Talk:Great Magician, Merlin/@comment-24266433-20140809111333/@comment-4873205-20140809124805

Excalibur is not the sword in the stone, that is an annoyingly common mistake. The sword in the stone was simply that, a sword in the stone, it had no mystic abilities. By having it showed Arthur's right as king, for he who pulls is it king. Excalibur was Arthur's second sword, acquired by Merlin from the lady in the lake, when Merlin realize that Arthur needed a stronger blade. He carried both after that. Of course the sword in the stone is not seen or referred to as much if not at all after the retrieval of Excalibur, thus causing many to confuse the two.