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‘Excalibur’ sword lodged in rock for 1,300 years mysteriously disappears
https://www.msn.com ^
 | July 3, 2024
 | Ben Ashton
Posted on 07/03/2024 10:19:34 AM PDT by Beowulf9
An ancient French sword has mysteriously vanished after 1,300 years wedged inside a rock 32ft off the ground. 
The Durandal, which is France’s version of King Arthur’s legendary Excalibur, was reported missing from the clifftop village of Rocamadour on Monday. 
It belonged to Roland, a famous knight in French literature who was said to own the ‘indestructible’ sword, which had become an iconic part of the area.
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posted on 
07/03/2024 10:19:34 AM PDT
by 
Beowulf9
 
To: Beowulf9
    A witch probably had to be stuck dead.
Have to use a magic sword to do that proper.
 
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posted on 
07/03/2024 10:23:32 AM PDT
by 
MeanWestTexan
(Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
 
To: Beowulf9
    Not a chance in forever that it would be the real relic available for the taking.
 
To: Beowulf9
    Watch for it on ebay.
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posted on 
07/03/2024 10:25:27 AM PDT
by 
Gay State Conservative
(Never Trust A Man Whose Uncle Was Eaten By Cannibals)
 
To: MeanWestTexan
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posted on 
07/03/2024 10:25:44 AM PDT
by 
bleach
(If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.)
 
To: Beowulf9
    They shoulda used a padlock on that thing
 
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posted on 
07/03/2024 10:26:41 AM PDT
by 
griffin
(When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)
 
To: Beowulf9
    Hunter?? Give the sword back please.
 
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posted on 
07/03/2024 10:27:34 AM PDT
by 
griffin
(When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)
 
To: Beowulf9
    Charles Martel has returned to smite the Muslim infidels.
 
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posted on 
07/03/2024 10:33:26 AM PDT
by 
MuttTheHoople
( "Never thot I'd live to see the day when the right wing would become the cool ones"-Johnny Rotten)
 
To: Beowulf9
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posted on 
07/03/2024 10:33:29 AM PDT
by 
navymom1
(I am voting for President Trump and you should too!)
 
To: Beowulf9
To: navymom1
    President Trump has it!
~~~
Listen, strange women lying in ponds, distributin’ swords is no system for a system of government.
You can’t expect to weild supreme executive authority without a mandate from the masses.
Oh wait. 74 million votes.
 
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posted on 
07/03/2024 10:38:32 AM PDT
by 
z3n
(Kakistocracy)
 
To: Beowulf9; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ..
    Thanks Beowulf9. Seems like there's a similar sword in the stone somewhere in Italy.

 
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posted on 
07/03/2024 10:41:10 AM PDT
by 
SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
 
To: SunkenCiv
    Check with the Sparkles..............
 
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posted on 
07/03/2024 10:44:01 AM PDT
by 
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
 
To: SunkenCiv
    I would like to be the Italians have the real sword and the French well, they should have been more careful!
 
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posted on 
07/03/2024 10:45:06 AM PDT
by 
Beowulf9
 
To: Beowulf9
To: Beowulf9
    Somebody will be king soon
 
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posted on 
07/03/2024 10:54:54 AM PDT
by 
Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me  https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
 
To: navymom1
    President Trump has it! That was my first thought. What timing! The true and rightful heir to the throne.
 Make Avalon Great Again.
 
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posted on 
07/03/2024 11:10:32 AM PDT
by 
Ezekiel
(🆘️ "Come fly with US". 🔴 Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with MARS ♂️, aka every man)
 
To: Beowulf9
    Whoever got it had to work at it. The darned thing was 32’ in the air and embedded into the side of a cliff.
 
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posted on 
07/03/2024 11:11:50 AM PDT
by 
Mathews
(I have faith Malachi is right!!!  Any day now...)
 
To: Mathews
    I would pour vinegar in the hole and wait...eventually it will disintegrate the rust...and voila...
 Now you might have to be a bit clever as to how to make it keep contact with the sword...but I bet that's how they did it. I think cola might work, too.
 
To: bleach
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posted on 
07/03/2024 11:33:05 AM PDT
by 
MeanWestTexan
(Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
 
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