Talk:Excalibur/@comment-32860649-20190228000057/@comment-27047411-20190709095156

No, not translations. It depends on what legends you refer to. There are more stories that say Caliburn (Sword in the Stone) and Excalibur are two different swords,

In the legend, the sword in th stone was a sword that would said to who ever pulls it out, is the true heir of Camelot. It was due to the fact Uther made a deal with Merlin to make him look lke Gorlois in order to sleep with the Duke's wife, Ygrayne (or Igraine). During this, the Uther had his knights invade Castle of Dimilioc where Gorlois was killed at that same night. The deal was the firstborn son of Uther and Ygrayne is to be given to him and so he did and gave him to Ector.

Jump to the near future, Merlin had in secret placed a sword, this is because Uther, now gravely ill and close to death, needed a heir. As such, Merlin said the heir will be found if they pull the sword. Many tried and failed until Arthur did. During one day, to which Kay told him to get his sword. Turning around, Arthur went to get it til he noticed the sword in the stone. Thinking that'll be better, he'd simply walk up to it, and just pull it out.

Excalibur is the sword given to Arthur after the sword in the stone was destroyed in his fight against Mordred. After the sword in the stone was destroyed, Arthur requested a new blade, to which Merlin showed him the lake of Avalon, and the Lady of the Lake's hand revealed the holy sword.