DV21-KingArthur
1. King Uthur's death - King Uthur Pendragon, who united all of England, died
without leaving a known male hair to his throne. But with the help of Merlin, Uthur
conceived a son in secret with Lady Igraine.
2. The sword in the stone – Merlin enchanted a sword in the stone so that only a
true successor to Uthur could pull it out. Many noble knights tried to pull the
sword out of the stone but failed. Only young Arthur was able to easily free the
sword from the stone.
3. Merlin – Both Uther and Arthur took on the magician Merlin as their advisor.
No harm could be done to either one of them as long as Merlin and his magic
were at their side.
4-5. Jousting Match – To celebrate Arthur’s ascension at the rightful king of
England, jousting tournaments were held throughout the land.
6. Camelot – Arthur holds court in the magnificent castle called Camelot. It
becomes the center of his empire. It host to lots of tournaments and becomes a
beacon to the most noble of knights.
7. Wedding to Guinevere – Arthur married Guinevere, daughter of
King Leodegrance, in a beautiful ceremony in Camelot. King Leodegrance gave
Arthur a large round table as a wedding present.
8-9. Knights of the Round Table – Arthur gathered his best and most loyal
knights around the Round Table and they all swore to fight at Arthur’s side.
10. Excalibur – Merlin took Arthur to a lake where a woman’s hand held the
magical sword Excalibur in the middle of the lake. The Lady of the Lake
presented Excalibur's scabbard to Arthur, and implored him to always keep the
sword and scabbard together.
11. Morgan le Fay steals the scabbard – Arthur’s jealous half-sister, Morgan le
Fay, plotted to steal Excalibur. Also skilled in magic, she appeared in Arthur’s
bedchamber, but was only able to steal Excalibur’s scabbard.
12. Arthur chases after Morgan le Fay – After realizing that Morgan le Fay stole
the scabbard, Arthur chases after her. Using her magic, Morgan turns herself and
her knights into stone and tricks Arthur.
13. Morgan sends the cursed cape – Morgan le Fay sends Arthur a beautiful
cape to make amends for stealing the scabbard. Sensing another treacherous
trick, Merlin asks the messenger to put the cape on herself. The cape was cursed
and engulfed the messenger in flames.
14. Merlin’s Death – Merlin fell in love with Nimue, one of the Ladies of the Lake
and decided to leave Camelot with her. But, as he predicted to Arthur before
leaving, Nimue tricked Merlin to burry himself in a cave under a big boulder.
15. Lancelot & Guinevere – Guinevere fell in love with Lancelot du Lac, the
greatest knight in Arthur’s court. Lancelot also loved Guinevere, but set out on
many adventures outside Camelot to keep his mind off Guinevere.
16-17 Lancelot vs. Dragon – In one of his most famous adventures, Lancelot
fights a fire-breathing dragon that has been terrorizing the castle of the Fisher
King, and saves his daughter Elaine who is held captive by the dragon.
18. Lancelot and Elaine – Elaine falls in love with Lancelot but he is too in love
with Guinevere to love her back. Elaine enlists Morgan le Fey to trick Lancelot
into thing she is Guinevere. She gives birth to their son Galahad.
19. Gawain vs. Green Knight – Back in Camelot, a giant knight dressed in green
armor appears and challenges the Knights of the Round Table to a duel. Gawain
takes on the challenge, swinging the Green Knight’s massive axe and cutting his
head off. The Green Knight doesn’t die, but challenges Gawain to fight him back
at his castle.
20. Galahad takes the Perilous Seat – Lancelot’s son Galahad, now grown up,
comes to Camelot and claims the Perilous Seat, an empty chair at the Round
Table. Only the noblest of knights can claim the Perilous Seat, and Galahad
passes the test.
21. Holy Grail appears – The Holy Grail appears in a vision to the Knights of the
Round Table. The knights each set out on quests to find the Holy Grail, but only
Galahad is successful.
22. Procession with the Holy Grail – Galahad finds the Holy Grail in the castle of
the Fisher King. There a procession of beautiful maidens greets Galahad with the
Grail and a spear that bleeds but the drops disappear before hitting the ground.
23. Guinevere to be burned at Steak – Arthur’s son Mordred reveals the love
affair between Lancelot and Guinevere and Arthur, reluctantly, sentences
Guinevere to be burned at the steak. Lancelot fights for her honor and frees her
from her sentence.
24. Lancelot vs. Gawain – In the process of freeing Guinevere, Lancelot kills
Gawain’s sons, Gareth and Gaheris, and makes an enemy out of Gawain.
Gawain attacks Lancelot at his castle but is unsuccessful in killing him.
25. Lady of the Lake Warns Arthur – While Arthur is sieges Lancelot’s castle with
Gawain, Arthur’s son Mordred takes Camelot by force and declares himself king.
The Lady of the Lake warns Arthur not to fight Mordred at Camlann.
26-27. The Battle of Camlann – Not heeding the Lady of the Lake’s warning,
Arthur faces Mordred in a Final Battle for control of England.
28. Arthur/Mordred fatally wounded – In their brutal battle Arthur kills Mordred,
but is fatally wounded himself.
29. Excalibur thrown back to the lake – Arthur orders Sir Bedivere to throw
Excalibur back into the lake. He promised the Lady of the Lake that he would
return the sword after his death.
30. Arthur on boat to Avalon – After his death, Arthur is taken to the mystical
island of Avalon by the three Ladies of the Lake. He is laid to rest there until he is
to return and reunite England again.