The lore of King Arthur and his famed sword persists, even though Excalibur’s whereabouts or very existence remain unsolved and unproven. But undeterred by skepticism surrounding its existence, a team of experts has embarked on an ambitious quest to locate Excalibur within the waters of Britain. It forms the cornerstone of a daring new television series titled ‘Weird Britain’, where filmmakers, magnet fishers, technology specialists, archaeologists, and divers converge in pursuit of the elusive artifact at the bottom of lakes from Cornwall to Cheshire!
A Legend or Historical Material?
“It is a legend, or is it?! – We don’t really know. But Arthur is in our hearts and in our minds, in many parts of the country. His sword could be a flight of fancy, it could be real,” said one of the Excalibur hunting team to Cornwall Live.
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“In Cornwall, it could be in Dozmary Pool, out on the edge of Bodmin Moor, but it could be up near Alderley Edge in Cheshire. The sword is a magical thing that we are all searching to find, very much like the Holy Grail.”
In a remarkable twist of fate, reminiscent of the legendary tales surrounding King Arthur and his sword, a seven-year-old girl named Matilda Jones stumbled upon a 4ft sword in the very lake where Excalibur was said to have been cast. The discovery occurred in 2017 as Matilda waded waist-deep in the waters of Dozmary Pool on Bodmin Moor during a family holiday. This sword was of modern making, and some kind of prop, and Matilda was allowed to keep it as a memento.
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