It’s been 1,500 years since King Arthur supposedly lived and ... “The Bright Sword” tells a tale as old as (post-Roman) Britain that continues to delight—while we patiently wait for ...

It was said that whoever drew the sword from the stone was the true King of England. Arthur was then said to have been crowned as King in the ruins of the Roman fort at Caerleon in Wales.

To show that Arthur had roots in Roman culture ... on the stone—“Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil, is rightwise king born of all England”—by performing the feat ...

dubbed "Excalibur" by the researchers for its resemblance to the legendary sword of King Arthur, was found sticking out of the gravesite. However, it remained untouched for 30 years after ...

His right-hand man was a wizard, he was handed his famous sword by a deity ... He is, of course, King Arthur, a figure so ...

King Arthur's Round Table in Winchester Great Hall Modern folklore claims it was from here that the Lady of the Lake emerged to give Arthur his legendary sword ... and the (Roman) fort at Plumpton ...