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.

  • trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    I wouldn’t necessarily want to claim the throne in a country that once invented a machine for getting rid of kings by getting rid of their heads very efficiently.

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      to be fair they are moving towards fascism so this is the best time to do it

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      It was invented to kill in a “more humane manner”, not to get rid of kings. That’s just a nice side bonus.

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        Indeed, but it only was widely popularised after it had been used to rid France of its king by ridding said King of his head.