Book 1 is called The Sword In the Stone, guys. Rumor has it that whoever can draw the sword from this stone (or anvil, actually) will be the true, legit king of England. The Sword in the Stone is one of the best Disney Movies.

Kay asks his father if they may visit the capital for the tournament, and Sir Ector eventually agrees. It has a great story, and great characters. Sir Ector, Kay and Wart just happen to be in town right at this time for Kay's very first tournament (he's just been made a knight). It was based on this first of four books in the Once And Future King quartet. And hey—what a coincidence. Yup: just like that awesome old Disney movie . The fact that the Wart "becomes" King Arthur while fetching a sword for Kay is significant: Until the very moment where his destiny is revealed to him, the Wart remains subservient, eager to please others. The violence isn't much. About The Once and Future King Introduction In his Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790), Edmund Burke, the Irish philosopher and statesman, describes his disappointment in how the French thought of Marie Antoinette, their Queen: "I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. “The Sword in the Stone” is the first book of “The Once and Future King” volumes written by T.H. The inscription on the pommel reads, "Whoso Pulleth Out This Sword of this Stone and Anvil, is Rightwise King Born of All England." On New Year's Day, Pellinore explains that a tournament will be held so that all the men of England can try to remove the sword. White during the same period Tolkien was writing The Lord of the Rings and C.S Lewis creating the world of Narnia—other epic, fantasy novels, which gave birth to the new movement of magical realism—a movement in which magical elements are part of an otherwise realistic environment. Summary and Analysis: The Sword and the Stone Chapter 13 Summary Since his return from his adventure three days earlier, the Wart has been confined to his bed to rest to regain his strength. LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The Once and Future King, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. It has a great story, and great characters.