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

submitted 4 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 89 points 4 months ago (4 children)

So who's the new king of France?

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 120 points 4 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 57 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Looks at the United States government as a citizen

I'll take my chances.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social -3 points 4 months ago

"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

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 37 points 4 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 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I order you to shut up, peasant!

[–] Rakonat@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago

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

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

“Hold my beer!”
— America

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

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

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago

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

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

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.

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

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