They are Queen Morgause and King Lot's sons, and half-brothers to Arthur. In Book II, The Queen of Air and Darkness, we are introduced to the Orkney brothers- Gawaine, Gaheris, Gareth and Agravaine. Merlyn later tells Wart that he is King Uther's illegitimate son and that Merlyn had known this all along. While on an errand as Kay's squire, Wart pulls the sword from the stone without realizing what he's doing and is crowned King. The old King Uther Pendragon has recently died leaving no heir and it is proclaimed that whoever can pull a mysterious sword from the stone will be the new King of England. Throughout his early years, Wart is turned into many different animals by Merlyn, such as an ant, a fish, a badger, and a goose, and each adventure serves as a lesson about violence and authority that will inform his later years as King of England.Īfter Kay is knighted and Wart becomes his squire, they all travel to London for a tournament. Wart lives with his guardian Sir Ector and Sir Ector's son Kay at the Castle Sauvage, under the tutelage of an eccentric magician Merlyn. Book I, The Sword in the Stone, introduces the character of Wart who later becomes King Arthur.
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