The Once and Future King (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: T. H. White
- First Published: 1938
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Arthurian romance
- Time of Work: Middle Ages
- Setting: England
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy, Arthurian romance
- Subjects: Justice, Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Mythical animals, Love or romance, Friendship, Incest, England or English people, War, Adultery, Kings, queens, or royalty, Legends, Fratricide, parricide, or filicide, Ambition, Witches or witchcraft, Government, Middle Ages, Animals, Great Britain, Knights or knighthood, Chivalry, Twelfth century, Badgers, Holy Grail or Grail quest, Swords
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
The Sword in the Stone, 1938
Arthur, the son of the warrior chieftain Uther Pendragon. He is known simply as Wart, the son of the warrior chieftain Uther Pendragon. He is known simply as Wart, the boy who will become King Arthur. A typical boy—mischievous, curious, kindly, brave, and innocent—he spends the story being trained by Merlyn to understand the lesson that justice and fairness are better than the warrior’s “might makes right” philosophy of the warring tribes.
Merlyn, the magician whose job it is to educate Wart....
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