The Great Victory Feast

Gathering / Conference

Our knights witness the beginning of Uther's infatuation with the Lady Ygraine, and Squire Felix is knighted before the whole kingdom by Count Roderick.

After the defeat of Octa and Eosa, a great feast was held in Lindsey—truly one of the greatest our knights and their squires had ever witnessed. The feast filled the whole baily, but Sir Bradwen and Sir Monroe were brought into the inner hall where the Lords dined because of their capture of the Saxon standard.   While there, Sir Brithael of Cornwall met with Sir Bradwen and congratulated him on his victory and consoled him about the death of his cousin saying, "It is the lot of a knight to die with valor for his Lord." Brithael then invited Squire Felix to join our knights at the table, as he had served Sir Gaius valiantly, even recovering his body from amongst the fell Saxon berserkers.   Later in the evening, Count Roderick invited Bradwen and Monroe to tell the tale of the fall of Sir Gaius and how they captured the Saxon standard. With great passion for his kinsman, Bradwen told the story of his fall of the mighty deed they performed in his name. Pleased with the tale, Count Roderick invited Squire Felix forward and knighted him before the whole kingdom.   Meanwhile, Sir Cerwin, a knight whom Sir Monroe had encountered at the wedding feast of Sir Bradwen came and made advances at Sir Monroe.   Finally, the knight concluded with a truly stunning sight. A group of ladies, led by Lady Ygraine, entered the hall and with great skill sang a lay telling how King Uther had stuck down the Saxon Kings by his might of arms. As they watched, it was plain to our knights that Lady Ygraine had captured the eye of King Uther.