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Info on Cenred and his kingdom. 👑

Part #2

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I always confuse the names Cenred and Cedric when I’m writing fics. Just gotta remember that Cenred is Lucifer and the name has the word “red” in it - the color of Lucifer’s eyes (sometimes)

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Part two of the saga💚

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Morgana: Happy Girlfriend Day!!! I hope all the lesbian, bi, and pan girls out there kiss their girlfriends today and be happy!

Merlin: I’m bi but I’m also a dude. Can I still kiss my girlfriend?

Morgana: Of course! Bi or pan guys with girlfriends are welcome!

Morgause: I’m ace/aro, but can I still help cheer people on?

Morgana: Absolutely!

Cenred: I’m straight but I have a girlfriend. Can I still kiss her?

Morgana: Absolutely not

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Title: Info on Cenred’s kingdom and army

Episode: "The Moment of Truth" questions #3

Questions by @tansyuduri

Tagging: @miyriu

Books used for reference: “Traitor Within”, Merlin the Complete Guide and Merlin Annual 2012

Question: Cenred does not hate magic like Uther does. He was fine with Morgouse. So it's quite possible that magic is legal?

So personally, I think Hunith was more afraid of Cenred taking Merlin and using him as a weapon?

(What we know of Cenred’s kingdom);

Cenred’s kingdom is described as a dangerous kingdom that lived by the sword, rather than by the rule of law.

They were NOT noble and chivalrous knights like those of Camelot, but mercenaries who were eager for a battle and yet loyal to their king.

One of the knights was quick to try and defend Cenred’s honor when Morgause called him a coward.

They were also eager to fight against the warriors of the Blood Guard accompanying Morgause and only backed down from the fight on their kings orders.

Uther himself admits that Cenred had never been openly hostile towards them without good reason and was therefore shocked when the mercenaries attacked without provocation.

(THIS ☝️ could also be a major reason why Uther was not willing to send aid to Ealdor, even in the form of a few knights. He was not willing to risk starting a war with a neighboring kingdom who had so far never attacked without provocation).

- We know Cenred had an army of twenty thousand or more men.

Gaius admits that number of soldiers means they are, ‘outnumbered two to one.' Which implies Camelot had somewhere in the ballpark of ten thousand knights.

If you take into account that Cenred’s army were mercenaries (not likely of noble blood) and Camelot only accepted knights of noble blood at the time, that explains why their enemy had so many more warriors.

That theory also fits with Will of Ealdor being a peasant and his father having died as a soldier in Cenred’s army.

Also, Cenred might have had a much larger army, but Morgause noted upon watching their initial attack, that compared to the Knights of Camelot, ‘Cenred’s army was a group of undisciplined rabble.’

My answer: Given what we know of Cenred, it seems likely that with his ‘live by the sword, rather then law’ philosophy and his agreement with Jarl, the slave trader… to look the other way.

It’s stands to reason that if Merlin’s power had been discovered while in Ealdor, he would have been kidnapped and forced to serve as one of Cenred’s mercenaries.

Cenred is clearly not against kidnapping (since he abducts Elyan and Gwen as well) and any powerful magical weapon that could be conceivably used against him would be up for grabs, even if that weapon is a person.

I doubt Cenred’s entire army is constructed out of unfortunate sorcerers who were forced into his ranks (as is the popular fan theory), but if someone like Merlin were discovered within the kingdom.

I could see that becoming his fate.

Book description:

Cenred, king of the lands to the east of Camelot. It was a dangerous kingdom, one that lived by the sword rather than by the rule of law.

2. Perhaps he has lost his nerve. Perhaps he is a coward.'

One of Cenred's guards snatched at his sword, quick to defend the honour of his king.

Morgause's eyes flashed with blazing amber light and the knight was hurled across the room, slamming into a wooden table and shattering it to matchwood. He landed in a crumpled heap on the floor.

As one, the Bloodguard drew their swords, stepping close to their priestess. Cenred's men drew their own swords, eager to join the battle, but once again their king raised his hands to stay them and they lowered their weapons.

3. Uther frowned. Cenred had never been openly hostile towards them without good reason. It seemed strange that the situation had changed. 'Do we know why?'

'We've had reports that mercenaries are streaming into Cenred's kingdom,' he announced to the assembled councillors.

4. 'Cenred's, sire. We knew he was amassing an army-

'How many men?' snapped Arthur impatiently.

Sir Leon took a deep breath. 'Twenty thousand men, maybe more.'

'Forgive me, sire,' ventured Gaius, 'but we are outnumbered two to one.'

5. Huge siege ladders crashed against the white stone of the walls, and men swarmed up them.

For a moment Morgause thought that the battle might be over even sooner than she had expected, but Uther's men were too well trained and valiantly fought off the attackers, sending them tumbling and screaming as they pushed the ladders back or sent down arrows in a deadly rain.

Morgause gave a hiss of disappointment.

Compared to the Knights of Camelot, the army that Cenred had put together was an undisciplined rabble.

6. Cenred refilled Morgause's goblet with wine and regarded her suspiciously. 'I'm certain that you have not come all this way to drink, Morgause.

She sipped at her wine. 'You know me well.'

'Extremely well.' Cenred nodded sagely. 'And yet somehow we're still close.'

Question: Merlin doesn't actually show any lesser nobility that does not live in capital cities.

It does however imply they exist.

My answer: Northumberland and Wessex are both noble houses that don’t live in the capital.

(Source: They are both listed in the Merlin Complete Guide under the header “Outside Camelot”)

Book description:

NORTHUMBERLAND:

Lord Eldred of Northumberland has sworn loyalty to Uther, and his sons are therefore eligible to become knights of Camelot.

WESSEX:

The lord of Wessex has also given his allegiance to Uther. However his second son, Grimond, failed a trial to join the knights of Camelot.

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Info on Cenred and his kingdom. 👑

Part #1

@tansyuduri

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Submissions for Albion Party week 4 with the prompt : Royalty and to @merlinbingo for Cenred

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Me trying to explain Merlin's love plots.