As the clay slowly wears away during use, more silicate particles are revealed, guaranteeing excellent polishing quality throughout the life of the stone ... sword will likely sell to art ...

French police are investigating the disappearance of Durandal, a sword linked to mythology akin to the fabled British King ...

An Italian knight turned saint is said to have stabbed his sword into a rock in the 12th ... Tracey Emin, once the British art world's 'enfant terrible', talks art and life with the BBC.

The Durandal sword, often likened to King Arthur's Excalibur ... capable of cleaving stone with a single strike. Its origins and mystical qualities are celebrated in the epic poem "The Song ...

The second story in the unit follows the well-known legend of how a boy called Arthur becomes king when he pulls the sword from the stone. Warm up: clapping in time to the music; skipping around ...

A popular sword in the stone tourist attraction at Llangorse Lake near Brecon, based on King Arthur's Excalibur, has been stolen. The sword, which was fixed to the stone with cement, went missing ...