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
Merlin, is a wizard and a great friend of King Arthur.
Arthur Pendragon (As in Sword in the Stone, Arthur and the Round Table, )
She steals it from Arthur while he sleeps.
He didn't.
In the tale, he pulls the sword Excaliber from the stone.