History Main / Excalibur

* [[{{Castlevania sorrow}} Castlevania: Aria of sorrow]] had the excalibur show up as a sword in the stone...amusingly enough, Soma's not the chosen one who can free it, so instead he ''swings the massive bolder the sword's attach to as well as the sword itself.''
* In the French language translation of TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast, the Master Sword is referred to as "Excalibur".

* In ''TheDresdenFiles'', it's ''heavily'' implied that [[spoiler:Michael Carpenter's sword]] is Excalibur. He even mentions that, in the past, a wizard (Merlin) had held on to it between wielders.

** Several games in the series feature a shoddy knock-off [[JokeItem Excalipur]]. Sometimes it's pretty good if you [[LethalJokeItem throw it]].

* Appears in the ''DoctorWho'' story "Battlefield", where it is key to resurrecting a King Arthur from an AlternateUniverse. [[spoiler: Only, Arthur's really long dead...]]

* ''{{Series/Merlin}}'', of course. It was created in the episode called "[[TitleIn Excalibur]]", has been thrown into the lake by Merlin, was retrieved by his girlfriend, and is currently residing in [[ExcaliburInTheStone a large stone]], but interestingly, three seasons in and it has still not been named or identified as the legendary Excalibur.

* [[{{Castlevania sorrow}} Castlevania: Aria of sorrow]] had the excalibur show up as a sword in the stone for...amusingly enough, Soma's not the chosen one who can free it, so instead he ''swings the massive bolder the sword's attach to as well as the sword itself.''

* ComicBook/{{Excalibur}}: The MarvelComics comic, and its [[{{Characters/Excalibur}} character sheet]].

* ''FateStayNight''

* ''{{Series/Merlin}}'', of course. It was created in the episode called "[[TitleIn Excalibur]]", has been thrown into the lake by Merlin, retrieved by his girlfriend, and is currently residing in [[ExcaliburInTheStone a large stone]], but interestingly, three seasons in and it has still not been named or identified as the legendary Excalibur.

* ''{{Series/Merlin}}'', of course.

Classically, Excalibur was the sword given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake as proof of his fitness to rule Britain. It is frequently confused with the SwordInTheStone, called Caliburn, which is a different and slightly contradictory legend, although ''also'' called Excalibur in at least one version, and the two are distinct... maybe -- the myths are not entirely clear on this subject. This makes it really easy for authors to [[SadlyMythtaken get them mixed up]].

* ''{{Merlin}}'', of course.

* ''GoldenSun''

* Film/{{Excalibur}}: The movie.

Classically, Excalibur was the sword given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake as proof of his fitness to rule Britain. It is frequently confused with the SwordInTheStone, which is a different and slightly contradictory legend, although ''also'' called Excalibur in at least one version, and the two are distinct... maybe -- the myths are not entirely clear on this subject. This makes it really easy for authors to [[SadlyMythtaken get them mixed up]].

* Truth In Television from which the {{Excalibur}} myth was taken: in ancient times, aging celtic heroes threw their inherited, heirloom blades into the swamps to appease the spirits who dwelt there, who presumably kept their weapons safe after they died. [[AndNowYouKnowTheRestOfTheStory They've found tons of swords buried in the former lake around the former isle of Avalon, aka Glastonbury Tor]].

* Appears as a weapon for a HumongousMecha used by the [[AcePilot head of the Knights of the Round]] in ''CodeGeass''.

* Main/{{Excaliburn}}: The confusion about Excalibur in media.

** And why should it? Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!
*** Quite. You can't expect to wield supreme power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!
**** Obviously; supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses not some farsical aquatic ceremony!
***** If ''I'' went 'round sayin' I was Emperor, just because some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!

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* [[SoulEater Excalibur!]] [[LivingWeapon Excalibur!]] [[MeanBrit From United King]], [[TheSwordThatSpeaks I'm looking]] [[InfinityPlusOneSword for him]], [[CloudCuckoolander I'm going to California!]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse Excalibur!]] [[LargeHam Excalibur!]] [[CrazyAwesome EXCALIBUR!]]
* Though maybe not the actual sword, [=MagnaAngemon=]'s sword in ''DigimonAdventure'' is called Excalibur.
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