Fantasy Quote by Ted Mendelssohn

“Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil, is rightwise king born of all England. Then the people marvelled, and told it…

— Sir Thomas Mallory

“Who so pulleth out this sword from this stone and anvil is trueborn King of all Britain.”

— Rosemary Sutcliff

“Arthur stood alone in the centre of the ring of kings. In the flickering light of the Christ Mass candles, holding the sword easily…

— Stephen R. Lawhead

“In the morning they came up out of the ravine and took to the road again. He'd carved the boy a flute from a…

— Cormac McCarthy

“It is magnificent. At the moment of impact, the king's eyes are open, his body braced for the atteint ; he takes the blow…

— Hilary Mantel

“I asked Simon if he’d ever feared that all our struggles, all our suffering might be in vain. Not a priest’s question, and he…

— Sharon Kay Penman

“There was no castle. You were simply listening to a record. A needle, swaying lightly on a black frozen pond, Led the voices of…

— Czesław Miłosz

“Upon his tomb the Elvenking then laid Orcrist, the elvish sword that had been taken from Thorin in captivity. It is said in songs…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“Another pair of hands joined us, but I was so completely submerged into myself that I might as well have closed my eyes and…

— Aimee Carter

“The singers make much of kings who valiantly die in battle, but your life is worth more than a sword. To me at least,…

— George R.R. Martin

“He shed a lake of blood and murdered a king for a cold, lonely throne.”

— Jayne Castel

“Then quiet, but clear as a shout, the King called, ‘Here!’ and flung his own sword, hilt first, into the air. Arthur’s hand shot…

— Mary Stewart