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Londinium appeals to Emperor Honorius. who replies: ’’ Look to your own defenses"; Britain is no longer a Roman province. Many Romano-Britons flee to Armorica. which soon becomes known as little Britain, or Brittany. +
Once again the cunning Saxons deceive the clueless Britons. As Cyning Aelle marches an army to meet the British knights near Mearcred Creek, a huge continental Saxon army lands in Caercolun and quickly overmans the unprepared defenses of the young Duke.
After the wounded knights return to Salisbury, and their home in Hillfort, they realise that their homeland has been raided by bandits, who took their chance while the knight were away fighting the Saxons. As the year ends, the four knights hear what they all dreaded to one day happen. The call of crows… +
The [[Saxons]] claim more and more territory in [[Britain]] and the boy-knight has been ambushed, and killed together with his champion. The troubled king tries to assemble his son to deal with the [[Saxon]] in the east. The tide is held back, but once again territory is lost.
Meanwhile in [[Hillfort]] trouble seem to brew as a cold summer rain falls over the valley. The bailiff has gone missing, and there are rumours of monsters in the [[forest]].
But one night, the weather worsens and a beautiful crow appears when the knights visit [[Chillmark]]. As they follow the crow into the forest, they are unaware what adventure lies ahead. +
The Prince is of fighting in Frankland, and the King is busy with raids, politics and keeping his men in line. But in Salisbury the bandit raids are about to come to a complete halt. Through a clever rouse, Hillfort knights has managed to elude the bandits and find their camp. +
Against all odds King Uther manages to broker peace with the rebellious Duke of Cornwall. Minutes before the battle is to start, he brandishes the magical sword Excalibur and promises the Duke all land from the battlefield to the western coasts. A hard pressed deal for the King, but uniting the land once and for all.
As the war to the west brought no battle, the King sends his army to the north, to aid in hunting down the Saxon warbands raiding the forested areas. But not all guests are as hospitable as one should hope… +
Three great armies come together under the dragon banner to defeat a saxon army of more than ten thousand men. Never before has such a grand army of modern knights fought together side by side against the barbarian saxons from the continent.
But after the great battle The Duke of Cornwall departs without leave from the King’s court and land is in upheaval after the betrayal. Duke Gorlois of Cornwall brakes the king’s Hospitality and uses winter magic to hide from justice. Hundreds of knights across the land swear to uphold their King’s honor and follow him in battle against the treacherous Duke. But in the silent and dark corridors of the castles, rumours and intrigues about the kings sanity is beginning to flow. +
The year begins as Uther Pendragon marches his army towards the traitor Gorlois after the incident last year. Uther splits the army, one part heading towards Terrabil, the other towards Tintagel. Some question his tactic, but no one speaks.
The army besieging Terrabil is attacked in the middle of the night in a complete surprise causing hundreds of dead while they sleep. The first tole is horrific for Uther’s troops, and as the battle rages on, Prince Madoc falls by the hand of Gorlois himself. Only at the last moment, the treacherous Duke is killed at the hands of two brave knights from Salisbury.
Meanwhile, in Tintagel, the rest of the army besieges the stone fort on the coast. Many days pass without any success in trying to get past the defenses. But late one night, Merlin arrives with escort….
After her husband fell dead at the battle of Terrabil, the distraught duchess Ygraine agrees to marry the King of Logres. A marriage is celebrated in late summer… +
An uneasy peace in Logres is celebrated when the King marries of two of his new wife’s daughters to northern kings. The beautiful Margawse marries King Lot of Lothain and Orkney and her young sister Elaine marries King Nentres of Garloth. All seems well at court, until treason strikes again… +
The King is locked into his quarters, angry and crushed after the loss of his son. His wife the queen runs the household. But still the King manages to control his distraught kingdom. Envoys are sent to many of the northern kings to make sure that the King has support in the coming times.
But as Count [[Roderick]] rides of to arrange with diplomacy, a few knights from [[Salisbury]], those who the call the sons of the crows, ride of to save their friend from the wasting curse… +
The sickly [[Uther]] Pendragon leads his army north to deal with the escaping Kings Octa and Eosa, but there is trouble on the way. But he manages to lead a great victory at the Battle of [[St Albans]]. Crushing King Octa and King Eosa, personally killing one of them.
'''But then disaster strikes…'''
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[[Logres]] is no more and old loyalties grow sour and bitter. An old “friend” appears from the east, and Duke [[Silchester]] brings his vassal Sir Blains to bring order to the scattered land. Perhaps a marriage is possible after all? Countess [[Ellen]] sends some of her knights of on an adventure for the Duke, after all, they need his friendship more than ever. But can you trust a man from [[Silchester]]? +
There is still no hope of a King in [[Britain]], and the greater barons squabble over power and titles, all the while the [[Saxon]] warlords seize the moment and threatens the [[counties]] one after one. The pressured counts and barons all over [[Britain]] pour gold and cattle over to the [[Saxons]] in hopes of staying at peace, all the while funding their enemy.
In hopes of gaining gold, [[glory]] and training for some of the knights and men of [[Salisbury]]. Lady [[Ellen]] sends a few of her knights to Cambria to fight as mercenaries for the powerful king of [[Escavalon]]. But some of the knights in the party has ideas of their own, old oaths need to be settled. And only in the dark tower of Castle Snowdonia can they find their answers.
After a strange adventure on [[Mount Snowdon]] the knights follow the mysterious Merlin on an adventure to Eire. +
The few powerful Great Barons still alive in [[Logres]] fight to regain power in their own [[counties]]. [[Saxons]] push hard from several directions and King Idres Iron tide from the west seems unstoppable. Is there any hope for civilization? Some put their hope in Prince Madocs lost son, but he is unable to be found and several knights have been lost in the new mystical [[forest]] that has grown in [[Logres]] centre.
Meanwhile in [[Salisbury]], the knights that went of adventuring last year has not yet returned. And it falls to their wives to see if they can help them safely return. In the end, the nights return from their travels and they immediately set in motion plans to save the county. +
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There is war all over [[Britain]] as many lords and knights fight over land in the vacuum that was left after the last Pendragon fell. King [[Nanteleod]] is slaying [[Irish]] and Cambrian hillmen alike, forcing them to unite under his banner and King Idres and his son Mark is hammering against the western parts of [[Logres]].
In the east, a strange new [[saxon]] tribe calling themselves Anglian have invaded the former rich lands of [[Caercolun]]. What once was the richest part of [[Logres]] is now nothing but a [[Saxon]] colony. +
After a surprising attempt on the former Queen's life, much of the crumbling parts of [[Logres]] is in uproar. As many knights had a great love for her many has started raising voices to avenge the attack and start uniting the [[country]] under a new king. But politics are not as easy, and several great barons has made claim that they could be the one to unite the [[counties]].
Meanwhile, the Lady of the Lake, Lady Ninevh, has travelled to Sauvage [[forest]] to perform ancient rituals that some claim makes a difference in matters to come. The great knight Sir [[Maelgwyn]] is freed from his capture at the hands of [[the Wallingford usurpers]] and [[Salisbury]] is making plans to use their new alliance to turn the tide.
At the end of the year, the Anarawd receive a surprising letter from the King of [[Lyonesse]], not all hope is lost. +
The Knights of [[Salisbury]] gather in [[Sarum]] to once and for all decide who will marry Maid [[Jenna]] but after making their decision in favour of prince [[Alain]] disaster strikes. Maddened by passion sir Blains tries to kill himself and [[Jenna]] and it is only because of the quick thinking of [[Cadry]] that she survives.
Later in the year the knights ride to [[Rydychan]] to reclaim the land but they are beset by conflict and doubt. +
The knights of [[Salisbury]] are sent north as envoys to King [[Nanteleod]]; ordered to grovel and smooth over the unspeakable tragedy of Maid [[Jenna]] the year before. On their way they stay a night in the manor of King [[Leodegrance]] to deliver a message from Lady [[Ellen]].
Arriving outside of [[Linden]] they find king [[Nanteleod]] engaged with the [[Centurion King]] of Malahaut and through the recklessness of Sir [[Maelgwyn]] they enter a hard-fought battle. +
The Easter feast in Sarum is cut short for the [[Salisbury]] knights when Prince Cynric, son of King [[Cerdic]], threatens to kill Sir [[Maelgwyn]] son [[Bradwen]] if lady Ellens doesn't swear fealty to his father. Knowing that their lady would never do such a thing the knight undertake desperate journey fraught with danger to [[West Seaxe]] to free Bradwen. +