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A little word on Sword Legends.
The Sword in the Stone, which Arthur pulled out when he was a boy for his foster brother Kay was a symbol that Merlin set to determine the true King of England. It was he that had a vision of Arthur's golden reign and engineered these events. This sword had an inscription that said "whoever draws me is the true king of england" or something to that effect. Many nobles tried, but the only person capable of drawing the sword was the boy Arthur.
Arthur supposedly broke this sword whilst in battle (my source says a giant or something, but that is doubtful).
Excalibur and it's sheath were a parting gift from Merlin to Arthur.
Legend states that Merlin brought Arthur to an enchanted lake, and Arthur was given Excalibur by the Lady of the Lake.
Excalibur itself was made of the finest alloys, and could cut stone and steel without losing it's edge. It was it's scabbard however, that held the true power, for it was said to be able to protect the wearer from all bodily harm, that so long as the wearer had the scabbard, he would not, and could not die.
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Why?
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