An ancient sword known as the French version of King Arthur’s legendary “Excalibur” has mysteriously ... to have been taken by a thief from its stone in the tiny medieval town of Rocamadour ...

In Arthurian lore, there seems to be a slight hiccup as Excalibur appears to be the name of two separate swords King Arthur owned. They are the Sword in the Stone, and the Sword in the Lake.

A popular sword in the stone tourist attraction at Llangorse Lake near Brecon, based on King Arthur's Excalibur, has been stolen. The sword, which was fixed to the stone with cement, went missing ...

But one might wish for a script which stayed more with the basic story line rather than taking so many twists and turns which have little bearing on the tale about King Arthur as a lad.

The Durandal sword, often likened to King Arthur's Excalibur in French lore ... capable of cleaving stone with a single strike. Its origins and mystical qualities are celebrated in the epic ...

Today, the sword can still be seen in Tuscany, but is it real? And was it the inspiration for Excalibur and King Arthur’s saga? Video by: Next Stop Stories In the 1950s, 58 jazz musicians ...

The second story in the unit follows the well-known legend of how a boy called Arthur becomes king when he pulls the sword from the stone. Warm up: clapping in time to the music; skipping around ...

At his death, Uthur buries the sword into a stone, and the next man that can pull it out will be King of England. Several years later, Arthur, Uthur's bastard son, draws Excalibur and becomes King.

Vortigern wants Arthur dead, to ensure there is no claimant to the throne. The legends foretell that only the next king will be able to draw Excalibur, Uther's sword, from the rock where it is lodged.