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The Ark of the Covenant is an artifact which is believed to hold the Ten Commandments. The Ark of Covenant was held in Jerusalem until 586 BC but it was taken out and hidden following the Siege of Jerusalem and was never recovered. [1] [2] Menorah from the Second Temple: Confirmed 191
Batrachite, gemstones that were supposedly found in frogs, to which ancient physicians and naturalists attributed the virtue of resisting poison. (Medieval legend) Draconite, a mythical gemstone taken from the head of a dragon and believed to have magical properties.
When Polish islands start offering up clues to a 10 th century city, Viking scholars get excited, knowing that the potentially-real-possibly-mythical city of Jomsborg could be part of the equation.
A mythical city at the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. Vyraj: A mythical place in Slavic mythology, where "birds fly for the winter and souls go after death". Westernesse: A country found in the Middle English romance King Horn. Xibalba: The underworld in Mayan mythology. Yomi: The land of the dead according to Shinto mythology, as related in ...
A trove of artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been discovered in 63 tombs in the Nile Delta area and experts are working to restore and classify the finds, an official with the country’s ...
New artifacts have been found on the legendary Spanish galleon San Jose, Colombia's government announced Thursday, after the first robotic exploration of the three-century-old shipwreck.
Lost Dutchman Mine, a 1989 video game for various platforms. The Lost Dutchman Mine ride was a popular attraction at Legend City amusement park (Tempe, AZ 1963–1983) [ 56 ] The Lost Dutchman's Mine features prominently in the Lara Croft, Tomb Raider three-part graphic series entitled "The Black Legion", published between December 2003 and ...
Balmung is from MHG balme ("rock, rocky cave"), from Latin: palma, meaning "sword found in a cave." [16] Sigurd/Siegfried's sword. In the Nibelungenlied, acquired from the giants Nibelung and Schiltung. In Norse tradition, the ancestral sword of the Völsungs. Gullinhjalti Old Norse: Gullinhjalti, Old English: Gyldenhilt: The name means "Golden ...