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

The sword is about 33 inches long and "exceptionally well-preserved." The 1,500-year-old artifact even has a sheath made of wood and leather.

Earlier this summer, an 8-year-old girl named Saga Vanecek was doing what she often does: wading in Sweden's Lake Vidöstern.

"I like to walk around finding rocks and sticks in the water and then I usually walk around with to Radio Sweden yesterday.

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