In 1136 A.D., a Welsh cleric named Geoffrey of Monmouth while traveling through South Wales, wrote a chronicle entitled “Historia Regum Brittaniae” (pronounced “his-tor-ee-yah ray-gum brit-ann-ee-eye”) which means the “History of the Kings of England” in Latin. This compendium was a clever weave of historical facts and fantastical tales, and the text did a great deal to reignite the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Geoffrey wrote of Caliburnus which is translated to “Excalibur” in English, the mythical sword which provided Arthur the destiny to rule over England. Geoffrey accounts that the sword was forged upon the Isle of Avalon which would “carve the souls from out of them with blood”. Excalibur is an excellent demonstration of how highly the English venerated their swords, with other western cultures following suit