## Episode

Sunday, May 31, 2026 @ 07:00 PM EDT

### The Sword in the Stone + First Quests

This session will consider the origin of King Arthur, from his conception to the pulling of the sword from the stone, up through the founding of the Round Table and the early quests.

We will be reading selections from Thomas Mallory's account, plus considering select historical background. Stay tuned for further details.

#### Related Tags

- History
- Literature
- Religion
- Spirituality

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## About the Series

### Salon Series

3 Episodes

[King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table](/content/series/king-arthur-and-the-knights-of-the-round-table/index.html)

**Host:**  
Paul Franz

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Paul Franz has published poems and stories in the New York Review of Books, Hobart, Berfrois, Prelude, and AGNI, among others. His essays and criticism appear in journals including The Atlantic, London Review of Books, TLS, The Nation, TANK, The Hedgehog Review, RealClearBooks, and on his Substack newsletter, ashesandsparks.substack.com, which also features fiction and poems. He is the editor of the journal Literary Imagination, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, and, with Matthew Gasda, of Serpent Club: New Writing (new issue out April 16).

### Upcoming Episodes

#### [The Sword in the Stone + First Quests](/content/salon/the-sword-in-the-stone-first-quests/index.html)  
Sun, May 31•07:00 PM EDT  
Online

#### [The Holy Grail](/content/salon/the-holy-grail/index.html)  
Sun, Jun 14•07:00 PM EDT  
Online

#### [Lancelot and Guinevere and The Death of King Arthur](/content/salon/lancelot-and-guinevere-and-the-death-of-king-arthur/index.html)  
Sun, Jun 21•07:00 PM EDT  
Online

#### [From the Dancehall to the Sanctuary](/content/salons/from-the-dancehall-to-the-sanctuary/index.html)  
Sat, Sep 5•01:00 PM EDT  
Online

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20 public tickets available  
19 free member spaces available

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