Clarent is one of King Aurthur's two magic swords. While Excalibur is a sword of warfare, Clarent is one of peace. Most notably, Clarent was the sword used by Arthur for Knighting.
It is sometimes used as a name for the sword in the stone, though this is not "accurate."
In the Alliterative Morte Arthure, an alliterative verse work of Arthurian literature, Clarent is one of King Arthur's two magic swords.
While Excalibur is a sword of warfare, Clarent is one of peace, used for knighting.
It is stolen by the traitor Mordred, who has usurped the throne while Arthur is at war, and it is with this weapon that Arthur receives the fatal blow.
Clarent last week announced two products that could help put bundled IP voice and data offerings on service providers' menus.
Clarent's Customer Premises Gateway is designed to sit in a multitenant building and connect users with IP voice through Ethernet, VDSL or cable modems.
One analyst sees Clarent's move into the local loop as a smart move, as more and more small and midsize businesses are starting to look for converged voice/data services from their carriers.