Could a mystery that’s stumped historians for nearly two centuries be solved by internet commenters? The British Library thinks it’s worth a try. It recently asked the web for help in unlocking the ...

Calling all codebreakers. The British Library has appealed to members of the public to help decipher an inscription found on an 800-year-old sword which has left experts stumped. The double-edged ...

“+NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI+” — Does that mean anything to you? The British Library has been trying to decipher the inscription on a 13th-century sword, and has come up with nothing. So now it’s your turn to ...

A team of archaeologists in the United Kingdom have unearthed several fragments of ancient bronze weapons on one of the Hebridean islands in Scotland. Members of the RSPB Scotland nature reserve found ...

Warriors duelling with bronze swords in the millennia before iron weapons were crafted employed sophisticated fighting methods, a study has found. Researchers assessed the dings and dents on 110 ...

The bedchamber sword of Tipu Sultan, an 18th-century king famous for the commanding role he played in wars in southern India, has sold for £14 million ($17.4 million) at auction in London. The sale ...