Re: OT SF Mythology

On 12/07/24 03:53, Don wrote:

Titus G wrote:

Durandal a sword said to be indestructible, the sharpest of all blades,
once wielded by the knight Roland under Charlemagne, and thenceforth
stuck in stone for 1,300 years, has disappeared from a French village.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/france-excalibur-like-sword-durandal-disappears-after-1300-years/

The mythological Roland blew his horn, the Olifant, to signal
Charlemagne. The sound carried for thirty leagues (90 miles). Such
effort begot bright blood from Roland's' mouth as the veins in his
temples and neck burst.
 
Perry Rhodan faces a similar situation on the planet Roland, where
Perry's small squad must endure physical pain to send a gravitational
wave SOS:

To summarise. Perry Rhodan dislodged the sword using a gravitational
wave. Einstein argued that gravitational waves did not exist. But the
sword has disappeared, therefore gravitational waves exist.