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Jun 2023
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Grutte Pier, l'homme à l'épée géante

BENJAMIN BRILLAUD
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Mes chers camarades, bien le bonjour !

De nombreuses légendes arthuriennes, mais aussi mythologiques et bibliques, parlent de gigantesques combattants, fantastiques ou au moins fantasmés. Mais il y en a certains qui ont vraiment existé, et même laissé des traces de leur passage. C’est ainsi qu’aux Pays Bas, le Fries Museum de Leeuwarden conserve une épée de 2m15 de long ! C’est celle d’un géant qui a vraiment existé, un héros de l’indépendance frisone : Grutte Pier.

Bonne écoute !


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