Excalibur

Anyone have any idea what was supposed to be so amazing and powerful about Excalibur (the sword of course)? I read about some of the powers of the scabbard, but not the sword. Why?

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Anyone have any idea what was supposed to be so amazing and powerful about Excalibur (the sword of course)? I read about some of the powers of the scabbard, but not the sword. Why?

I think weapons tended to be revered at that time, and one owned by a king, particularly one which won a major battle or two got even more acclaim, and a legend built up around it.

Originally posted by shavixmir
Well...it was big and sharp.

The story of the sword seems to be rooted in Celtic myth, being derived from the lighting swrod of Fergus mac Roich: Caladbolg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur

Excalibur was said to have been created by Gofannon, God of the Underworld if I remember correctly. It is said that the whoever wields the sword could stab the ground and Gofannon would come to his aid.