Did King Arthur come From Italy? A mysterious sword in the stone near Siena would prove that the legend originated in Montesiepi, Italy on March 07, 2009. [Getty Images]

ITALY - MARCH 07: . an ancient painting of the the Knights of the Round Table . A mysterious 'sword in the stone' thrust into a rock by a medieval knight would prove that the legend of King Arthur originated in Tuscany, not Brittany.The sword is preserved at the Gothic abbey of St Galgano, now ruined, built to honour a 12th-century Tuscan nobleman who renounced a life of 'lust and violence' to become a hermit. Scientific tests on the sword confirmed it is made of a metal and style 'compatible with the era of St Galgano'. Historian said this story was the origin of the myth of King Arthur. (Photo by Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

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