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| Inhabitants | Arthur, Gwenhyver, Kai, Gareth, Ektor, Percival, Gawaine, Launcelot, Galahad, Treasurer, Merlin |
Camelot is the the stronghold and keep built by King Arthur, the center of rule for the entire Summer Lands his kingdom.
Background[]
Beneath Arthur's firm and wise hand, the tribes of Celts, Saxons, Jutes and Angles stopped warring and were brought under his control. Furthermore, foreign maraudes were driven from the shores.
However the forbidden love of Gwenhyver and Launcelot cast a blight upon Arthur's soul and a curse on the kingdom. A vision of the Holy Grail appeared in the round table and Gawaine, Launcelot and Galahad went forth to seek it.
Eventually Arthur himself found the Grail and restored health to the kingdom
An image of Camelot was on a tapestry in St. Mary's Abbey. In Robin Hood's time people don't like to go there, its such a silly place!
Places[]
Treasury, Chapel of the Two Gods, Arthur's room, Queen's Bower, Courtyard, Merlin's tower
Resources[]
Excaliber, Purse, Rose, Gold, Silver, Copper, lodestone, horse, mule
Behind the scenes[]
Based on the Britannia Australis map, Camelot is located SE of Glastonbury Tor and NE of Halstock, with Shapwick further to the west. The designers probably intended the location to be at South Cadbury. Christy Marx in Liber ex Doctrina specifically mentions Cadbury Castle, as a location being connected to Camelot. The river that passes under Camelot, as seen in the prologue and epilogue of the game, possibly is supposed to be River Cam, which passes near Cadbury Castle.
Notably, the earlier Level 9 adventure game Lancelot, also places Camelot by the River Cam.
Thomas Malory places Camelot in Winchester instead.
The reference to Camelot in Conquests of the Long Bow, is a nod to both Conquests of Camelot and Monty Python's Holy Grail.