Mystery Unveiled: Fisherman Discovers Astonishing Medieval Sword Hidden Beneath Poland’s Vistula River
The Medieval Sword Fished Out Of Poland’s Vistula River
Fisherman Andrzej Korpikiewicz was actually not even fishing when he stumbled upon the artifact. Korpikiewicz had gone to see the historically low water levels of the Vistula River in Poland’s capital city, the Miami Herald reported.
While walking along the river, Korpikiewicz noticed something made of metal in the water. Initially believing it to be an old hinge or a piece of rebar, he fished it out of the water.
After cleaning off some of the mud, as well as leeches, snails, and shrimp, Korpikiewicz uncovered a cross-like symbol, one perhaps linked to the famous Knights Templar, on this rusty piece of metal. He then realized that what he’d found was probably not an old hinge after all.
Warsaw Conservator of Monuments/FacebookThe sword features a cross-shaped design about midway down the hilt.
“I knew then that this would probably be a more interesting find and immediately thought that it should be given to someone who knows more about these kinds of things,” Korpikiewicz told Polish news outlet TVP World.
The only issue was he had taken an electric scooter to the river and didn’t have the ability to safely transport the artifact, so Korpikiewicz hid the sword in a nearby patch of grass and returned later with his car.
But before transporting the sword, Korpikiewicz called up a friend of his who was a metal detectorist and knew a thing or two about caring for historical relics. His friend told him that he needed to keep the sword wet in order to prevent it from deteriorating.
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