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While conducting maintenance work on his land, a man in southern Finland discovered a piece of iron sticking out of a mound of dirt. What he pulled out, however, wasn't scrap metal but a centuries-old sword.
The Swedish Crusades were a series of religious-fueled raids that unfolded between the 12th and 13th centuries. The aim of the raids, initiated by the Roman Catholic Church and the Swedish Crown, was to gain control of what is now Finland, according to an article in Yleisradio Oy, the Finnish Broadcasting Co.
"The location of the site, in the immediate vicinity of a medieval stone church, can be considered as evidence of a much earlier church organization in the area than previously believed," Ruohonen said in the statement."It has been thought that Pertteli parish was established with the founding of the Uskela chapel in the 15th century."
"The whole belt also included a buckle, several end tips, animal-head decorations and strap dividers," Ruohonen said in the statement."The leather parts of the belt are partially preserved. In addition, the bronze ornaments still show plenty of fragments of attached fabric, remnants of the clothing of the deceased."—Mass grave of slaughtered Crusaders discovered in LebanonThey also found human bones at the burial site.
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