Excalibur

"Excalibur was forged to cut immortal ties."

- Merlin

Excalibur is a magical item featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It first appears in the first episode of the fifth season.

Excalibur is based on the item of the same from the Arthurian Legend and on the Sword in the Stone from the Disney film, "The Sword in the Stone".

Trivia

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On-screen Notes

 * Mulan claims to own the most powerful sword in all the realms. However, it is Excalibur that is the most powerful.
 * Legends state only the kingdom's true ruler possesses the strength to free Excalibur from its stone.
 * There is a cross pattée on the blade and the hilt. The Holy Grail, from which Excalibur was forged, was decorated with the same symbol.
 * Excalibur's blade is normally silver-colored with black markings, but after the Darkness is absorbed into the sword, the blade becomes black, with silver markings. This is best seen as the sword disintegrates in Emma's hands. The new version of the Dark One's Dagger has the same color scheme.
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Production Notes

 * According to the episode script for "Skin Deep", a sword on display in Rumplestiltskin's castle was meant to be Excalibur.
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Props Notes

 * Excalibur's design is based on replicas of the swords used by the Knights Templar, a medieval Christian military order. The order's symbol of two knights on one horse can be seen on the hilt of the blade.
 * The box used to contain the Flame of Prometheus' spark, and the bonds that shoot out of it and tie Zelena to the tree, have the same pattern as the blade of Excalibur.