It belonged to Everard Bouverie, who owned the abbey and fought in the Battle of Waterloo.
By Ollie Conopo & Pete CooperA rare sword has been put on display at a 12th Century abbey after it was bought for £15,000 earlier this year.Gen Bouverie had the sword when he was in the Royal Horse Guards and fought in the Battle of Waterloo.
The sword, along with many Bouverie heirlooms, was sold off in the early 1900s when the family fell on hard times. It then recently came up for auction when the previous owner died. Ms Sier said the trust was "blown away by people's response and the nice words that came back as well about how people really wanted this sword returned to Northamptonshire".
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