Excalibur, the Sword of King Arthur (In Stock)

The legendary sword of King Arthur son of Uther and Igrain. It was said, "Whoso pulleth out the sword from this stone is born the rightful King of Britain." There are many legends surrounding Arthur and his sword. Please read below for more of the legend surrounding this magnificent sword. Our version is battle-ready with a highly polished high carbon spring steel blade. A leather scabbard is included.

- These blades are made of strong high carbon steel with a full tang. The handle is wooden with a stainless steel, twisted wire chain wrapping. The cross guard and pommel are made of solid brass, then highly polished. -

Specifications:

Blade Length: 34"
Overall: 44 1/2"
Weight: 3 1/2 lbs.
Full Tang, Peened Pommel
Wood Scabbard, wrapped in leather with brass accents!

The Sword in the Stone

According to legend, the Sword in the stone was the sword of the High King of Britain, Uther. After Uther's death there is no known heir and the barons begin fighting among each other who is to be the next High King of Britain. Uther counselor, Merlin grew tired of the endless competition between the barons and devised a competition that could truly decide the rightful heir to the throne: he takes Uther's sword and with his magic, he runs it into a rock. It was then said that the man who is able to draw the sword from the stone is the rightfull heir to the throne. May tried, and failed tot draw the sword and, although the competing of the barons had ceased, no new king was found. That was until one day Sir Ector and his sons Kay and Arthur (not knowing he is not Ector's real son but fostered by him) come to the place where the sword is captured in the rock to compete in a tournament. Arthur, on an errond for his masters, passes the rock and draws the sword, which he brings to Ector and Kayas a replacement for kays sword. Next, confusion is great, for how could this boy draw the sword from the stone. Then Merlin makes his entrance again and declares that Arthur is Uther's son. To proof that he places the sword back in the stone and dares anyone to draw it. Again no one succeeds, but Arthur. And so he became High King of Britain at a very young age.

Excalibur

Arthur won many victories with Uthers sword, but alas one day it finally broke in a fight with another King, Pellinore. On a trip to the mythical island of Avalon arthur is visited by the Lady of the Lake (it is often debated as to what or who she was but she was indeed aLady of great magical power.) She accepts arthur as the rightfull protector of England and presents him with a magical sword to aid him in this position; Excalibur. Excalibur was said to hold magical properties. The blade itself was said to be unbreakable, no matter what it was faced with. The scabbard possessed healing properties and it is said protects the owner from being mortily wounded. The scabbard was unfortunatly cast into a lake by Arthurs half sister Morgan le-Fey.
Written and used with permission by Jason Smith

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