Disney adaptations have continued to reuse elements of Arthurian legend since The Sword in the Stone was released, including Thor removing his hammer from the ground to signal his claim to the throne of Asgard, which mimics Arthur pulling the sword from the stone to lay his claim to the English throne. The witches are clever and self-serving, similar to Morgan le Fay in Arthurian legend, who is also a strong female character. Also in “The Fountain of Fair Fortune” are three main characters who are female witches. With his calm nature, even temperament, and romantic ideals, he’s an embodiment of just the sort of knight working alongside King Arthur. In “The Fountain of Fair Fortune,” Sir Luckless is a representation of a knight of the round table. The most obvious example is Disney’s adaptation of The Sword in the Stone, which imagines what King Arthur’s childhood was like. In The Tales of Beedle the Bard and in Disney movies, there are quite a few references to Arthurian legend. When it was mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, it was a fictional book, which Rowling has since brought to life. There are connections to Arthurian legend in both. The Tales of Beedle the Bard, complements the Harry Potter books and is mentioned in the seventh book.
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