Final Fantasy V
Release Year: 1992
Genres: RPG, Turn-Based
Developers: Square, Square Enix, Tose
Publishers: Nintendo, Square, Square Enix
Platforms: Android, Game Boy Advance, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PSP, SNES, Xbox Series X/S
Welsh References: Language, Mythical Figure, Mythology, Name
Welsh Mythology Figure: King Arthur
Featured Welsh Content
The town of Carwen in Final Fantasy V derives its naming origins from the Welsh name Caerwyn. Meaning “white fortress”, this is a combination of two Welsh words: caer (meaning “fortress”, “castle”) and gwyn (“white”, “blessed”).
Excalibur is a weapon that can be obtained in Final Fantasy V.
In Arthurian tales, Excalibur is the legendary sword of King Arthur, with its name ultimately deriving from the Welsh Caledfwlch, where caled means ‘hard’ and bwlch is ‘cleft’. It appears in many interpretations of the stories of King Arthur, but it is first mentioned in Welsh mythology, including the earliest surviving Welsh tale, Culhwch and Olwen (Culhwch ac Olwen).
Excalipoor can also be obtained. Throughout the Final Fantasy series, this sword (sometimes going by other similar names) is often portrayed as a weaker or fake version of the superior Excalibur.
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