Image: Ambiorix, King of the Eburones - Bent Sword (4462402627)
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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?
Title: Ambiorix, King of the Eburones - Bent Sword (4462402627)
Credit: Ambiorix, King of the Eburones - Bent Sword
Author: Ann Wuyts from Olen (London), Belgium (United Kingdom)
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