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Valiant's going to fight Arthur in the final. He'll use the shield to kill him.
Merlin to Gaius[src]

The duel between Arthur and Valiant occurred during the final round of the Tournament of Camelot.

Events

When Arthur and Valiant advanced to the final round of the Tournament of Camelot, Merlin told Arthur that Valiant was using a magical shield to cheat. Arthur believed him and brought the matter before the court, but they were unable to prove their claim after their witness died, and Arthur was forced to go through with the duel to avoid allegations of cowardice.

The duel was fierce. At one point Arthur knocked Valiant's helmet off and removed his own to keep the fight fair, much to the delight of the crowd. Soon afterward, Valiant knocked Arthur to the ground, stepped on his shield, and disarmed him. He then pinned Arthur to a wall and Arthur shoved him away.

At this point, Merlin cast an animation spell to bring the snakes on Valiant's shield to life, exposing his secret to the crowd. Valiant responded by ordering the snakes to kill Arthur, but Morgana threw Arthur a sword and he killed both the snakes and Valiant before either could harm him (Valiant).

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See Also

Duels
Series 1: Merlin vs. ArthurArthur vs. ValiantMerlin vs. Edwin MuirdenSir Owain vs. Tristan de BoisSir Pellinore vs. Tristan de BoisUther vs. Tristan de BoisArthur vs. EvanMerlin vs. TaurenMerlin vs. KilgharrahMerlin vs. Nimueh
Series 2: Merlin vs. JonasArthur vs. MorgauseArthur vs UtherOlaf vs. ArthurArthur vs. Kilgharrah
Series 3: Merlin vs. MorganaMerlin vs. the GoblinMerlin vs. the Sidhe ElderGilli vs. NollarUther vs. GilliMorgause vs. Merlin & Gaius
Series 4: Morgana vs Knights of CamelotUther vs. The GleemanArthur vs. DerianEmrys vs. the Knights of the Round TableEmrys vs. MorganaArthur vs. Lancelot (Shade)Arthur vs. ElyanArthur vs. HeliosGuinevere vs. Morgana
Series 5: Merlin vs. Uther's SpiritArthur vs. OdinElyan vs. Enchanted SwordArthur vs. AlbinEmrys vs. the DochraidMordred vs. MorganaMerlin vs. Morgana
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