What is Excalibur?
Excalibur is quite possibly a relic of Roman times (the Romans possessed Britain for a couple of centuries). The name Excalibur could be a derivative of the Latin phrase ‘cut steel’ (incidere chalybs) which refers to the roman swords being repetitively tempered and therefore harder and capable of notching or even breaking the crude iron swords of the Anglo-Saxon invaders. The other name of Excaliber ‘the singing sword’ also suggests a high degree of tempering as hardened steel does ring.
