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The Spear of Destiny: The Relic That Changed History
In October 1938, a heavily guarded train carried a single iron spearhead out of Vienna. It was the Holy Lance, revered as the blade that pierced the side of Jesus of Nazareth on the cross. Over the centuries a legend grew around it, claiming that whoever holds the spear controls the destiny of the world. Roman emperors, Charlemagne, and Adolf Hitler all appear in its story.
As the legend tells it, the relic follows a pattern of triumph and sudden ruin: its owners rise, then fall the moment it slips from their grasp. The story runs through the First Crusade, a near miss by Napoleon, and the…
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