Arthur's Chambers (also called the Royal Chambers) are the personal quarters of Arthur Pendragon. After he married Guinevere, they became her quarters as well.
The furniture consists of a canopy bed, writing desk, wardrobe, chest of drawers, a table and chairs, full length mirror, and changing screen. The furniture is made of dark wood and the colours red and gold are featured throughout.
Arthur's chambers are also known to have a side entrance, anteroom, fireplace, and bathtub.
History[]
After beheading one of the snakes on Knight Valiant's shield, Merlin showed it to Arthur in his chambers (Valiant).
After enchanting Arthur with a love spell, Sophia visited Arthur in his chambers and asked him to leave with her. Merlin tried to stop them, but Aulfric knocked him out by blasting him into a wall with his staff (The Gates of Avalon).
While serving Arthur dinner, Merlin stole the keys to a secret door in the armoury (The Beginning of the End).
Uther and Gaius locked Arthur in his chambers to stop him from dueling the Black Knight (Excalibur).
After Tom was sentenced to execution, Morgana stole the keys to the dungeons from Arthur's chambers to help him escape (To Kill the King).
When Arthur was bitten by the Questing Beast, Gaius and Guinevere tended to him in his chambers. Later, after he'd recovered, Merlin visited him to say goodbye before leaving for the Isle of the Blessed (Le Morte d'Arthur).
When he learned that Cedric had been possessed by the spirit of Cornelius Sigan, Merlin tried to convince Arthur and got into a fight with Cedric. Arthur broke it up and threw Merlin in the dungeons to cool off (The Curse of Cornelius Sigan).
After Leon delivered a list of suspected sorcerers to Arthur's chambers, Merlin used it to locate Forridel, who told him where he could find the Druids (The Nightmare Begins).
Merlin tried to use a mirror to spy on Catrina from a window in Arthur's rooms. Later, after she was exposed as a troll who had enchanted Uther, Merlin and Gaius convinced Arthur to fake his death to make his father cry tears of remorse. The tears broke the spell and Uther finally saw Catrina for what she really was, after which Arthur killed her (Beauty and the Beast).
After Uther confined Arthur to his chambers to stop him from meeting Morgause, Merlin helped him escape by using a length of rope to lower him out of a window (The Sins of the Father).
After Trickler used a love spell to make Vivian fall in love with Arthur, she ran to his chambers in her nightgown and refused to leave. To hide her from Arthur and her father, Merlin cast a sleeping enchantment on Vivian and hid her in Arthur's wardrobe until they left, after which he returned her to her own chambers (Sweet Dreams).
Morgana stole the keys to the vault from Arthur's chambers (The Witch's Quickening).
When Merlin returned to the citadel after spying on Morgause and Morgana, he was shocked to find Arthur's chambers in a state of complete disarray (The Tears of Uther Pendragon).
After he accidentally set a Goblin loose in the castle, Merlin stole a chest of gold from Arthur's chambers to lure it into a trap. Arthur later hid in his chambers when the Goblin turned him into a donkey (Goblin's Gold).
Morgana framed Gwen for enchanting Arthur by hiding a magic poultice under his pillow (Queen of Hearts).
To help Julius Borden, Merlin stole the keys to the vault from Arthur's chambers (Aithusa).
After Morgana compelled him to kill Arthur, Merlin rigged a crossbow in his wardrobe, tried to attack him with a sword, and poured acid in his bathwater. Fortunately, all of these attempts failed (A Servant of Two Masters).
Morgana took up residence in Arthur's chambers after she conquered Camelot (The Sword in the Stone).
Gwen moved into Arthur's chambers after she became Queen of Camelot (Arthur's Bane).
After Gwen had him arrested for poisoning Arthur, Merlin escaped from the dungeons and snuck into the king's chambers through a window. He healed Arthur of the poison with his magic, then went back to the dungeons before his absence was discovered (A Lesson in Vengeance).
When Merlin, Arthur, and Gaius conspired to drug Gwen, they had dinner together in Arthur's chambers. They drank several toasts until Gwen passed out, then Merlin and Gaius smuggled her out of the castle in a wheelbarrow (With All My Heart).
Arthur tried to surprise Gwen by having Merlin bring her flowers and breakfast in bed (The Kindness of Strangers).
In the aftermath of the Battle of Camlann, Gwen waited in their chambers for news of Arthur's fate (The Diamond of the Day).
Appearances[]
- Series 1
- Valiant
- The Mark of Nimueh
- The Poisoned Chalice
- A Remedy to Cure All Ills
- The Gates of Avalon
- The Beginning of the End
- Excalibur
- The Labyrinth of Gedref
- To Kill the King
- Le Morte d'Arthur
- Series 2
- The Curse of Cornelius Sigan
- The Once and Future Queen
- The Nightmare Begins
- Lancelot and Guinevere
- Beauty and the Beast
- The Sins of the Father
- The Lady of the Lake
- Sweet Dreams
- The Witch's Quickening
- The Fires of Idirsholas
- The Last Dragonlord
- Series 3
- The Tears of Uther Pendragon
- Goblin's Gold
- Gwaine
- The Crystal Cave
- The Changeling
- The Castle of Fyrien
- The Eye of the Phoenix
- Queen of Hearts
- The Coming of Arthur: Part One
- Series 4
- The Darkest Hour: Part One
- The Wicked Day
- Aithusa
- His Father's Son
- A Servant of Two Masters
- The Secret Sharer
- Lamia
- Lancelot du Lac
- A Herald of the New Age
- The Hunter's Heart
- The Sword in the Stone
- Series 5
- Arthur's Bane
- The Death Song of Uther Pendragon
- Another's Sorrow
- The Disir
- The Dark Tower
- A Lesson in Vengeance
- The Hollow Queen
- With All My Heart
- The Kindness of Strangers
- The Drawing of the Dark
- The Diamond of the Day
Trivia[]
- One of Merlin's jobs as Arthur's manservant is to keep his chambers clean (The Mark of Nimueh).
- When not on his belt, Arthur's keys are kept in a small chest of drawers next to his bed (To Kill the King).
- According to Cedric, Arthur's chambers have an anteroom (The Curse of Cornelius Sigan).
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