8 Year Old Girl Pulls 1,500 Year Old Sword from Swedish Lake

[Lucky Millionaire]

An eight-year-old found a pre-Viking-era sword while swimming in a lake in Sweden during the summer.

Saga Vanecek found the relic in the Vidöstern lake while at her family's holiday home in Jönköping County.

The sword was initially reported to be 1,000 years old, but experts at the local museum now believe it may date to around 1,500 years ago.

"It's not every day that you step on a sword in the lake!" Mikael Nordström from the museum said.

The level of the water was extremely low at the time, owing to a drought, which is probably why Saga uncovered the ancient weapon.

"I felt something in the water and lifted it up. Then there was a handle and I went to tell my dad that it looked like a sword," Saga told the Sveriges Radio broadcaster.

Saga's father Andy Vanecek told the English-language website The Local he initially thought his daughter had found an unusual stick or branch in the water.

It was only after he asked a friend to take a closer look did he discover that it was likely to be an ancient relic.

The local museum - which is now preserving the historic item - said the sword was extremely well-preserved.

Saga's discovery led the museum and local council to carry out further excavations at the site, finding a brooch from the 3rd Century.

The Jönköping county museum said that its investigation of the lake is unfinished and it could yet turn up more ancient items.

Girl pulls 1,500-year-old sword from lake

 

[Secure Da Bag]

Queen Arthuria of the Savage Horde

Midgard's Finest

 

[CreepyMcCreeperson]

Did the dad just let them have it for free?

 

[Tom Foolery]

How much they pay her for the find?

 

[Geek Nasty]

She is...the Chosen One

 

[get these nets]

Symbol on my arm is off limits to challengers/
you swing the rusty sword, I swing the Excalibur/

 

[Oatmeal]

Probably went down like this..

Dad probably felt the power and didn't want it to fall into the wrong hands

 

[ORDER_66]

did they even pay the family??? The sword would probably fetch a killing on the open market...

 

[Hardest Since MC Ren]

@Flywin Lannister
Log off and go look for treasure in your dirty ass lakes
You fakkit you

 

[jdubnyce]

@Flywin Lannister
Log off and go look for treasure in your dirty ass lakes
You fakkit you

 

[BronxFleeZ]

No regards to a reward man fukk y’all I’m keeping this shyt

 

[mrfortune]

finessed for the sword

 

[ORDER_66]

finessed for the sword

A 1500 Yr old Authentic Viking Sword, in MINT condition!!!!!

 

[FaTaL]

Chipmunk

• FaTaL
• Dec 15, 2015

For free?

 

[Kingshango]

She got no reward for basically finding Excalibur?