When the blade was cleaned, the sword was discovered to be from the 12th century, making it one of the oldest in existence. The 32-inch sword, known as a kohoki, was likely an heirloom sword ...

An Italian knight turned saint is said to have stabbed his sword into a rock in the 12th Century. Today, the sword can still be seen in Tuscany, but is it real? And was it the inspiration for ...