The Sword in the Stone

The Sword in the Stone may refer to:

Literature

• The Sword in the Stone (novel), a 1938 novel by T. H. White

Legend

• A weapon in the Arthurian legend which only the rightful king of Britain can pull from the stone; sometimes associated with Excalibur, see Excalibur#Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone (though in the original tale, the sword in the stone that Arthur pulls is not Excalibur)
• A medieval sword blade of Galgano Guidotti embedded in rock at the Montesiepi Chapel near the Abbey of San Galgano in Siena providence, Italy (Chisdino)

Film

• The Sword in the Stone (film), a 1963 Disney animated film based on the T. H. White novel
• "Indiana Jones and the Sword in the Stone", one of three adventures in the game Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Templars
• "The Sword in the Stone", a 2011 two-part episode in the fourth season of the British television series Merlin

Music

• The Sword in the Stone, a music composition for a 1939 six-part radio show composed by Benjamin Britten
• "The Sword in the Stone", a song by Kayak on their 1981 studio album Merlin
• "Sword and Stone", a song released by the German band Bonfire on their 1989 album Point Blank
• "The Sword in the Stone", a song by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists on the 2003 EP Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead

Theater

• The Sword in the Stone, a play by Chinese-Canadian playwright Marty Chan

See also

• Excalibur (disambiguation)