History Main / PublicDomainArtifact

** The Curtana was originally a normal ceremonial sword, but was enchanted by Henry VIII through a ritual which symbolically linked the four territories of the United Kingdom to archangels, imbuing its wielder and their knights with the power of the heavenly host (but only while the sword remains on British soil). By the present day [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Queen Elizard]] wields only a replica with 20% of the power of the original, with the plot of the "British Hallowe'en" arc revolving around one of her heirs getting their hands on the long-lost regalia and using its power to attempt a CoupDetat. Besides its ability to [[KeystoneArmy empower armies]], the Curtana can also make strange [[SwordBeam projectile attacks]] by [[DimensionalCutter severing chunks of matter from a higher dimension]].

* ''WebAnimation/{{Hololive}}'': Shirakami Fubuki has been shown to wield the sword in tie-in media that [[AdaptationalBadass require her to be good at fighting]], where it generally serves more as an AmplifierArtifact than a powerful weapon in its own right.

** In the manga ''Manga/HoloearthChroniclesSideEYamatoPhantasia'' it seems to be a fairly normal sword, but one which Fubuki can channel pipefox spirits into to [[MorphWeapon transform it into various more powerful weapons such as hammers and spears]].

* ''WebAnimation/{{Hololive}}'': Shirakami Fubuki is sometimes shown to wield the sword in tie-in media, including as a GuestFighter in videogames as well as the ''Manga/HoloearthChroniclesSideEYamatoPhantasia'' manga, where it generally serves more as an AmplifierArtifact than a powerful weapon in its own right. In one of the former it's explained that Fubuki [[ExcaliburInTheRust bought it in a junk sale]], where its ability to generate water was regarded as largely a party trick; in her hands however it acts as [[ElementalBaggage a constant supply of moisture, allowing her to use ice-based attacks more easily]] by [[SpellBlade channelling them through the blade]]. Meanwhile in ''Yamato Phantasia'' it seems to be a fairly normal sword, but one which Fubuki can channel pipefox spirits into to [[MorphWeapon transform it into various more powerful weapons such as hammers and spears]].

* ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' uses it as the MacGuffin. It proves too dangerous to actually use, though, turning the whole film into a ShaggyDogStory. You didn't think God was going to just let the Nazis use His ark to take over the world, did you?

* These make a heavily implied appearance in ''Series/{{Whitechapel}}'' in which an elderly woman (also heavily implied to be Lucifer given her name is [[LouisCypher Louise Iver]]) uses large nails to puncture holes in the police station's plumbing, leading to water/electricity damage and a successful attempt at messing with the team's heads. When Miles finds them, he asks others if they look familiar...

* ''Series/{{Tracker}}'' has a mention of Stonehenge among the things that Cole's species helped humans build.