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What kind of news site is this? Seems fake. Not reported anywhere else.

throwaway_20357 3y ago
Was all over the news in Germany today: https://www.welt.de/geschichte/article245860994/Archaeologie-Aussergewoehnlicher-Schwertfund-in-Noerdlingen.html https://www.welt.de/geschichte/article245860994/Archaeologie... https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/3000-jahre-altes-schwert-von-archaeologen-in-schwaben-gefunden-18964960.html https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/3000-jahre... https://www.schwaebische.de/regional/ostalb/archaeologen-finden-3000-jahre-altes-schwert-1688205 https://www.schwaebische.de/regional/ostalb/archaeologen-fin...
marginalia_nu 3y ago
> Alle Artikel sind aus der Originalquelle übersetzt. Wir betreiben einen Übersetzungsdienst, um Englischsprachigen in Deutschland zu helfen, zu verstehen, was in ganz Deutschland passiert. All articles are translated from the original source. We run a translation service to help English speakers in Germany understand what's happening across Germany. But yeah, it has strong freebooting energy.
- constantcrying 3y ago
  >But yeah, it has strong freebooting energy. The FAZ and Zeit articles are just copy pasted from the dpa, which is why they are identical. I am sure they payed for them, but I can't say I am particularly sorry for them. Welt was the one article I saw which included some more info and a few more pictures.
Gys 3y ago
The link is a translation. At the bottom is a source link: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/3000-jahre-altes-schwert-von-archaeologen-in-schwaben-gefunden-18964960.html https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/3000-jahre...
- roelschroeven 3y ago
  That's the website of the Frankfurter Algemeine, which (as far as I know) is a reputable German newspaper.
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cheese_van 3y ago
Not fake but rather breaking news. Bavarian State Office for the Care of Monuments official press release was yesterday, the 14th: https://www.blfd.bayern.de/mam/blfd/presse/pi_bronzezeitliches_schwert.pdf https://www.blfd.bayern.de/mam/blfd/presse/pi_bronzezeitlich... But what a beautiful sword!
- mc32 3y ago
  It is! Why is the hilt at the end instead of the end of the blade?
  - sephlietz 3y ago
    With the caveat that I'm not an expert, that's the pommel (hilt is the entire handle) and it is at the bottom to prevent the sword from slipping out of your hand. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilt
    - mc32 3y ago
      Heh, you're right on both counts; thanks! Looks like the pommel at the end acts as a counterweight for heavy swords.
      - mtrower 3y ago
        Yeah, think about how leverage works, those things really suck to swing around and manipulate if you just bang them out without consideration for balance. Especially the larger ones...
- Apreche 3y ago
  Glad to be wrong!

throwaway_20357 3y ago

Was all over the news in Germany today: https://www.welt.de/geschichte/article245860994/Archaeologie-Aussergewoehnlicher-Schwertfund-in-Noerdlingen.html https://www.welt.de/geschichte/article245860994/Archaeologie... https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/3000-jahre-altes-schwert-von-archaeologen-in-schwaben-gefunden-18964960.html https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/3000-jahre... https://www.schwaebische.de/regional/ostalb/archaeologen-finden-3000-jahre-altes-schwert-1688205 https://www.schwaebische.de/regional/ostalb/archaeologen-fin...

marginalia_nu 3y ago

> Alle Artikel sind aus der Originalquelle übersetzt. Wir betreiben einen Übersetzungsdienst, um Englischsprachigen in Deutschland zu helfen, zu verstehen, was in ganz Deutschland passiert. All articles are translated from the original source. We run a translation service to help English speakers in Germany understand what's happening across Germany. But yeah, it has strong freebooting energy.

constantcrying 3y ago
>But yeah, it has strong freebooting energy. The FAZ and Zeit articles are just copy pasted from the dpa, which is why they are identical. I am sure they payed for them, but I can't say I am particularly sorry for them. Welt was the one article I saw which included some more info and a few more pictures.

Gys 3y ago

The link is a translation. At the bottom is a source link: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/3000-jahre-altes-schwert-von-archaeologen-in-schwaben-gefunden-18964960.html https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/3000-jahre...

roelschroeven 3y ago
That's the website of the Frankfurter Algemeine, which (as far as I know) is a reputable German newspaper.

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cheese_van 3y ago

Not fake but rather breaking news. Bavarian State Office for the Care of Monuments official press release was yesterday, the 14th: https://www.blfd.bayern.de/mam/blfd/presse/pi_bronzezeitliches_schwert.pdf https://www.blfd.bayern.de/mam/blfd/presse/pi_bronzezeitlich... But what a beautiful sword!

mc32 3y ago
It is! Why is the hilt at the end instead of the end of the blade?
- sephlietz 3y ago
  With the caveat that I'm not an expert, that's the pommel (hilt is the entire handle) and it is at the bottom to prevent the sword from slipping out of your hand. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilt
  - mc32 3y ago
    Heh, you're right on both counts; thanks! Looks like the pommel at the end acts as a counterweight for heavy swords.
    - mtrower 3y ago
      Yeah, think about how leverage works, those things really suck to swing around and manipulate if you just bang them out without consideration for balance. Especially the larger ones...
Apreche 3y ago
Glad to be wrong!