Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know?
People have always been enamored with stories that involve mystery, mythology, and magic, and items that fit those descriptions have likewise captured people’s imagination when they’ve cropped up.
You can go ahead and add the 5 objects below to King Arthur’s sword, the Ark of the Covenant, and that piece of toast that looks like Jesus.
#5. The Bell of St. Mura
Said to have been brought to earth by angels. The clapper-less bell is allegedly too holy to ring outside of heaven. The bell is said to alleviate human suffering and to safeguard against danger, including pain-free labor and delivery for pregnant women (sign me up!).
It’s currently housed in the Wallace Collection in London.
#4. Drake’s Drum
Sir Francis Drake was an explorer, adventurer, slaver, and pirate. After he died of dysentery in 1596, his belongings were returned to Buckland Abbey, his childhood home – among them a leather snare drum that’s purpose would have been to signal an attack.
The drum is said to beat of its own accord whenever England is in trouble, and if any person should beat on the drum, Drake would return from his grave to protect her from harm.
Reports of the drum beating on its own come from Napoleon, people who heard it during the outbreak…
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