King Arthur's Sword, Excalibur
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At one point in Britain history, there was no king. All of
the knights attempted to seize the throne. It was decided that on Christmas
day, all of the lords would arrive in London. There was a large stone with a
sword in it. Written on the stone was the decree that whoever pulled the sword
out would be worthy to be king. None of the knights could pull out the sword.
They decided to then hold a tournament. Sir Kay forgot his sword, and so he
asked Arthur to fetch it. The door to Sir Kay’s house was locked, so Arthur
could not retrieve the sword. He panicked and rode to the stone with the sword.
He easily pulled out the sword and rode back to Sir Kay. Sir Kay realized which
sword it was and proclaimed himself to be the new king. Sir Ector asked how he
got the sword. Kay said that Arthur gave it to him. Then Ector asked Arthur how
he got it. Arthur said he pulled out the sword. Arthur was then proclaimed to
be king. They tested the sword again. No one could pull it out again but Arthur
could.
Arthur needed a sword. Merlin took him to a lake where a
lady was standing on the water, holding a sword. The lady said she would give
Arthur the sword in return for a gift. Arthur got the sword which was called
Excalibur. Arthur loved the sword.
Now Arthur needed a wife. There was a girl whom he loved,
Guenevere. Merlin rode to the Court of King Leodegrance to ask that Arthur
could wed his daughter. King Leodegrance was happy and decided as a gift to
Arthur, he would give him the Round Table. On his wedding day, he named a poor
man’s son a knight.
Bibliography:
King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1902).
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