Real-life Excalibur? Man on a hike uncovers gold sword relic hidden under tree

A discovery straight out of a King Arthur legend recently unfolded in Norway, where a hiker unearthed a 1,500-year-old gold sword fitting hidden beneath a tree.

The news was announced May 5 by the University of Stavanger, a public university in Norway.

The artifact was found in the Austrått district of Sandnes, a city in southwestern Norway. It dates to the sixth century, during Norway's Migration Period, a turbulent era of upheaval following the fall of the Roman Empire.

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