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MagicExcalibur or Caliburn is the legendary sword of, 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. In Welsh, the sword is called Caledfwlch; in Cornish, the sword is called Calesvol; in Breton, the sword is called Kaledvoulc'h; in Latin, the magic sword is called Caliburnus. In many Arthurian tales, it is also a powerful, magical weapon.
Contents History of the BladeIn early Welsh works such as, ’s sword was known as ‘Caledfwlch’. This term, roughly translating as ‘hard cleave’, may be related to the Irish ‘Caladbolg’, a sword used by Fergus mac Roich and other heroes in Irish mythology. 1136) latinised ‘Caledfwlch’ to ‘Caliburnus’ (or ‘Caliburn’), perhaps associating the name with a hard metal blade – ‘chalybs’ meaning steel. He, and later authors including and, stated the sword had been forged in.
Following this, French authors altered the name further, eventually arriving at the popular term ‘Escalibor’, which Malory altered into ‘Escalibur’. Variations along the way included ‘Calibourne’, ‘Calliborc’, ‘Escaliborc’ and several others. Explained that the name ‘Excalibur’ meant ‘Kutte Steele’ (cut steel).The Sword in the StoneIn ’s ‘Le Morte d’Arthur’, is given Excalibur by the. However, in one section of this work, also applies the same name to the sword that draws from the stone. After “he drewe his swerd Excalibur” from the stone, it gave off the light of thirty torches and helped him scare off his enemies.
When the sword breaks, then has receiving another sword, also named Excalibur, from the. While he may have intended to only label the second sword as Excalibur, he confused his tale by calling both blades by that name. In any event, the name Excalibur, as previously explained, is a later French variant of ’s Caliburnus - ’s sword and could possibly refer to both blades whether from stone or lake. The original ‘sword in the stone’ tale by in ‘’ actually has the sword embedded in an anvil on top of the stone. (One wonders how a seemingly magical blade, powerful enough to penetrate stone, or an anvil, could break in the first place?) In the 1981 film produced by John Boorman, this double-label problem is dealt with by having only one sword. When the ‘sword in the stone’ breaks, it is then repaired by the.Sword and ScabbardIn some versions of the legend, the sword is sometimes worn by other Arthurian knights. In ’ 'Perceval', the blade ‘Escalibor’ hangs from the belt of.
In, the warrior, Llenlleawg the Irishman, uses ’s sword to slay the Irish king Diwrnach, at the same time stealing his magic cauldron. The scabbard of Excalibur was also deemed to have magical qualities protecting the wearer from serious injury or from any loss of blood if injured.
When falls at, Excalibur is returned to the lake by in ’s account, and by Girflet in the ‘Mort le roi Artu’.External Links:. Excalibur.
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Legend has it that King Arthur was the only person able to pull Excalibur from a stone. But a newly discovered blade found stuck in a rock in a Bosnian river is being described as a 'real-life Excalibur.'
The 700-year-old sword, discovered in the Vrbas River, was found 36 feet underwater, stuck in a rock while archaeologists were excavating a nearby castle, The Sun reports. The Vrbas is a 150-mile long river in the heart of Bosnia, right near the city of Banja Luka.
Archaeologist and curator at the Museum of the Republika Srpska, Ivana Pandzic, said the sword was stuck in 'a solid rock, so special care was needed when pulling it out' in comments obtained by The Sun.
The sword after being pulled out of the river. (Credit: Central European News)
Igor Radojicic, the mayor of nearby Banja Luja, the second-largest city in Bosnia, tweeted about the remarkable find.
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'Our sword in stone .. taken out of Vrbas after who knows how many centuries,' Radojicic wrote in a translated tweet.
In a subsequent tweet, Radojicic wrote that the Banja Luka stone sword is perhaps 'eight centuries-old' and 'who knows what stories [it is] hiding.'
Researchers are now trying to figure out how the sword became embedded in the rock.
In 2017, a British girl swimming at Dozmary Pool, the lake in the King Arthur legend, happened upon a shiny, 4-foot sword, which is thought to be a movie prop.
Earlier this year, workers digging a sewer in the Danish city of Aalborg came across a remarkably well-preserved sword that dates back to at least the 14th century. In 2017, an incredibly well-preserved Viking sword was found by a reindeer hunter on a remote mountain in Southern Norway.
Fox News' James Rogers contributed to this story.
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