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'''Excalibur''' |
'''Excalibur''' is the legendary sword of [[King Arthur]] and the go-to name when you need a magic weapon. Anyone, and everyone, will have to find or has found Excalibur at some point in their life (well, that ''may'' be exaggeration... slightly). Given its status as a [[Public Domain Artifact]], there are quite a few works and other media references to it, not to mention the mess of actual and popular mythology about the Arthurian legend. |
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Classically, Excalibur was the sword given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake as proof of his fitness to rule Britain. It may or may not have been originally created by [[Merlin]]. It is frequently confused with the Sword in the Stone, called Caliburn, which is a different and slightly contradictory legend, although ''also'' called Excalibur in at least one version, and the two are distinct... maybe—the myths are not entirely clear on this subject. This makes it really easy for authors to [[Sadly Mythtaken|get them mixed up]]. |
Classically, Excalibur was the sword given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake as proof of his fitness to rule Britain. It may or may not have been originally created by [[Merlin]]. It is frequently confused with the Sword in the Stone, called Caliburn, which is a different and slightly contradictory legend, although ''also'' called Excalibur in at least one version, and the two are distinct... maybe—the myths are not entirely clear on this subject. This makes it really easy for authors to [[Sadly Mythtaken|get them mixed up]]. |
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Oh, and the original spelling might have been [[The Unpronounceable|Caledfwlch]]. |
Oh, and the original spelling might have been [[The Unpronounceable|Caledfwlch]]. |
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To avoid confusion when adding examples, please refer to the following pages: |
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* [[Excalibur (film)]]: [[The Movie]]. |
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* [[Excalibur (Comic Book)]]: The [[Marvel Comics]] comic, and its [[Excalibur (Comic Book)/Characters|character sheet]]. |
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* [[Only the Chosen May Wield]]: Examples of items like the ''other'' sword which can only be used by the [[Chosen One]]. |
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** [[The Sword in the Stone]]: The Disney film about the other sword. |
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* [[Excalibur in the Stone]]: The confusion about which sword Excalibur is in media. |
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* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]] |
* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]] |
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* [[Ancient Artifact]] |
* [[Ancient Artifact]] |
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{{examples|Examples of the sword itself in media:}} |
{{examples|Examples of the sword itself in media:}} |
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
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* [[Soul Eater|Excalibur!]] [[Equippable Ally|Excalibur!]] [[Mean Brit|From United King]], [[Talking Weapon|I'm looking]] [[Infinity+1 Sword|for him]], [[Cloudcuckoolander|I'm going to California!]] [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Excalibur!]] [[Large Ham|Excalibur!]] [[Crazy Awesome|EXCALIBUR!]] |
* [[Soul Eater|Excalibur!]] [[Equippable Ally|Excalibur!]] [[Mean Brit|From United King]], [[Talking Weapon|I'm looking]] [[Infinity+1 Sword|for him]], [[Cloudcuckoolander|I'm going to California!]] [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Excalibur!]] [[Large Ham|Excalibur!]] [[Crazy Awesome|EXCALIBUR!]] |
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