Excalibur: The Famous Sword.

Excalibur is the name of King Arthur's sword. The sword's name comes from the latin "Ex Calce Liberatus" which means: "Free from the stone"
It's not a normal sword, the story says this sword, is magic. Here, some "powers" that this sword had:

• Wounds recieved by one wearing the scabbard did not bleed at all. 
• It cannot be used for an evil act or it will break
• If someone holds it, he can not lie. 
• It can heal wounds
• Inspires courage in all men around the wielder. 

[In the "King Arthur and his knights" version] It appears on a lake of clear water. The "Lady of the Lake" was holding the sword in the middle of the lake. Merlin told Arthur to ask kindly to the Lady if he could have it. She told him to take her boat to get it. And he got it.  

The disappearence of the sword happens when Arthur asked to Perceval to throw the sword on the same lake he got it. Perceval did not wanted to do it, but he did it anyway, When he throwed it, a hand appeared and took the sword, and the great Excalibur got sunk. 

By Melissa V. 

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