To: nickcarraway
Excalibur.
Truncated from the Latin: Ex calx Liberatus.
Ex = From, Out of
Calx -Limestone, stone
Liberatus = Freed.
In English: “Out of the stone freed”
Excalibur.
4 posted on
05/14/2017 9:39:01 PM PDT by
Swordmaker
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To: Swordmaker
Simply out: Arthur had Merlin, who knew the secret of making steel.
11 posted on
05/14/2017 10:18:06 PM PDT by
semaj
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To: Swordmaker
In English: “Out of the stone freed” Hmm. I see the Latin name, but I thought that the "sword in the stone" was Merlin's "test" and was not actually Excalibur (which was later given to Arthur by The Lady of the Lake). At least, that's the way I recall the Brits attempting to reconcile the two legends.
13 posted on
05/14/2017 11:13:14 PM PDT by
Charles Martel
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To: Swordmaker
Very interesting... thanks!
14 posted on
05/14/2017 11:15:39 PM PDT by
nutmeg
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To: Swordmaker
Interesting, Swordmaker.
Here’s what I got from Chambers:
ORIGIN: OFr Escalibor, for Caliburn; cf Caladbolg, a famous sword in Irish legend
15 posted on
05/15/2017 12:19:28 AM PDT by
Gene Eric
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To: Swordmaker
It can also be interpreted as “from out of the stone freedom”
22 posted on
05/15/2017 6:18:11 AM PDT by
reed13k
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