Assassin

“Legend has it, you are the most feared assassin in all the known lands. Tell me, are you as ruthless as they say you are? You would kill anyone?”
— Odin to Myror^[src]

Assassins are types of murderers who target famous or important individuals, usually for political reasons or monetary gain.

History

Tauren Uther Fight — Tauren and Morgana conspired to kill Uther.

Nimueh attempted to sabotage the Mercian Peace Accord by framing Lord Bayard for the attempted assassination of Arthur Pendragon. However, the truth was soon discovered and Camelot and Mercia remained at peace (The Poisoned Chalice).

Morgana conspired with Tauren to assassinate Uther, but later changed her mind and saved him by killing Tauren instead (To Kill the King).

When Morgana's magic began to manifest itself and caused her to unconsciously set her chambers on fire, Uther initially assumed that the fire was the work of an assassin (The Nightmare Begins).

Odin hired Myror to assassinate Arthur, who had killed his son in a duel. After several failed attempts, Myror discovered that Arthur had entered Camelot's annual jousting tournament in disguise. He killed Arthur's final opponent and took his place in the tournament. He planned to kill Arthur with a blade hidden in his lance, but Merlin discovered his plot and used his magic to break the girth on Myror's saddle, distracting him long enough for Arthur to unhorse him and win the tournament (The Once and Future Queen).

Two years later, Odin hired a second assassin known as the Gleeman to kill Arthur. Posing as a circus master providing entertainment at Arthur's birthday feast, the Gleeman tricked Arthur into ingesting a sedative and attacked him after he returned to his chambers. However, Uther intervened and killed the Gleeman in a duel, though he was mortally wounded in the process (The Wicked Day).

Morgana used a Fomorroh's influence to force Merlin to kill Arthur. Fortunately, all of his attempts failed and he was later able to free himself by killing the Fomorroh (A Servant of Two Masters).

Arthur Poisoned — While enchanted, Gwen made multiple attempts on Arthur's life.

While under the influence of the Teine Diaga, Gwen hired a pair of bandits to assassinate Arthur. When that failed, she poisoned Arthur and framed Merlin, but he later escaped from jail and healed Arthur with his magic (A Lesson in Vengeance).

Gwen, still under Morgana's enchantment, later conspired with Sarrum of Amata to kill Arthur. Sarrum instructed one of his men, Albin, to shoot Arthur during a treaty signing, but Merlin intervened and Sarrum was killed instead (The Hollow Queen).

Known Assassins

Assassin	Status	Target
Albin	†	Ordered by Gwen and Sarrum of Amata to kill Arthur Pendragon.
The Gleeman	†	Hired by King Odin to kill Arthur Pendragon.
Guinevere Pendragon	Alive	Enchanted by Morgana to kill Arthur Pendragon.
Merlin	Alive	Enchanted by Morgana to kill Arthur Pendragon.
Morgana Pendragon	†	Conspired with Tauren to kill Uther Pendragon.
Myror	†	Hired by King Odin to kill Arthur Pendragon.
Nimueh	†	Framed Lord Bayard for the attempted assassination of Arthur Pendragon.
Tauren	†	Conspired with Morgana to kill Uther Pendragon.