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1,300-year-old Durandal sword stolen: How did thief scale 100-foot rock wall?
The ancient Durandal sword, compared to King Arthur's Excalibur, has vanished from Rocamadour, France. Embedded in a rock for 1,300 years, the legendary sword was stolen, baffling locals and officials. Linked to the knight Roland and described in the epic poem "The Song of Roland," the sword's disappearance has deeply impacted the community. An investigation is underway, but how the thief ascended the 100-foot rock face remains a mystery.
Who has stolen Charlemagne's sword Durandal from Rocamadour? The 1,300-year-old blade was compared to King Arthur's 'Excalibur'
Durandal, a legendary sword believed to have belonged to a knight of Charlemagne, was stolen from its 1,300-year resting place in Rocamadour. This incident has saddened the town's residents and triggered an investigation to uncover the thief.
How tech giants cut corners to harvest data for AI
The race to lead AI has become a desperate hunt for the digital data needed to advance the technology. To obtain that data, tech companies including OpenAI, Google and Meta have cut corners, ignored corporate policies and debated bending the law, according to an examination by The New York Times.
Hard-boiled detective fiction veteran Raymond Chandler was also a poet; 'The Big Sleep' author's family donates unpublished poems to crime magazine
The poem, titled 'Requiem' was written around 1955, and it reveals "a more sentimental, more mystical Raymond Chandler than we're used to," said Andrew Gulli, managing editor of The Strand.
'His Dark Materials' author Philip Pullman honoured with Bodley Medal at Oxford University
The medal, awarded by Oxford University's 400-year-old Bodleian Libraries, honours contributions to literature, media or science.
What do I know?
We often say in Latin, ‘Ars longa, vita brevis’ --skillfulness takes time and life is short. Mystics and ancient Greek gymnosophists believed that the first step to Self-realisation is to know that one knows very little. ‘Ilm lamahdood ast’ -- knowledge is boundless. Mind you, there's nothing to feel disheartened or despondent about one's little knowledge or ignorance. The awakening for not knowing paves the way for knowing.
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Nobel laureate Amartya Sen honoured with Oxford University's Bodley Medal
The medal is the highest honour bestowed by the University of Oxford's world-famous Bodleian Libraries.
Ancient Indian text pushes back history of zero by 500 years
The numbers appear in an ancient Indian text called the Bakhshali manuscript, which consists of 70 leaves of birch bark, filled with mathematics and text in the form of Sanskrit.
Cricket at Oxford University Club grounds; one purely for the love of the game
There were no spectators. Rather, less than 100, perhaps even 50. Some of them were busy sipping their apple cider on a lovely sunny evening.
19th century photographs to make a comeback at Sotheby's
Photographs, dating from the early 19th century to the current decade, will make a return to Sotheby's in London at a sale on 7 May 2014.
University of Oxford to launch merchandise in India; signs Bradford License India to find partners
Oxford Limited has signed up Bradford License India to find partners to adapt Oxford brand into apparel, educational toys, stationery, gifts and home linen in the country.
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