- “Some 300 years ago, seven of Camelot's knights were seduced by a sorcerer's call. One by one, they succumbed to her power. At her command, they became a terrifying and brutal force that rode through the lands leaving death and destruction in their wake.”
- — Gaius to Merlin about the Knights of Medhir[src]
The Knights of Medhir were seven undead knights of Camelot seduced by the call of the sorceress Medhir. They became a brutal force of death and destruction until Medhir's death and the loss of her magic left them lifeless statues in her castle in Idirsholas.
Biography
In the days of the Old Religion, the sorceress Medhir seduced seven of Camelot's knights and turned them into undead creatures animated by her magic. Under her command, the Knights were a brutal and terrifying force who rode through Albion leaving death and destruction in their wake. They were only stopped when Medhir was killed; without her power to animate them, the Knights became lifeless statues in her castle in Idirsholas.
Three hundred years later, Morgause awakened the Knights to conquer Camelot and kill Uther Pendragon. With the aid of a powerful sleeping enchantment, Morgause and her Knights easily invaded the citadel and cornered Merlin, Arthur, Uther, and Morgana in the throne room. Before the Knights could fulfill their objective, however, Morgause was forced to deactivate them when Merlin poisoned Morgana (who was the source of the sleeping enchantment) and refused to name the poison unless Morgause stopped her attack (The Fires of Idirsholas).
Abilities
The Knights of Medhir were skilled warriors who wielded magical swords forged by the Old Religion. As undead creatures, they could not be killed or harmed by mortal weapons and were dependent on magic to animate them; without such power they were reduced to lifeless statues (The Fires of Idirsholas).
Trivia
- The Knights of Medhir are comparable to the Ringwraiths in Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkiën: 7 former knights seduced by the powers of Medhir and turned evil = 9 kings possessed by nine rings and turned evil.
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See Also
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| The Curse of Cornelius Sigan: Cedric † • Cornelius Sigan † • Gargoyles The Once and Future Queen: Odin • Myror † The Nightmare Begins: Serkets • Uther † Lancelot and Guinevere: Kendrick † • Hengist † • Wilddeoren Beauty and the Beast: Troll (Catrina) † • Jonas † • Uther † (indirect) The Witchfinder: Aredian † • Uther † The Sins of the Father: Morgause † • Odin • Uther † The Lady of the Lake: Halig † • Freya † (indirect) Sweet Dreams: Alined • Trickler • Vivian (indirect) • Olaf The Witch's Quickening: Alvarr • Morgana † • Mordred † • Enmyria † • Kilgharrah The Fires of Idirsholas: Morgause † • Morgana † • Knights of Medhir • Kilgharrah The Last Dragonlord: Kilgharrah • Asgerd |