A Swedish-American girl (named Saga) was wandering by a lake near her summer home when she fished out a Fifth or Sixth century pre-Viking sword. Just an all-around adorable story, and though lots of American kids grew up finding arrowheads when out camping, finding a sword is on a whole other level.
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Though she didn't get to keep the sword, her school did throw her a party with ice cream. Long may she reign.
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"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 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 bent and was rusty, he came running up and took it," she continued.
Though she didn't get to keep the sword, her school did throw her a party with ice cream. Long may she reign.