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artemis10002000, behind the tag are the canonical, legendary and mythological elements either already included in the Epic Merlin Fic (TM) or planned to be included. Read at your own peril. ;)
They are listed in no particular order - I'm not that organized. Just a bit anal retentive. In any case, on with the confusing stuff.
Chapter One:
- the Cup of Life;
- the ancient belief that blacksmiths have strange powers;
- Percival's youth, according to Wolfram von Eschenbach;
- especially his encounter with Duke Orilus and his wife;
- the love triangle between Arthur, Lancelot and Gwen, with its series-related twist;
- the Druids as portrayed in the series;
- the Crystal Cave;
- the idea of an enchanter wound that would keep the wounded between life and death;
- Alice's house in the lower town;
- Hunith as Gaius' niece;
- Gaius as a free man of Camelot, allowed to have property in the town;
- Hunith having fled to Camelot;
- Arthur's request to use the Cup of Life to save the injured knights;
Chapter Two:
- the Round Table and a brotherhood of knights surrounding it, that fact raising them to a higher status than the average knight of Camelot;
- knights known from Arthurian legends coming to Camelot to join the brotherhood;
- Hunith taking a fugitive William into her house and befriending him;
- Sir Erec acting as Vice-Regent of Camelot;
Chapter Three:
- the presentation of the knights to the people of Camelot;
- Uther makes two brief appearances;
- the concept of Uther having fallen in deep melancholy and thus unable to fulfil his role as the King;
- Gaius giving him draughts to get through those brief appearances;
- Merlin's wariness towards the new knights and his need for guidance;
- Gwaine figuring out that Merlin is more than what meets the eye;
- Sir Kay's ancestry and the fact that Uther has killed his father twice;
- Arthur getting inthroned as the Prince Regent of Camelot;
- Iseldir's appearance and his demand that Arthur find the Grail to heal the land;
- Gaius, Merlin and Master Geoffrey's inability to figure out what the Grail is;
- Merlin reveals to Lancelot that he's the last Dragonlord;
Chapter Four:
- Sir Ector and Master Geoffrey reveal Lancelot's true ancestry;
- Hunith and William decide to restore Alice's herb garden to make a living for themselves;
- the maidservants of the Castle never liked Gwen; they like her even less now that she's been promoted to chatelaine and given chambers of her own in the women's wing;
- we learn something about her mother and how she became Morgana's maid;
- Iseldir heals the ailing knights with the Cup of Life;
Chapter Five:
- Hunith is called to the Infirmary to help taking care of the recovering knights;
- Lionel, Sir Leon's youngest brother is assigned to help her and will be the squire of Lancelot, eventually;
- Hunith and Lancelot are told the 'Sir William of Daria' story;
- Merlin and Lancelot leave for the Lake of Avalon; Merlin explains its significance to Lancelot;
- he also tells Lancelot the story of the changeling princess;
- Mistress Alys and her 'grandson' Gwilim enter the picture;
- Merlin is briefly reunited with Freya, to whom he entrusts the Cup of Life;
- Morgana's first appearance; introducing the concept of bending an animal's mind to one's own will to spy through its eyes;
Chapter Six:
- the entire mythology behind the Fallen Kings is introduced: the long war between the royal Houses of Don and Llyr; the prophecy that Albion can only be united when the last son of the House Don (=Arthur) marries the last daughter of the House Llyr;
- Princess Elena of Gawant as the last known daughter of the House Llyr (which is why Uther wanted Arthur to marry her so badly);
- Lionel's difficulties as a squire;
- Elyan in his smithy; first hints of a possible romance for him;
- the concept of the Immortal Guardians is introduced;
- a glimpse into Elena's life in Gawant and why she misses Grunhilda;
- Merlin and Lancelot in the Crystal Cave;
Chapter Seven:
- first appearance of the Great Dragon;
- the Druids return;
- the concept of the holy well is introduced;
- preparations for Samhain are made;
This is how far I've got. I don't want to add future ideas, in case I might reject them. This post will be updated as new stuff is added.
artemis10002000, behind the tag are the canonical, legendary and mythological elements either already included in the Epic Merlin Fic (TM) or planned to be included. Read at your own peril. ;)They are listed in no particular order - I'm not that organized. Just a bit anal retentive. In any case, on with the confusing stuff.
Chapter One:
- the Cup of Life;
- the ancient belief that blacksmiths have strange powers;
- Percival's youth, according to Wolfram von Eschenbach;
- especially his encounter with Duke Orilus and his wife;
- the love triangle between Arthur, Lancelot and Gwen, with its series-related twist;
- the Druids as portrayed in the series;
- the Crystal Cave;
- the idea of an enchanter wound that would keep the wounded between life and death;
- Alice's house in the lower town;
- Hunith as Gaius' niece;
- Gaius as a free man of Camelot, allowed to have property in the town;
- Hunith having fled to Camelot;
- Arthur's request to use the Cup of Life to save the injured knights;
Chapter Two:
- the Round Table and a brotherhood of knights surrounding it, that fact raising them to a higher status than the average knight of Camelot;
- knights known from Arthurian legends coming to Camelot to join the brotherhood;
- Hunith taking a fugitive William into her house and befriending him;
- Sir Erec acting as Vice-Regent of Camelot;
Chapter Three:
- the presentation of the knights to the people of Camelot;
- Uther makes two brief appearances;
- the concept of Uther having fallen in deep melancholy and thus unable to fulfil his role as the King;
- Gaius giving him draughts to get through those brief appearances;
- Merlin's wariness towards the new knights and his need for guidance;
- Gwaine figuring out that Merlin is more than what meets the eye;
- Sir Kay's ancestry and the fact that Uther has killed his father twice;
- Arthur getting inthroned as the Prince Regent of Camelot;
- Iseldir's appearance and his demand that Arthur find the Grail to heal the land;
- Gaius, Merlin and Master Geoffrey's inability to figure out what the Grail is;
- Merlin reveals to Lancelot that he's the last Dragonlord;
Chapter Four:
- Sir Ector and Master Geoffrey reveal Lancelot's true ancestry;
- Hunith and William decide to restore Alice's herb garden to make a living for themselves;
- the maidservants of the Castle never liked Gwen; they like her even less now that she's been promoted to chatelaine and given chambers of her own in the women's wing;
- we learn something about her mother and how she became Morgana's maid;
- Iseldir heals the ailing knights with the Cup of Life;
Chapter Five:
- Hunith is called to the Infirmary to help taking care of the recovering knights;
- Lionel, Sir Leon's youngest brother is assigned to help her and will be the squire of Lancelot, eventually;
- Hunith and Lancelot are told the 'Sir William of Daria' story;
- Merlin and Lancelot leave for the Lake of Avalon; Merlin explains its significance to Lancelot;
- he also tells Lancelot the story of the changeling princess;
- Mistress Alys and her 'grandson' Gwilim enter the picture;
- Merlin is briefly reunited with Freya, to whom he entrusts the Cup of Life;
- Morgana's first appearance; introducing the concept of bending an animal's mind to one's own will to spy through its eyes;
Chapter Six:
- the entire mythology behind the Fallen Kings is introduced: the long war between the royal Houses of Don and Llyr; the prophecy that Albion can only be united when the last son of the House Don (=Arthur) marries the last daughter of the House Llyr;
- Princess Elena of Gawant as the last known daughter of the House Llyr (which is why Uther wanted Arthur to marry her so badly);
- Lionel's difficulties as a squire;
- Elyan in his smithy; first hints of a possible romance for him;
- the concept of the Immortal Guardians is introduced;
- a glimpse into Elena's life in Gawant and why she misses Grunhilda;
- Merlin and Lancelot in the Crystal Cave;
Chapter Seven:
- first appearance of the Great Dragon;
- the Druids return;
- the concept of the holy well is introduced;
- preparations for Samhain are made;
This is how far I've got. I don't want to add future ideas, in case I might reject them. This post will be updated as new stuff is added.
