Origins of “Excalibur” sword identified by archaeologists

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Origins of “Excalibur” sword identified by archaeologists

A study of the “Excalibur” sword found in Valencia has been revealed to have Islamic origins sometime during the 10th century AD. Valencia is one of the oldest cities in Spain, founded under the name of Valentia Edetanorum by the Romans in 138 BC. The city was conquered by the Moors in the 8th century AD, and was destroyed by Abd al-Rahman I of the Umayyad dynasty. Under Caliphate rule, the wider city area became known as Madînat al-Turâb (meani…