Case file · Folklore / legend
Okomfo Anokye's immovable sword
In Kumasi, a sword said to have been driven into the ground by Okomfo Anokye around 1700 still stands on the grounds of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital; it is said that no one can pull it out and that the kingdom would fall if it were removed.
1700 CE · 6.70, -1.63 · status: legend
The account
The sword is enclosed in a small building and visited by tourists. The year is traditional.
The sceptical view
Nobody is allowed to try; the legend protects a revered object.