A schoolgirl pulled a 1,500-year-old sword out of a lake in Sweden and these 11 responses get right to the point
An eight-year-old found a pre-Viking-era sword while swimming in a lake in Sweden and for reasons that may or may not be obvious – they’re obvious right? – it’s really caught people’s imagination.
Girl, 8, pulls a 1,500-year-old sword from a lake in Sweden https://t.co/6mM8fBZYbs
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 4, 2018
Here’s the lake where it was found.
Here’s the sword.
And here are our favourite responses online.
https://twitter.com/MESalisbury/status/1047961558540832768
https://twitter.com/buzzandhum/status/1048110738542231552
I think we just make her Queen of the world and risk it. https://t.co/sg7a7YHzes
— Stig Abell (@StigAbell) October 5, 2018
She's been chosen https://t.co/DohpSFEfj0
— Kars (@KaroshiMyriad) October 5, 2018
I disagree, looking at the shower we’ve got at the moment an aquatic weapon distribution based system of government could be an improvement.
— Wendy Emsen (@Wendxii) October 5, 2018
Either Michael Bay announced a surprise new Transformers movie via an elaborate ARG, or the new queen of Sweden was just crowned via a 1,500 year old procedure. https://t.co/03hEv6NOsl
— Rami Ismail / رامي (@tha_rami) October 5, 2018
Hail the new Queen.
— Richard Burnett (@RBurnett348) October 4, 2018
— 46aBUS (@mpaforde) October 4, 2018
Her name is Saga. And I’m ready. https://t.co/tRBIse9UAz
— Alexander Chee (@alexanderchee) October 4, 2018
She went on to kill a monster, a dragon, the king of France, and untold numbers of English peasants.https://t.co/UtEUKVqiYa
— President Dawg (@PresidentDawg) October 4, 2018
— Røz Tůrnër (@rozzlemcfrozzle) October 4, 2018