There really is a sword in the stone, but it’s not Arthur’s Excalibur, or Caliburn, as it’s sometimes known. This weapon once belonged to a ruthless and violent Italian warrior of the C12th called Galgano. The story goes that he repented his vicious ways after receiving two visions of the Archangel Michael. In one version, […]
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By: Ali Isaac,
on 2/21/2016
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