Sword of the Last Armenian King: 14th century

ariel · 30th May 2006, 10:11 PM

A short quote from the original description of the monastery where this sword is exhibited:
"There is the one that is belived to be the sword of the very last
King of Armenia. The golden inlay on it says it belonged to Leone
V, dated 1366, but the monks said it is slightly historically
inaccurate"
Well, slightly....Rivkin is absolutely correct: the dates do not agree. How could one overlook this glaring discrepancy ans still accept the " 14th century Persian" origin of ths sword, is beyond belief!
First thing I did when I read the story, was to google Leon V: it all went downhill from there on....

30th May 2006, 10:11 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	A short quote from the original description of the monastery where this sword is exhibited: "There is the one that is belived to be the sword of the very last King of Armenia. The golden inlay on it says it belonged to Leone V, dated 1366, but the monks said it is slightly historically inaccurate" Well, slightly....Rivkin is absolutely correct: the dates do not agree. How could one overlook this glaring discrepancy ans still accept the " 14th century Persian" origin of ths sword, is beyond belief! First thing I did when I read the story, was to google Leon V: it all went downhill from there on....