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The sword in the stone, in the chapel next to the Gothic Abbey of Saint
Galgano at Montesiepi.
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The sword in the stone has been plunged by San Galgano into the
rock emerging on the top of the hill in 1180. To honour the Saint, around it has been built a lovely
round church. Only the hilt and a few centimeters of the blade protrude
from the rock in the shape of a Cross.
The sword has been considered a
fake for many years, but a metal dating research in 2001 by the Siena
University has indicated it has medieval origins. The composition of the
metal doesn't show the use of modern alloys, and the style is compatible
with that one of a 12th century sword,
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