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King Arthur historically pulled a sword out of a stone to prove his right to the throne.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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0 sources for · 9 against

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Is it true that King Arthur historically pulled a sword out of a stone to prove his right to the throne?

Unclear. The retrieved sources consistently treat the sword-in-the-stone as a literary or legendary motif, tracing it to medieval romance and modern fiction rather than to any historical event. None directly examines whether a historical King Arthur performed such a feat, so the evidence only partially bears on the claim.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 9 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 9
King Arthur
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King Arthur. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur

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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur:_Legend_of_the_Sword

King Arthur and Galgano’s Sword in the Stone
2025
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Marzella, F. (2025). King Arthur and Galgano’s Sword in the Stone. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1515/jias-2025-0005

RECONFIGURING ARTHUR: THE ARTHURIAN LEGEND AS PALIMPSEST IN GUY RITCHIE’S KING ARTHUR: THE LEGEND OF THE SWORD (2017)
2024
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Martins, A. R. & Marques, D. (2024). RECONFIGURING ARTHUR: THE ARTHURIAN LEGEND AS PALIMPSEST IN GUY RITCHIE’S KING ARTHUR: THE LEGEND OF THE SWORD (2017). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.12957/abusoes.2024.79725

Excalibur - Wikipedia
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Excalibur - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur

Excalibur
2022
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ConorNorwood (2022). Excalibur. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10351202

The Once and Future King/Minor Characters
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The Once and Future King/Minor Characters. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Once_and_Future_King/Minor_Characters

The Once and Future King
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The Once and Future King. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Once_and_Future_King

Old School RuneScape/Quests/Holy Grail
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Old School RuneScape/Quests/Holy Grail. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Old_School_RuneScape/Quests/Holy_Grail

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