It was enchanted by the magician Merlin so someone could pull the sword and of course become King of Britain.
In Arthurian legend, King Arthur's sword Excalibur was placed in the stone by Merlin the wizard as a test to find the rightful king of England. The sword could only be extracted by the true king, which Arthur successfully accomplished, proving his divine right to rule.
The sword in the stone and Excalibur are 2 different things. Merlin put the sword in the stone in the stone( which by pulling it out made Arthur King Arthur), and Excalibur was the sword that came later after the sword in the stone broke. Excalibur came from the Lady in the Lake.
King Arthur removed the sword called Excalibur from the stone. It was a legendary sword that only the true king of England was able to extract from the stone.
The sword in the stone is called Excalibur. It is the legendary sword of King Arthur in Arthurian legend.
The sword in the stone is a legendary sword located in the Great Hall of Winchester Cathedral in England. The sword is said to be embedded in a stone and can only be pulled out by the rightful king of England.
Sir Kay claimed he pulled the sword out of the stone, but it was actually King Arthur who was able to successfully pull the sword from the stone.
I'd say pulling the sword out of the stone certainly qualifies.
In order to protect Arthur, when he was born Merlin took him away to be raised in secret by Sir Ector. Between this and pulling the sword from the stone, I really don't know.
The stone in the story of King Arthur is called the Sword in the Stone. It is a magical sword that only the rightful king of England can pull out, signifying the true ruler of the land.
The man who pulled the sword out of the stone was Arthur AKA King Arthur. That is how he became King and not Morgan Le Fey.
He pulled the sword from the stone.
Arthur got the sword out of the stone and was crownd the rightful king because he was son of the king and queen.
The sword in the stone is nobody, it is a model. There is a legend of a wizard named Merlin, to help king aurthur seek the sword.
"The Sword in the Stone" was written by T.H. White. It is a novel that is part of "The Once and Future King," a series of books based on the legend of King Arthur.
The sword in the stone and Excalibur are 2 different things. Merlin put the sword in the stone in the stone( which by pulling it out made Arthur King Arthur), and Excalibur was the sword that came later after the sword in the stone broke. Excalibur came from the Lady in the Lake.
The man that is shown worthy of the sword shall be the rightful ownerThe words weren't on the stone. They were on the sword. "Whoso Pullet Out This Sword of This Stone and Anvil, is Rightwise King Born of All England."
He just pulled it out.
Wart.