The magical qualities of the missing sword are narrated in the 11th-century epic poem, The Song of Roland, one of the oldest surviving poems of French literature. The sole copy of the poem is now ...

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 ...