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Why Constantine's Death Became A Mystery
- Constantine XI's actual fate became uncertain quickly because no one reliably recorded what happened to his body after 1453.
- The likely reality is that his remains were burned with many corpses in the Pempton sector, leaving no grave or rallying spot for Romans.
The Angelic Woman Who Took Constantine's Regalia
- A lament story has Constantine encounter a woman in royal dress who sits on the bishop's throne and asks him to leave his crown for safekeeping.
- He places his regalia on the altar, realizes the woman was an angel, and goes out to meet his fate, explaining his vanished regalia.
The Wooden Sword From Monk Agapios
- One tale gives Constantine a wooden sword from a monk named Agapios, which the emperor scorns and Mehmet later uses to conquer the city.
- A 19th-century Italian ambassador later claimed to own a sword dedicated to Constantine, but its provenance vanished.