He was given it by the Lady of the Lake
King Arthur. It's the name of King Arthur's sword.
this is related to the British legend of king arthur. someone plunged a special sword (excaliber) into a rock. the man able to release the sword was destined to be king. many men tried & failed. arthur was able to free excaliber & became king.
Excalibur was King Arthur's trusty sword that saved his life many times.
Sword in stone, Excaliber, Merlin, Avalon
In the legend Arthur withdrew Excaliber from a large stone and was therefore named King.
excaliber was given to king Arthur by the lady of the lake. it is said that he took his sword and attacked a innocent knight and his sword shattered. after this king Arthur needed a sword so Merlin took him to see the lady of the lake. at the lake there was a hand protruding from the surface holding excaliber. Merlin and Arthur rode a raft to the hand and got the sword.
Excaliber was the famous sword the lady of the lake gave king Arthur who used it in many battles
Arthur Pendragon (As in Sword in the Stone, Arthur and the Round Table, )
Merlin, is a wizard and a great friend of King Arthur.
She steals it from Arthur while he sleeps.
He didn't.
In the tale, he pulls the sword Excaliber from the stone.