Excalibur - Revision history

Tombraidergirl at 23:57, 13 July 2015

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The Poet: formatted the page according to the sample artefacts page

2012-12-14T14:35:51Z

formatted the page according to the sample artefacts page

Tombraidergirl at 22:24, 8 March 2011

2011-03-08T22:24:52Z

Tri-Polar at 20:56, 25 September 2009

2009-09-25T20:56:14Z

Tombraidergirl: first revision, more coming up

2009-09-25T09:26:54Z

first revision, more coming up

Wile E. Coyote: /* Tomb Raider Underworld */

2009-09-04T11:48:18Z

‎Tomb Raider Underworld

Lara Super Fan at 15:43, 15 June 2009

2009-06-15T15:43:42Z

Lara Super Fan at 17:44, 22 May 2009

2009-05-22T17:44:54Z

Ostercy: /* Tomb Raider Underworld */

2009-03-24T10:05:07Z

‎Tomb Raider Underworld

Ostercy at 10:03, 24 March 2009

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-'''Excalibur''' is an [[artefact]] in in [[Tomb Raider Legend]]. It is also the strongest [[weapon]] in the game, killing enemies with one hit. The sword has an unlimited range.
+'''Excalibur''' is an [[artefact]] in [[Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend]]. It is also the strongest [[weapon]] in the game, killing enemies with one hit. The sword has an unlimited range.
 ==History==
-The Excalibur is the sword, which once belonged to the semi-mythical [[King Arthur]].
+Excalibur is the sword, which once belonged to the semi-mythical [[King Arthur]].
 ===Discovery===
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 There are primarily two legends when it comes to the origins of the sword. The first is that Arthur pulled the sword Excalibur from a stone, an act which prophecy stated could only be performed by the rightful king of England. The other, and the one presumed right at the beginning of [[Tomb Raider Legend]], is, that the [[Lady of the Lake]] handed Arthur the sword, after he pulled another Sword from a stone. As he lay dying, King Arthur requested that one of his trusted knights, Sir Bedivere, throw the sword into the lake. After some initial hesitation, he did so, and the lake re-claimed the sword. <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur Retrieved on 14th Dec 2012</ref>
-==In Tomb Raider Underworld==
+==Tomb Raider Underworld==
 In the ending of [[Tomb Raider Underworld]], [[Lara]] finds the [[mythical Sword]] her mother disappeared with in [[Nepal]]. She - along with [[Amanda Evert]] - uses it with the [[Stone Daises]] to return to the same site in Nepal where Lara's mother accidentally entered [[Helheim (location)|Helheim]].
-==In Tomb Raider Comics==
+==Tomb Raider Comics==
 In the [[Tomb Raider Comics]] an organization called the [[Midnight Squire]] claims to be in possession of King Arthur's sword. This of course contradicts the storyline from the [[Tomb Raider Games]].

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-[[Image:excalibur.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Completed Excalibur on the left, and the pieces on the right.]]
+{{Infobox Artefact
-'''Excalibur''' is the sword which [[Lara Croft]] acquires in [[Tomb Raider Legend]], which belonged to the semi-mythical [[King Arthur]]. It is the strongest weapon in the game, killing enemies with one hit. The sword also has unlimited range.
+| name                      = Excalibur
+===Discovery===
-==Legend(s)==
+While trying to find out what really happened to her [[Amelia Croft|mother]], Lara finds out that the events are linked to the Arthurian legend. She sets out to seek for [[King Arthur|King Arthur's]] mythical sword. The  sword has been split into five pieces which were scattered across the world:
 * ''1st Piece'' - [[Tiwanaku]], [[Bolivia]] (brought to Ghana by Rutland)
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 * ''4th Piece'' - [[Cornwall]], England
 : The fourth piece lies with King Arthur in his tomb in Cornwall.
-* ''Ghalali Key'' - [[Nepal]] (brought there by her mother, originally located in Ghana)
+* ''Ghalali Key'' - [[Nepal]] (brought there by her mother, originally located in [[Ghana]])
 : The Ghalali Key was originally hidden in Ghana, but [[Richard James Croft|Lara's father]] found it there and gave it to her mother as a present. Amelia Croft wore it the day the plane crashed in the [[Himalayas]] in [[Nepal]] and lost it inside the plane from where Lara has to retrieve it.
-The [[Ghalali Key]] is needed to piece together the sword that appears in [[Tomb Raider Legend]]. The sword is a key to opening two portals, located at [[Nepal]] and Tiwanaku, which lead to a mysterious foreign dimension called [[Avalon]]. If the sword is pulled out while connected to the portal, the portal will explode, as Lara discovered in Nepal. Each individual piece (except the Ghalali Key) can give the bearer the powers of levitation as well as the ability to produce concentrations of energy, which can be focused and used as a weapon. The pieces can also give the powers of regeneration, thus replenishing the bearer's health. When the sword is pieced together, it can produce balls of energy from its tip, when it is swung. These balls of energy fly with high velocity and are very dangerous. When an enemy is struck by the sword or the balls of energy, they are immediately killed.
+When the sword is pieced together, it can produce balls of energy from its tip, when it is swung. These balls of energy fly with high velocity and are very dangerous. When an enemy is struck by the sword or the balls of energy, they are immediately killed.
-==Tomb Raider Underworld==
+==Historical Precedent==
-In the ending of [[Tomb Raider Underworld]], [[Lara]] finds the [[mythical Sword]] her mother disappeared with in [[Nepal]]. She - along with [[Amanda Evert]] - uses it with the [[Stone Daises]] to return to the same site in Nepal where Lara's mother accidentally entered [[Helheim]].
+There are primarily two legends when it comes to the origins of the sword. The first is that Arthur pulled the sword Excalibur from a stone, an act which prophecy stated could only be performed by the rightful king of England. The other, and the one presumed right at the beginning of [[Tomb Raider Legend]], is, that the [[Lady of the Lake]] handed Arthur the sword, after he pulled another Sword from a stone. As he lay dying, King Arthur requested that one of his trusted knights, Sir Bedivere, throw the sword into the lake. After some initial hesitation, he did so, and the lake re-claimed the sword. <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur Retrieved on 14th Dec 2012</ref>
-==Tomb Raider Comics==
+==In Tomb Raider Comics==
 In the [[Tomb Raider Comics]] an organization called the [[Midnight Squire]] claims to be in possession of King Arthur's sword. This of course contradicts the storyline from the [[Tomb Raider Games]].
-==See Also==
+==Related Articles==
-* [[Thor's Hammer]], an artefact of similar powers
+* [[King Arthur]]
+: The king to whom the Excalibur belonged to
+* [[Ghalali Key]]
 [[Category:Artefacts]]
 [[Category:Tomb Raider Legend]]
 [[Category:History and Mythology]]
 [[de:Excalibur]]

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	==Tomb Raider Underworld==		==Tomb Raider Underworld==
−	In the ending of [[Tomb Raider Underworld]], in [[Lara]] finds the [[mythical Sword]] her mother disappeared with in [[Nepal]]. She - along with [[Amanda Evert]] - uses it with the [[Stone Daises]] to return to the same site in Nepal where Lara's mother accidentally entered [[Helheim]].	+	In the ending of [[Tomb Raider Underworld]], [[Lara]] finds the [[mythical Sword]] her mother disappeared with in [[Nepal]]. She - along with [[Amanda Evert]] - uses it with the [[Stone Daises]] to return to the same site in Nepal where Lara's mother accidentally entered [[Helheim]].
		+
		+
		+	==Tomb Raider Comics==
		+	In the [[Tomb Raider Comics]] an organization called the [[Midnight Squire]] claims to be in possession of King Arthur's sword. This of course contradicts the storyline from the [[Tomb Raider Games]].

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 : In the level [[Bolivia - Tiwanaku]] Lara sees [[James Rutland]] escaping with one piece of the mythical sword. She later follows him to [[Amahlin]], [[Ghana]], where the [[Ghalali Key]] was supposed to be, and takes it from him.
 * ''2nd Piece'' - [[Tokyo]], Japan (in the possession of Takamoto)
-: The second piece has previously been on display in the [[Waseda University], a private university in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] but was stolen by the Yakuza [[Shogo Takamoto]].
+: The second piece has previously been on display in the [[Waseda University]], a private university in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] but was stolen by the Yakuza [[Shogo Takamoto]].
 * ''3rd Piece'' - [[Kazakhstan]]
 : The third piece is found in a secret laboratory in [[Kazakhstan]].

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-[[Image:excalibur.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Completed Excalibur on the left, and the pieces on the right.]]Excalibur is the sword which Lara Croft acquires in Tomb Raider Legend, which belonged to the semi-mythical King Arthur. It is the strongest weapon in the game, killing enemies with one hit. The sword also has unlimited range.
+[[Image:excalibur.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Completed Excalibur on the left, and the pieces on the right.]]
-There are primarily two origins for the sword. The first is that Arthur pulled the sword from a stone, an act which prophecy stated could only be performed by the rightful king of England. ''Le Morte de Arthur'' is the first work to refer to the sword as Excalibur. Both origins are found in the book, which, confusingly, does not explain how Arthur could receive the sword twice in two different ways<ref>Malory, A. ''Le Morte D'Arthur''</ref>. According to the second legend, as he lay dying, King Arthur requested that one of his trusted knights, Sir Bedivere, throw the sword into the lake. After some initial hesitation, he did so, and the lake re-claimed the sword.
+==Legend(s)==
-In [[Tomb Raider: Legend]], When Lara switches on the power to the King Arthur Museum in Cornwall, [[Zip]] tells Lara to go pull the musem's  model version of Excalibur out of the stone, prompting [[Alister]] to explain, in a strained voice, that the sword in the stone and Excalibur are two different swords. Why he does this is unclear - as previously stated, the Sword in the Stone has historically been referred to as Excalibur, and towards the end of ''Legend'', Lara places a sword named Excalibur into a stone dais.
 In the game, the sword has been split into five pieces which were scattered across the world:
-* ''1st Piece'' - [[Tokyo]], Japan
+* ''1st Piece'' - [[Tiwanaku]], [[Bolivia]] (brought to Ghana by Rutland)
-* ''2nd Piece'' - [[Ghana]]
+: In the level [[Bolivia - Tiwanaku]] Lara sees [[James Rutland]] escaping with one piece of the mythical sword. She later follows him to [[Amahlin]], [[Ghana]], where the [[Ghalali Key]] was supposed to be, and takes it from him.
 * ''3rd Piece'' - [[Kazakhstan]]
 * ''4th Piece'' - [[Cornwall]], England
-* ''Ghalali Key'' - [[Nepal]]
+: The fourth piece lies with King Arthur in his tomb in Cornwall.
 The [[Ghalali Key]] is needed to piece together the sword that appears in [[Tomb Raider Legend]]. The sword is a key to opening two portals, located at [[Nepal]] and Tiwanaku, which lead to a mysterious foreign dimension called [[Avalon]]. If the sword is pulled out while connected to the portal, the portal will explode, as Lara discovered in Nepal. Each individual piece (except the Ghalali Key) can give the bearer the powers of levitation as well as the ability to produce concentrations of energy, which can be focused and used as a weapon. The pieces can also give the powers of regeneration, thus replenishing the bearer's health. When the sword is pieced together, it can produce balls of energy from its tip, when it is swung. These balls of energy fly with high velocity and are very dangerous. When an enemy is struck by the sword or the balls of energy, they are immediately killed.
 ==Tomb Raider Underworld==
-[[Category:Artifacts]]
+[[Category:Artefacts]]
 [[Category:Tomb Raider Legend]]
 [[Category:History and Mythology]]
 [[de:Excalibur]]

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 The [[Ghalali Key]] is needed to piece together the sword that appears in [[Tomb Raider Legend]]. The sword is a key to opening two portals, located at [[Nepal]] and Tiwanaku, which lead to a mysterious foreign dimension called [[Avalon]]. If the sword is pulled out while connected to the portal, the portal will explode, as Lara discovered in Nepal. Each individual piece (except the Ghalali Key) can give the bearer the powers of levitation as well as the ability to produce concentrations of energy, which can be focused and used as a weapon. The pieces can also give the powers of regeneration, thus replenishing the bearer's health. When the sword is pieced together, it can produce balls of energy from its tip, when it is swung. These balls of energy fly with high velocity and are very dangerous. When an enemy is struck by the sword or the balls of energy, they are immediately killed.
-==[[Tomb Raider Underworld]]==
+==Tomb Raider Underworld==
-In the ending of [[Tomb Raider Underworld]], [[Lara]] once again finds Excalibur. She along with [[Amanda]] use it with the [[Stone Daises]] to return to the same site where Lara's mother accidently enters [[Helheim]] or [[Avalon]].
+In the ending of [[Tomb Raider Underworld]], [[Lara]] once again finds Excalibur (or a sword similar to it). She - along with [[Amanda Evert]] - uses it with the [[Stone Daises]] to return to the same site in [[Nepal]] where Lara's mother accidentaly entered [[Helheim]] or [[Avalon]].

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−	[[Image:excalibur.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|right\|Completed Excalibur on the left, and the pieces on the right.]]~~'''~~Excalibur~~'''~~ is ~~a legendary~~ sword ~~belining~~ to the semi-mythical King Arthur. The sword ~~was said to be capable of blinding Arthur's enemies, and its scabbard would make its wearer invulnerable to blood loss~~. ~~('''ref?''')~~	+	[[Image:excalibur.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|right\|Completed Excalibur on the left, and the pieces on the right.]]Excalibur is the sword which Lara Croft acquires in Tomb Raider Legend, which belonged to the semi-mythical King Arthur. It is the strongest weapon in the game, killing enemies with one hit. The sword also has unlimited range.

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	==[[Tomb Raider Underworld]]==		==[[Tomb Raider Underworld]]==

−	In the ending of [[Tomb Raider Underworld]], [[Lara]] once again finds Excalibur. She along with [[Amanda]] use it with the [[Stone ~~Dias~~]]es to return to the same site where Lara's mother accidently enters [[Helheim]] or [[Avalon]].	+	In the ending of [[Tomb Raider Underworld]], [[Lara]] once again finds Excalibur. She along with [[Amanda]] use it with the [[Stone Daises]] to return to the same site where Lara's mother accidently enters [[Helheim]] or [[Avalon]].