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Post by shinycanoe on Jul 3, 2024 3:36:04 GMT
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Post by treeslicer on Jul 3, 2024 11:51:21 GMT
Thanks for posting this. I'll be watching the identification requests.
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Post by mrstabby on Jul 3, 2024 12:04:46 GMT
Reminds me of the 100kg coin that got stolen in 2017. Pretty sure nobody will buy it, no chance of selling it unless you have a buyer who really wants it beforehand. My guess: It's hanging on the thief's or his/her client's mantle now. Either that or a few drunk guys woke up with a traffic cone, a street sign and a rusty sword...
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Jul 3, 2024 13:14:59 GMT
Or Churchills gold toilet....you don't steal stuff like that sober. That would be....inconceivable.
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Post by rschuch on Jul 3, 2024 13:34:47 GMT
I'd rather have an Albion... even the local tourist office says it was a replica. "Why does it say Made in India?" I see it's already been updated in Wiki as stolen.
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Post by izzy on Jul 3, 2024 13:52:56 GMT
Reminds me of the 100kg coin that got stolen in 2017. Pretty sure nobody will buy it, no chance of selling it unless you have a buyer who really wants it beforehand. My guess: It's hanging on the thief's or his/her client's mantle now. Either that or a few drunk guys woke up with a traffic cone, a street sign and a rusty sword...
Gold can be melted down recast into bars...suddenly it's not contraband..they supposedly got the thieves , but not the gold back. ( But took the Remmo family's properties instead, 77 of them).
Everything else is spot on.
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Post by izzy on Jul 3, 2024 14:04:38 GMT
Or Churchills gold toilet....you don't steal stuff like that sober. That would be....inconceivable. @ Sir Thorfin In regard to the gold toilet by Maurizio Cattelan titled "America" it was not Churchill's but displayed in his house turned Museum in a crass and not thankful way for saving their backsides in WWII. ( And why did "Tin Lizzy II" not intercede, too busy laughing?) It was never found...but useful idiots were charged ( again). It's maybe the first and last time I hope it was the US .gov that did it.
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Post by treeslicer on Jul 3, 2024 15:39:27 GMT
I'd rather have an Albion... even the local tourist office says it was a replica. "Why does it say Made in India?" I see it's already been updated in Wiki as stolen.
The whole thing is hogwash. Historically, Roland died in the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778, and his sword would have been Carolingian (or earlier, if an heirloom), at best perhaps it could have been one of the very first Ulfberhts ever made, which would explain some of the legends about its properties. The Rocamadour sword isn't it.
The sword (only half a sword, really) that was stolen from Rocamadour is obviously a Crusader age (circa 1100's, compare the seal of Louis VII below) arming sword that would be the replacement for whatever sort of sword was stolen in 1183, if the "stolen" claim isn't simply the cover story for when the sword was originally stuck in the crack to attract tourists (called "pilgrims" back then). See the photos below:
As far as reaching the sword being difficult, the location has overhead access. IMHO, anyone with plenty of good rope, night vision, and some experience at playing Ranger games could have stolen the sword with little difficulty. I'm curious as to whether the chain was cut, or stolen along with the sword. EDIT-- Never mind, the current last link before the one welded around the hilt, is modern, and removable with a wrench. Check the second closeup I posted.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Jul 3, 2024 16:10:03 GMT
In regard to the gold toilet by Maurizio Cattelan titled "America" it was not Churchill's but displayed in his house turned Museum in a crass and not thankful way for saving their backsides in WWII. ( And why did "Tin Lizzy II" not intercede, too busy laughing?) It was never found...but useful idiots were charged ( again). It's maybe the first and last time I hope it was the US .gov that did it. Thanks, I did not know the toilets history. And governments give some odd gifts historically. So....not too out of the norm. Just be careful discussing, as someone might think you're being political not historical. Again, that would be....inconceivable
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Post by izzy on Jul 3, 2024 17:50:02 GMT
In regard to the gold toilet by Maurizio Cattelan titled "America" it was not Churchill's but displayed in his house turned Museum in a crass and not thankful way for saving their backsides in WWII. ( And why did "Tin Lizzy II" not intercede, too busy laughing?) It was never found...but useful idiots were charged ( again). It's maybe the first and last time I hope it was the US .gov that did it. Thanks, I did not know the toilets history. And governments give some odd gifts historically. So....not too out of the norm. Just be careful discussing, as someone might think you're being political not historical. Again, that would be....inconceivable ![salute.jpg](//storage.forums.net/1694914/thumbnailer/uxJECjdMgjJZklVwitJM.png)
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Post by ranstone on Jul 3, 2024 23:50:27 GMT
Who would do such a thing? I mean it's not even a great sword. It's honestly really heavy, and the tip is kinda broken, and MAN does the handle flake everywhere... I mean... Or so I'm told.
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Post by treeslicer on Jul 4, 2024 0:19:04 GMT
Who would do such a thing? Who does parkour, or paints Stonehenge tangerine, or does whatever else the stupidity of the week is?
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