A rare sword from the times of Kievan Rus, accidentally found in the Zhytomyr region, was transferred to the National Museum of Ukrainian History. It is planned to be examined and transferred to the exhibition, the press service of the institution reported.
“On the eve of Christmas, our museum received an unexpected gift – (…) an ancient sword, accidentally found near Radomyshl, and two axes. This exceptional and rare sword dates back to the second half of the 10th – early 11th centuries. The Varangian guards of the Kyiv princes were armed with such swords,” the museum said in a Facebook post on Tuesday.
The artifacts found were donated to the museum by Viktor Moschenko and his daughter Natalia. It is noted that the location is also symbolic. Radomyshl is the territory of the former Drevlyans, where bloody events took place during the times of Oleg, Igor, and Olga.
The Slavic tribe of the Drevlyans lived in the Left Bank Polissya. It was an independent state with a developed economy, princely power, and fortified cities such as Iskorosten (modern Korosten), Vruchy (now Ovruch), Malyn, Mychesk, and Mykhorod (today Radomyshl).
