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King Arthur Compare And Contrast
There is many stories abut King Arthur. Two of the famous stories about King Arthur is "The Sword in The Stone," and "Arthur becomes King of Britian." The two stories each have the same ideal, but overall are vastly different. This esssay will compare and contrast the two stories. For those who have no idea, the two stories are about King Arthur. One of the major things that are different from the two tales, is that in "Arthur becomes King of Britian," Arthur is a servant and is looking for Sir Kay's sword. They're going to England for an attempt to pull the sword out of the stone. When Sir Kay has Arthur look for him a sword, Arthur pulls the sword in the stone out and brings it to him. Sir Kay lies and he says that he pulled the sword
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