Viking recycling of weapons

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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... cling.html

[Ty N.]

Recycling iron and steel is a lot cheaper than mining new ore, so I'd be surprised if they didn't re-use. I wonder if the swords found at Dordogne were en route to a smelting facility when the boat sank.

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I doubt it - they were in good condition and of fashionable designs (assuming the boat sank in the mid-15th century!). So they could have been sold immediately with no work required.