Circus Group

“It's your birthday. A huge feast is being held in your honour. You've got dancers, jugglers and acrobats to entertain you.”
— Merlin to Arthur^[src]

The Circus Group is a troupe of traveling entertainers who perform throughout Albion.

History

The Circus Group performed at Arthur's birthday feast. They dazzled the court with their various skills, and then the ringmaster, the Gleeman, challenged Arthur to participate in his knife throwing act. The prince was tied to a spinning circular board and the Gleeman began throwing knives at him. The first two knives lodged in the board on either side of Arthur's head, and the third stuck in an apple that had been placed in his mouth.

The Gleeman was later revealed to be an assassin hired by King Odin to kill Arthur. The apple had been coated in a sedative that took effect soon after the feast ended, leaving Arthur defenseless against the Gleeman's attack. However, Uther intervened and killed the Gleeman in a duel, though he was mortally wounded in the process.

It was later discovered that the Gleeman had had an accomplice among the performers, Geldred, who fled the city after his death (The Wicked Day).

Known Performers

Performer(s)	Status	Skill
Acrobats	Alive	Acrobatics
Firebreather	Alive	Fire-breathing
Geldred	Alive	Clown
The Gleeman	†	Assassin Ringmaster Knife Throwing
Jugglers	Alive	Juggling
Stiltwalkers	Alive	Walking on Stilts

Trivia

It is unknown whether any of the performers besides Geldred were aware of the Gleeman's assassination plot (The Wicked Day).
When the Circus Group arrived in Camelot, they carried a sign reading Teatro del Sol, which means "Sun Theater" in Spanish. It is unknown whether this is the troupe's official name (The Wicked Day).