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Excalibur
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Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur that was purported to possess magical powers and be associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. Its first reliably datable appearance is found i
Excalibur the Sword by Howard Pyle (1903)
Excalibur the Sword by Howard Pyle (1903)
The young Arthur draws the sword from the stone in Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall's Our Island Story (1906). Here, as in many more modern depictions of
The young Arthur draws the sword from the stone in Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall's Our Island Story (1906). Here, as in many more modern depictions of this scene, there is no anvil and the sword is lodged directly within the stone itself.
"King Arthur asks the Lady of the Lake for the sword Excalibur". Walter Crane's 1845 illustration in King Arthur's Knights: The Tales Retold for Boys
"King Arthur asks the Lady of the Lake for the sword Excalibur". Walter Crane's 1845 illustration in King Arthur's Knights: The Tales Retold for Boys and Girls, adapted from Malory by Henry Gilbert.
Sir Bedivere throwing Excalibur into the lake in an illustration by Walter Crane: "There came an arm and a hand above the water."
Sir Bedivere throwing Excalibur into the lake in an illustration by Walter Crane: "There came an arm and a hand above the water."
Avalon
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Avalon is an island featured in the Arthurian legend. It first appeared in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 1136 Historia Regum Britanniae as a place of magic where King Arthur's sword Excalibur was made and la
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…comply with the wounded king's request. A woman's hand emerges from the lake to catch Excalibur, after which Morgan appears in a boat to take Arthur to Avalon. This motif then became attached to Bedivere (or Yvain in the chronicle Scalacronica), instead of Griflet, in the English Arthurian tradition. However…
The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon by Edward Burne-Jones
The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon by Edward Burne-Jones
James Archer, La Mort d'Arthur (1860)
James Archer, La Mort d'Arthur (1860)
"Lady of the Isle of Avelyon", George Frampton's relief panel at 2 Temple Place in London
"Lady of the Isle of Avelyon", George Frampton's relief panel at 2 Temple Place in London
Ship-themed attributed arms of the Knight of Escalot
Ship-themed attributed arms of the Knight of Escalot