Merlin Takes Arthur from Tintagel Castle

Now make you ready, said Merlin, this night ye shall lie with Igraine in the castle of Tintagel . . . .

So after the death of the duke, King Uther lay with Igraine more than three hours after his death, and begat on her that night Arthur . . . .

Then when the lady was delivered, the king commanded two knights and two ladies to take the child . . . .

So the child was delivered unto Merlin, and so he bare it forth unto Sir Ector, and made an holy man to christen him, and named him Arthur;

These are the lines from Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur in which he described the begetting of the legendary king through trickery and magic in Tintagel Castle. We all know the rest of the story and what happened to Arthur, but whatever happened to Tintagel Castle? It didn't vanish. It's still there. One of the few actual places from the whole collection of Arthurian legends that we can go to and stand in. An ancient fortress, older than the Romans, built on an island off the coast of Cornwall in a land once known as Dumnonia.

Journey back with me now to the glory days of King Arthur and spend some time reliving the bold adventures the knights of Tintagel Castle might have enjoyed. This is not an historical site. My knights are purely fictional. My version of Tintagel never existed. This is a fantasy role playing site dedicated to the fond memories I have of playing The Fantasy Trip, written by Steve Jackson and published by MetaGaming almost 25 years ago. These adventures and settings are inspired by the Grail Quest game also published by MetaGaming at around the same time and dedicated to my fellow fans of TFT.