Image:CaledfwlchClose.gif
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
No higher resolution available.
CaledfwlchClose.gif (321 × 493 pixels, file size: 57 KB, MIME type: image/gif)
| This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. The description on its description page there is shown below.
|
[edit] Summary
Artist Britton LaRoche. In Welsh legend, King Arthur's sword is known as Caledfwlch... "Arthur's sword in his hand, with a design of two serpents on the golden hilt; when the sword was unsheathed what was seen from the mouths of the two serpents was like two flames of fire, so dreadful that it was not easy for anyone to look."
According to legend King Arthur's Sword had the engraving "Take Me Up" on one side and "Cast Me Away" on the other.
King Arthur's Sword Also Known as Excalibur Image includes the engraving "Take Me up" and is semi-translucent for webpages.
 |
This image was (or all images in this article or category were) uploaded in the GIF format, while a different format would have been more suitable. Commons discourages the use of GIF files, except for animations. See Commons:File types for more information.
If possible, please upload a PNG version (or JPEG for some photos) of this image, and mark the GIF image as {{superseded|Image:new image name}}. If you like, encourage other Wikimedia projects using the GIF to use the new version instead. If this image is a diagram or other image suitable for vectorisation, please tag this image with {{convert to SVG}} instead of {{badGIF}}. If not suitable for vectorisation, use {{convert to PNG}}. |
[edit] Licensing
 |
I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally possible: Afrikaans | Alemannisch | Aragonés | العربية | Asturianu | Български | Català | Česky | Cymraeg | Dansk | Deutsch | Eʋegbe | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Esperanto | Euskara | Estremeñu | فارسی | Français | Galego | 한국어 | हिन्दी | Hrvatski | Ido | Bahasa Indonesia | Íslenska | Italiano | עברית | Kurdî / كوردی | Latina | Lietuvių | Latviešu | Magyar | Македонски | Bahasa Melayu | Nederlands | Norsk (bokmål) | Norsk (nynorsk) | 日本語 | Polski | Português | Ripoarisch | Română | Русский | Shqip | Slovenčina | Slovenščina | Српски / Srpski | Svenska | ไทย | Tagalog | Türkçe | Українська | Tiếng Việt | Walon | 中文(简体) | 中文(繁體) | zh-yue-hant | +/- |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 19:05, 17 July 2006 | 321×493 (57 KB) | BrittonLaRoche | (Artist Britton LaRoche. In Welsh legend, King Arthur's sword is known as Caledfwlch... "Arthur's sword in his hand, with a design of two serpents on the golden hilt; when the sword was unsheathed what was seen from the mouths of the two serpents was like ) |
