An ancient sword known as the French version of King Arthur’s legendary “Excalibur” has mysteriously vanished from the town where, according to local lore, it had remained lodged in a rock ...

Mystery as legendary French sword disappears after 1,300 years stuck in rock - The Durandal sword from Rocamadour, southern ...

An ancient sword known as the French version of King Arthur’s legendary “Excalibur” has mysteriously vanished from the town where, according to local lore, it had remained lodged in a rock ...

Spanish King Felipe VI has firmly rejected calls to dismantle the European Union, warning against the rise of "dangerous and misguided voices" advocating for a return to isolated national politics.

The fall of Rome led to chaos in Western Europe. Enter Carolus Magnus, more commonly known as Charlemagne, who sought to make sweeping cultural, economic, and religious changes—at any cost.

The king was born in 742 CE, the son of Pepin III, a.k.a Pepin the Short, who was the first king of the Carolingian dynasty in what is now France, Germany, and Italy. Charlemagne was crowned king ...

Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, ruled over the vast Carolingian empire that spanned Europe during the Dark Ages. He became king of the Franks in A.D. 768 and conquered much of Europe during his ...

Claim: The four kings in a deck of playing cards represent Charlemagne, David, Caesar, and Alexander. Status: False. Origins: The origins of European playing cards are highly speculative, with ...

You're probably related to Charlemagne too! Scientist explains how 'literally' everyone in Europe has a direct lineage to the king - as Sharon Stone is left stunned at her ancestry ...

An ancient sword steeped in mythology surrounding the Emperor Charlemagne has mysteriously vanished from the sheer rock face of the village Rocamadour in southwest France where it was embedded for ...

France has their own legend similar to that of King Arthur and his sword Excalibur, ... a famed knight and military leader who served under Charlemagne in the eighth century.