Dear Bernard, I have a comment or perhaps a question, and please correct me if I am wrong, but whilst reading the Arthurian saga I could not help linking Derfel Cadarn to Sir Bedevere. Is it not Bedevere who threw Excalibur into Dosemary Pool. Is not Derfel Sir Bedevere. Also, what do you think about the allusion that Massimo Manfredi makes about Excalibur being Ensis Caliburnis etc etc, i.e., the Calibean Sword of Julius Caesar. Excalibur is not at all an ancient Welsh or Celtic word. What do you think. Kind Regards.
Lucy