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.

They didn’t include a picture of Durandal in the whole article.

I never knew that was a cliff face? Unless this isn’t the real one.

Saw this article posted somewhere yesterday, and someone there commented that the sword on display is a reproduction. The original sword is in a museum or something.

IT BELONGS IN A… oh, never mind. Carry on.

Honestly, was probably Britain stealing it for a museum.

The original is long lost I think.

Right? It looks super easy to get off of there. Getting up there and leaving with it might be a different story but physically it doesn’t look like it would take much effort.

So who’s the new king of France?

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.

Looks at the United States government as a citizen

I’ll take my chances.

“Trump is trying to become a king! This shit is fucked! I wish we were cool like those countries with kings!”

your brain on liberalism

I mean, if I went around saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they’d put me away!

I order you to shut up, peasant!

To be fair, it would be quite hard to do worse than the entrenched 2-party FPTP + gerrymandered electoral college bullshit system we have now.

“Hold my beer!”
— America

Nah, it’s an automatic emergency response to the recent election.

I appears he had a disagreement with the locals and some people lost their heads

Anything is better than this right wing shit show they just elected?

Elections are this sunday. Nobody’s been elected yet.

I admit, I’m not well informed here. I’m just seeing everywhere about the far right and LePenn’s big win and headlines that talk about it as if it is a done deal.

The house of Orléans still exist, they’re just not allowed to rule lol

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

Maybe that’s why they used “quotes” around “Excalibur” and mentioned its real name in the article.

Most tone-deaf “Umm actually…” I’ve ever seen lmao

Edit: “Excalibur” is obviously a metaphor for “sword in stone”

Maybe the most deliberate “D’oh”

I’m being a bit tongue in cheek, though for the record it’s unlikely that Arthur or Excalibur actually existed. Where it’s known that Roland and Durendal did. (Albeit, without all the fantastic and magical attributes ascribed in the Matter of France).

I’m just a huge nerd and get annoyed when people mix up their magical swords.

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

That’s exactly why they did, although I’d argue something like Durendal (France's "Excalibur") would probably be better.

There’s got to be a better headline - the sword’s name and legend looks just as compelling as Excalibur even if not as well known (outside France)

The point is that Excalibur is well known and Durendal isnt. They want eyes, and so make the article headline reference something everyone knows, then educate in the article body.

Without the magical abilities and skills, yes.

Charlemagne

from Latin magnus -> “Charles the Great”

I believe he was referring to the dude who’s appendage was burnt to a crisp. You know, char leg man

They should come forward to claim their throne. They are the rightful king of France now.

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.

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

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

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.

Sounds reasonable, France certainly does seem to be in urgent need for a hero of legend.

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