"Distracting" the guards: Merlin Spells!

As Merlin has magic, and was constantly going on undercover quests and doing secret tasks that were probably against Camelot law, there were many times when he needed to distract the guards (or in some cases knock them out or lock them up), and what better way to do that than use magic?

Here are all the spells that Merlin used to "distract" the guards (and others)!

Spells all performed by Merlin

Series 1, episode 3, The Mark of Nimueh

Spell: Unsterian unbregdan (10 - spell number)

Pronounced: un-ste-ree-an un-breg-dan

What it does: Makes a door creak open.

Used to distract a knight who was performing a search with the Camelot guards.

Series 2,episode 3, The Nightmare begins

Spell: Boanloag gesweorc! (74)

Pronounced: Bee-an lee-ay skee-ess-wee-ok!

What it does: Creates mist (see right)

OK, this isn't tecnically a distract-the-guards spell, but it is used in a similar way....

Series 2, episode 4, Lancelot and Guinevere

Spell: Binde tohfeorhe (75)

Pronounced: bin-day toe-fee-or-ray

What it does: Makes a barrel roll forward.

Now, these spells are the classic way that Merlin distracts the guards!

Spell: Alyse!(76)

Pronounced: Al-ee-say!

What it does: Makes a barrel stand up on end

The second spell in this sequence.

Spell: Sweflay!(77)

Pronounced: Sweh-flay!

What it does: Makes loads of barrels roll forward!

See the video.

Halig the bounty hunter

Series 2, episode 9, The Lady of the Lake

Spell: Ic bebeod this giestern fellon(100)

Pronounced: Ik beh-bod this et-ern fel-lon

What it does: Breaks a chain of a sign... which falls on Halig's head.

So not a guard... but still, it was used to distract/knock out him>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Series 4, episode 10, A Herald of The New Age

Spell: Strangath bydenfaetu (216)

Pronounced: Stran-gath bad-un feth-oo

What it does: Makes a barrel roll forward

Another classic "distract the guards" sequence.

Spell: Wyrth gatu faest (217)

Pronounced: Yar-t gat-oo fay-st

What it does: Closes and locks doors.

... With the guards inside!

So there are all of the distracting-the-guards spells I can think of, even though half of them aren't technically "distracting-the-guards" spells, but they are all used in similar situations.

Magical Creatures: Wyverns

What are Wyverns?

Wyverns are creatures of magic and are distantly related to the Dragons. They were in series 3 ep 8 (the eye of the Phoenix) and series 4 ep 2 (The Darkest Hour - part 2)

A Wyvern

Where could you find them?

Wyverns are usualy found in groups of at least  two, circling around abandoned magical towers and buildings, such as:                                                                                                             1. The dark tower in the perilous lands, abandoned kingdom of the Fisher King                                                2. The Isle of the blest, once the centre of the old religion.

What do they eat?

They seem to be able to survive on little to no food as they live in such derelict landscapes away from other creatures and food sources, perhaps their magic keeping them alive.

Because of the lack of food, I doubt they would be picky, and would eat anything they could hunt, including human. In The Eye of the Phoenix, a pair of Wyvern attacked Arthur, either to eat him, or to defend their territory.

Dragon Commands

Wyverns bowing before Merlin

Because wyverns are distantly related to Dragons, the dragon commands do have some effect on them. They will obey a Dragon Lord temporarily, but this effect will soon wear off, and they will be back to attacking you again, as seen in both the episodes they appeared in. Luckily, unlike dragons, Wyverns are easily killed, without the need of magic being involved.

So thats just about all you need to know about Wyverns

Other Magical Creatures Posts:

Dragons

Sidhe

Avanc

Happy Birthday Bradley James

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRADLEY JAMES!

Arthur on his Birthday

Charactor Analyses (1)

Anyone who has watched at least one episode of Merlin, or who knows the Arthurian Legend will probably know a bit about the main characters: Merlin, Arthur, Gwen, Morgana (or Morgan Le Fay in legend), Uther and Gaius.

Merlin, Arthur, Gwen and Morgana, Series 1 and Series 5

But what about the characters who have only appeared once or twice, like Kara or Cedric? Unless you have recently watched them, you are probably thinking "who?".
There isn't as much knowledge about these lesser characters, but here, I will try to pull together some brief explanations about these characters in a quick list.

Kara
Kara was a druid girl who Mordred knew when they were children. They probably grew up in the same druid camp, possibly the one that Arthur raided in Series 2 ep.3, Mordred's 2nd episode, which would explain why when Kara grew up, she joined Morgana's army of Saxons to fight against Arthur, who (could have) destroyed her home and family. She was focused completely on the destruction of Camelot and Arthur, not caring at all when she killed a guard. The only times she was understandable or likable was through Mordred's eyes, when he was caring for her or trying to help her. She appeared in Series 5 episode 11, The Drawing of the Dark.

Cedric/Cornelius Sigan

Cedric was quite a character! He was just your average con-man/opportunistic thief - until he broke into the volts and released the soul of Cornelius Sigan which then possessed him!
Every child who grew up in Camelot knew the story: Sigan was a sorcerer who's magic was said to have helped build Camelot itself. He had the power to turn day into night and turn the tides, and he was revered - and feared. But his magic grew too powerful, and the King at that time ordered his execution. He cursed Camelot, saying he would return and raise the city to the ground. Up until the day of his execution, he worked on a way to cheat death - and succeeded. To find out more, watch Series 2, ep 1, the Curse of Cornelius Sigan.

Assassins sent by King Odin

Myror

King Odin was constantly seeking revenge on Arthur Pendragon, the man who killed his son. Odin's son challenged Arthur to a duel. There was no cause for it, and Arthur asked him to withdraw, but he wouldn't. Perhaps he wanted to prove himself. Arthur felt regret for killing him, but Odin never forgave him. The first assassin he found was Myror, the greatest in the 5 kingdoms. Luckily, Arthur was already undercover pretending to be an ordinary knight when Myror was hired, and because of Merlin's magic, Arthur survived... and Myror is dead.


 The other group of assassins arrived in Camelot on Arthur's birthday disguised as members of a performing circus. Their method was quite simple: gain trust by not killing Arthur during a knife-throwing act, but sedating him by putting a drugged apple in his mouth as the knife target, which he would eat later. Then, when the sedative had taken effect, kill or knock out the guards, and strike. Unfortunately for this assassin, Uther would not allow him to kill Arthur with out a fight. Uther won, and the assassin was killed - but not before taking his final revenge: by killing Uther with a knife.


Shield salesman
I don't know if this person has a name, as it wasn't mentioned in his episode (series 1, ep. 2). He was an illegal salesman selling magical and enchanted weaponry in some dark alleyway or corridor, possibly a black market. He had magic, and enchants the weaponry himself. He sold an enchanted shield to knight Valiant of the Weston isles, who ordered the snakes on the shield to kill the salesman.

Dagr
Dagr was a violent thug who seemed to rely off money from a tavern belonging to a woman called Mary. He came in series 3 ep. 4 (Gwaine). He asked Mary for his "fair share", meaning that either they had previously come to some agreement about the money, or that Mary was his wife, entitling Dagr to half her money. After he and his band of thugs were beaten in a fight by Arthur, he and his fellow thug Ebor planned to take revenge by using magic crystals to disguise as two knights in Camelot's melee and killing the prince. Luckily for Arthur, Merlin found out about them, and Gwaine stepped in to help Arthur defeat them.


This is just a small selection: I will do some more posts like this in the future.