NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword

2012 | 54 minutes | 7.5 ★ (2)

NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
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    The Vikings were the most ferocious warriors of the Middle Ages. Especially fearsome were the select few who wielded a formidable weapon: a light, razor sharp, virtually indestructible sword with its maker's name, Ulfberht, inlaid along the blade.

  • Release Date

    10 October 2012

  • DirectingPeter Yost
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