Search for: [Abstract = %22During the late 1950s%2C a discovery of precipitates interpreted as nitrides in the structure of Iron Age iron objects led to the forming of a hypothesis%2C in which deliberate nitriding of iron in the distant past was implied. The allegedly purposeful introduction of nitrogen to form compounds with iron was linked to the %C3%9Ei%C3%B0riks saga. There%2C in a fragment devoted to the making of the sword Mimming%2C Velent the smith feeds domestic fowl with filings from a ground down blade%2C which he later picks up from the birds%E2%80%99 droppings and reforges into a new weapon of superior quality and performance. Bafflingly%2C this seemingly unbelievable story appears in faraway lands%2C in different time periods. The paper presents the context and circumstances of the occurrence of this myth and provides a technological commentary.%22]

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