12th Century Inscribed Sword Found on English Golf Course is Remnant of a Deadly Battle | Ancient Origins

27/11/2025 5 min
12th Century Inscribed Sword Found on English Golf Course is Remnant of a Deadly Battle | Ancient Origins

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A digger team dredging a pond on the golf course where the bloody Battle of Fornham took place in England, discovered an old sword engraved with words, birds and animals inlaid in silver. It is believed that the Medieval sword is a remnant of the deadly battle where forces loyal to Henry II drove the rebel Earl of Leicester’s mercenaries into a marsh and slaughtered them.

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