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France's 'Excalibur' sword vanishes from the stone after 1,300 years (local12.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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According to The New York Post, citing a report by The Telegraph, n sword that is regarded as France's "Excalibur" has vanished from its stone. Per the publication, locals in the French town of Rocamadour believed the sword, Durandal, had been lodged in rock for around 1,300 years. A main attraction for the town, the sword could be found stuck in a sheer rock wall about 100 feet off the ground

Authorities in France are working to determine how the sword was taken from the 100 foot sheer rock face.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

So who's the new king of France?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Uhg.

It’s not Excalibur. It’s durendal

It was carried by Roland, a paladin of Charlegmane’s court. The sword that was at Rocamdor was a replica (or a fake.

As an incorrigible nerd, I take offense at confusing magic swords like this….

Also. It’s not the only sword in stone. There’s the sword of St. Galgano Italy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Maybe that's why they used "quotes" around "Excalibur" and mentioned its real name in the article.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Most tone-deaf "Umm actually.." I've ever seen lmao

Edit: "Excalibur" is obviously a metaphor for "sword in stone"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

They didn't include a picture of Durandal in the whole article.

I never knew that was a cliff face? Unless this isn't the real one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Close up

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Saw this article posted somewhere yesterday, and someone there commented that the sword on display is a reproduction. The original sword is in a museum or something.