outcomes of The Trials By Combat
Sir Trystan, the Dusk Knight, retains the Lordship of Lexden and his heirs after him, having been proven innocent of the charges against him by his victory against Sir Galwyn.
Sir Galwyn, known as the Lion of Hereford, is slain standing as Crown’s Champion. The lands bestowed upon his family in Hereford for their part in the battle of Irwyl are resumed by the crown, dying as the young knight had without lawful heirs.
Sir Galwyn, known as the Lion of Hereford, is slain standing as Crown’s Champion. The lands bestowed upon his family in Hereford for their part in the battle of Irwyl are resumed by the crown, dying as the young knight had without lawful heirs.
Sir Cardoc is found guilty of treason upon yielding to Lady Olwen, but is granted papal absolution by Brother James.
Lady Olwen is rewarded with the knightly stipend of a brother of the Round Table, though she herself is excluded from that honour. Private words are shared at the conclusion of the court between the lady and her uncle Prince Slade of Powys on the subject of her marriage.
Lady Olwen is rewarded with the knightly stipend of a brother of the Round Table, though she herself is excluded from that honour. Private words are shared at the conclusion of the court between the lady and her uncle Prince Slade of Powys on the subject of her marriage.
Lady Devona is found guilty upon the yielding of her champion Sir John to Sir Rumwold of Rheged. Throwing herself upon the King’s Mercy she is stripped of her titles and confined to St. Aethelwyn’s Abbey.
For his service as Crown’s Champion, Sir Rumwold of Rheged is named Master-At-Arms of Camelot.
For his service as Crown’s Champion, Sir Rumwold of Rheged is named Master-At-Arms of Camelot.
Sir Hoel, known as 'the Hound', is slain upon the spot for a bloody assault upon Bishop Simon. It is frequently whispered amid the court thereafter that the hound rarely bit without command.
Lady Udele, sometimes called Monmouth’s Wolf, is vindicated by trial of arms and retains her ancestral claim upon the Lordship of Caerlon. King Constans gives his blessing for her to wed Agravane, Prince of the Orkneys.
Washing clean the stain of his father’s crimes, Sir Landuin of the Lake is slain standing as Crown’s Champion. His land and holdings are passed to his only living heir, his daughter. Lady Elsha becomes the mistress of Joyous Garde and Custodian of the Holy Isle in her own right and a ward of the crown.
Washing clean the stain of his father’s crimes, Sir Landuin of the Lake is slain standing as Crown’s Champion. His land and holdings are passed to his only living heir, his daughter. Lady Elsha becomes the mistress of Joyous Garde and Custodian of the Holy Isle in her own right and a ward of the crown.
Sir Garse de Gules, the Red Knight, is slain in judicial combat by Prince Cerdic of Rheged. His widow, the Lady Evaine, retains her father’s lands in Avonshire.
Prince Cerdic is publicly betrothed to Lady Susana, sister to Prince Slade of Powys, binding the two vassal kingdoms. He is rewarded for his service as Crown’s Champion by admittance into the Order of the Round Table.
Prince Cerdic is publicly betrothed to Lady Susana, sister to Prince Slade of Powys, binding the two vassal kingdoms. He is rewarded for his service as Crown’s Champion by admittance into the Order of the Round Table.
Alexander, the Duke of Monmouth, is faced in the wager of battle by his own twin sister. Lady Reaghan declares the innocence and godliness of the late Queen during the feat of arms.
Alexander proved his honour and honesty before the law by defeating his twin and taking her life with his own hand.
After his victory, Alexander renews his oath of fealty to King Constans and bids his remaining knights to do the same. In return, he is embraced by the young king, named as cousin, trusted advisor and right hand of the Crown.
Alexander proved his honour and honesty before the law by defeating his twin and taking her life with his own hand.
After his victory, Alexander renews his oath of fealty to King Constans and bids his remaining knights to do the same. In return, he is embraced by the young king, named as cousin, trusted advisor and right hand of the Crown.
Further word
Among the first and most impactful news to spread across the countryside in the wake of the trials is that of the death of Lady Alysia.
Held by many of the common people to be an emissary of Divine Providence, particularly those who had fought for Alexander’s claim, the news of her murder sparks almost immediate civil and religious unrest across Dumonia and Gwent in particular.
Much of the turmoil is lead by soldiers who were once loyal either to Alexander or Angorlan, witnesses either to the drawing of Excalibur from the River Usk or the famous Night March.
Held by many of the common people to be an emissary of Divine Providence, particularly those who had fought for Alexander’s claim, the news of her murder sparks almost immediate civil and religious unrest across Dumonia and Gwent in particular.
Much of the turmoil is lead by soldiers who were once loyal either to Alexander or Angorlan, witnesses either to the drawing of Excalibur from the River Usk or the famous Night March.
Word arrives at Court not long after the trials that Alton, King of Northumbria, has declared war upon King Cynewulf of Rheged, pressing the claim of his new young wife Queen Gerta by her mother, the Lady Gisa.
Further, in the coming months news is also brought to Camelot that it’s vassal fiefdoms of Brittany and Anjou are once again at war.
Further, in the coming months news is also brought to Camelot that it’s vassal fiefdoms of Brittany and Anjou are once again at war.
Bishop Simon is sent under guard from the cells at Wearyall to Rome, where he faces trial in ecclesiastical court, and though exonerated of all charges he does not return to Camelot thereafter.
His successor arrives to join a reduced and untrusting court in which the King’s closest advisor is widely regarded to have succumbed to the same failings as the late Queen Regent and to have betrayed those who fought and bled in his name.
The new Bishop of Camelot is a zealous reformist whose presence and actions only serve to further inflame the religious tensions left in the wake of Lady Alysia’s passing. There is a resurgence of faith in the old ways among the common people and the conversion of Saxon nobles alike slows significantly. Missionaries travelling in the Saxon vassal kingdoms are frequently attacked.
His successor arrives to join a reduced and untrusting court in which the King’s closest advisor is widely regarded to have succumbed to the same failings as the late Queen Regent and to have betrayed those who fought and bled in his name.
The new Bishop of Camelot is a zealous reformist whose presence and actions only serve to further inflame the religious tensions left in the wake of Lady Alysia’s passing. There is a resurgence of faith in the old ways among the common people and the conversion of Saxon nobles alike slows significantly. Missionaries travelling in the Saxon vassal kingdoms are frequently attacked.
The mercenary army waiting in Ghent all but vanishes without a trace after the trials. Word of them exists only in rumour and speculation, which travels far throughout Britain and Gaul, that the army continues to march under the captaincy of Sir Thomas of Fallowfield’s second-in-command, Sir Morel, grandson of Mordred.
Further, it is whispered by some, that Morel now wields Excalibur.
Further, it is whispered by some, that Morel now wields Excalibur.