To: SunkenCiv
It was probably originally placed in shallow water. As the sea gradually retreated, the former bay changed to marshland and finally into the field. The sword was covered with layers of peat,” she said. That's a shame. If it had stayed in the lake, a Lady of the Lake could have held it aloft signifying by Divine Providence that the finder would carry it and be the King.
11 posted on
10/12/2021 7:11:32 AM PDT by
Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido
“You can’t expect to wield supreme power just ‘cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!”
To: Larry Lucido
23 posted on
10/12/2021 8:19:52 AM PDT by
ExGeeEye
(For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.)
To: Larry Lucido
30 posted on
10/12/2021 9:38:46 AM PDT by
Daffynition
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To: Larry Lucido
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
40 posted on
10/12/2021 11:47:48 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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