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The Sword in the Stone is a side quest in Fable, Fable: The Lost Chapters, and Fable Anniversary. It is brought to your attention when reaching the Temple of Avo. There will be a group of men gathered at the top of the hill overlooking the temple, trying to free an ornate sword which is embedded in the rock. This is the Harbinger, the legendary longsword of Huw the Giant, and the object of the quest is to obtain it.

Walkthrough[]

In order to remove the sword from its stone, your Hero must have upgraded physique, health, and toughness attributes. Specifically, after your first attempt to remove the sword, you must upgrade physique by 5, health by 2, and toughness by 3. You can also retrieve the Harbinger on your first attempt, if every category in Strength is maxed to 7.

The spectators will also tell you which stats need to be increased each time you attempt to remove the sword:

  • Physique - You need some more 'fresh air and exercise'.
  • Health - You better come back when you're more fit.
  • Toughness - You’re not tough enough

To obtain the sword without spending a great deal of XP, don't train your Hero's strength attributes at all until you reach the Temple of Avo. This can make the early game difficult because your health bar will remain small, so look up the locations of all the Elixirs of Life available before reaching Witchwood (three in total). These will increase the size of your health bar without the need to spend XP.


In order to complete the Bronze Quest, you need to talk to one of the men gathered around the stone before removing the sword from the stone.

Trivia[]

  • This quest was most likely inspired by the legend of King Arthur and the sword in the stone.
  • Talking to one of the men surrounding the sword will reveal the lore of Huw the Giant and how the sword got stuck in the stone.
  • A placeholder version of a sword being stuck in stone can be found in the game files, which seems to use a Steel Longsword instead.
  • There is an unused sword in the game, known as Slayer, which may have been the original concept for The Harbinger. The description for this weapon claims that its original owner was called Huw the Divine and, similar to the lore for the Harbinger, he plunged the sword into the living rock awaiting someone strong enough to pull it out.

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