This exhibition has been going on for some time and been featured a few times on yesterday.sg, but I was taken with the picture of the Spear of Destiny, which has inspired many a computer game…

While there have been many objects purporting to be the spear that pierced the side of Our Lord at the Crucifixion (this blogger believes the actual spear is to be found in Armenia), this one is undoubtedly the most famous. Passing through a multitude of hands, including Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, Charles Martel, Frederick Barbarossa, Napoleon and Hitler, it was believed that whoever claimed the Spear “holds the destiny of the world in his hands for good or evil”.

Anyone bent on conquering the world? Read about the other artefacts in the exhibition here.

Tags: Maria Theresa exhibition, National Museum of Singapore, Spear of Destiny