8-Year-Old Girl Discovers Iron Age Sword In Swedish Lake

October 4, 20187:16 PM ET LAUREL WAMSLEY  https://www.npr.org/2018/10/04/654524234/8-year-old-girl-discovers-iron-age-sword-in-swedish-lake

According to the museum, the sword is about 33 inches long and “exceptionally well-preserved.” It even has a sheath made of wood and leather.

Further searching in the lake yielded a piece of metal jewelry from A.D. 300-400.

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