Sword in the Stone

E195681

Sword in the Stone is the legendary enchanted sword embedded in rock that only the rightful king—revealed to be Arthur—can draw, proving his claim to the throne.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sword in the Stone canonical 5
The Sword in the Stone 5
sword in the stone 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian legend element ⓘ
enchanted sword ⓘ
legendary object ⓘ
adaptedIn The Sword in the Stone (1938 novel by T. H. White) ⓘ
The Sword in the Stone (1963 Disney animated film) ⓘ
numerous Arthurian films ⓘ
stage adaptations of Arthurian legend ⓘ
appearsInTradition Arthurian legend ⓘ
appearsInWork Le Morte d’Arthur ⓘ
linked to: Le Morte d'Arthur

Merlin (prose romance) ⓘ
linked to: Merlin

Post-Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
linked to: Vulgate Cycle

Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter King Arthur ⓘ
Merlin ⓘ
Uther Pendragon ⓘ
associatedWithLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

churchyard ⓘ
commissionedBy Uther Pendragon ⓘ
creatorOfVersion Robert de Boron ⓘ
culture medieval European literature ⓘ
distinctFrom Excalibur ⓘ
embeddedIn anvil ⓘ
stone ⓘ
enchantedBy Merlin ⓘ
genre medieval romance motif ⓘ
hasCondition only the chosen king can draw it ⓘ
hasFunction to reveal the rightful king ⓘ
hasInscription whoever draws this sword is rightwise king of Britain ⓘ
hasMedium iron anvil ⓘ
stone ⓘ
hasProperty can only be drawn by the rightful king of Britain ⓘ
influenced later fantasy literature ⓘ
narrativeRole proof of Arthur’s legitimacy ⓘ
symbol of divine selection ⓘ
test of kingship ⓘ
partOf Matter of Britain ⓘ
pulledBy Arthur ⓘ
Arthur as a boy ⓘ
pulledOnOccasion Christmas Day ⓘ
linked to: Christmas

feast days ⓘ
relatedMotif hero’s trial ⓘ
magical weapon test ⓘ
relatedTo Holy Grail ⓘ
Round Table ⓘ
linked to: King Arthur's court
sometimesIdentifiedWith Excalibur ⓘ
symbolizes divine providence ⓘ
legitimate sovereignty ⓘ
right to rule ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Arthur → pulledFrom → Sword in the Stone ⓘ
King Arthur → associatedWith → Sword in the Stone ⓘ
Ken Anderson → notableWork → The Sword in the Stone ⓘ
linked to: Sword in the Stone
Arthurian legend → hasMotif → the Sword in the Stone ⓘ
linked to: Sword in the Stone
Le Morte d'Arthur → notableEpisode → Sword in the Stone ⓘ
One Hundred and One Dalmatians → followedBy → The Sword in the Stone ⓘ
linked to: Sword in the Stone
Excalibur → associatedWith → sword in the stone ⓘ
linked to: Sword in the Stone
T. H. White → notableWork → The Sword in the Stone ⓘ
linked to: Sword in the Stone
T. H. White → hasPart → The Sword in the Stone ⓘ
linked to: Sword in the Stone
Logres → relatedMythology → Sword in the Stone ⓘ
The Queen of Air and Darkness → follows → The Sword in the Stone ⓘ
linked to: Sword in the Stone
Excalibur → distinguishedFrom → Sword in the Stone ⓘ
subject linked to: magical sword Excalibur