Can you solve the code in the sword ? British Library appeals for help

07 August 2015

Can you solve the code in the sword ? British Library appeals for help in 
cracking enigmatic 'NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI' inscription on mysterious medieval 
blade

- A 13th century sword, found in 1825, has a cryptic 18-letter message 
  on it
- NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI is engraved down the weapon's central groove
- It is on display at the British Library as part of the Magna Carta 
  exhibition 

By Sarah Griffiths and Sam Tonkin For Mailonline

A medieval sword that carries a mysterious inscription has baffled 
historians for centuries.

Little is known about double-edged weapon, least of all the meaning behind 
a cryptic 18-letter message running down the central groove which reads: 
NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI.

Now The British Library have appealed for the public’s help in cracking 
the conundrum..../snip/


Read more :
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3187667/Can-solve-riddle-NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI-British-Library-appeals-help-cracking-code-carved-medieval-double-edged-sword.html

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http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2015/08/help-us-decipher-this-inscription.html

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/science/article4519690.ece