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|image = Camelot - BBgRC.jpg | |||
|type = [[Kingdom]] | |||
|location = [[Arthur's World]] / [[England]] / [[Wales]] | |||
|first cs = Basil Brush goes Rent Collecting (game) | |||
|appearances = {{il|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Creation of Camelot (short story)}}|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|One Fateful Knight (short story)}}|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Legends of Camelot (novel)}}|[[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Once and Future Nurse (audio story)}}|[[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Glowing Warrior (audio story)}}|[[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Last King of Camelot (audio story)}}|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Honeycomb of Souls (short story)|A Honeycomb of Souls}}|[[COMIC]]: {{cs|Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)}}}} | |||
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'''Camelot''' was the domain of the mythical [[human]] ruler, [[King Arthur]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Creation of Camelot (short story)|The Creation of Camelot]]'') | '''Camelot''' was the domain of the mythical [[human]] ruler, [[King Arthur]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Creation of Camelot (short story)|The Creation of Camelot]]'') | ||
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== History == | |||
=== Origin === | |||
According to some accounts, Camelot and its knights were mere fiction. However, the [[Seventh Doctor]] discovered an [[interstitial vortex]] in [[Carbury]] near [[Lake Vortigern]], in rural [[England]], which seemed to connect a real Camelot to the [[20th century]]. Upon coming across 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 in 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]]: ''[[No Future]]'') 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]]'') | |||
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]]'') | |||
=== Visited by Basil Brush === | |||
According to an account in which Camelot was real in [[the Doctor's universe]], [[Basil Brush]] may have been given a [[£5]] fine for [[fishing]] in the [[moat]]. He later visited Camelot while [[King Arthur]] stood in front of it, [[Rent collecting|collecting]] either [[£]][[20 (number)|20]], £[[15 (number)|15]], [[£10]], or £5 [[rent]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Basil Brush goes Rent Collecting (game)}}) | |||
=== Starless World === | |||
In one final account, at least within the [[Starless World]], which was an [[alternate timeline]] on the verge of [[total event collapse|collapse]], Camelot was indeed a real kingdom, but located in [[Wales]], not [[England]]. Here, [[Rory Williams]] served alongside Sir [[Lancelot]] as [[Knights of the Round Table|one of King Arthur's faithful knights]]. Sir Lancelot had a [[crush]] on Rory. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Once and Future Nurse (audio story)|The Once and Future Nurse]]'') | |||
[[Merlin]] succeeded in overtaking Arthur, becoming the ruler of Camelot for a short time, but was ultimately thwarted by Rory, the Champion of Camelot, who named [[Guinevere]] as Arthur's successor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last King of Camelot (audio story)|The Last King of Camelot]]'') | |||
=== Legacy === | |||
Within the [[Dalek Dome]] in [[2323]] was a [[psychoscape]] of King Arthur's Camelot in [[666]] [[AD]] facing an attack by [[Imperial Dalek]]s, who intended to seize all of [[Albion]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
=== Welsh origins === | |||
Camelot being located in Wales is not a throwaway reference. Most historians agree that the {{w|Matter of Britain}}, containing the original Arthurian legends, has Welsh origins. | |||
Researchers have linked major characters in the stories to [[Celtic]] figures like {{w|the Morrígan}} and {{w|Artio}}, rather than stories brought in by the invading [[Briton]]s. | |||
[[Category:Other realities]] | [[Category:Other realities]] | ||
[[Category:Myths and legends from the real world]] | |||
[[Category:England]] | |||
[[Category:Wales]] | |||
[[Category:Locations visited by the Fifth Doctor]] | |||
[[Category:Locations visited by the Eighth Doctor]] | |||
[[Category:Locations visited by the Tenth Doctor]] | |||
[[Category:Starless World]] | |||
Latest revision as of 00:02, 13 April 2024
Camelot was the domain of the mythical human ruler, King Arthur. (PROSE: The Creation of Camelot)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Origin[[edit] | [edit source]]
According to some accounts, Camelot and its knights were mere fiction. However, the Seventh Doctor discovered an interstitial vortex in Carbury near Lake Vortigern, in rural England, which seemed to connect a real Camelot to the 20th century. Upon coming across 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 in 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) 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)
Visited by Basil Brush[[edit] | [edit source]]
According to an account in which Camelot was real in the Doctor's universe, Basil Brush may have been given a £5 fine for fishing in the moat. He later visited Camelot while King Arthur stood in front of it, collecting either £20, £15, £10, or £5 rent. (GAME: Basil Brush goes Rent Collecting [+]Loading...["Basil Brush goes Rent Collecting (game)"])
Starless World[[edit] | [edit source]]
In one final account, at least within the Starless World, which was an alternate timeline on the verge of collapse, Camelot was indeed a real kingdom, but located in Wales, not England. Here, Rory Williams served alongside Sir Lancelot as one of King Arthur's faithful knights. Sir Lancelot had a crush on Rory. (AUDIO: The Once and Future Nurse)
Merlin succeeded in overtaking Arthur, becoming the ruler of Camelot for a short time, but was ultimately thwarted by Rory, the Champion of Camelot, who named Guinevere as Arthur's successor. (AUDIO: The Last King of Camelot)
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
Within the Dalek Dome in 2323 was a psychoscape of King Arthur's Camelot in 666 AD facing an attack by Imperial Daleks, who intended to seize all of Albion. (COMIC: Liberation of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Welsh origins[[edit] | [edit source]]
Camelot being located in Wales is not a throwaway reference. Most historians agree that the Matter of Britain, containing the original Arthurian legends, has Welsh origins.
Researchers have linked major characters in the stories to Celtic figures like the Morrígan and Artio, rather than stories brought in by the invading Britons.
