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Excalibur
Drawn
from the Stone or received from the Lady of the
Thomas
Malory’s Morte d’Arthur has both versions
with
both swords called Excalibur. Other versions
have
two different swords.
Excalibur or Caliburn (Caledfwlch in Welsh and
mentioned in the Mabinogion) is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes
attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of
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. One Theory
postulates that the name Excalibur was originally derived from the Latin phrase
Ex calce liberatus, "liberated from the stone.” The sword was associated
with the Arthurian legend very early.
There are two originally separate legends about the
sword's origin. The first is the "Sword in the Stone" legend,
originally appearing in Robert de Boron's poem Merlin, in which Excalibur can
only be drawn from the stone by Arthur, the rightful king.
The second comes from the later Post-Vulgate Suite du
Merlin, which was taken up by Sir Thomas Malory. Here, Arthur receives
Excalibur from the Lady of the
As Arthur lies dying, he tells Sir Bedivere (Sir
Griflet in some versions) to return his sword to the lake by throwing it into
the water. Bedivere is
reluctant to throw away such a precious sword, so
twice he only pretends to do so. Each time, Arthur asks him to describe what he
saw. When Bedivere tells him the sword simply fell into the water, Arthur scolds
him harshly. Finally, Bedivere throws Excalibur into the lake. Before the sword
strikes the water's surface, a hand reaches up to grasp it and pulls it under.
Arthur leaves on a
death barge with the three queens to Avalon, where as
his legend says, he will one day return to lead in
Malory records both versions of the legend in his Le
Morte d'Arthur, and confusingly calls both swords Excalibur.
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The restored and
landscaped Chester Amphitheatre
Some historians
believe that this was the site
of King Arthur’s
Round Table. Chester’s Roman fortifications
and its proximity to
the Welsh border have always made it a
strong candidate for the location of Camelot.
Chester is also often credited with
being the site of
“ The Battle of the
City of the Legion”
which was King Arthur’s ninth victory
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