Comparing The Once And Future King By T. H. White

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King Arthur Text-to-Text Connection

The Once and Future King by T.H. White is a Legend authored by T.H. White. It’s counterpart, Le Morte D’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, is another version of the Legend, but written in a more old fashioned way. There is a strong distinguishable resemblance between the stories. Both legends revolve around King Arthur and how he came to be. Arthur is the son of a knight named Sir Ector. Sir Ector has another boy, so Arthur has a brother named Sir Kay who is also a knight. The current kings dies and has no heir to inherit the throne. A sword in an anvil appears. Whoever pulls the sword out of the anvil shall become the New king of England. A tournament is held and Sir Ector and his family participate. Sir Kay