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  2. Durendal - Wikipedia

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    A sword named Durendal also appears in literature. In the xianxia-inspired series of novels The Godking's Legacy by author Virlyce, Durandal is the name of one of the main characters, a sentient sword that previously belonged to the legendary warrior-mage Roland. In The Dresden Files book series, Durendal is one of three powerful swords and is ...

  3. A Real-Life Sword in the Stone Has Suddenly and ... - AOL

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    The famous Durandal sword holds a mythical status rivaling King Arthur’s Excalibur. It’s said that for over 1,2500 years, Durandal was embedded in a stone cliff face roughly 100 feet above a ...

  4. Song of Roland - Wikipedia

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    The replication of the sword found in the cliff-face next to Rocamadour's sanctuary. According to the Song of Roland, the legendary sword called Durandal was first given to Charlemagne by an angel. It contained one tooth of Saint Peter , blood of Saint Basil , hair of Saint Denis , and a piece of the raiment of the Blessed Virgin Mary , and was ...

  5. Rocamadour - Wikipedia

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    In the cliff face above, a sword was wedged into a crevice and secured by a chain. According to local legend it was a copy of Durandal, the sword wielded by the hero Roland, which he hurled from him after the Battle of Roncevaux Pass to prevent its falling into the hands of the Saracens, and which came to rest in Rocamadour. The sword was ...

  6. 1,000-year-old weapon — the first of its kind — found ...

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    The mysterious sword seemed to just appear from the ground. Archaeologists found the sword sticking out of an ancient grave when they excavated a house in Valencia, Spain, in 1994.

  7. 800-year-old sword was found in Mediterranean Sea. Now ...

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    The sand- and shell-encrusted weapon was discovered by divers in 2021.

  8. List of fictional swords - Wikipedia

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    Durandal: The Peerless Sword is the holy sword favored by Roland and one of the many Noble Phantasms stored in Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon. The sword is a splendidly forged "symbol of power" much like King Arthur 's Caliburn , and it is said to hold three miracles within it.

  9. Museum Worker Finds Medieval Sword While Swimming in a ... - AOL

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    Sword that dates back as early as the 9th century discovered by museum employee. Szczepan Skibicki of the Military Museum of Białystok in Poland found a sword during a swim in the Supraśl river ...