A 14th-century piece of armor was discovered in Norway.

In Oslo, excavations have been carried out by the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) since 2019.

One recent excavation uncovered a particularly rare ancient item.

A rare iron gauntlet from the Middle Ages was discovered in an unexplored area, as reported by Science Norway on August 12, 2024.

According to Britannica, King Harald Hardraade founded the city of Oslo approximately in 1050.

In 1624, a devastating fire destroyed numerous buildings in Oslo due to the city's predominantly wooden construction.

The city was almost entirely destroyed. King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway decided to rebuild the demolished city on the other side of the fjord, closer to Akershus Fortress and better protected, as stated on the Oslo Museum website. The city was named Christiania and later renamed Oslo in 1925, according to Britannica.

This 14th-century object, which is rare and shrouded in mystery, was used to safeguard the hand and wrist during combat.

Håvard Hegdal, an archaeologist at NIKU and the excavation's project manager, stated that the gauntlet would never have been left lying in the streets of medieval Oslo, according to Science Norway.

An object of this caliber is exorbitantly priced. Only the wealthy could afford something like this. The only way to obtain such items is through burial or loss. On the seabed, no one could have obtained it.

The origin of the gauntlet's location remains uncertain and may never be discovered.

Hegdal stated that it is "extremely challenging to envision someone losing their gauntlet during a fight."

"If there had been anything else related to the gauntlet, we would have already found it. It's an archaeologist's dream to find remains of some of the battles that took place out there in the fjord, but we haven't. So, the best explanation we have so far is simply that someone lost it. You could call that bad luck," he said.

Despite the gauntlet's altered form, Hegdal recognized it based on the imprint left behind.

In the 1700s, many Oslo documents were destroyed by fire, making it harder to comprehend the complete history of the discovery.

In the 1700s, many Norwegian medieval documents were burned in Copenhagen. However, the city law for Oslo has not been preserved, and no regulations or documentation have been found indicating that items were thrown into the sea. All that has been found are weapons, according to Science Norway.

During excavations in Oslo, numerous ancient objects have been unearthed, including an array of weapons, including daggers, swords, and axes.