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Archaeologists Found a 700-Year-Old Dagger Symbolically Shaped Like Testicles

created: May 15, 2025, 1 p.m. | updated: May 20, 2025, 8:51 p.m.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:A discovery of a testicle-shaped dagger at an ancient fortress was likely a bold statement and a useful weapon. Archaeologists working at the Gullberg fortress in Sweden uncovered a trove of weapons, including the Medieval dagger worn on the belt. Finds at the fortress also featured beer barrel stoppers, cannonballs, crossbow arrows, and a sand spreader to help dry ink. Archaeologists uncovered a testicle-shaped dagger buried at the ancient Gullberg fortress, and experts believe the dagger, with two round testicle-like decorations on the hilt, was worn, well, where you’d think it would be worn. The site continued to expand and was used as a fortress for centuries until eventually being replaced by the Skansen Lejonet fort.

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