According to Arthurian legend, the great wizard Merlin prophesied that only the true king of England would be able to pull the famous sword Excalibur out of the stone in which it was lodged. So when ...
he handed the sword to one of his knights to throw into the lake. At first, the knight tries to deceive the dying King, but on the third request throws Excalibur into the lake, where a hand ...