Excalibur - - The Runes - King Arthur enthusiasts won’t be able to read the letters embedded in the blade, but they know the message. “Take me up, cast me away” is the inscription often found on Excalibur, but King Arthur uses a written language created specifically for the film. // "Me" is flipped on each side of the sword.

Excalibur, King Arthur film, Entertainment Weekly, July 31, 2015

King Arthur and Excalibur

An artwork of King Arthur admiring his mystical and legendary sword, Excalibur, in dark fantasy style

King Arthur and Excalibur

The King Arthur Sword, Excalibur, is basically a powerful mythological sword. Excalibur means ‘cut-steel’ while the sword refers to a weapon designed with a long blade designed to cut or thrust.

23 verses on purity

Description "Let the boy try!" A quick illustration that was voted for through a poll I ran on my Patreon. *cue Carmina Burana*

Clarent was a sword in arthurian legends owned by King Arthur. It was a ceremonial sword and a sword of peace which Arthur inherited from his father Uther Pendragon. Uther was the High King of Britain and Merlin, a powerful wizard, was his adviser. He was the one who devised the Sword in the Stone. As the nobles gained power, Merlin knew that Arthur, Uther’s first-born son, would not be spared. As such, the wizard convinced the High King to keep Arthur’s upbringing a secret, until he was...