Excalibur

= ﻿ Excalibur is the sword Arthur receives from the Lady of the Lake. = = ﻿It sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Great Britain. Sometimes Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone are said to be the same weapon. But in most versions they are considered separate weapons. The sword was associated with the Arthurian legend very early. The sword is called **Caledfwlch.** = = = = Why is it called Excalibur = = The name Excalibur apparently comes from the Welsh Caledfwlch which combines the elements called bwlch. The name of Arthur's sword in his 12th-century work of Historia Regum Britanniae. Caliburnus or Caliburn became Excalibur, Escalibor, and other variations when the Arthurian legend entered into French literature. =

= ﻿How did he get the sword = = The t﻿ournament was about to start, but Arthur realizes that he had forgotten Kay’s sword in the guest house. He run to the guest house, but when he arrived there, the door was closed.Arthur did not know what to do. Without a sword, Kay couldn’t participate in the tournament. Worried, he looked around and he discovered the Excalibur sword. Going next to the rock, he pulled the sword. A white light beam pointed at him, and Arthur took the sword from the anvil without effort. He run to Kay and he offered it to him. Kay was surprised seeing that it was not his sword. Arthur explains what happen. Kay saw the inscription of Excalibur in the sword and he told his father. He orders Arthur to replace the sword to the anvil. All the nobles tried again to take it, but none of them could do it. So then, Arthur took the holding of the sword with his hands. A white light beam pointed to him again and Arthur pulled the sword without effort. He became king of england =

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