The legend

According to the Historia Britonum and embellished by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Historia Regum Britanniae, after the Romans withdrew from Britain, King Vortigern ruled for many years. But with the Saxons causing problems, he was advised to set up his royal fortress on Dinas Emrys, a hill in the northern part of Wales.  With steep ( Read more... )

History:
King Arthur's Stone can be found at the King Arthur Centre at Slaughterbridge, Camelford, Cornwall. Located by the River Camel, the stone is carved in Latin and Ogham, dating from the 6th century. The stone is inscribed with the words (Latini [h]ic iacit fili Macari) = Latinus son of Macarus lies here - Latinus is thought to be a Celtic ( Read more... )

Candleston Castle is a 14th century ruins of a former fortified manor house, very close to large coastal sand dunes and the very pretty village of Merthyr Mawr.

How it's used in Merlin

Again, we don't know just yet. Percival, Merlin, Arthur and the knights were spotted there in spring 2012 but no pictures of filming were allowed.

The place itself

It' ( Read more... )