Sir Ector decides that Kay can be knighted in time to participate. Sir Pelinore, a friend of Sir Ector's, arrives with news of a tournament, with the English crown as a prize. Wart returns to Sir Ector's castle with Merlin and is sent to the kitchen as punishment for worrying Sir Ector. While enjoying tea with Merlin, Merlin speaks to the Wart about the value of an education and appoints himself as Wart's tutor. After accidentally distracting Kay, the Wart goes to retrieve Kay's lost arrow and ends up in the home of Merlin, a powerful wizard. The Wart accompanies his foster brother, Kay, on a hunting trip. In fact, his real name is rarely mentioned throughout the film, once by Wart himself, and later when he is revealed as the rightful King of England.Īs his name suggests, Wart is based on the legendary King Arthur of English mythology. Almost everyone refers to him as Wart rather than his birthname of Arthur. Kay, however, openly shows disdain for Arthur, and even at the end, appears somewhat reluctant to accept Arthur as King. Sir Ector appears to care for the boy to an extent, but he still tends to favor Kay and thus raises Arthur much more strictly. At the time of the film, he is working as a page. Arthur dreams of becoming a knight but, since he is an orphan, he can only hope to become a squire to his arrogant foster brother, Sir Kay. He has blond hair, and is considered to be very scrawny and clumsy. Arthur Pendragon is a 10-year-old orphan who lives as the foster son of the Knight Sir Ector.