Scientists have found that the Italian sword in the stone is not a fake

 In the Montesiepi Chapel in Siena, Italy, there is a strange artifact that is familiar to many Arthurian fans and anyone who has watched Disney’s The Sword in the Stone, as it is literally a sword built into stone.

According to the chemical analysis of the artifact, it most likely still belongs to the right period of time, and is not a fake, as some believed.

The legend surrounding the sword is that it was the weapon of Galgano Guidotti, a ruthless knight born in 1148 who later became a Catholic saint. According to a story that has much to do with the canonization process that took place shortly after his death, Galgano’s father died in Galgano’s early childhood.

A rebellious child, Galgano fell into bad company. In today’s terms, this could mean that people use drugs, but at the time it meant participating “very zealously in internal wars, led by local lords Gherardeschi, Pannokkiski and others, shedding the blood of their neighbors.”...<<<Read More>>>...