Minnesota girl pulls ancient pre-Viking era sword from lake in Sweden

[TomSea]

Surely, this was posted so delete or merge if it was. Some news outlets are just reporting it in the last few hours.  Some stories say "Pre-Viking" era.

Minnesota girl pulls ancient pre-Viking era sword from lake in Sweden
Saga Vanecek found the 1,500-year-old sword after stepping on what she thought was a stick.
By Mary Lynn Smith Star Tribune
October 5, 2018

An 8-year-old Minnesota girl has won the hearts of many in Sweden because of an unexpected find — a pre-Viking- era sword — at the bottom of a lake there.

Saga Vanecek and her family were at their summer home in southern Sweden when she stepped on something at the bottom of Vidostern Lake that she thought was a stick. As she reached down into the muddy waters, she pulled out quite the surprise.

“Daddy! I found a sword,” she shouted as she held it above her head, according to her father’s Facebook post.

Read more at: http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-girl-pulls-ancient-pre-viking-era-sword-from-lake-in-sweden/495285461/

Ancient sword discovered in lake in Sweden by little girl
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation-now/2018/10/05/ancient-sword-discovered-lake-sweden-little-girl/1537518002/

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-45763186/swedish-girl-discovers-ancient-sword-in-lake

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[goodwithagun]

You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!

[Free Vulcan]

The look on her face. Priceless. She'll remember this for life.