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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:24, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
... that the Gilling sword was found in a river, in 1976, by a nine-year old boy and subsequently awarded its own Blue Peter badge? Source: "The sword was discovered on 9 April 1976 by nine-year old Gary Fridd on the north side of Gilling Beck, in Gilling West, North Yorkshire" Source for DiscoverySource for Badge
ALT1:... that the Gilling sword was found in a river in 1976 by a nine-year old boy? Source: "The sword was discovered on 9 April 1976 by nine-year old Gary Fridd on the north side of Gilling Beck, in Gilling West, North Yorkshire" Source for Discovery
ALT2:... that the Gilling sword was awarded its own Blue Peter badge? Source: "The finder appeared on the children's television programme Blue Peter to talk about his discovery and both he and the sword were awarded Blue Peter badges." Source
ALT1 preferred over other hooks L293D (☎ • ✎) 14:25, 11 October 2018 (UTC)