#carnwennan

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[gawrkin]

To top off this little spree regarding misinformation on the Arthurian Legend, there's one more interesting bit: Carnwennan

For a long time, it was purported online that King Arthur's dagger Carnwennan had the power to grant invisibility. While Carnwennan is described as a sacred weapon given by God alongside Excalibur and Rhongomyniad, no source I've encountered ever mentioned this property. The only item in King Arthur's arsenal that granted invisibility was actually his cloak/mantle.

While it would appear that this online fakelore is also largely rectified, remnants of it could still be found on certain places online, such as Wikipedia:

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Mōrgen-Leóht (top) and Carnwennan (bottom)

The knife in Creoda's hand is an unassuming cooking knife called Mōrgen-Leóht (Old English, "Morning Light"). Morgan enchanted it to spare innocents but bleed deceivers and the wicked until death if they are cut by its blade.

Mōrgen-Leóht and Arthur's dagger Carnwennan share several similarities. Both are blades given to the men by their women as wedding/betrothal gifts; both have drawn blood; and both are named after the women who gifted them.

Mōrgen-Leóht takes its name from the Old Saxon "morgan," "morning," the name Creoda gave Morgan, while the morpheme "-wen" (fair, white) is present in both Carnwennan and Gwenhwyfar's names. (Worth noting that the latter two count among the few possessions Arthur claims Culhwch cannot have. His wife and his knife lmao.)

Mōrgen-Leóht drew blood as part of the handfasting between Creoda and Morgan; Creoda describes it as "the blood of an innocent and the blood of a murderer." However, he does not distinguish who is which.

Carnwennan is Arthur's dagger; he uses it to split the witch Orddu down the middle in Culhwch and Olwen. The name means "little white hilt."

Within the context of the visual novel, the white part of the hilt comes from an enamel Gwenhwyfar used to beautify his old soldier's knife. The hilt is decorated with gold inlay and garnet pieces as well. As the knife he carried since his youth and a gift from his wife, Carnwennan is of extremely high sentimental value to Arthur, who keeps it close on his person; his very first CG shows him clutching Carnwennan close to heart. As a matter of fact, the choice that determines your ending is the choice to entrust Carnwennan to Bedwyr, Morgan, or Creoda.

Gwenhwyfar considers herself Carnwennan's true owner; she refers to Carnwennan as a "she" following Arthur's failed stabbing at her hands.

Their entries in the Weapons codex are as follows:

Carnwennan "My enameled dagger, a gift from Gwenhwyfar when we were newly wed. "It was not a part of her dowry; rather, she had it ornamented because she hated the sight of the 'crude soldier's knife' I had carried since my sentry days on the Wall. "Carnwennan remains on my sword-belt, for I fear her warning that she'd geld me if ever I lost it still holds true. "We were so young then."

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Mōrgen-Leóht "Your dagger, enchanted by Morgan. "It lacks a handle because it's nothing more than a weathered cooking knife hung from her girtle belt. "Somehow, you two ninnies expect me to believe that Morgan's kiss has given the blade the magic to bleed the wicked with an impunity that spares innocents. "…Ten denarii wager it cracks on a cold lump of butter."

When Arthur awakens tied to a tree and sees Creoda threatening him with a cooking knife, he jokes that "everyone knows the king's castration calls for an ax and two men on either side, going against the grain."

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Class: Assassin

True Name: Carnwennan

Titles: Little White Hilt

Stats:

Strength: D

Endurance: D

Agility: C

Mana: D

Luck: C

Noble Phantasm: C

Class Skills:

Magic Resistance: D

Presence Concealment: B

Personal Skills:

Divine Construct: D

Said to be a sacred weapon God had given to King Arthur, though it has little presence in the actual myths and stories and as such, the rank is low. Even so, he is stronger than just about any Non-Noble Phantasm dagger

Which Slayer: D+

Said to have been used to slice a witch in half. As such, his damage is increased against Caster class servants and users of magic in general.

Fame of the Wielder: C

Carnwennan has little fame of its own, being carried instead by the fame of King Arthur and standing by the side of Caledfwlch and Rhongomyniad as one of three god gifted sacred weapons.

A result of this is a small alteration of stats to match his current wielder or master, gaining additional though temporary skills depending on who he is matched with to aid in battle.

Noble Phantasm:

Carnwennan, Shroud in Shadows!

Rank: C

Type: Anti-Unit

Range: 1

He is the dagger and the dagger is he. The exact processes of how he had obtained a human form are unknown, but it is hard to deny that he has a human form. Being classified as a dagger, he has an increased affinity towards killing and is capable of using any part of his body as if it was a dagger.

A second part of this Noble Phantasm allows him to shroud himself and his master or wielder in shadows, rendering them nearly invisible during the night, though it still has logical problems such as being a walking mass of shadows in the light if done in an inappropriate place.

[gawrkin]

(Source: The Welsh Triads - The Twenty-Four Knights of Arthur's Court)

The three divine weapons of King Arthur.

Three blade weapons as his primary tools: A sword, a spear and a dagger. So, whatever powers Excalibur has, Ron and Carn should also have them too.

However, I'm sad to report that the "Carnwennan can make Arthur invisible" is apparently fake internet lore, same as the "Bedivere-is-a-dark-wizard" false fact that was touted online (including here in Tumblr).

The actual item that granted Arthur invisibility was his mantle/cloak, part of the 13 Treasures of Britain.

[gawrkin]

Arthur's Helmet and Armor have Names

(Source: Walter Crane's King Arthur and the giant)

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(Sources: Historia Regum Britanniae by Geoffrey of Monmouth and Brut by Layamon)

(Source: From the Encyclopedia of Mythological Objects by Theresa Bane)

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Arthur (armor)

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Bedwyr (left), Morgan (center), and Creoda (right).

Towards the end of the VN, Arthur is faced with the choice of entrusting his dagger Carnwennan to one of these three. Especially noteworthy given how dear Carnwennan is to him.

However, the choice isn't as straightforward as "yes/no": you technically have to "unlock" the ability to give Carnwennan to another character by having raised their stats above a certain threshold. The stats that are evaluated are

1.) Like/Dislike 2.) Trust/Distrust 3.) Honor/Dishonor 4.) Humor/No Humor 5.) Violence/Peace 6.) Hope/Despair 7.) Jealousy/No Jealousy

The game runs a chain calculator evaluating all stats accrued across the course of the playthrough. The monologue that plays during this calculation will change depending on your stat level.

Narratively speaking, the monologue represents Arthur's internal thoughts as he contemplates his choices.