Excalibur
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Excalibur is the legendary sword of King Arthur, often depicted as a symbol of divine kingship and magical power in Arthurian mythology.
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 |
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
magical sword Excalibur
this entity surface form:
Arthur's command regarding Excalibur
subject surface form:
Viviane
this entity surface form:
the sword Excalibur
this entity surface form:
Excalibur (legendary sword of King Arthur)
subject surface form:
Sir Bedivere