This week, on the Myths and Legends podcast, it's the next chapter in the legend of King Arthur.

You'll see why you should be very nice to a person asking you for money on the street.

After all, he could secretly be a wizard who can shoot fire from his hands.

Then, on the creature of the week, if you don't know by now that you shouldn't trust a creature in their wilderness that wants a drink and a tickle fight,

well, I can't do anything else for you.

This is the Myths and Legends podcast. Episode 27A. The violence inherent in the system.

This is a podcast where I tell stories from folklore. Some are incredibly popular tales you think you know, with surprising origins.

Others are stories you may not have heard, but really should.

Today, we pick back up on the legend of King Arthur. You don't need to have heard the previous episodes to listen today.

But if you're interested in the backstory, you can find that episode 6A through 6C.

The story you have you've gained in 1A through C, and the supplemental Marlin episode really don't factor in here, but they're interesting.

This story takes place around the 6th century AD in England.

It's a post-Roman England. Remember, the fall of the Western Empire was in 476 AD, and the current residents of the island are the Celtic Britons. Spulb with an O.

The Anglo-Saxons, the people that will eventually take over the island, are also there, though they aren't a huge threat at the moment.

They still invade from time to time, but today's episode will focus almost completely on England's internal squabbles.

So previously on the story of King Arthur, Arthur was given away when he was near Aor's old, at the prompting of the wizard, Marlin.

He was given a secret to one of Uther Pendragons, Arthur's father's knights, and raised as his son.

Uther Pendragon died just two years later, and this through England and Chaos has several barons and petty kings' vides for the throne.

The blitzshed went on for well over a decade, until Marlin knew Arthur was old enough to ascend to the throne. Everyone agreed to let God show them who the next king should be, by way of a special sword and stone.

Some versions say that it was a sword in an amuletop rock, but they all agree that whosoever could draw the sword out would be the next high king of England.

One day, while on his way to fetch his brother K's sword, Arthur stumbled upon the sword and the stone, pulled it out from the rock in secret, not realizing the significance,

and took it to his brother, who was waiting at a tournament. We're going to pick up on the story less than one year later.

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