Robert and jane believe that the spirit of the lady of the lake will return lancelot's sword to the rightful next king of the country. they visit the lake as a sacred place and look for signs that the lake will give up the sword. this is: animism. deism. sexism. goddess worship. abstract ideals.
The answer is animism. Animisim refers to the belief system that attribute souls to non-living things. These people believe that the non-living things had the capability to create either fortune or misfortune to the people near it. Currently, China and Indonesia have the highest population of animist in the world.