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This article is about the troll who impersonated Lady Catrina of Tregor. For the real Catrina, see: Catrina.

Lady Catrina's like the rest of her kind; she lusts after wealth and power.
Gaius to Merlin[src]

The Troll Catrina is a troll who impersonated Lady Catrina and married Uther Pendragon as part of a plot to obtain Camelot's wealth and power.

Biography[]

Using a glamour potion concocted by Jonas, the troll impersonated Lady Catrina and pretended to seek refuge in Camelot. She placed a love spell on Uther that bent him to her will and soon persuaded him to marry her, making Catrina Queen of Camelot.

After Merlin discovered her secret, Catrina accused him of stealing her family seal so that Uther would order his death. She also made Uther levy a new tax on Camelot's citizens. When Arthur refused to enforce it, she used it as evidence that he was too weak to rule and persuaded Uther to make her the heir to the throne instead.

Merlin tried to stop her coronation by switching her potion with a fake, but though her true form was revealed to the court, Catrina's love spell prevented Uther from seeing her for what she really was. The incident proved to be a blessing in disguise for Catrina, as she was longer forced to impersonate as a human woman to preserve her secret.

However, Catrina's plan ultimately failed when Merlin and Arthur broke the enchantment she'd placed on Uther, allowing him to see her for what she truly was. Catrina then tried to attack Arthur and Uther, but Merlin quickly tripped her with his magic, allowing Arthur to kill her (Beauty and the Beast).

Abilities[]

Like most trolls, Catrina possessed enormous physical strength, far beyond that of ordinary humans. In her true form, she was capable of ripping a massive door of its hinges and easily overpowering multiple guards as well as Uther and Arthur himself while unarmed, and would have had killed Arthur were not for Merlin's intervention. While not as strong in her human form, she was still strong enough to cause Uther to writhe in pain when she massaged his shoulders.

Catrina also had strong magic, beyond most human capacity. Her knowledge of spells and potions allowed her to cast powerful love spells, maintain a glamour enchantment strong enough to change her physically, and to block a passage with a rockslide that took Merlin most of the night to clear away.

Catrina was also quite clever, as she masterminded a successful plot to take the throne of Camelot, and was able to breathe a green fog capable of rotting food (Beauty and the Beast).

Gallery[]

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See Also[]

Series 2 Enemies
The Curse of Cornelius Sigan: Cedric † • Cornelius Sigan † • Living Gargoyles
The Once and Future Queen: King OdinMyror
The Nightmare Begins: SerketsUther Pendragon
Lancelot and Guinevere: KendrickHengistWilddeoren
Beauty and the Beast: Troll † • Lady Catrina (indirect) † • JonasUther Pendragon (indirect) †
The Witchfinder: AredianUther Pendragon
The Sins of the Father: Morgause † • King OdinUther Pendragon
The Lady of the Lake: HaligFreya (indirect) †
Sweet Dreams: King AlinedTricklerLady Vivian (indirect) • King Olaf
The Witch's Quickening: AlvarrMorgana † • Mordred † • EnmyriaKilgharrah
The Fires of Idirsholas: Morgause † • Morgana † • Knights of MedhirKilgharrah
The Last Dragonlord: KilgharrahAsgerd
Queens of Albion
Guinevere PendragonMorgana Pendragon (former, deceased) • Ygraine Pendragon (deceased) • AnnisMithian (Princess) • Catrina (former, deceased)
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