Excalibur

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Arthurian legend artifact legendary sword magical scabbard mythological object

Excalibur is the legendary sword of King Arthur, often depicted as a symbol of divine kingship and magical power in Arthurian mythology.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Excalibur canonical	33
Arthur's command regarding Excalibur	1
Excalibur (in some versions)	1
Excalibur (legendary sword of King Arthur)	1
magical sword Excalibur	1
the sword Excalibur	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T551359 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Excalibur
Context triple: [King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, featuresElement, Excalibur]

A. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a 2017 fantasy action film directed by Guy Ritchie that offers a gritty, stylized retelling of the Arthurian legend.
B. Green Knight
The Green Knight is a mysterious, supernatural challenger in Arthurian legend whose beheading game with Sir Gawain tests the knight’s honor and courage.
C. Merlin
Merlin is the legendary wizard of Arthurian myth, often depicted as King Arthur’s powerful but enigmatic advisor and magician.
D. Merlin
Merlin is a key supporting character in the "Kingsman" film series, serving as the tech expert and tactical coordinator for the Kingsman organization.
E. King Arthur
King Arthur is the legendary British monarch and central figure of Arthurian mythology, renowned as the noble ruler of Camelot and leader of the Knights of the Round Table.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Excalibur
Target entity description: Excalibur is the legendary sword of King Arthur, often depicted as a symbol of divine kingship and magical power in Arthurian mythology.

A. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a 2017 fantasy action film directed by Guy Ritchie that offers a gritty, stylized retelling of the Arthurian legend.
B. Green Knight
The Green Knight is a mysterious, supernatural challenger in Arthurian legend whose beheading game with Sir Gawain tests the knight’s honor and courage.
C. Merlin
Merlin is the legendary wizard of Arthurian myth, often depicted as King Arthur’s powerful but enigmatic advisor and magician.
D. Merlin
Merlin is a key supporting character in the "Kingsman" film series, serving as the tech expert and tactical coordinator for the Kingsman organization.
E. King Arthur
King Arthur is the legendary British monarch and central figure of Arthurian mythology, renowned as the noble ruler of Camelot and leader of the Knights of the Round Table.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arthurian legend artifact ⓘ legendary sword ⓘ magical scabbard ⓘ mythological object ⓘ
appearsIn	Arthurian legend ⓘ Chrétien de Troyes’ Arthurian romances ⓘ Vulgate Cycle ⓘ surface form: Post-Vulgate Cycle Le Morte d'Arthur ⓘ surface form: Thomas Malory’s "Le Morte d’Arthur" Vulgate Cycle ⓘ Arthurian legend ⓘ surface form: Welsh Arthurian tales
associatedWith	King Arthur ⓘ The Lady of the Lake ⓘ surface form: Lady of the Lake Sword in the Stone ⓘ surface form: sword in the stone
culturalOrigin	Celtic mythology ⓘ Medieval British literature ⓘ
etymologyDerivedFrom	Caledfwlch ⓘ Caliburnus ⓘ
firstClearlyAttestedIn	Historia Regum Britanniae ⓘ surface form: Geoffrey of Monmouth’s "Historia Regum Britanniae"
givenTo	King Arthur by the Lady of the Lake ⓘ
grants	authority to rule Britain ⓘ battle prowess ⓘ invincibility in battle ⓘ protection from bleeding ⓘ protection from wounds ⓘ
hasComponent	scabbard of Excalibur ⓘ
hasDepictionType	glowing blade ⓘ inscribed blade ⓘ jeweled hilt ⓘ
hasMotif	gift from a supernatural woman ⓘ magical weapon ⓘ weapon returned to water at hero’s death ⓘ
hasOwner	King Arthur ⓘ
hasProperty	indestructible ⓘ magical ⓘ radiant ⓘ supernaturally sharp ⓘ
influenced	modern fantasy literature ⓘ modern film depictions of Arthur ⓘ role-playing game depictions of magic swords ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	French ⓘ Latin ⓘ Welsh ⓘ
returnedBy	Sir Bedivere ⓘ
returnedTo	The Lady of the Lake ⓘ surface form: Lady of the Lake
sometimesDistinguishedFrom	sword in the stone ⓘ
sometimesIdentifiedWith	sword in the stone ⓘ
symbolizes	divine kingship ⓘ heroic virtue ⓘ legitimate sovereignty ⓘ magical power ⓘ royal authority ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword → featuresElement → Excalibur ⓘ

King Arthur → weapon → Excalibur ⓘ

King Arthur → associatedWith → Excalibur ⓘ

Merlin → associatedWith → Excalibur ⓘ

King Arthur's Britain → associatedWith → Excalibur ⓘ

King Arthur's Britain → hasMythicElement → Excalibur ⓘ

this entity surface form: magical sword Excalibur

Bedivere → associatedWith → Excalibur ⓘ

Bedivere → ultimatelyObeys → Excalibur ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arthur's command regarding Excalibur

King of Britain → associatedWith → Excalibur ⓘ

Viviane (in some versions) → associatedWith → Excalibur ⓘ

subject surface form: Viviane

this entity surface form: the sword Excalibur

Sir Bedivere → associatedWith → Excalibur ⓘ

Sir Bedivere → weaponAssociation → Excalibur ⓘ

Matter of Britain → hasKeyMotif → Excalibur ⓘ

Sword of Spiritual Justice → isDistinctFrom → Excalibur ⓘ

Nimue → givesObject → Excalibur ⓘ

Nimue → takesBack → Excalibur ⓘ

this entity surface form: Excalibur (in some versions)

The Excalibur → namedAfter → Excalibur ⓘ

this entity surface form: Excalibur (legendary sword of King Arthur)

Sword in the Stone → distinctFrom → Excalibur ⓘ

Sword in the Stone → sometimesIdentifiedWith → Excalibur ⓘ

Avalon → associatedWith → Excalibur ⓘ

Battle of Camlann → associatedWith → Excalibur ⓘ

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights → featuresElement → Excalibur ⓘ

The Lady of the Lake → associatedWith → Excalibur ⓘ

The Lady of the Lake → gives → Excalibur ⓘ

Arthur's companion → associatedWith → Excalibur ⓘ

subject surface form: Sir Bedivere

Bedevere → associatedWith → Excalibur ⓘ

Bedevere → returns → Excalibur ⓘ

scabbard of Excalibur → associatedWith → Excalibur ⓘ

scabbard of Excalibur → contrastedWith → Excalibur ⓘ

Caledfwlch → predecessorOf → Excalibur ⓘ

Caledfwlch → relatedForm → Excalibur ⓘ

Caledfwlch → etymologicallyRelatedTo → Excalibur ⓘ

Caliburnus → laterEvolvedIntoName → Excalibur ⓘ

Caliburnus → isEarlierFormOf → Excalibur ⓘ

Caliburnus → relatedName → Excalibur ⓘ

Excalibur (1981 film) → titleRefersTo → Excalibur ⓘ

Excalibur (1981 film) → weaponFeatured → Excalibur ⓘ

Even in Darkness → hasPart → Excalibur ⓘ

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Referenced by (38)

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