Post by Sir Gawain on Jun 8, 2010 17:55:10 GMT -5
The Plot ...
... the beginning of it all...
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... the beginning of it all...
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"Begin; to begin is half the work. Let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished." -- Decimus Magnus Ausonius...
... The Year 410 A.D. the Roman Empire declined and the forces slowly left Britannia alone and defenceless...
Many hundreds of years ago in Britain, King Uther Pendragon of England warred against the Cornish Duke of Tintagil, and so called him to parley. Unfortunately Uther fell in lust with his enemy's wife, Igraine, so the duke and his spouse abandoned the peace process and fled home; the duke holed up in Castle Terrabil, his wife in Castle Tintagil.
Uther laid seige on both, unsuccessfully. Then he asked his friend Sir Ulfius to fetch Merlin, who made a bargain to use his magic to make himself, Uther, and Ulfius look like Sir Jordanus, the duke, and Sir Brastias respectively. Seeing them leaving Terrabil en route for Tintagil, the real duke followed but was killed. The three imposters entered Tintagil Castle, and Igraine was done by the disguised Uther, who shortly after married her as himself.
Igraine's existing three daughters by the old duke were Margawse, Elaine, and Morgan le Fay, who eventually married King Lot of Lothian and Orkney (eventually begetting Gawaine and the other Orkney Knights), King Nentres of Garlot, and King Uriens of the land of Gore.
Nine months later, Arthur was born, and taken away by Merlin according to his bargain with Uther, to be fostered by Sir Ector. Two years later Uther fell sick, thus prompting his Northern enemies to make battle, but he fought back, leading his armies from his horse-drawn sick-bed (Merlin's idea) and drove them off. He died anyway, and the land fell into strife for many years.
by... Lugodoc
This is where the story began...
