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Eleven kings rebelled, which Arthur soundly defeated. He established the Round Table, and with Merlin’s foresight, conquered a vast empire.
Arthur’s last battle was against his nephew Mordred, in which he was wounded; he was extracted to the land of Avalon, where he passed away.
Day 31: King Arthur (This one comes a little late as I was travelling!)
After King Uther Pendragon’s death, there was no known heir, and no king to rule all of England.
Until Merlin engineered the reveal of his bastard son Arthur, through the drawing of the sword in the stone.
Merlin guided Arthur to the sword in the stone, and the founding of the Knights of the Round Table.
Unfortunately, Merlin was not the only being with the blood of devils flowing through his veins.
Somehow my sketch accidently ended up looking just like Gandalf!
Day 29: Merlin
Merlin was the spawn of a demon and human woman, immediately baptised at birth and freed from Satan’s clutches and delivered into service of God.
He was imbued with great supernatural powers, greatest of which was his ability to know the past and see the future.
With his brothers-in-arms Sir Bors and Sir Percival he sought out and found the Holy Grail, healing the Fisher King and restoring the land of Listeneise to its earlier glory.
After completing his quest, Galahad voluntarily ascended to heaven in the arms of the angels.
Many years later, his cousin Sir Ywain travelled to the same fountain, drew out Esclados and destroyed him, taking his place as the guardian of the fountain.
I intended this sketch to be the Black Knight, but it refused to work; I made him a red and spiky guy instead, and tada!
His final move was to kidnap Arthur’s female cupbearer while she was under Gawaine’s protection.
In retribution, Gawaine tracked him down, challenged him to a second duel, and slew him in equal combat.
Day 21: Escanor the Large
Escanor was the son of a giant and a witch, born on the same day as Sir Gawaine.
He shared Gawaine’s power, his strength rising and falling with the sun. They were adversaries, and after their first duel Escanor loathed Gawaine and sought to undo him.
Day 15: The Questing Beast
The Beast was born of a human woman; a princess who slept with a devil and gave birth to the abomination.
The strange creature has the head and neck of a snake, the body of a leopard, the haunches of a lion, and the feet of a deer.