Earth Spells

Earth Spells are incantations used to manipulate the element of earth, including rocks, minerals, and plants.

The element of earth is often associated with endurance and strength. Magic used to bind the earth is said to be delicate and easily undone, and the Dochraid, a creature of the earth, has called upon its strength to heal herself.

History
Nimueh combined the elements of earth and water to create the Afanc (The Mark of Nimueh).

After luring him into the Caves of Balor, Nimueh used two earth spells to cause the ground to collapse from beneath Arthur's feet (The Poisoned Chalice).

When the Unicorn's Curse caused Camelot's crops to wither and its wells to fill with sand, Merlin tried to turn the sand into water. Later, after he followed Arthur to the Labryinth of Gedref, Anhora bound Merlin with roots (The Labyrinth of Gedref).

After Catrina trapped him behind a mountain of rubble, Merlin used his magic to blast a hole through the rocks (Beauty and the Beast).

Merlin used his magic to conjure a flower for Freya (The Lady of the Lake).

When Arthur and the Knights of Camelot raided Alvarr's camp, Merlin conjured a root to trip Mordred and stop him from escaping (The Witch's Quickening).

When he and Arthur were cornered by mercenaries, Merlin triggered a rockslide to block the path and allow the king to escape (A Servant of Two Masters).

After Arthur and the Knights stumbled across a Druid Shrine, Gaius explained to Merlin that the Druids used spells to bind the earth and help spirits find peace. However, the magic was delicate and easily undone, and it was soon discovered that their trespass had released the spirit of a young Druid Boy that possessed Elyan (A Herald of the New Age).

Merlin triggered an earthquake to help Arthur, Mithian, Percival, and Rodor escape from Odin and Morgana's trap (Another's Sorrow).

When she kidnapped Guinevere, Morgana cast a spell that conjured venomous snakes from the womb of the earth (The Dark Tower).

Morgana conjured an odd vine to lead Guinevere to their meeting place (A Lesson in Vengeance).

After Merlin badly wounded her with the sword Excalibur, the Dochraid, a creature of the earth, called upon its strength to heal herself (With All My Heart).

When Merlin journeyed to the Crystal Cave to regain his magic, Morgana triggered a rockslide to trap him inside. Later, after discovering his true nature in the center of the cave, Merlin freed himself by blasting the rocks away from the entrance (The Diamond of the Day).

Known Spells

 * Used by Nimueh to make the ground collapse (The Poisoned Chalice):
 * "Eorthe, lyft, fyr, waeter, hiersumie me."
 * "He thaes frofre gebad, weox under wolcnum, weorthmyndum thah. Eorthe ac stanas hiersumie me. Ic can stanas tobrytan. Hiersumie me."


 * Used by Merlin when he attempted to turn sand into water (The Labyrinth of Gedref):
 * "Greot gecuman leccan. Gecuman gedrye waeter."


 * Used by Anhora to bind Merlin with roots (The Labyrinth of Gedref):
 * "Gehaeftan."


 * Used by Merlin to destroy Catrina's rock wall (Beauty and the Beast):
 * "Ic ábíetee þæt stánhol!"


 * Used by Merlin to conjure a flower (The Lady of the Lake):
 * "Blóstmá."


 * Used by Merlin to trigger a rockslide (A Servant of Two Masters):
 * "Gewicad ge stanas!"


 * Used by Merlin to trigger an earthquake (Another's Sorrow):
 * "Ic the bebode thaet thu abifiast nu!"


 * Used by Morgana to conjure venomous snakes from the earth (The Dark Tower):
 * "Wane naedras, fram thaes foldan bosme astigath ge."


 * Used by the Dochraid to heal herself (With All My Heart):
 * "Gehaele thisne lichaman. Gestrangeme nu thaet ic beo swithe mihtig hie to forwarniene; yfel is on ofost!"


 * Used by Morgana to trigger a rockslide (The Diamond of the Day):
 * "Stanas ahreosath!"

Appearances

 * Series 1
 * The Mark of Nimueh
 * The Poisoned Chalice
 * The Labyrinth of Gedref


 * Series 2
 * Beauty and the Beast: Part One
 * The Lady of the Lake
 * The Witch's Quickening


 * Series 4
 * A Servant of Two Masters
 * A Herald of the New Age


 * Series 5
 * Another's Sorrow
 * The Dark Tower
 * A Lesson in Vengeance
 * With All My Heart
 * The Diamond of the Day: Part One