Calico Illustrated Classics: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Calico Illustrated Classics: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table — page 5
So it came to be that Merlin used his magic He made a huge marble stone appear before the cathedral door Upon this block of marble stood an anvil Into this he thrust a sword In letters of gold near the sword these words appeared Whoso Pulleth out this Sword is by Right of Birth King of England As Christmas approached Merlin asked the archbishop to call together the people of the land He would then ask each man to draw out the sword The man who succeeded would be the rightful king of Britain Christmas fell upon them It seemed as if the entire world descended upon London There are so many wise and great noblemen here the archbishop worried What if we don’t find anyone worthy of being the king of this realm Fear not my Lord said Merlin We will not find him among those we think are 8