Medieval History
A priceless lance stolen 20 years ago has been discovered in a bank manager?s flat. The medieval weapon was pilfered from at Kreuzenstein Castle near Leobendorf in the province of Lower Austria in 1990.
Investigators, who never abandoned investigations into the 50,000-Euro object?s disappearance, have now found the spear in the Korneuburg flat of the bank manager.
Click here to read the article from the Austrian Times
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Medieval History
Stolen lance found in bank manager's flat 20 years on
A priceless lance stolen 20 years ago has been discovered in a bank manager?s flat. The medieval weapon was pilfered from at Kreuzenstein Castle near Leobendorf in the province of Lower Austria in 1990.
Investigators, who never abandoned investigations into the 50,000-Euro object?s disappearance, have now found the spear in the Korneuburg flat of the bank manager.
Click here to read the article from the Austrian Times
- Medieval Underwear Points To Racy History
Underwear dating from medieval times that was found under flooring of an Austrian castle is hardly racy by the standards of today. But the discovery does suggest that women in 15th-century Europe took pride in their appearance, and perhaps not just the...
- Volunteers Dig Up Relics From Medieval Past
Medieval items were discovered as history enthusiasts held a Time Team-style dig during the Bank Holiday weekend. Inspired by the Tony Robinson-fronted television programme, volunteers from the Llynfi Valley Historical Society teamed up with Celtic Wireless...
- Stolen 14th-century Italian Painting Found In The United States
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It's the flat-pack furniture problem that almost all of us have faced. You open the box, trawl through its contents, lay everything out, then cross-reference the instructions. You look at them every which way since they appear to be in Sanskrit, then...
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