Comments on: Romancing the Pwn http://skippyslist.com/2008/06/11/romancing-the-pwn/ The Official Site of Skippy's List: military humor and other things that make Skippy giggle for more than 15 seconds Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:07:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: StoneWolf http://skippyslist.com/2008/06/11/romancing-the-pwn/#comment-17650 StoneWolf Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:14:51 +0000 http://skippyslist.com/?p=145#comment-17650 If I remember correctly the newest version it was Merlin who got the sword and set about a magical contest of removing the sword and Arthur won. Incidentally, the sword in the stone probably comes from "Sword on the stone", a contest where one Celt tribesman challenged the Chief for leadership. The Chief's sword was placed on a stone, the Chief and Challenger slugged it out, and the winner took the sword, either remaining or becoming Chief. If I remember correctly the newest version it was Merlin who got the sword and set about a magical contest of removing the sword and Arthur won. Incidentally, the sword in the stone probably comes from “Sword on the stone”, a contest where one Celt tribesman challenged the Chief for leadership. The Chief’s sword was placed on a stone, the Chief and Challenger slugged it out, and the winner took the sword, either remaining or becoming Chief.

]]> By: Minty http://skippyslist.com/2008/06/11/romancing-the-pwn/#comment-5393 Minty Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:50:22 +0000 http://skippyslist.com/?p=145#comment-5393 While that is true, I think in most versions, the Sword in the Stone and Excalibur are considered separate weapons. Thus, most folklorists conclude that the two-sword theory is the "correct" one. Granted, this is all just quibbling, but I do caution who you debate this with. Religions have been founded on the Arthurian legends alone (see: http://www.sisterhoodofavalon.org/ ), and no doubt they'd get a bit stroppy if you disagreed with them on any sacred point. After all, it's THEIR religion, so they should know, right? :) While that is true, I think in most versions, the Sword in the Stone and Excalibur are considered separate weapons. Thus, most folklorists conclude that the two-sword theory is the “correct” one.

Granted, this is all just quibbling, but I do caution who you debate this with. Religions have been founded on the Arthurian legends alone (see: http://www.sisterhoodofavalon.org/ ), and no doubt they’d get a bit stroppy if you disagreed with them on any sacred point. After all, it’s THEIR religion, so they should know, right? :)

]]> By: Tony http://skippyslist.com/2008/06/11/romancing-the-pwn/#comment-5363 Tony Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:04:08 +0000 http://skippyslist.com/?p=145#comment-5363 i got a couple of original ones in there. go check out the "sloppy spirograph" and definition #4 of "Fat Albert". if you're not easily offended that is. i got a couple of original ones in there. go check out the “sloppy spirograph” and definition #4 of “Fat Albert”. if you’re not easily offended that is.

]]> By: Tony http://skippyslist.com/2008/06/11/romancing-the-pwn/#comment-5362 Tony Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:59:42 +0000 http://skippyslist.com/?p=145#comment-5362 well the thing of it is this: there's no definitive text on arthur. it's a folk legend. so the facts of the story vary from teller to teller. read some different tellings and you'll be really confused about excalibur. in some versions it's actually only one sword and the lady of the lake repairs it. well the thing of it is this: there’s no definitive text on arthur. it’s a folk legend. so the facts of the story vary from teller to teller. read some different tellings and you’ll be really confused about excalibur. in some versions it’s actually only one sword and the lady of the lake repairs it.

]]> By: Stickfodder http://skippyslist.com/2008/06/11/romancing-the-pwn/#comment-5358 Stickfodder Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:14:56 +0000 http://skippyslist.com/?p=145#comment-5358 Im pretty confident Arthur Got The sword in the stone first then it broke in battle And the lady in the lake gave him Excalibur. Heres the story i know: When a sword embedded in a rock appeared in London, with writhing on it promising that only the rightful king of England could remove the weapon, it understandably attracted a great deal of attention. Knight came from across the land to attempt this feat and gain the throne. All failed until Arthur yanked it free – hoping to provide his brother with a weapon, in place of his own, which he had neglected to bring with him. Thus Arthur began one of the most famous monarchical reigns in history or legend. However, the sword from the stone was far from a perfect weapon. In fact, it broke in combat when the blade was struck a heavy blow by another sword. To replace this now useless weapon, the wizard Merlin took Arthur to a lake. Protruding from this expanse of water was a sword being held by a women – the lady of the lake (but it would later emerge that she was but one of many ladies of the lake). The king rowed out to the weapon and asked her to furnish him with it. She agreed, on condition that he grant her a favor return at some point in the future. Arthur gave his word that he would do so, and accepted the weapon. The sword was housed in a scabbard covered with gold and encrusted with jewels – surely a most valuable treasure. The sword itself was also finely adorned, with numerous precious stones set in the pommel and hilt. Hence it must not have seemed strange Merlin asked Arthur which he valued more – the sword or the scabbard. Arthur, a pragmatic and material ruler, replied that he preferred the sword. Merlin chided for his foolishness and informed him that the scabbard was magical. While Arthur carried it, his wounds – no matter how grievous – would never bleed. Later the Lady on the Lake came to Arthur’s court. She told him the name of the weapon she had given him – Excalibur – and demanded that he grant her a favor, as he had promised to do. He agreed to honor his promise, and asked her what she desired. She responded by demanding the life of Balin, a knight who had recently arrived at court. Arthur refused, and offered to do something else foe her instead. He had to choose between committing an unjust killing or breaking his oath. Fortunately, the matter was taken out of his hands when Balin appeared and decapitated the lady. While Arthur was horrified by this, and banished Balin, it certainly solved Arthur’s problem. He bestowed a lavish funeral on her by way of a settling of his debt. Though he would wield the sword until his life drew near its end, Arthur lost the scabbard. The evil sorceress Morgan Le Fey stole it from his bedchamber and hurled it into a lake – where it promptly sank beneath the weight of the gold and gemstones. Thus its magic was not present to save his life in his final battle, against the forces of his illegitimate son Mordred, after which Arthur lay mortally wounded. As his final request, he asked one of his knights – Sir Bedivere – to hurl Excalibur into a nearby lake. Bedivere agreed, though had second thoughts after he left the dying king’s sight. Thinking it a shame to cast away such a fine weapon, he hid the sword and told Arthur that he had done as commanded. However, when Arthur asked what had happened after he threw the sword into the lake, Bedivere’s answer did not satisfy him. He knew that the knight was trying to deceive him. After one final attempt at deception, Bedivere finally obeyed his king’s order and hurled the sword out onto the water – where it was caught by the hand of another Lady of the Lake. Im pretty confident Arthur Got The sword in the stone first then it broke in battle And the lady in the lake gave him Excalibur.
Heres the story i know:
When a sword embedded in a rock appeared in London, with writhing on it promising that only the rightful king of England could remove the weapon, it understandably attracted a great deal of attention. Knight came from across the land to attempt this feat and gain the throne. All failed until Arthur yanked it free – hoping to provide his brother with a weapon, in place of his own, which he had neglected to bring with him. Thus Arthur began one of the most famous monarchical reigns in history or legend.
However, the sword from the stone was far from a perfect weapon. In fact, it broke in combat when the blade was struck a heavy blow by another sword. To replace this now useless weapon, the wizard Merlin took Arthur to a lake. Protruding from this expanse of water was a sword being held by a women – the lady of the lake (but it would later emerge that she was but one of many ladies of the lake). The king rowed out to the weapon and asked her to furnish him with it. She agreed, on condition that he grant her a favor return at some point in the future. Arthur gave his word that he would do so, and accepted the weapon.
The sword was housed in a scabbard covered with gold and encrusted with jewels – surely a most valuable treasure. The sword itself was also finely adorned, with numerous precious stones set in the pommel and hilt. Hence it must not have seemed strange Merlin asked Arthur which he valued more – the sword or the scabbard. Arthur, a pragmatic and material ruler, replied that he preferred the sword. Merlin chided for his foolishness and informed him that the scabbard was magical. While Arthur carried it, his wounds – no matter how grievous – would never bleed.
Later the Lady on the Lake came to Arthur’s court. She told him the name of the weapon she had given him – Excalibur – and demanded that he grant her a favor, as he had promised to do. He agreed to honor his promise, and asked her what she desired. She responded by demanding the life of Balin, a knight who had recently arrived at court. Arthur refused, and offered to do something else foe her instead. He had to choose between committing an unjust killing or breaking his oath. Fortunately, the matter was taken out of his hands when Balin appeared and decapitated the lady. While Arthur was horrified by this, and banished Balin, it certainly solved Arthur’s problem. He bestowed a lavish funeral on her by way of a settling of his debt.
Though he would wield the sword until his life drew near its end, Arthur lost the scabbard. The evil sorceress Morgan Le Fey stole it from his bedchamber and hurled it into a lake – where it promptly sank beneath the weight of the gold and gemstones. Thus its magic was not present to save his life in his final battle, against the forces of his illegitimate son Mordred, after which Arthur lay mortally wounded. As his final request, he asked one of his knights – Sir Bedivere – to hurl Excalibur into a nearby lake. Bedivere agreed, though had second thoughts after he left the dying king’s sight. Thinking it a shame to cast away such a fine weapon, he hid the sword and told Arthur that he had done as commanded. However, when Arthur asked what had happened after he threw the sword into the lake, Bedivere’s answer did not satisfy him. He knew that the knight was trying to deceive him. After one final attempt at deception, Bedivere finally obeyed his king’s order and hurled the sword out onto the water – where it was caught by the hand of another Lady of the Lake.

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