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| Arthurian Connector |
 Title text: Most coffee shops have a descendant of Sophia of Hanover on staff for this, but just as I was about to ask for help, a previously unknown heir of Uther Pendragon who was ordering a muffin tripped on my laptop cord. |
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The comic references the fables of King Arthur. In Arthurian legend, whoever can remove The Sword in the Stone is the lawful king of Britain. Arthur is an orphan being raised in secret; he notices the sword, removes it, and is proclaimed king. The sword is sometimes identified as Excalibur, although in other versions Excalibur was acquired by King Arthur from the Lady of the Lake. The most familiar version of this story is The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White which is based on Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory. The animated musical film by Walt Disney is a well-known version of this fairytale based on White's book.
While Arthur was the true King of Britain, this throne is now subsumed into the crown of the United Kingdom.
Since the Act of Settlement 1701, only descendants of Sophia of Hanover, granddaughter of James VI, can inherit the British throne. In the title text, Randall claims that coffee shops have "a descendant of Sophia of Hanover" to help unplug the connector (as they are rightful heirs to the British throne). But this was "unneeded", as someone descended from Uther Pendragon himself helped him unplug the connector.
The Sword in the Stone has also been referenced in 1521: Sword in the Stone, 2164: Glacier, and 2578: Sword Pull.
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