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Diver finds 900-year-old Crusader sword joked to have completed main video game quest

The meme is a screenshot of two stacked Twitter/X posts. The top post is from official US news outlet The Hill, reporting that a diver discovered a 900-year-old Crusader sword covered in marine growth, paired with a photo of the bald, glasses-wearing diver holding the sword on a rocky shore with the ocean behind him. The bottom post is a viral reply from user @BeefyGorilla (display name georgie) that jokes 'Congratulations to him for completing whatever main quest he was on', referencing common video game tropes where rare ancient weapons are rewards for finishing main story quests. The humor comes from framing the real-world archaeological find as a video game quest reward.
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Diver finds 900-year-old Crusader sword

Overview

The meme is a screenshot of two stacked Twitter/X posts. The top post is from official US news outlet The Hill, reporting that a diver discovered a 900-year-old Crusader sword covered in marine growth, paired with a photo of the bald, glasses-wearing diver holding the sword on a rocky shore with the ocean behind him. The bottom post is a viral reply from user @BeefyGorilla (display name georgie) that jokes 'Congratulations to him for completing whatever main quest he was on', referencing common video game tropes where rare ancient weapons are rewards for finishing main story quests. The humor comes from framing the real-world archaeological find as a video game quest reward.

Origin notes

The original content originates on Twitter/X: the top post is an official 2021 news post from The Hill covering a real archaeological find of a Crusader-era sword off the coast of Israel. The humorous reply gained widespread viral attention, and the combined screenshot was shared as a meme across multiple platforms, including being reposted to 9Gag as the provided RSS source.

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