Posted on 10/19/2021 5:08:41 AM PDT by Theoria
Cool!
That is sooooo cool. Ahhhh....Camelot!!
It’s only a model.
he probably could kill more muzzies if he knocked off all those barnacles.
and the sword would sing better.
I was blocked from viewing the NYT without signing up. I refuse.
VIDEO: Diver discovers sword dating back to Crusades on Mediterranean seabed
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-19/diver-discovers-sword-dating-back-to-crusades/13592732
Looks like you could put some torque on it. Two hands, right into a horse. Tough life back then.
Looks like he lost the fight. Those look like fossilized guts next to it...
Could you imagine swinging that thing...even without the crustiness? I’d throw my shoulder out. Look great on the wall over the fireplace though.
Oh, and...in before the Monty Python “Holy Grail” comments.
PING
It’s only 4 pounds.
In before the first “I know how the knight who lost it felt, ‘cause I lost my rifle in the water too.” comment.
Thanks for post
More:
Diver Discovers 900-Year-Old Crusader Sword Off Israel’s Coast
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/diver-finds-crusader-sword-off-israels-coast-180978884/
Israeli diver discovers 900-year-old crusader sword
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SamkKzVc-hM
4 lbs?? So it’s aluminum?
Thanks, incredible water over there. Looks like the springs back home. Aquachigger would be proud.
Can’t wait ‘til someone finds the Holy Handgrenade of Antioch.
three shall be the number
not two which is not enough
nor 4 which is too many
but three, three shall be the number..
Black Knight: None shall pass.
King Arthur: What?
Black Knight: None shall pass.
King Arthur: I have no quarrel with you, good Sir Knight, but I must cross this bridge.
Black Knight: Then you shall die.
King Arthur: I command you, as King of the Britons, to stand aside!
Black Knight: I move for no man.
King Arthur: So be it!
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