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 100 ...

It’s often compared to King Arthur’s sword Excalibur. The story of King Arthur and his trusty sword Excalibur has been a British legend for centuries, but other countries in Europe similarly have ...

The restaurant wasted a purportedly $2,000 bottle of bubbly with some unsatisfactory sabering on New Year's Eve. Need more proof? Well, to use a bit of French, this video may be the piece de ...

You can now convert your love of lightsabers into the world of competitive sports. That is if you live in France. The French Fencing Federation that oversees Olympic level swordplay with foils, epees ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This artifact is part of the large ...

This French naval small sword has a brass hilt and leather grip. The blade is etched with a French anchor emblem and the date “1782”. Although it is a foreign weapon, American sailors would have seen ...

According to legend, an angel gave the sword to Holy Roman emperor Charlemagne in the eighth century. An ancient sword, said to be indestructible and the sharpest in the world, has disappeared from a ...

The story of King Arthur and his trusty sword Excalibur has been a British legend for centuries, but other countries in Europe similarly have their own versions of ancient swords used by brave ...