Caledfwlch

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Caledfwlch is the name of King Arthur’s legendary sword in early Welsh tradition, regarded as the precursor to the later English form “Excalibur.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian legend element ⓘ
legendary sword ⓘ
mythological object ⓘ
appearsIn Welsh Arthurian tradition ⓘ
appearsInTradition early Welsh tradition ⓘ
associatedWith King Arthur ⓘ
culture Welsh ⓘ
etymologicallyRelatedTo Excalibur ⓘ
hasAlternativeForm Caledfwlch (modern Welsh spelling variants) ⓘ
linked to: Caledfwlch
hasGenderAssociation masculine ⓘ
hasLegendaryStatus yes ⓘ
hasNameOrigin Welsh language ⓘ
hasRole magical weapon ⓘ
symbol of royal power ⓘ
weapon of King Arthur ⓘ
hasType sword ⓘ
influenced later Arthurian sword traditions ⓘ
isInLanguage Welsh ⓘ
mentionedIn Welsh prose tales ⓘ
early Welsh literature ⓘ
mythology Arthurian mythology ⓘ
partOf Arthurian legend ⓘ
predecessorOf Excalibur ⓘ
regardedAs precursor of Excalibur ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Britain ⓘ
linked to: Great Britain

Wales ⓘ
relatedForm Excalibur ⓘ
semanticField battle ⓘ
heroic warfare ⓘ
kingship ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin early Middle Ages ⓘ
wieldedBy King Arthur ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Excalibur → etymologyDerivedFrom → Caledfwlch ⓘ
Caledfwlch → hasAlternativeForm → Caledfwlch (modern Welsh spelling variants) ⓘ
linked to: Caledfwlch
Excalibur → alsoKnownAs → Caledfwlch ⓘ
subject linked to: magical sword Excalibur