-
Welsh Caledfwlch (Breton Kaledvoulc'h,
Middle Cornish Calesvol),
which is a
compound of caled, 'hard', and bwlch, 'breach, cleft'.
Caledfwlch appears...
-
Welsh Arthurian legends.
Unlike Arthur’s two
other weapons, his
sword Caledfwlch and his
dagger Carnwennan,
Rhongomyniad has no
apparent magical powers...
- Arthur's
sword Caledfwlch as
sacred weapons given to him by God: "the
sacred weapons that God had
given him:
Rhongomiant his spear,
Caledfwlch a sword, and...
- of the Múscraige
called the Dál Caladbuilg), as well as
Middle Welsh:
Caledfwlch, the
Welsh name of King Arthur's
sword Excalibur.
Other sources connect...
- the name of
Fergus mac Róich's sword,
Caladbolg and King Arthur's
sword Caledfwlch.
Linguist Eric Hamp
derives the
second element, bulga, from a Proto-Celtic...
-
Guenhuuara (Gwenhwyfar),
Uther (Uthyr) and
perhaps also
Caliburnus (
Caledfwlch), the
latter becoming Excalibur in
subsequent Arthurian tales. However...
-
Weapons Caledfwlch Dyrnwyn Claíomh
Solais Fragarach Gáe Bulg
Spear Lúin...
-
Weapons Caledfwlch Dyrnwyn Claíomh
Solais Fragarach Gáe Bulg
Spear Lúin...
- the
dying Arthur tell
Guinevere how he
struck Mordred nine
times with
Caledfwlch (another name
variant of Excalibur). The Post-Vulgate
retelling of Mort...
-
Weapons Caledfwlch Dyrnwyn Claíomh
Solais Fragarach Gáe Bulg
Spear Lúin...
