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A 600-year-old sword was recently fished out of the Danube River by a magnet fisher, Erik Kovács, and is now in the care of the Budapest History Museum.
According to the tabloid Blikk, the medieval blade, which is exceptionally well-preserved despite its age, is considered a rare and significant archaeological find.
Mr. Kovács, a passionate magnet fisher, discovered the sword while exploring a less fruitful part of the Danube in Budapest. Despite not expecting much, he felt his magnet latch onto a large metal object underwater. When he pulled it out, he realized it was a sword, although its value was not immediately clear.
It is missing just fifteen to twenty centimeters, and part of the hilt is gone,” the finder noted, adding that he sought advice from archaeologists on Facebook to determine its significance.
A friend of Erik Kovács, a museologist, confirmed that the sword is a medieval artifact, leading to its transfer to the Budapest History Museum. Although Mr. Kovács joked that he would have liked to keep the sword at home, he was proud of his discovery and content with the museum’s gratitude. “I do not even get any money for it, but I was very happy and very pleased that they thanked me,” he said.
The sword is now in the museum’s hands, where it will be preserved and studied, as it is in a vulnerable condition after being submerged for centuries.
Via Blikk; Featured Image: Facebook / Mágnes Horgászat