Sword fixed in stone with cement next to Llangorse Lake in Brecon Beacons
Area of South Wales has been rumoured to be possible location of Camelot
But it has gone missing and National Park Authority is baffled by the theft
No one has been arrested over incident and community 'really misses it'


A 'sword in the stone' inspired by King Arthur's Excalibur has been stolen after being mysteriously pulled from its lakeside home.
The sword was fixed into the stone with cement next to Llangorse Lake in the Brecon Beacons, which has been rumoured to be one of the possible locations of Camelot.
But the black metal sword has gone missing after being pulled from the stone in South Wales, and the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority is baffled by the theft.

No one has been arrested over the incident. The iron sword had been firmly placed in a stone as a tourist attraction for people visiting the lake in the countryside.
It is one of the locations mooted for Camelot in the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.


Garnett Davies, owner of the Lakeside Caravan Park and boat hire at Llangorse Lake, installed the sword in the stone more than two years ago.
It was placed in a rock beside the lake which was once home to the ancient kings of Brycheiniog. But it was gone when he went to open the viewing centre on Sunday.


Mr Davies said: 'We want it back. It was crafted specially by a blacksmith and cost several hundred pounds.'
The sword was placed in a rock beside the lake which was once home to the ancient kings of Brycheiniog +5
The sword was placed in a rock beside the lake which was once home to the ancient kings of Brycheiniog
He said: 'The whole purpose is for kids to have a go at it and every now and again I have had to be bend it straight but perhaps over time it has fractured.
'The kids will miss it more than anyone but if it doesn't show up I'll just have to have another one made but I'd like it back so the kids can have a bit of fun with it.'
County councillor Emily Durrant said the community 'really misses it.'
She said she was 'pretty convinced' it was nobody local - and they had 'suspicions' about a group that visited the lakeside on Saturday evening.
Local photographer Adam Tatton-Reid, who used a photo of the sword for a Brecon Beacons national park brochure, had started a Crowdfunder to raise money for a replacement sword if the original was not found.
More than £500 has already been raised. He said: 'With little information to go on, it's unlikely that the sword can be tracked down.
'It would be wonderful if the community and people who have enjoyed the sword could come together and donate to the custodians of the sword to allow them to replace it with a new sword without having to find it themselves again.


'He who draws the sword from the stone, he shall be king': The legend of Excalibur and King Arthur
An illustration from The Story Of King Arthur And His Knights, published in 1923 +5
An illustration from The Story Of King Arthur And His Knights, published in 1923
Thought to have lived during the late fifth and early sixth centuries, the original King Arthur is believed to have led the fight against the invading Saxons.
However, the King Arthur that many people are familiar with today – thanks to TV shows, films and stage productions – is said to be a combination of many different myths and legends that have developed over the last 1,000 years.
Modern historians often equate him with King Alfred the Great, the Dark Ages ruler of Wessex who led the fight against the invading Danes.
Arthurian legend claims Arthur was the son and heir of King Uther Pendragon, and was believed to have born on Castle Island in Tintagel, North Cornwall. Tintagel still exists in ruined form, although others have claimed that he was Welsh.
A sorcerer called Merlin is said to have taken a sword called Excalibur from the so-called Lady of the Lake for King Uther, but upon the King's death, he placed the sword in a stone.
Merlin stated that 'he who draws the sword from the stone, he shall be king'. After the King's death, Arthur is said to have pulled Merlin's Excalibur sword from this stone, proving his right to the throne.
The legend doesn't specify exactly where this lake was and among the claimed locations are Martin Mere in Lancashire, the Lily Ponds at Bosherston, and Dozmary Pool on the edge of Bodmin Moor.
Legend continues that during his reign, in the kingdom of Camelot, King Arthur met with his knights at a Round Table, journeyed after the Holy Grail and fought a number of battles using the infamous sword.


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