The legendary sword is kept in an Italian village (6 photos)
The story of King Arthur, the wizard Merlin, the witch Morgan and a special artifact - the sword Excalibur in stone, which can only be removed a true hero is a topic so fertile that many works of various genres. 
But such a sword really exists. Discovered artifact in the Tuscan village of Chiusdino, the main pearl of which is the ancient Montesiepi Chapel. It was built on the site of a hut where lived a Tuscan nobleman named Galgano Guidotti, numbered later to the face of the saints. According to legend, it was he who, in the 12th century, stuck a sword in stone. And this miracle changed the life of a selfish selfish, forcing him believe in God and devote the rest of your days to serving and helping others. 
Galgano Guidotti
Naturally, the owners of warm hearts have repeatedly tried pull the sword out of the rock in order to demonstrate the heroic strength. In during one of the attempts, the Italian Excalibur even broke down, due to than it had to be restored with metal linings. A then the clergy, apparently, got tired of these attempts. And next to an artifact that, for security reasons, was placed under a hood made of plexiglass, hands appeared. Mummified, who, as stated monks, belonged to a daring thief. When he tried to pull off the sword, wolves appeared and tore the insolent man to pieces. Why are there limbs? The clergy do not specify. 
Montesiepi Chapel
After the canonization of Guidotti, a fragment of a rock with a sword was placed in chapel as a tribute. For a long time it was considered modern fake. But recent studies have shown that the metal that was taken to study the specialists of the University of Pavia, indeed refers to the late 1100s - early 1200s - the time when he lived Guidotti. Like the style of the weapon. Other components of the legend check impossible for obvious reasons, but it turned out to be enough for the transformation of the sword, the Montesiepi Chapel and the village of Chiusdino itself into popular tourist attraction. 
