A first grader out on a field trip with his class discovered a medieval sword in Gran, Norway. Six-year-old Henrik Refsnes Mørtvedt saw a rusty piece of metal sticking out of the ground and with the eternal wisdom of his six years, he picked it up to see what it was, thinking it was an old piece of scrap or broken tool. It was a sword.
An old sword. A very old sword. I love stories like this. He’s now the new King of Norway. I don’t make the rules…
I know it is in Norwegian, but like the original poster, I couldn’t help but share. The kid is too cute.
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