it had remained lodged in a rock for 1,300 years. The Durandal sword appears to have been taken by a thief from its stone in the tiny medieval town of Rocamadour, where it was one of the town’s ...

But 1,300 years later, it's gone missing ... "Even if it's a legend, the destinies of our village and this sword are entwined ...

The Durandal sword, often likened to King Arthur's Excalibur in French lore, has vanished after being lodged in a rock for 1,300 years. Believed to have been wielded by the semi-legendary knight ...