Swords serve as weapons, marks of kingship, and objects of prophecy.
17/01/2026
for
- Arms and Armor
- ARTHURIAN ITEMS
- English Tradition
- French Romance Tradition
- Geoffrey of Monmouth Tradition
- Source | Brut (Layamon)
- Source | Continuations of Perceval
- Source | Historia Regum Britanniae
- Source | Idylls of the King
- Source | King Arthur's Death (ballad)
- Source | La Tavola Ritonda
- Source | Le Morte Darthur
- Source | Merlin
- Source | Parlement of the Thre Ages
- Source | Perceval, or Le Conte del Graal
- Source | Post-Vulgate Mort Artu
- Source | Post-Vulgate Suite du Merlin
- Source | Roman de Brut
- Source | The Stanzaic Le Morte Arthur
- Source | Vulgate Lancelot
- Source | Vulgate Merlin
- Source | Vulgate Mort Artu
- Welsh Tradition
Excalibur is the sword of kings — born in Avalon, borne by Arthur, and returned at last to the Lady of the Lake. More than a weapon, it is the sign of divine rule, the boundary between mortal and Otherworld, and the enduring symbol of Britain’s once and future king.