The name of King Arthur's mythical sword.
The Romanticized name of Arthur's sword. In Welsh legend, the sword's name is Caliburn.
The famous sword. This was the name given to the sword by romantic writers after Geoffrey of Monmouth first mentioned it as Caliburn. There are different stories surrounding the sword, as there are many variations on the legend itself. One tells of Arthur, as a young boy, removing the sword from a stone from which no other man was able to take it. The other tells of how Arthur received the sword from the lady in the lake. It is believed that the sword that Arthur drew from the stone was not Excalibur and that it was the sword that Merlin arranged for Arthur to receive from the lake was the famous sword.
King Arthur's sword, also known in Geoffrey of Monmouth as Caliburn. There is no historical evidence for or against such a sword, and the role of the blade varies wildly in the romances. In the most common appearances, the Lady of the Lake gives the sword to Arthur, though in modern renditions the sword is often taken from the stone, a twist on the blade of Balin of the Two Swords, which Merlin placed into the stone, eventually drawn by Galahad (Malory). Before dying, Arthur instructed Bedevere to throw the blade back into the lake, when a hand caught it and took it beneath the waves. In the Vulgate Cycle, Arthur requires this service of Girflet, who twice tries to fool Arthur into believing that he has so dispensed the blade, but is caught both times, eventually following the command and throwing it as instructed. The sword was given to have various magical powers: healing, etc., as was the scabbard, which was to make Arthur impervious to mortal blows so long as he retained it in his possession.
the legendary sword of King Arthur
"Excalibur is a stupid name for a sword, let alone a style of diabolo!" - Dave Barnes, 2005 See Vertax instead.
Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur, sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Great Britain. Sometimes Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone (the proof of Arthur's lineage) are said to be the same weapon, but in most versions they are considered separate. The sword was associated with the Arthurian legend very early.
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