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

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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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[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 81 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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

[-] DrDominate@lemmy.world 53 points 1 week ago

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

[-] kernelle@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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

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

[-] Cosmicomical@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Uhm ackshually I think it's more a metonymy than a metaphor :D

[-] kernelle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I'm ackshually one of the lucky 10000!

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