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

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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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[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

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)

[-] Ookami38 7 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Durandal is well known by people whose opinions on swords in stones matter

[-] Ookami38 8 points 1 week ago

That probably wasn't the target audience of the article. It was probably people who were more likely to know Excalibur than Durendal.

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