What was the name of the sword that King Arthur pulled out of the stone?

Answer 1

Remember of course that this story is legend, not history. The stone had no name of which I am aware. In some versions of the story the sword in the stone is Excalibur. In other versions Arthur receives Excalibur after he breaks the sword from the stone. Michael Montagne

In other versions still, the sword in the stone was simply a sword, and Excalibur was presented to him much later by the Lady Nemue, Lady of the Lake, after completing a sacred task.

Improvement: This is true, however, there's missing historical story pieces in that. Excalibur, or the french Excalibor, had multiple different names. The original name for the Welsh version of the sword, was Caledfwlch. Writer Geoffrey later latinized the name by calling it Caliburn (or Caliburnus).Eventually it was brought over to England, where it was renamed, indefinitely, Excalibur. The stone, to my knowledge, was just an ordinary boulder and played no real significance later in the story.

Answer 2

It depends on which version of the legend you are referring to. In one version King Arthur pulls Excalibur from the stone. In other versions he pulls the sword Caledfwlch from the stone. Caledfwlch is later broken, and he gets Excalibur from The Lady of the Lake.

Answer 3

A mysterious stone which appeared near a church and engraved words of "Whosoever can pull the sword from the stone is the true king of Britain."

Answer 4

Near a church in Britain.