scabbard of Excalibur
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The scabbard of Excalibur is the legendary sheath of King Arthur’s sword, famed in Arthurian myth for granting its bearer protection from physical harm and loss of blood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| scabbard of Excalibur canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian object
ⓘ
legendary object ⓘ mythological artifact ⓘ |
| appearsWithCharacter |
Morgan le Fay
ⓘ
Sir Accolon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Excalibur
ⓘ
King Arthur ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Excalibur ⓘ |
| culture |
Celtic-influenced Arthurian tradition
ⓘ
medieval British literature ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | being cast into water ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Excalibur’s offensive power ⓘ |
| emphasizedIn | later Arthurian prose romances ⓘ |
| genre | medieval romance ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
prevention of loss of blood
ⓘ
protection from physical harm ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
enchanted
ⓘ
protective ⓘ supernatural ⓘ |
| importanceInPlot | its theft foreshadows Arthur’s downfall ⓘ |
| languageOfEarliestAccounts | Latin ⓘ |
| laterTraditionsLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ |
| lostBy | King Arthur ⓘ |
| medium |
manuscript literature
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Arthurian legend
ⓘ
surface form:
Arthurian romances
Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
surface form:
French Vulgate Cycle
Geoffrey of Monmouth’s works ⓘ Le Morte d'Arthur ⓘ
surface form:
Le Morte d’Arthur
|
| narrativeRole |
object whose loss leads to Arthur’s vulnerability
ⓘ
source of Arthur’s protection ⓘ |
| owner | King Arthur ⓘ |
| partOf | Arthurian legend ⓘ |
| property |
grants near invulnerability to its bearer
ⓘ
prevents the wearer from bleeding to death ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain
|
| relatedConcept |
magical weapon
ⓘ
protective talisman ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Historia Regum Britanniae
ⓘ
Le Morte d'Arthur ⓘ
surface form:
Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory
Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
surface form:
Post-Vulgate Cycle
|
| stolenBy | Morgan le Fay ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
protection
ⓘ
the importance of what is taken for granted ⓘ |
| thrownInto | a lake ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | Middle Ages ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.