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Probably only the magician Merlyn knew that his pupil, Wart (to rhyme with Art) would one day be the great King Arthur. For six years Merlyn was the boy's tutor and the Wart learned all manner of useful things, such as what it is like to be a fish or a hawk or a badger. Then the king Pendragon died without an heir. King Pellinore arrived at the court with an extraordinary story of a sword stuck in an anvil attached to a stone. Written on this sword in gold letters were the words Who so Pulleth Out This Sword of This Stone and Anvil, is Rightwise King Born of All England. The last person anybody expected to pull out the sword was Wart, but then he had had Merlyn as his tutor for six years...
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Fontana Lions: The Sword in the Stone, T. H. White
- Language
- Released
- 1985
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- Book condition
- Good
- Price
- €4.39
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- T. H. White
- Publisher
- Lions
- Released
- 1985
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 286
- ISBN10
- 000671305X
- ISBN13
- 9780006713050
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Children's Books, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Humor, Love, Classics, Young Adult Fantasy, Military Fiction, Magic, Wars, 20th century, Children's Non-Fiction, British Literature, England, Mythology, Middle Ages, Adapted for Film, Children's Fantasy, Struggle for Power, Historical Fantasy, Knights, Arthurian Legends, Celts, History for children and youth, Sage, Early Middle Ages, King Arthur
- First published
- 1938
- Original title
- The Sword in the Stone
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
- Description
- Probably only the magician Merlyn knew that his pupil, Wart (to rhyme with Art) would one day be the great King Arthur. For six years Merlyn was the boy's tutor and the Wart learned all manner of useful things, such as what it is like to be a fish or a hawk or a badger. Then the king Pendragon died without an heir. King Pellinore arrived at the court with an extraordinary story of a sword stuck in an anvil attached to a stone. Written on this sword in gold letters were the words Who so Pulleth Out This Sword of This Stone and Anvil, is Rightwise King Born of All England. The last person anybody expected to pull out the sword was Wart, but then he had had Merlyn as his tutor for six years...