Hmm, there was a 2-hand magical sword in a Raanaar corpse in Act 2, Citadel Prison island. There were you saw a lot of dead bodies, the NE one. I found it in all my German games so far - so, I don't think it's random. This sword was the one I kept for my DK until the end.
And I found rings and amulets in this act => in tree stumps, spider cocoons - even orange ones (the best).
As I got my English version today (hoorah!) I will try and see if a German save will work - and if the sword is in your version, too.
