Who so pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil, is rightwise king born of all England.

Sir Thomas Mallory

Le Morte d'Arthur

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Topic

England

Author

Sir Thomas Mallory

Source

Le Morte d'Arthur

Language

English

Time

1485 1480s 15th century

Era

Middle Ages

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Malory, Thomas. Le Morte d'Arthur. London: William Caxton, 1485, bk. 1, ch. 5.

Current Citation

Malory, Thomas. Le Morte D'Arthur. Vol. 1, Penguin Classics, 1970, bk. 1, ch. 5.

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Magna Carta

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Original Citation

Magna Carta Libertatum [Great Charter of Freedoms]. 5 June 1215, clause 40.

Current Citation

Magna Carta, translated by David A. Carpenter. Penguin Classics, 2015, clause 40.