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'''Arthur's World''' was a mythic-seeming [[alternate Earth]] with both advanced technology and [[magic]].
According to some accounts, [[Camelot]] and [[King Arthur]] were mere fiction in [[the Doctor's universe]] but actually existed in another world, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Battlefield (TV story)}}, etc.) "'''Arthur's world'''". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Battlefield (novelisation)|part=3|chaptnum=1}}) It seemed to connect to the [[20th century]] of the Doctor's native universe in [[Carbury]] near [[Lake Vortigern]], in rural [[England]], via an [[interstitial vortex]].


==History==
Upon coming acrosses knights of Camelot who wielded energy weapons, the [[Seventh Doctor]] guessed that this Camelot belonged to an [[Parallel universe|alternate Earth]] where advanced technology developed alongside [[magic]]. For example, Ancelyn told Brigadier [[Winifred Bambera]] that cars did not exist on Arthur's world. However, flying machines called [[ornithopter]]s were used as transport. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[One Fateful Knight (short story)|One Fateful Knight]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') According to some accounts, he was correct; one claimed that, unlike other [[alternative timeline]]s, Arthur's world was a natural alternative that had sprung from the universe, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|No Future (novel)}}) while according to another, it was one of many [[alternate timeline]] versions of Camelot created by the [[Guardian of Magic]] from [[the Druse]] as she reset her "game" with the [[Guardian of Might]] over and over. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legends of Camelot (novel)|Legends of Camelot]]'')
On this Earth, [[King Arthur]] was a historical British king and not merely a shadowy figure of myth. It produced several exceptional sorcerers (or users of advanced [[psychic power]]s).


Arthur ruled here before his overthrow (and probable killing) by [[Morgaine]] and her son, [[Mordred]]. Morgaine imprisoned [[Merlin]], a version of the Doctor himself, leaving the knight [[Ancelyn]], loyal to Arthur, and others to survive. Ancelyn knew of [[TARDIS]]es and recognized [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor's seventh incarnation]], though not by his face. The Doctor theorized that one of his future incarnations would move to Arthur's world. This incarnation left a note for him. ([[DW]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'')
However, according to other accounts, Camelot was part of England's history in the Doctor's own universe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Creation of Camelot (short story)|The Creation of Camelot]]'', ''[[One Fateful Knight (short story)|One Fateful Knight]]'', ''[[A Honeycomb of Souls (short story)|A Honeycomb of Souls]]'') Upon returning to Camelot and becoming [[Merlin]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] realised that his earlier guess about alternate timelines had been wrong: King Arthur's knights wielded advanced technology because it had been gifted to them by an earlier self-declared "[[Merlin (One Fateful Knight)|Merlin]]", actually a [[Renegade Time Lord]] who wished to sow chaos in Earth's causal nexus. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[One Fateful Knight (short story)|One Fateful Knight]]'')


:''The Doctor had, however, earlier met another version of [[Merlin the Wise|Merlin]].''
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==Other information==
*Arthur's World was accessible from the Doctor's universe, though possibly only if a certain ritual is performed linking the two worlds. The exit point in the main timeline is located in [[Carbury]] near [[Lake Vortigern]], in rural [[England]].
*When asked by Brigadier Winifred Bambera, Ancelyn confims that cars do not exist on Arthur's World. However, there would appear to be flying machines called ornithopters used as transport, as Morgaine recognises the UNIT helicopter as being like one of these.
 
*The [[Thirteen Worlds]] and the [[S'rax]] existed in this world. ([[DW]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'')
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Latest revision as of 16:29, 21 October 2024

According to some accounts, Camelot and King Arthur were mere fiction in the Doctor's universe but actually existed in another world, (TV: Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"], etc.) "Arthur's world". (PROSE: Battlefield (part 3) [+]Loading...{"chaptnum":"1","part":"3","1":"Battlefield (novelisation)"}) It seemed to connect to the 20th century of the Doctor's native universe in Carbury near Lake Vortigern, in rural England, via an interstitial vortex.

Upon coming acrosses knights of Camelot who wielded energy weapons, the Seventh Doctor guessed that this Camelot belonged to an alternate Earth where advanced technology developed alongside magic. For example, Ancelyn told Brigadier Winifred Bambera that cars did not exist on Arthur's world. However, flying machines called ornithopters were used as transport. (PROSE: One Fateful Knight, TV: Battlefield) According to some accounts, he was correct; one claimed that, unlike other alternative timelines, Arthur's world was a natural alternative that had sprung from the universe, (PROSE: No Future [+]Loading...["No Future (novel)"]) while according to another, it was one of many alternate timeline versions of Camelot created by the Guardian of Magic from the Druse as she reset her "game" with the Guardian of Might over and over. (PROSE: Legends of Camelot)

However, according to other accounts, Camelot was part of England's history in the Doctor's own universe. (PROSE: The Creation of Camelot, One Fateful Knight, A Honeycomb of Souls) Upon returning to Camelot and becoming Merlin, the Eighth Doctor realised that his earlier guess about alternate timelines had been wrong: King Arthur's knights wielded advanced technology because it had been gifted to them by an earlier self-declared "Merlin", actually a Renegade Time Lord who wished to sow chaos in Earth's causal nexus. (PROSE: One Fateful Knight)

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