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- At the climax of the film, Arthur pulls out a sword from an anvil embedded in a stone, thus proving his worthiness to become king. This moment is significant as it fulfills the prophecy that only the true king can remove the sword from the stone.
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Feb 8, 2017 · The theme of King Arthur pulling the sword from a stone in order to prove himself worthy to rule is perhaps the most muddled of all the Arthurian legends. Arthur Draws the Sword from the Stone, by the nineteenth-century English artist Walter Crane.
In Robert de Boron's c. 1200 French poem Merlin, the first known tale to mention the "sword in the stone" motif, Arthur obtained the British throne by pulling a sword from an anvil sitting atop a stone that appeared in a churchyard on Christmas Eve.
Excalibur, in Arthurian legend, King Arthur’s sword. As a boy, Arthur alone was able to draw the sword out of a stone in which it had been magically fixed. Another legend suggests that it was given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake. Learn more about Excalibur in this article.
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Sep 26, 2017 · In most versions of the story, however, these were two separate weapons. The Sword in the Stone first appears in Robert de Boron’s Merlin, in which Arthur pulls out the sword that was set by the wizard in an anvil (which was changed by later writers into a stone).
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Feb 17, 2023 · Arthur, having pulled the sword from the stone, was crowned the King. This myth is one of the central tales of Arthurian legends. King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table became...
Sep 25, 2023 · At the climax of the film, Arthur pulls out a sword from an anvil embedded in a stone, thus proving his worthiness to become king. This moment is significant as it fulfills the prophecy that only the true king can remove the sword from the stone.
Arthur was thrown back but the sword was safe in his hands. “I will be sure to bring it right back,” he resolved. Arthur tucked the sword under his chest and raced to where his brother was waiting.