1,500 year old sword found in lake

[CPP]

A girl in Sweden found a 1,500 year old pre-Viking sword in a lake. It has been described as "extremely well preserved." I wonder what kind of steel they used back then to make a sword that could be preserved that well...

 

[stonproject]

A girl in Sweden found a 1,500 year old pre-Viking sword in a lake. It has been described as "extremely well preserved." I wonder what kind of steel they used back then to make a sword that could be preserved that well...

Is it bronze?

Edit: brain fart. Disregard

 

[AntDog]

Gotta be 440A...

 

[Sharp Guy]

A girl in Sweden found a 1,500 year old pre-Viking sword in a lake. It has been described as "extremely well preserved." I wonder what kind of steel they used back then to make a sword that could be preserved that well...

It obviously wasn't H1

 

[Owen K.]

Super cool. I hope they find more!

 

[gadunz]

Moistened bint.

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[b00n]

Tell her she needs a gold membership before she comes here asking for value.

 

[Casinostocks]

A girl in Sweden found a 1,500 year old pre-Viking sword in a lake. It has been described as "extremely well preserved." I wonder what kind of steel they used back then to make a sword that could be preserved that well...

Looks like it could be Longclaw, which was Jon Snow's sword, made out of Valyrian steel!

J/K, it was a cool read and a really cool find by this lucky 8 YO kid

 

[dkb45]

Excalibur? Did a lady in that lake have the sword?

 

[SW-EDC]

Well it was fresh water so that aided the preservation I'm sure as well as mud..maybe?

 

[19-3ben]

Probably an awesome natural patina that saved it. Some pre-viking used his sword to slice onions for a big batch of salsa.

 

[silvercall]

The kid has a cool name, "Saga". Article should read "Saga's Sword" or something...

 

[DocJD]

The kid has a cool name, "Saga". Article should read "Saga's Sword" or something...

How about :"The Sandy Slimy Salvage Saga of Saga's Swedish Savage Sword !" ?

 

[80sKid]

Wow, crazy story! The only knives I find are made of plastic. With it being ancient, do you think she’s allowed to keep it?

 

[Legendary_Jarl]

A girl in Sweden found a 1,500 year old pre-Viking sword in a lake. It has been described as "extremely well preserved." I wonder what kind of steel they used back then to make a sword that could be preserved that well...

From what I've been reading in the last few minutes that sword is from a pre-viking era known as "Vendel Era". Apparently swords from that time were typically pattern welded. So it is most likely a pattern welded iron/steel sword. Iron swords and tools will resist corrotion much better than steel.

 

[JokersFaceLifter]

A girl in Sweden found a 1,500 year old pre-Viking sword in a lake. It has been described as "extremely well preserved." I wonder what kind of steel they used back then to make a sword that could be preserved that well...

well-preserved, yes we can go with that..

 

[Roguer]

Did it have a Scandi Grind?

 

[hank_rearden]

All hail Queen Saga!

 

[mfunnell]

Moistened bint.

That's the 1st thing I thought of when I read "sword found in lake".

I guess age happens, and faster than I'd thought.

...Mike

 

[Rykjeklut]

well-preserved, yes we can go with that..

It's... 1500 years old.