> > > sword "ex saxo" - from the stone. Original had him taking it "ex
> > > saxono" - from the Saxon.
> >
> > I hadn't heard that one - where did you hear of it?
>
> Sorry, I can't now remember the source. I read it years ago.
> I'll go through the Arthurian bookshelf and get back to you
> in a few days, assuming I find it.
Have skimmed bookshelf, and suspect it was in a library book that I
never got my own copy of - and no, I can't now remember the author :(