The Sword in the Stone

Introduction

The Sword in the Stone may refer to:

  • A weapon in the Arthurian legend of Excalibur, which only the rightful king of Britain can pull from the stone
  • The medieval sword of Galgano Guidotti, embedded in a rock at Montesiepi Chapel, Siena, Italy
Literature and film
  • The Sword in the Stone (novel), a 1938 novel by T. H. White
  • The Sword in the Stone (1963 film), a Disney animated film based on the T. H. White novel
    • The Sword in the Stone (upcoming film), a live-action remake of the 1963 film
  • "The Sword in the Stone", a 2011 two-part episode in the fourth season of the British television series Merlin
  • The Sword in the Stone, a play by Chinese-Canadian playwright Marty Chan
Music
  • "Sword and Stone", a song released by the German band Bonfire on their 1989 album Point Blank
  • The Sword in the Stone, a music composition for a 1939 six-part radio show composed by Benjamin Britten
  • A song by Kayak on their 1981 studio album Merlin
  • A song by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists on the 2003 EP Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead
  • A song by Banks & Steelz on the 2016 Anything But Words
Other uses
  • "Indiana Jones and the Sword in the Stone", one of three adventures in the game Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Templars
See also
  • Excalibur (disambiguation)
  • Galgano Guidotti
  • "Sword from the Stone", a 2021 song by English singer-songwriter Passenger

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