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[[File:Excalibur.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Excalibur in Arthur's ship. ([[DW]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'')]] | [[File:Excalibur.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Excalibur in Arthur's ship. ([[DW]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'')]] | ||
==Of Arthur's Universe== | == Of Arthur's Universe == | ||
'''Excalibur''' was the [[sword]] of [[King]] [[Arthur of England]]. When he fell in battle, [[Merlin]] placed it with his body in a dimension-crossing spaceship and hid it at the bottom of [[Lake Vortigern]]. In the late [[20th century]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] discovered Arthur's spaceship and retrieved Excalibur. ([[DW]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'') | '''Excalibur''' was the [[sword]] of [[King]] [[Arthur of England]]. When he fell in battle, [[Merlin]] placed it with his body in a dimension-crossing spaceship and hid it at the bottom of [[Lake Vortigern]]. In the late [[20th century]], the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] discovered Arthur's spaceship and retrieved Excalibur. ([[DW]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'') | ||
[[The Master]] once tried to steal it back from the Doctor. ([[VG]]: ''[[Destiny of the Doctors]]'') | [[The Master]] once tried to steal it back from the Doctor. ([[VG]]: ''[[Destiny of the Doctors]]'') | ||
==Of the Doctor's universe== | == Of the Doctor's universe == | ||
The {{PAGENAME}} of the universe that [[the Doctor]] called home was said to not be as much magic, but more of a simple tool of innovation. It only appeared to make him invincible because his sword was made out of steel, whilst his enemies possessed those of bronze. It was said that it could have been a mistranslation or joke as well. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS]]'') | The {{PAGENAME}} of the universe that [[the Doctor]] called home was said to not be as much magic, but more of a simple tool of innovation. It only appeared to make him invincible because his sword was made out of steel, whilst his enemies possessed those of bronze. It was said that it could have been a mistranslation or joke as well. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS]]'') | ||
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== Behind the Scenes == | == Behind the Scenes == | ||
*In the novel, [[PDA]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS]]'', it lists things considered magical, and the list ends with "...and swords of invincibility lobbed at passing knights by a samite-wearing woman in a pond." It then goes on to discuss Excalibur's so-called "invincibility." The quoted section appeared to be a reference to [[Monty Python's Big Red Book|Monty Python]] and the Holy Grail, mainly the famous "Dennis" scene. | * In the novel, [[PDA]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS]]'', it lists things considered magical, and the list ends with "...and swords of invincibility lobbed at passing knights by a samite-wearing woman in a pond." It then goes on to discuss Excalibur's so-called "invincibility." The quoted section appeared to be a reference to [[Monty Python's Big Red Book|Monty Python]] and the Holy Grail, mainly the famous "Dennis" scene. | ||
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[[Category:Handheld weapons]] | [[Category:Handheld weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Myths and legends]] | [[Category:Myths and legends]] | ||
[[Category:The Doctor's items]] | [[Category:The Doctor's items]] | ||
