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The Sword and the Crown: Directed by Ciaran Donnelly. With Joseph Fiennes, Jamie Campbell Bower, Tamsin Egerton, Claire Forlani. Morgana has trouble in her alliance with King Lot. Arthur acquires the sword in the stone and is crowned King.
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- Drama, Fantasy
- Ciaran Donnelly
- 2011-04-01
- Overview
- Synopsis
- Memorable Quotes
- Cast
The Sword and the Crown is the 2nd episode of Camelot Season 1, and the 2nd episode overall.
After his mother's burial ceremony, Arthur retreats to the beach to be alone. There he meets the mysterious woman who has been haunting his dreams. After a somewhat brief but memorable encounter, Arthur is drawn away when he sees his father - whom he had presumed dead. The woman refuses to tell Arthur her name.
Morgan and King Lot conspire to attack Camelot and claim Morgan's perceived right to the throne. Merlin tasks Arthur with reclaiming the gods' legacy sword in the stone to prove he is destined to be King, and while he succeeds, he is badly injured in the process. Leontes pulls the unconscious Arthur from a potential watery grave, effectively saving his life. When Arthur wakes, he realises that the task was accomplished with Merlin's help. He deduces that Merlin has created this legend due to his foresight.
After knowledge of what Arthur had done spread, people arrive at Camelot and Merlin calls for a coronation. Morgan arrives and warns Merlin that King Lot is about to mount an attack on them, due to the sword incident.
During the festival, King Arthur meets the woman from the beach again and finally learns her name, Guinevere. Igraine remembers the day when Arthur was taken from her. She tells Merlin that he did not age a day, and asks him how it was possible. King Arthur finds out that Guinevere is betrothed to Leontes, and that they are childhood friends.
King Arthur recognises King Lot's men in the crowd, and raises the alarm. Chaos ensues and fighting broke out. When Sir Ector confronts King Lot, he suffers from a fatal stab wound. Before he dies, he manages to kill King Lot by walking towards him despite the spear that is impaled in him, and stabs King Lot.
Morgan then comes to the place of the fighting signalising she has not given up her wish to become Queen. Arthur in "gratitude" places her castle under his protection and offers her a share of power in his kingdom. She refuses stating that for her the throne is everything and that his so called offer is therefore an insult.
Arthur: "No one's ever done it before. What makes you think I can do it?"
Merlin: "Because no one's ever needed to do it, as much as you do. This is your moment. Believe in yourself."
―Arthur and Merlin on the subject of the legend
"Stop pulling at me and start pushing yourself!"
―Merlin's advice to Arthur
"In the beginning was the word. And the word spread. And the people came. Now we'll crown you, in front of them."
Main Cast
•Joseph Fiennes as Merlin •Jamie Campbell Bower as King Arthur •Tamsin Egerton as Guinevere •Claire Forlani as Igraine Pendragon •Peter Mooney as Kay •Philip Winchester as Leontes •Eva Green as Morgan
Guest Starring
•Sean Pertwee as Sir Ector •James Purefoy as King Lot
Additional Cast
•Jamie Downey as Ulfius •Diarmaid Murtagh as Brastias •Adam Goodwin as Pellinor •George McMahon as Messenger •Peter O'Byrne as Naysayer •Fergus Kealy as Scotland •Brian McGuinness as Nentes •Colin J. Maher as Duke of Cornwall •John Lovett as Archbishop •Caoimhe O'Malley-Doyle as Scullery Girl
Camelot is a fantasy historical drama television series created by Michael Hirst and Chris Chibnall for Starz. An Irish-Canadian co-production, the series is based on the Arthurian legend, and stars an ensemble cast led by Joseph Fiennes, Jamie Campbell Bower, and Eva Green. Camelot premiered on Starz in the United States on 25 February 2011 ...
Apr 12, 2011 · Philip the Dazed is back with a recap of Episode 2 “The Sword and the Crown” from the Starz Original Series Camelot. Synopsis of Camelot: In the wake of King Uther’s sudden death, chaos threatens to engulf Britain.
In the wake of King Uther's sudden death, chaos threatens to engulf Britain. When the sorcerer Merlin has visions of a dark future, he installs the young and impetuous Arthur, Uther's unknown son and heir, who has been raised from birth as a commoner.
Apr 4, 2011 · The Sword And The Crown. A month after Starz previewed the first episode of Camelot, the series premiered fully this weekend with a two hour double bill. As we’ve already reviewed the first...
Apr 2, 2011 · Camelot wasted no time getting to the iconic Sword in the Stone sequence. This time, the actual quest to get to the stone was made that much more difficult by putting it at...
