When we're walking around, either in nature or in cities and towns, we don't often admire what's on the ground. We look up at the sky, or at the trees, or at our surroundings. But checking out the details of the soil beneath our feet seems to slip our minds.
But one Icelandic man who happened to glance down found a priceless artifact.
Árni Björn Valdimarsson, a goose hunter, was on a hunting trip when he came across an old, rusty object on the ground.
The object? An ancient sword, estimated to be 1,000 years old.
The Icelandic sword, which was analyzed by the country's Cultural Heritage Agency, is said to be only one of 20 or so such artifacts from the 10th century, making it a very important find.
The sword indeed looks like it would be easy to miss, even if it was laying on the ground, in plain sight… Now scroll down to see it!
Árni Björn Valdimarsson is a goose hunter living in Norway.
He recently went on a hunting trip and came across a priceless artifact.
The artifact was laying in plain sight, too, but very easy to miss…
It was a sword, possibly made in the 10th century – that's 1,000 years ago!
Only 20 or so such swords have been found, making this a find unlike no other.
The artifact, which has been analyzed by Iceland's Cultural Heritage Agency, will be further studied to discover more about its origins. The area will also be studied and searched in case more of these objects can be found!
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