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<p>Lezed1: Add transcript</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1521<br /> | date = May 6, 2015<br /> | title = Sword in the Stone<br /> | image = sword in the stone.png<br /> | titletext = That seems like an awful lot of hassle when all I wanted was a cool sword.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|New page}}<br /> <br /> This comic references the fables of {{w|King Arthur}} and the {{w|Knights of the Round Table}}. In Arthurian legend, whoever can remove the Sword in the Stone is the lawful king of {{w|England}}. 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 {{w|Lady of the Lake}}.<br /> <br /> [[Megan]] pulls out {{w|Excalibur#Excalibur_and_the_Sword_in_the_Stone|The Sword in the Stone}}. A flash of light comes down and music plays, and a heavenly voice tells her she is heir to the throne of England. Megan then pulls out her phone, which is very much unlike the Medieval King Arthur and searches on Wikipedia for England and begins to replace the sword into the rock, either not wanting to take on the responsibility of queen, or more likely, not wanting to deal with England.<br /> <br /> The title text furthers this plot, having Megan comment on the hassle of being the queen of England when the only thing she was interested in was the sword.<br /> <br /> It should be noted that in Arthurian Legend, it is stated that Arthur would return when England most needed him. It is possible that Megan is the reincarnation of Arthur.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> <br /> :[Megan walks up to The Sword in the Stone]<br /> :[Megan tries to pull out The Sword in the Stone]<br /> :[A flash of light and music plays as she removes The Sword in the Stone]<br /> :Heavenly voice: The Throne of England is yours<br /> :Megan: Wikipedia. England.<br /> :[Megan starts to place The Sword of the Stone back into the stone]<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> &lt;!-- Include any categories below this line. --&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Wikipedia]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]</div>

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