A 3,000- year-old #sword made of firwood found in Lake Inkwil, Switzerland. Most likely, it was a #toy sword for #children. The lake is known for its pile-dwelling settlement from the late Bronze Age (1,200–800 BC).

Photo: Museum Pächterhaus

#photoOfTheDay shows the VR (Victoria Regina) royal cipher of Queen Victoria on the brass guard of an English patent solid hilt Pattern 1845 infantry officer's sword. This sword was supplied by the C. Webb & Co. outfitters of London, and the blade is etched with the name of Captain Wilkinson.

Ancient ritual spear from Japan’s sacred island reveals East Asia’s earliest gold-inlaid sheath.

Researchers have identified an intricate inlaid gold pattern on an iron spear inserted into a gilt bronze sheath, unearthed decades ago on the Okinoshima sacred island off the coast of Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the first known instance of a gold-inlaid spear in East Asia

https://archaeologymag.com/2025/06/ancient-ritual-spear-from-japans-sacred-island/ #JapaneseHistory #sword #history

Happy solstice, the traditional time for the festival of Litha. In 2023, I made this mixed-media artwork inspired by Pagan tradition.

Guys guys guys guys guys.

I made a pointy stick.
#crafting #woodworking #sword #garb

Bidirectional Translations Between Observational And Topography-Based Hydrographic Data Sets - MERIT-Basins And The SWOT River Database (SWORD)
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024WR038633 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #model #modeling #SurfaceWater #Ocean #Topography #SWOT #SWORD #hydrography #stream #river #datasets #MERIT #basin #watershed #inventory #routing #network #discharge #flow #peakflow #remotesensing #satellite #earthobservation

Busy day - clean the car, shop for lunches for the week, and sharpen and clean this rapier, one of my son's college graduation gifts! One of these things is not like the others...

This one i had another casual render from frostmourne project!
Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/nishant_neeraj

#humor #sword

Sword /sɔ:d/ - noun. a weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard, used for thrusting or striking.

Behold, a sword:

Hilt?
Guard?
Used for cutting?
Infinitely long blade?

Kevin’s Job Interview

Kevin brought a sword to a job interview.
It didn’t help. But it didn’t hurt.
Bad jokes, bad art, good intentions.

Soon.

A #Pathfinder2e conversion of my older #Pokemon #MagicItems, with a #Frogadier #kusarigama & a #Greninja two-bladed #sword to swim through shadows!

Interesting to see that the editors of the Journal of Intangible Cultural Heritage Studies think of me as an expert of "The Doctoral Sword and the Living History in Finland" ;-)

Why do such things keep happening to me? Went out in #Barcelona to buy a book on Saint Jordi day and came back with a sword.

First hand/fingers tattoo done! Thank you so much R for the trust and the fun times learning you sat like a rock!! I hope your new little dragon lad gives you the best company!

Bookings for flash or custom tattoos available through Venue, forms, or email!

College child texted me: thinking about taking this metal smithing elective. We get to make a sword!

Me: Can you make a #falcata #sword? Thinking about buying one of them.

A sword needs a guard and a pommel. The Chronoblade sword receives them in this video! Follow along as I continue completing this sword.
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=397lsr7N5IU
#bladesmithing, #sword, #pommel