agree on what happened to the sword: One day, not long after the Chinese had accepted Vietnam as independent, Lê Lợi was out boating on a lake in Hanoi. The golden turtle, Kim Quy, advanced toward the boat and the king, then with a human voice, it asked him to return the magic sword to his master, Long Vương (Dragon King), who lived under the water. Suddenly it became clear to Lê Lợi that the sword was only lent to him to carry out his duty, but now it must be returned to its rightful owner, lest it corrupt him. Lê Lợi drew the sword out of its scabbard and lobbed it towards the turtle. With great speed, the turtle opened its mouth and snatched the sword from the air with its teeth. It descended back into the water, with the shiny sword in its mouth. Lê Lợi then acknowledged the sword had gone back to the Long Vương (Dragon King) and caused the lake to be renamed 'The Lake of the Returned Sword' (Hoan Kiem Lake) located in present-day Hanoi. Countless poems and songs were written about Lê Lợi, both during his lifetime and in later years. Lê Lợi is looked upon as the perfect embodiment of the just, wise, and capable leader. All future Vietnamese kings were measured against the standard of Lê Lợi and most were found wanting. Every town in Vietnam has one of the major streets named after Lê Lợi, but in Hanoi the name is Lê Thái Tổ Street. In popular culture In video games The video game Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas contains a six-chapter campaign depicting Lê Lợi. The Japanese video game "Hero * Senki WW" features a playable female version of Lê Lợi. The name of Vietnamese MMORPG video game Thuận Thiên kiếm is named after the mythical sword of Lê Lợi. In anime Japanese anime "Fate/Grand Order x Himuro's Universe: Seven Most Powerful Great Figures Chapter". Ancestry Sources Bibliography See also List of Vietnamese dynasties External links Short biography of Le Loi from Vietmedia.com The Legend of Le Loi from JourneyFromTheFall.com Ho Quoc Phu Nhan (It is for reference only, need more reference source) 1380s births 1433 deaths Vietnamese rebels Lê dynasty emperors Vietnamese Buddhists Vietnamese Confucianists Vietnamese nationalists Vietnamese revolutionaries 15th-century Vietnamese monarchs Vietnamese monarchs Founding monarchs