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Geoffrey's Historia is the first non-Welsh text to speak of the sword. Geoffrey says the sword was forged in Avalon and Latinises the name Caledfwlch as Caliburnus. When his influential pseudo-history made it to continental Europe, writers altered the name further until it finally took on the popular form Excalibur. Its role was expanded upon ...
Marmiadoise is a sword said to originally belong to the greek deity Hercules and was later given to his descendants, this sword would eventually be used by King Rions until he was killed by King Arthur during a battle. This sword would later be adopted by Arthur himself as he considered it to be superior when compared to the Excalibur.
In Mallory, the sword in the stone is not Excalibur and is not named. When the sword is broken in a fight with King Pellinore, the Lady of the Lake gives him Excalibur as a replacement. At Arthur's death, Excalibur is returned to the Lady of the lake by Sir Bedivere. Sword with the Red Hilt, one of the swords wielded by Sir Balin.
The weapon was dubbed ”Excalibur” after the mythical sword King Arthur pulled from a stone. For the past 30 years, the sword’s origin and age have remained a point of confusion — until now.
King Arthur of Camelot felled a giant. He pulled the magical Excalibur sword from rock. Despite these claims to fame, the legendary medieval king wasn’t real—but a 5,000-year-old tomb named ...
Caliburn was the original name of Excalibur. In Welsh legend, Arthur's sword is known as Caledfwlch. Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain is the first non-Welsh source to speak of the sword. Geoffrey says the sword was forged in Avalon and Latinises the name "Caledfwlch" as Caliburnus.
Excalibur: A sword that appears throughout the series and named for the sword in Arthurian legend. Gunblade : Squall Leonhart 's weapon, a sword with a hilt resembling a gun's receiver and handle. The concept is also used in Final Fantasy XIV , where it is used by the Garlean Empire and the Gunbreaker job class.
The sword Sigurd used to cut out the dragon Fafnir's heart. [51] Poetic Edda: Schrit Middle High German: Schrit: May be based on OHG scrîtan ("to go", "to stride"). [52] One of Biterolf's swords. [52] The sword is forged by the smith Mime . [52] Skofnung: Old Norse: Skǫfnungr: Skǫfnungr was a type of weapon, e.g. skǫfnungs-ǫx (an axe).