The sword has been described as 'extremely well-preserved'. Image Credit: CC BY-SA 4.0 Wolfmann
Saga Vanecek discovered the pre-Viking-era relic while swimming near her family's holiday home in Sweden.
The sword, which was found in Vidostern lake, is believed to date back around 1,500 years.
"I was outside in the water, throwing sticks and stones and stuff to see how far they skip, and then I found some kind of stick," Saga told Swedish news site The Local.
"I picked it up and was going to drop it back in the water, but it had a handle, and I saw that it was a little bit pointy at the end and all rusty. I held it up in the air and I said 'Daddy, I found a sword!'"
"When he saw that it [was] bent and was rusty, he came running up and took it."
The discovery has since prompted further archaeological excavations at the site.
"It's not every day that you step on a sword in the lake!" said local museum worker Mikael Nordstrom.
Come on. This is about a little girl finding a sword in a Swedish lake. Plenty of other threads for politics. The whole thing is pretty awesome. Might have been an offering rather than lost in battle. A hiker found a viking age sword in ice along a mountain trail in Norway about 3 years ago I think. As more and more people hike and travel there may be more to discover.. Some of the swords found from the 700-1000 ad period associated with battles or graves have been intentionally bent double. Best guess from historians is that if you defeated a foe, you didn't want him coming for... [More]
I think you're misunderstanding my comment. I was saying since she found a sword of an extraordinary find, she'll have something to tell future generations. No pun intended on the girl. Geez
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