certain why inscribed swords were
popular in the medieval period and who owned them, they still aren't
sure just what these swords actually say. Interpreting the inscriptions
on the blades is like "trying to crack a mysterious code," according to
the Fyris Swords Project researchers.

While historians aren't entirely sure what language the letters on the
sword represent, they are fairly certain that the letters are a
short-form version of Latin, according to van Hasselt, who said that
Latin was the "international language of choice" in 13th-century Europe.
The first two letters on the River Witham sword are ND, which van
Hasselt said might be a kind of invocation that stands for "Nostrum
Dominus (our Lord) or Nomine Domini (name of the Lord)."

The XOXcombination that follows could refer to the Holy Trinity of the
Christian faith. And the two plusand ties for third at 9-under 201 from senior Chun An Yu (65-68-68) and junior Won Jun Lee, who sandwiched two 5-under 65s around a 71. As a team, they reached 38 under for 54 holes.

"This was just an all-around awesome week for us," said fifth-year Sun Devil head coach Matt Thurmond, last season's Pac-12 Coach of the Year. "There are so many cool things to talk about. Cam (Sisk) was unbeatable. I knew that type of performance would come from him and it's pretty cool to start the season with it. Won Jun Lee shot 65 in both the first and last rounds and didn't have a bogey in either, that is amazing. Kevin (Chun An Yu) was his usual awesome self, and if a couple things