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

submitted 4 months ago by Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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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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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Now what the hell? How was the sword put into the rock 100 feet up 1300 years ago?

[–] borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I mean humans didn’t just spontaneously develop the ability to climb mountains 500 years ago or something.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Okay let’s start with a sword stuck into the stone. Did that ability spontaneously disappear 500 years ago?

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, it disappeared with the rise of technology. We could still stick swords into stone as late as 1850. But after that the mass production systems meant wizards just weren't in demand anymore and the portals to their plane were closed.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

That sucks bro. We basically just put all the wizards out of work

[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

These days it’s all “Glock in a rock”

The march of technology is really bringing down the level of charm, if you ask me.

Also, that’s my next public art exhibition, so nobody steal that idea while I work on becoming a famous avant-garde artist.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Beretta in a boulder?

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

AR-15 in an avalanche.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Luger in a log?

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

rifle in a ravine
pistol in a pinetree
Mossberg in a mountain
flechette in a forest
grenade in a garden

...Okay I think I got it out of my system now.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

Bow and arrow in a wheelbarrow?

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How the hell could a sword, exposed to the elements for 1300 years, not disintegrate into a pile of rust?

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Well, I’m not the best to ask, but 1300 years isn’t the oldest, heh.