8-Year-Old Swedish-American Girl Pulls 1,500-Year-Old Sword From Lake in Sweden

Experts have described the 1,500-year-old relic as spectacular, saying that it was "about 85 centimeters long, and there is also preserved wood and metal around it.” Jonkopings Lans Museum

An 8-year-old girl has pulled an ancient sword from a Swedish lake, prompting locals to jokingly call her the Queen of Sweden.

“It’s not every day that one steps on a sword in the lake!” Mikael Nordstrom from Jonkopings Lans Museum told The Local, and explained the artifact dates back to the fifth or sixth century, so the pre-Viking age.