He began "The Great Purge", which led to a near extinction of sorcerers in the realm. After reuniting with a sizable force that included a large number of knights, including Leon and Percival, Arthur led them all, along with Merlin, Gwen, Tristan, and Isolde in an invasion of the castle. When Arthur arrives to save Gwen, he realises that the flame between Gwen and Lancelot has been reignited, and he is hurt and claims that he only came because Morgana made him. During the final of series four he sits in the dungeons with Elyan and Gawaine, where he lies depressed, weak and dying. He and Merlin (and Gawain, who joined them later) briefly gained the Cup, but it was taken from them while they fled from Cenred's men. In the second part of the episode, Lancelot and Merlin eventually raced after Arthur and the others to reach them before they arrived at the Isle of the Blessed, where the veil could be restored. Sigan then tried to possess him, but Merlin was able to imprison Sigan's soul back in the jewel with the help of a spell given to him by the Great Dragon. Jonny Grant (story by), As an adult, Morgause returned to Camelot to challenge Arthur to single combat. For the first time, Gwen sentenced someone to death. In the fourth series episode "The Hunter's Heart", Mithian traveled to Camelot to marry Arthur as part of a treaty between the two kingdoms over a land dispute regarding The Lands Of Gefref. This came true in "The Coming of Arthur", when a vision of Freya appeared to Merlin in the water that the Fisher King had given Merlin, informing him that the sword Excalibur was hidden in the Lake of Avalon and that she would give it to him. He was given a hero's funeral. With the knowledge that Emrys is Merlin, Morgana uses a powerful creature of the Old Religion to drain Merlin's power, rendering her arch nemesis from his magic. Even without magic, Gaius has shown exceptional talent as a physician, regularly treating injuries in the court, and even preparing a draught that precisely duplicates the taste of a troll potion without any access to the original recipe. Elyan (portrayed by Adetomiwa Edun) was the younger brother of Gwen. Later, in the episode, "Queen of Hearts", Arthur stated that he would give up his right to the throne of Camelot for her after Gwen was framed by Morgana for witchcraft. Several years later, Odin helps in a plot with Morgana by kidnapping King Rodor to lure Arthur into a trap. When Arthur returns from fighting at the end of the episode, Gwen runs to him and hugs him tightly. Osgar (portrayed by Andrew Tiernan) was a sorcerer who had killed one of the King's knights, Sir Ranulph (se5 ep5). When Arthur first arrived alone, Grettir met him on the bridge and knew him at once, referring to him as Courage. He was saved by a magical creature, and soon joined Percival, Arthur, Merlin and other captured knights in a bid for freedom. In the first episode, "The Darkest Hour, Part One", Arthur found Camelot under threat when Morgana sacrificed a dying Morgause to release the Dorocha, the spirits of the dead, to wreck her revenge on the kingdom. Uther suggests using magic to save Morgana, claiming he will go to any lengths to save her. He thought of her as short, fat and grubby. Taking advantage of her paranoid and almost insanely overprotective father, another king arranged for Arthur to be enchanted to fall in love with her, hoping that the subsequent duel between Arthur and Olaf when Olaf discovered this 'insult' to his wishes would result in the death of one and the subsequent declaration of war. Julius Borden (portrayed by James Callis) used to be a pupil of Gaius, before they parted during the Great Purge leaving Gaius in trouble. With his death, Merlin became the last remaining Dragonlord. | ("Sweet Dreams"). Gaius and Uther speak about Morgause in very confusing and cryptic terms, but what is clear is that she and Morgana are related, and both men fear knowledge and information she may possess. Thus, the Great Dragon's prophecy of Mordred and Morgana 'uniting in evil' finally comes to pass. Seemingly at her end, Morgana greets death however the dragon Aithusa arrives and breaths back life into Morgana. Arthur comes to Leon's aid, allowing him to escape while Arthur fights Ruadan, but Ruadan almost knocks Arthur out.   |  90 min The second episode brings Mordred to the center stage as he journeys with the Saxons and the two prisoners—Arthur and Merlin—to the fortress in Ismere where Morgana is. He does not look the part, despite Merlin and Gwen's best efforts, but manages to act the part after he is given advice on nobility and arrogance from Arthur. Camelot soon falls to Morgana as the sorceress takes the throne once more, forcing Arthur and Merlin to flee her clutches. ), and ultimately kisses her before he goes to joust. After their battle she is left unconscious. Given that Merlin made up the name on the spot, there is speculation that he based it on a variation of "The Great Dragon" (Kilgarrah). When Gaius inevitably gave in and told Alator Emrys' true identity as well as the prophecies about him, Alator switched sides, rescuing Merlin from Morgana by knocking her out. Lancelot's life after leaving Camelot was not an easy one, and he was forced to sell his sword skills for the entertainment of others. However, Merlin only loves her platonically, and Series 2 sees them as good friends with Merlin seen to be a strong advocator in her blossoming relationship with Arthur. Sir Gwaine (portrayed by Eoin Macken), was the son of a knight who died in the service of his king either before Gwaine was born or when Gwaine was very young. Arthur is forced to execute Kara as an enemy of Camelot; it is this action which drives Mordred against Camelot and fuels him to join Morgana. In the ensuing battle to retake Camelot, Lancelot accompanied Merlin when the warlock set off to empty the Cup of Life of the blood that made Morgana and Morgause's army immortal. In the fourth season, Elyan continued to serve as a knight of Camelot, and seemed to have developed an especially close friendship with Percival. He is last seen during Arthur's and Guinevere's wedding while standing next to Merlin and together with the crowd shouting "Long live the Queen!". Immune to all mortal weapons, De Bois killed two of Camelot's knights before being challenged by Arthur himself. Uther dies, making Arthur the king. They hid in a series of caves and, unbeknownst to Arthur, Merlin killed Agravaine at that time. So, the warmongering king had her enchanted as well, making her fall desperately in love with Arthur. It is in this form that Merlin helps Camelot defeat the Saxons at Camlann, throwing down Morgana with ease. Merlin was born to Hunith and Balinor in Ealdor, a small outlying village in the kingdom of Essetir. Cinematographer shot the entire film using only natural light. Knowing that it would be impossible to convince Arthur to work to restore magic to Camelot if magic was used to kill his father, Merlin subtly aided Uther in the fight against Gilli by arranging for Gilli's sword to be stuck in Uther's shield, allowing Uther to prevail. In "The Last Dragonlord" he took control of Camelot's defence while Arthur was searching for Balinor. The series climax sees Morgana turned into a vessel for a sleeping plague by Morgause, her half-sister, and Merlin poisons her reluctantly, blackmailing Morgause into ending her attack. During the fight to escape Cenred and Morgause's clutches, Arthur was impressed and surprised with Elyan's skill with a sword and complimented him on it. He has also demonstrated a sense of humor, initially laughing upon learning of Uther and Arthur's magically-induced love for the ladies Catrina and Vivian respectively. However Finna kills herself to avoid breaking under Morgana's torture, once again thwarting Morgana's plans to find out who Emrys truly is. Morgana Pendragon (portrayed by Katie McGrath) is the heretofore unknown daughter of Uther Pendragon and Vivianne- the wife of his close friend and leading military commander, Gorlois; she is the half-sister of Arthur Pendragon and Morgause. She later revealed to Arthur a suspect version of the truth of Arthur's conception and birth through the summoned spirit of Ygraine. King Alined used magic to make Arthur and Vivian fall in love. Gaius tells Merlin she suffers from nightmares, and the young warlock often brought her the physician's latest sleeping draught. When Arthur proposes to Gwen, Morgana destroys their relationship by using Lancelot's shade and Gwen is banished. He doubted his destiny, saying that he was only good at wielding a sword and was a terrible king. Gwen accepted this, but also realises that she cannot be Arthur's queen. Having had a vision of Gwen as Queen of Camelot, Morgana sets them up on a picnic outside Camelot only to bring Uther to catch them and banish Gwen from ever seeing Arthur. Sophia (portrayed by Holliday Grainger) was a beautiful young woman who appeared in Camelot with her elderly father, Aulfric. However, as Nimueh used the power over life and death for Arthur to be born, a sacrifice had to be made for a life to be created and Ygraine die… Armed with a spell, Merlin sought out the unconscious Arthur and refused to abandon him and join Sigan. When Arthur wins the tournament, he lets the farmer posing as 'Sir William' take the glory, as Arthur feels it is a time for humility. Finna appears in season 5 in the episode "The Kindness of Strangers"; she is the servant of Alator. However Morgana does not accept defeat so easily. Merlin consequently places it inside a stone. Unfortunately Agravaine found them so Arthur could no longer remain in Ealdor. She also used her power over Uther to frame Merlin for theft, which forced him to go into hiding. While working against the kingdom from the outside, Morgause sent her half-sister to serve as a spy and occasional assassin within the royal household itself. [2] Wilson also refers to Hunith as Gaius' sister in an interview.[1]. She tells Merlin she can never face Arthur again leaving Merlin to tell Arthur of Morgana's plans. Although she killed Halig, Arthur was able to mortally wound her beast form, the creature only escaping after Merlin caused a distraction by causing a gargoyle statue to fall over, creating a path for her to escape the knights and retreat down to the catacombs. Morgana then revealed to her that she was actually Uther's daughter, rather than Gorlois'. Once Gwen is returned to her normal self, Morgana makes it her mission to hunt down Emrys. As per her plan, she defeated him and spared his life after extracting a promise that he would accept a different challenge from her. After another attack by the griffin, Arthur sped up Lancelot's training in order for him to join the other knights in the coming battle against the creature. When Morgana gives them tiny pieces of bread for supper he does not agree to share and gives the food away to the knights, saying that the only thing he does not fear is death. Uther tries to reveal Merlin's magic to his son, but is forced back to the Otherworld before he can reveal the secret. When they are invaded by bandits, Arthur, who has been relieved of Merlin's spell, saves them. Throughout the journey, however, Mithian did not cease her attempts to warn someone of the danger ahead, despite the constant presence of a disguised Morgana at her side and the pain the witch inflicted on her with an enchanted bracelet. She tracks down Merlin and Arthur and uses her magic to defeat Merlin. He casually asked about it, and Arthur stated that the bracelet was the token of someone dear to him, but Grettir did not set him straight and laughed before disappearing. He hunted Arthur in the tunnels, but was baited into chasing Merlin towards a dead end. With her greatest threat left powerless, Morgana and Mordred begin their invasion of Camelot by attacking a nearby garrison. Morgana finally comes face to face with Arthur in the throne room, where the two exchange words of bitterness. Over a year later, Morgause began to plot against Camelot once more, this time with Morgana as a fully willing partner. Despite this awkward situation, Bayard appeared to remain on good terms with Camelot. She therefore refused was hanged. But Merlin attempted to convince Gilli to withdraw from the tournament before anyone got hurt. Mad with grief, Uther convinced himself Nimueh knew the enchantment would kill his wife, and began the Great Purge to destroy all magic in the world. He had Gaius replicate the potion, only without the magical effect, and replaced the troll's own store. Merlin's first encounter with Morgana has her put him under her thrall to kill Arthur. The man tells Merlin of Arthur's bane which he says "stalks him like a ghost", before showing him a vision. Unknown to others, he was cheating by using a magical shield (acquired from a sorcerer named Devlin, that he then killed) covered with painted snakes, which came to life at Valiant's command. Percival arrived too late to save him, having broken free of his bindings after hearing Gwaine's screams. Alator uses his magic to attack Morgana when she questions Alator on who Emrys is. Agravaine also influenced Arthur into ending his relationship with Gwen, saying that it was inappropriate for a king to be involved with a servant. As a result, when the disguised Merlin tried to heal Uther, the magic was reversed and ended up killing him. In the fourth-season finale, "The Sword in the Stone, Part Two", Agravaine was chased into a series of caves by Kilgharrah. She came to acknowledge Arthur's sense of justice and mercy, despite his crime against Caerleon. Agravaine kept his cover as a seemingly loyal kinsman to Arthur until the penultimate episode, "The Sword and the Stone, Part One", when he cleared the way for Morgana and the warlord, Helios, to invade Camelot, even joining in the fighting during the battle. Aftermath of Morgana Pendragon traveled throughout Albion Richard Wilson ) is a servant is everything right in final... 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