700-year-old sword discovered stuck in a rock

A 700-year-old sword has been dubbed the ‘real-life Excalibur’ after it was discovered stuck in a rock in a Bosnian river.

The Sun reports that the sword was discovered in the 150-mile-long Vrbas River, when archaeologists were excavating a castle close by in the city of Zvecaj. The discovery, which occurred in 2019, was made an impressive 36 feet underwater, and it has been hailed as a significant find. Only one other similar sword has been uncovered in the Balkans in the last 90 years.

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