Israeli diver finds 900-year-old crusader sword in ‘perfect condition’ off Mediterranean coast
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The Israel Antiquities Authority has exhibited a 900-year-old sword believed to have belonged to a crusader. The artefact, which went on public display on October 19, 2021, was said to be in perfect condition. Diver Shlomi Katzin came across the iron sword, now encrusted in marine organisms, after it was left exposed by shifting sand on the sea floor.
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This doesn't make sense. If you lose your sword, it is supposed to despawn within 5 minutes.
@mudskie4394
2 жыл бұрын
Probably went into an unloaded chunk then stayed after many world resets
@rainforcer1
2 жыл бұрын
A zombie might pick it up and equip it. 😬
@klytouch7515
2 жыл бұрын
Religious beliefs systems wars have rage through thousands of years... we must make an effort to phasing out Religious beliefs systems for the creation of a species to battle and conquering space and time.
@cockatielplayscod7422
2 жыл бұрын
Yes yes
@klytouch7515
2 жыл бұрын
@@cockatielplayscod7422 i found it ... 😁
This is what archeologists call "In Perfect Condition"
@xeronim5602
2 жыл бұрын
You talk a lot for someone within crusading distance
@abdulbar8592
2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@Rph09
2 жыл бұрын
I mean true, but I bet once you scrape off all the barnacles and shells then it would be in decent condition
@fantasyqueen1919
2 жыл бұрын
I mean .... It's not broken but it is covered so yeah perfect condition😅😂
@YujukiTheDegenerate
2 жыл бұрын
@@fantasyqueen1919 The fact the sword is still intact after so many years is actually pretty amazing. I’m sure once you scrape of the barnacle it would look better
What I'm expecting right now is the restoration of the sword. Too bad they didn't reveal the actual sword.
@Christian-Roots818
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly !
@SiodogRehane
2 жыл бұрын
Yeahm quite dissapointed
@rahilnaseer6942
2 жыл бұрын
They should give rhis sword to Random Hands for restoration
@nikosaronim
2 жыл бұрын
From what I've searched though, it seems like it was found very recently. Most videos are posted within 1 day. So maybe soon.
@stephanieyee9784
2 жыл бұрын
They Just found it FFS. Why would anyone with brains think it would come from the sea after 900 years looking pristine?
Now that's a Ancient Sword capable of dealing 900% bonus attack damage when fully cleaned
@lordzeno7713
2 жыл бұрын
Bruh that's busted
@db5094
2 жыл бұрын
@@lordzeno7713 normal crusader damage is 15, so it would be 150 damage when restored, which is double lego sword damage, puts it on the level of a diamond sword with endurance and sharpness, pretty busted
ME: not washing my toilet for 10 years. Archeologists: Perfect condition
@EtheriousNatsuDragneel
2 жыл бұрын
You're supposed to clean your toilet?
@tris1866
2 жыл бұрын
@@EtheriousNatsuDragneel please 😂
@Yasser.Osman.A.Z.
2 жыл бұрын
@@EtheriousNatsuDragneel 😂😂😂👍
@samsilvadda7288
2 жыл бұрын
@@Yasser.Osman.A.Z. 😂😂😂👍👍👍🤮
@Christian-Roots818
2 жыл бұрын
Haha 😆
SCMP, please do follow up on this sword research. I think a lot subscriber are really interested to know how the actual design looks like.
@FunFacts0
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah well, it is shaped like a sword because uh it is A sword. Just kidding. Jokes aside, I also want to see the actual sword rather than that.
@use2regis
2 жыл бұрын
@@FunFacts0 Haha, my mistake. Thanks for the point out.
@sovietrasya7217
2 жыл бұрын
@@FunFacts0 lol
@walden6272
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine after they clean the sword, they show it to the public and on the side of the blade it reads "Made in China." LOL
@use2regis
2 жыл бұрын
@@walden6272 A nice twist, hahaha.
Everyone is a gangster until he becomes the next king of Europe.
@bakaweeb6396
2 жыл бұрын
And reunites the world
@Not_A_Friend0777
2 жыл бұрын
And make a New Kingdom
@HBC101TVStudios
2 жыл бұрын
@@Not_A_Friend0777 and declares the new Kingdom of Israel
@johnlop7763
2 жыл бұрын
@@HBC101TVStudios United Kingdom of Isreal
@Anthony_Soriano
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnlop7763 another generation found the sword
This guy : *found a perfect condition 900 years sword Meanwhile 900 years ago : "ay yo.. Where is my sword mate?"
Looks like a start of an epic movie when he acquires and restores the sword he will get powers from it if the individual is the chosen one
@darcandelaria
2 жыл бұрын
I'd watch that movie 😁🍿
@sesetio338
2 жыл бұрын
Can't happen. If that happened to crusaders swords they wouldn't have lost the crusades lol
@shem7146
2 жыл бұрын
@@sesetio338 ok buddy
@Vajrapani108
2 жыл бұрын
@@sesetio338 what if they lost because the sword sank?
@sesetio338
2 жыл бұрын
@@Vajrapani108 History repeated itself lol How many fail crusades were there? 🤣🐌
Hertics: He doesn't have a sword attack him! Crusader: **Takes out thick Bible proceeds to pelt at hertic's head**
@muzankibutsuji7377
2 жыл бұрын
@Juan Silva **Ya hoi** Starts to play
Sword: *Is covered in stone and coral for 900 years* Archaeologists: PERFECT CONDITION
@iz_no_good
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, these archaeologists will have a bright future as sellers on ebay!
@roastme7696
2 жыл бұрын
Idk but I think that's what makes it valuable
I'd like to imagine that a crusader threw his sword into the ocean after witnessing the horrors of war, in a kind of dramatic sunset moment.
@carmenpeters728
2 жыл бұрын
more likely he drowned there or farthur out.
@frog6054
2 жыл бұрын
@@carmenpeters728 Bruh moment
@Dystopia54109
2 ай бұрын
Or he might've got stabbed and fell from a wooden ship, bones in the ocean disintegrate except steel metal.
Beautiful find. History of man kind can’t wait to see the restoration.
@jinz0
2 жыл бұрын
you won't
@zenn9294
2 жыл бұрын
Propably not
@Preppy_Delicious
2 жыл бұрын
No restoration, it's beautiful as is.
Imagine that sword had already a killed hundreds of people in 900 years ago.
@imbasing
2 жыл бұрын
your username
@KH-fv3vq
2 жыл бұрын
Perfect condition.
Its funny to think that 900 years ago there was soldier panicking after losing his sword on journey accross the sea
@buldak8536
2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure it was much darker than that
@muzankibutsuji7377
2 жыл бұрын
Don't worry he took out his bible and threw it at the hertics.
@shivangichatterjee7308
2 жыл бұрын
And here I. Crazily imaging it to be Excalibur 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@haruglory6409
2 жыл бұрын
or he throw the cursed sword after killing 1000 people
@victoriacecilia3926
2 жыл бұрын
@@buldak8536 the guy probably just drowned
I think we can all agree that we would love more updates about this sword! A restoration would be absolutely awesome! (If that's possible that is)
I was hoping that we would be able to see the actual sword after being cleaned.
@ragingcamper3967
2 жыл бұрын
It was found very recently. They have to do a lot of analizing before they can start restoring it. Not an easy job
I lost my sword a couple hundred years ago, I'm glad he found it.
A Iranian man who has not bathed for 65 years. Archaeologist: *PERFECT CONDITION*
@sakmadik69420
2 жыл бұрын
He's history for being able to preserve whatever parasite he contracted lol.
That sword is older than Israel 🤣🤣
@activeonyoutube1545
2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@MendAmar
2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@Ares-rx4zz
2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@pagion3169
2 жыл бұрын
Duh
The return of King Arthur.
Plot twist: Some random dude stole that sword from a museum decades ago and decided to prank the people who would find it.
@johnlop7763
2 жыл бұрын
Proof
I mean, restoring it is going to take a while. Through all that shell and muk theyll find something particularly special. It does have quite the silhouette, especially the ball pummel
@_hunter_hunter1048
2 жыл бұрын
i'm worried the shell only preserved the shape and not the metal which by now must be rust . they might not find a sword inside . dang it we need the cleaning video to see what's inside
@alexoolau
2 жыл бұрын
It is well known that some western "Archeologists" manufactured their "findings" all over the world. If the frauds pay for you table, why not?
@colbyjackcheeser
2 жыл бұрын
@@alexoolau schizophrenia
This sword is a magnificent find and you can see how well its kept its shape, even after so many centuries. Thank you to the barnacles and other sea life who've helped preserve this artefact.
@richardkey4289
2 жыл бұрын
You know, when I woke up.today , I didn't expect to encounter someone's comment, thanking a barnacle (!) I get what you mean , though. However ,I'm sure that's the weirdest phrase I'll read today !!!
@shadmaaafrin1857
2 жыл бұрын
@@richardkey4289 hahaha exactly !
@Raul-wd1jb
Жыл бұрын
@@richardkey4289 ?
It's actually in perfect condition.
@alexoolau
2 жыл бұрын
It is well known that some western "Archeologists" manufactured their "findings" all over the world. If the frauds pay for you table, why not?
@adlerzwei
2 жыл бұрын
@@alexoolau oh please STHU
@dimasreidz48
2 жыл бұрын
@@adlerzwei oh please talk more.
That's millions dollar sword right there.
@iMadrid11
2 жыл бұрын
It's not even worth $10,000. You need a well documented and verifiable proof of provenance for a sword to be worth a million bucks. All they have right now is an old barnacle encrusted iron sword they assume belonged to crusader knight. Nothing has ever been proven yet. If this old sword belonged to a foot soldier. Then it's not even worth much.
@KiethXy
2 жыл бұрын
Still money though
@goblinslayer6375
2 жыл бұрын
@@iMadrid11 why u so serious? Just invest on it, keep it in ur basement, u know Modern art and NFT art now a day is worth millions and it's nothing, those proves are just to fool you and think it's expensive.
@visigoth3696
2 жыл бұрын
@@iMadrid11 If you price it to a million. I’m sure somewhere down the line a millionaire would pay the price
Rick harrison be like : there's not a big market for ancient sword, best i can do is 20 dollars
@LikeAChameleon
2 жыл бұрын
"I'm taking a big risk here."
@VarchalUchiha
2 жыл бұрын
“I got to polish it, frame it, pay for the auction”
"It belongs in the museum!" - Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr.
Holy land full of historical beauty.
@luthfimuhammad3068
2 жыл бұрын
The land full of historical beauty because it is holy 🤔
@roshanserrao854
2 жыл бұрын
@@luthfimuhammad3068 understand English first
@luthfimuhammad3068
2 жыл бұрын
@@roshanserrao854 what?
@chongonkaka2706
2 жыл бұрын
@@luthfimuhammad3068 His basically saying the Holy land has a lot of historical beauty.
@luthfimuhammad3068
2 жыл бұрын
@@chongonkaka2706 ik, i said that the land full of 'historical beauty' because the land is 'holy'
Ok so what powers he got? A commoner discovers ancient holy sword and gets some OP powers as blessing. That's the plot, right?
The bladesmith/swordsmith who created it must be a legend
Honestly, I'm surprised it survived that long under salt water.
Sword Stats +100 water damage -100 durability
This is so beautiful. Just the thought of the crusader who held such a weapon,and it turning up 900 years later is....its so much.
That sword contain immense powers, you got the sword because the sword choose you 😜
Isn't it amazing that every now and then people always discover something historical?
As a kid, I was fascinated about the idea of the myriad of things in the Mediterranean Sea , so much history in that region , the first scuba divers must have been like space explorers . Who k ows how many treasures have been found & not declared ? * Props to this diver for sharing a bit of history with us land - lubbers !
He who wields this sword will take back Constantinople.
@ra_alf9467
2 жыл бұрын
"Pillaging" the Constantinople
@thehorde4868
2 жыл бұрын
Deus Vult
@itismethatguy
2 жыл бұрын
It’s already taken
@nano4778
2 жыл бұрын
@@itismethatguy “Take back”
*restores the sword* *A blue window appeared_Level 1 Crusader* 👁👄👁
@Unkown2ful
2 жыл бұрын
Crusader system activated 😂
This is exactly how swords looked during the crusades.
Saber: "are you my master?"
Please do an update video of the cleaning and how it turns out. Would be really cool.
Plot twist: It was just a bunch of barnacles shaped like a sword
This how main character gonna get his father sword after time travel
Diver who found this only got a "Certificate of Appreciation" RIP
It's like Conan the barbarian's atlantean sword
Looking forward to seeing this sword after its all cleaned up.
Nobody: Me after picking the sword: BEHOLD FEAR ME.
Diver: ohhh wait what pokemon is that?
This is like something out of a fantasy movie. Finding an ancient sword in the bottom of the ocean
i'm afraid that the shell made by the sea creatures has only preserved the sword shape and not the sword itself which by now could be rust
Amazing! I once heard of these rare swords made of rock and coral... I've never thought I'd see one.. and in such perfect condition! Wow
that sword really looks like one of the seven sword in The third Chronicles of Narnia
Maybe it’s just a piece of the coral reef in the shape of a sword…..
@jamostudios7596
2 жыл бұрын
we don’t know for sure without trying to restore it
Giorgio is going to look for this for another episode for In Search of the Aliens. More explosive hair from Giorgio
I need to watch it cleaned, I hope you guys record it and upload here
Nah...that's Poseidon Trident's tip
Deus Vult, The Anchient Sword of The Crusader Epic 900 - 1200 damage + 358 Strenght + 225 Hit rating + 225 Parry rating
They should xray it to see the real shape of the sword.
@pagion3169
2 жыл бұрын
I mean that the real shape and why we must X ray? X ray not going to help you with that You must remove the( what ever that thing is)
@felipecosta-kv2fx
2 жыл бұрын
@@pagion3169 barnacles
മോൻസൺ from Kerala-" It was stolen from my museum"😂😂😂😂
Imagine that was king lionheart's sword. He'd sleeping on money
After hundreds of years you can tell this sword has been enchanted with Crushing Blow Chances +x% just look at these shells covering it!
Rick Harrison: best I can do is $20
Beautiful sword that killed countless of enemies. *Beautiful sword that killed countless human for greed of other*
@andreasjhon8080
2 жыл бұрын
An idiot knows nothing
Queen Elizabeth: "So that's where I left my sword"
How many people's blood it had tasted, nobody knows
Perfect condition…………. For a beach ornament. “That’s a nice looking cross” “That’s my perfect condition sword”
Hope they post an update on the sword.
SCMP you have the best topical, truthful and telling articles. I don't know who owns you but the message thus far is excellent.
"A homeless American who lives in the streets of New York that hasn't bath in 4 years" Archeologists: *Perfect Condition*
You know the soldier who dropped that got in big trouble
Excaliburrrrrrr!!!!!!!
@abura2980
2 жыл бұрын
Fate
@cosmoray9750
2 жыл бұрын
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@kevinh3238
2 жыл бұрын
@@abura2980 fate
@abura2980
2 жыл бұрын
@@kevinh3238 I'm such fake Fate fan lol 😅
"perfect condition" - literally looks like a rock or piece of Coral, let's see under then we can talk about the claims you intend to bring up.
So, my rusted, chipped and molded knife is in "perfect condition"?
Can't wait to see his face when he found out that thing is just a worn out rusted anchor
Swords, daggers, knifes, razors, scissors, axes, hammers, spears, staffs, clubs, bows and arrows, crossbows, sling shots, and various other weaponry I am absolute yeah
Nah, my guess is He-Man dropped it.
@shaider1982
2 жыл бұрын
The original one.
Name: Lost sword of the sea Damage: 15 (30 enchanted) Class: Knight Special: +45 Water damage & +30 Holy damage Description: A lost sword believed to have belonged to a crusader.
"you guys lets go for a swim"
Timeline has shifted with the recovery of this holy relic. Tides are changing brothers, and I hear Jerusalem calling us. DEUS VULT
Beautiful barnacles = Beautiful sword...ok👀
Optimus prime coming 🗡
Nice, a crusader sword. Deus Vult.
@TheTrueAdonis
2 жыл бұрын
Deus vult
rick pawnshop : the best i can do is £50.
@zootboot124
2 жыл бұрын
Chum Lee... Hold my donut... I'm the sword expert here... Yeah Rick these are real shell's.
a beautiful sword now... But 1 time in his history it was full of blood... 😂
Watch out. Maybe it's Cervantes sword. You don't want to ended up like Siegfried , right? 🗿
@angelloaguilar2722
2 жыл бұрын
Soul Edge reference? if so, that should be Nightmare himself.
@artsdiv
2 жыл бұрын
@@angelloaguilar2722 bingo. You're right 🗿👌
Everybody gangsta until it turns out to be Excalibur
I'm guessing this is gonna get featured in movies and have its own legend
It's been a full 8 months and no mention of this sword this blows
What kind of iron is this? Maybe the superman version of Iron?
Sadly we don't know how many innocents would have been killed and injured by this sword 😭😭😭
@hussain_abbas7789
2 жыл бұрын
@Sung Jin-Woo yes which innocent lives did Muhammad pbuh take,pls elaborate or take it back and btw zulfiqar was the sword of Imam Ali ibne abi talib (as) who was prophet pbuhs cousin,so ignorant of you
Time to get myself a diving license
Historian would love to analyze that sword to know if it is from Knights of Templar or just another normal old sword
I want to see when they clean the sword 😔
It's probably half dissolved under all the barnacles.
I don't like to think of what the comments section will become bcs of one word in the title
Wonder what made the sword to be at 150 meters off shoreline. Might have been in land after the crusader died aswell.
We need a video of the restoration
Absolutely amazing...
I’d like to see a video of it being cleaned up