The French Excalibur, a mythical sword known as Durandal, has gone missing. Legend has it that some 1,300 years ago, Roland, a knight of Charlemagne, hurled the blade so hard that it flew for over ...

Legend says the Durandal sword had been stuck in a French hillside for nearly 1,300 years. When it went missing in June, an investigation to find France’s Excalibur began.

A French 'magic' sword known as Durandal, mysteriously disappeared from the Rocamadour town, where it was stuck for over 1,300 years in a rock, according to a report by the Telegraph. The Durandal ...

That is where it had been ever since, and it was a popular tourist attraction for the town. But 1,300 years later, it's gone missing, presumed stolen.

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