. The harbour of Djurö was equivalent of Arlanda today. Djurhamn was a very important harbour because of its strategic location allong the Baltic sea. The harbour was during 250 years a very significant meeting point for the Gustav Vasa and other kings. A lot of sailors had to stay at Djurhamn in the wait for the right wind. Because of this almost every king during this time visited Djurhamn.