The legendary sword of King Arthur is known as Excalibur and Caledfwlch in Welsh. This sword, in a few versions of the story, is known to be the same weapon as the Sword in the Stone. Excalibur is often given magical powers and also shows who is in charge of Britain. In the picture to the left, the Lady of the Lake is reaching out to take the sword that King Arthur has commanded Sir Bedivere to throw into the lake. King Arthur knows what good it will do but Sir Bedivere is afraid to throw something so valuable into the lake. There are many different images of Excalibur but they are often gold plated and very elaborately designed.
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