The good king had died and no one could decide who was rightful heir to the throne
14 seconds sound clip from the The Sword in the Stone (1963) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:02:01.004 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- A legend is sung of when England was young and knights were brave and bold.
- The good king had died and no one could decide who was rightful heir to the throne
- It seemed that the land would be torn by war, or saved by a miracle alone.
- And that miracle appeared in London town.
- And below the hilt, in letters of gold, were written these words...
- Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise king born of England.
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