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

submitted 11 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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[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago (3 children)

So who's the new king of France?

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 43 points 11 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 11 months ago

Looks at the United States government as a citizen

I'll take my chances.

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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!

[–] Hazmatastic@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I order you to shut up, peasant!

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! — HELP! HELP! I’m being repressed!

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

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

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

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.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago

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

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

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