sword in the stone...how did it get there?

[Malleus_Incus_Stapes]

@Chronos

Carrot put it there.

I third this.

@Der_Trihs

I recall a novel (by Peter Straub IIRC) where a character proposed the interesting idea that it was a metaphor, that Arthur was actually the man who brought the knowledge of how to extract and forge iron to Britain. So it wasn’t a singular sword that he pulled from a singular stone, but swords in general.

I remember hearing that one- I wasn’t too impressed with whatever book I read it in, but I liked the explanation a lot.