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Nicky Blackburn

Graffiti Of Medieval Knight Discovered In Jerusalem

View of the Wailing wall and the Dome of the Rock, Old City of Jerusalem - date unknown. The city is rich with archeological sites. UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST, 1981 VIA GETTY IMAGES

Archeologists have discovered a 15th century graffiti inscription thought to be by one of Switzerland’s most admired medieval military figures, on a wall in the King David Tomb complex on Mount Zion in Jerusalem.

Adrian von Bubenberg, a knight who won a famous victory at the Battle of Murten in 1476, came on pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1466 and on his visit either he or his son – also called Adrian – left a charcoal inscription of his name and family emblem on a wall.

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