The Welsh Viking | Was Excalibur a Bronze Age Sword? @TheWelshViking | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Well? Was it?
It's a theory that's been proposed by eminent archaeologists and spread all over the internet. But is there really any truth in the idea that the Arthurian Sword in the Stone legend is based on Bronze Age "magical" metallurgy techniques and secrets lost the mists of time?
Let's find out as we debunk, dig (or excavate!), and research our way through medieval King Arthur's underwear drawer full of French manuscripts, Welsh poems and an epic tale of magic, monsters and myth!
(And yes, the sword in the stone is Excalibur. It's explicitly stated in "Merlin". Read the whole cycle, nerds! Or don't. Actually mostly don't - it's long and in Medieval French)
The BS Historian: bshistorian.wordpress.com
A fun article on bronze age swords: researchgate.net/publication/342989655_The_Organisation_and_Practice_of_Metal_Smithing_in_Later_Bronze_Age_Europe
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The Welsh Viking,
PO Box 821,
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YO1 0PY
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Well? Was it?
It's a theory that's been proposed by eminent archaeologists and spread all over the internet. But is there really any truth in the idea that the Arthurian Sword in the Stone legend is based on Bronze Age "magical" metallurgy techniques and secrets lost the mists of time?
Let's find out as we debunk, dig (or excavate!), and research our way through medieval King Arthur's underwear drawer full of French manuscripts, Welsh poems and an epic tale of magic, monsters and myth!
(And yes, the sword in the stone is Excalibur. It's explicitly stated in "Merlin". Read the whole cycle, nerds! Or don't. Actually mostly don't - it's long and in Medieval French)
The BS Historian: bshistorian.wordpress.com
A fun article on bronze age swords: researchgate.net/publication/342989655_The_Organisation_and_Practice_of_Metal_Smithing_in_Later_Bronze_Age_Europe
Find me elsewhere:
Patreon: patreon.com/jimmyjohnson
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thewelshviking
New merch: the-welsh-viking.creator-spring.com
My actual website: welshviking.com
Insta: @littlewelshviking
Twitter: @realwelshviking
Letters, parcels, packages?
The Welsh Viking,
PO Box 821,
YORK,
YO1 0PY
Business and collaboration email (sorry, I won't read/respond to anything else): thewelshviking1 at gmail dot com
