The Real Sword In The Stone That Inspired Arthurian Legend
The sword is still available to see today
There is a quaint shrine in the small rural town of Chiusdino, Italy that holds a fascinating artifact. At first glance, the shrine looks like any one of the dozens, perhaps hundreds, of similar Medieval structures that dot the Italian countryside. Except for the fact that this shrine has an artifact that has been baffling scientists and mystics for centuries.
Inside the shrine is a display that features a sword thrust into a stone. The sword looks very aged and it protrudes from the rock leaving the hilt and part of the blade exposed. The entire display is kept under glass to protect it from the elements. If you didn’t know any better, you would think that you were looking at a replica of Excalibur before it was pulled from the stone.
But this is no replica. This artifact is real.
The Sword
For a long time, people simply assumed that the sword at the shrine was a fake. Medieval religious shrines claimed to have various holy relics and strange artifacts all the time and oftentimes they were faked to…
