Durendal – Magical Sword Of Knight Roland That Cut Stone Boulders With A Single Strike

A. Sutherland  – AncientPages.com – One of the most famous swords in the history of humanity is the legendary Durendal, which belonged to Roland, Charlemagne’s knightly champion, and the hero of many French ballads, legends, and songs.

Alleged fragment of Durendal in Rocamadour. Image credit: Patrick Clenet  – CC BY-SA 3.0

Charlemagne’s mysterious sword  “Joyeuse” contained the relics of saints. Also, the formidable Durendal had treasures like the hair of Dionysus of Paris  (also Denis of Paris, a 3rd-century Christian martyr and saint), a tooth of St. Peter, part of the Blessed Virgin Marys garment, and the blood of St. Basil, hidden in the hilt of this magical sword.

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