In Arthurian legend, where did the Lady who gave King Arthur his sword live?

i have always loved this story!!

For fans of the Arthurian legend, visit King Arthur's Castle remains in Tintagel in Cornwall. Seriously beautiful place

Player #817902, "... strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government..."

AmicableElixir173, I've always loved the king Arthur legends too!

the lady of the lake gave Uther excalibur. Arthur got it from the stone.

Beelzebubba, I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

Killi, I believe Uther puts Excalibur in the stone. Arthur being his son is able to remove it later. I believe there is a time when Arthur breaks Excalibur and Merlin takes him to the lady of the lake to get it repaired. that's how he knows to send paerceval there.

Ummm, Where does that leave the Sword in the Stone??

Player #217447, No offense but perhaps you should read more!

it's been a while but I've learned of his story but I've seen it and read about it and is a very good story

Throughout my life I’ve read a ton of different versions of the Arthurian legend. I still believe that the best one is the 4 books by Mary Stewart, the first one being The Crystal Cave. It starts when Merlin is a young boy. And NaxosAghiaAnna is right, seeing Tintagel was a wonder.

the Lady of the Lake is a beautiful legend. she still captures imaginations even today.

The first story was Geoffrey of Monmouth in a 12th century version. He wrote of its origins only, ‘Caliburn, [Excalibur] best of swords, was forged within the Isle of Avallon’ which removes its mystical origin and states clearly where it was made. The first to speak of its origin from a stone is Robert de Boron in his poem Merlin, later in the 12th century, it is made clear the sword in the stone is not Excalibur as it is broken in battle and is replaced by the Excalibur from the lake.

Player #16557787, Oooh! I'm not sure if I've ever seen this one before. It sounds familiar, so mayB I saw it when I was a kid? None-the-less, I shall watch it again. If you haven't watched the BBC series, Merlin that has the late Anthony Hurt voicing the dragon, please do. It portrays Merlin as a young lad & is absolutely one of my favorites!

NaxosAghiaAnna, I am, I did, & it is!

The two part series "Merlin" staring Sam Neill was a wonderful show!

Celadon, my question exactly!

If I remember correctly the sword in the stone was just to find the king. Excalibur came later. For a different version of the Arthurian legend you should read Marion Zimmer Bradley's "Mists of Avalon".

gamehappy0728, the album Avalon by Roxy Music is also fantastic..

humbeldywump, that is the version I knew of 👍

RushMama2112, right arm dude.

Player #217447, its only a story!!lmbo