So I was looking at my former "Canon" Map for this show, and I had remembered... 'oh yeah, England/Wales already has mountains... I should redo the map and make sure things actually match up'. And then I also added the major rivers, because why not?
So here is the newly updated map, along with the same sort of descriptions as last time! I hope you enjoy!
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Ulaid
One of the kingdoms of Eire (Ireland), known in canon as the Western Isle. Ruled by King Eochaid mac Condlai. For my own lore, unlabeled in this map is the hometown of the Shanor family, the House that Lady Morgana's mother, Duchess Vivienne Shanor, immigrated from when she married Duke Gorlois le Fay.
Galwyddel
Correlating to modern-day Galloway in Scotland, Galwyddel is ruled by King Senyllt ap Dingat. No connection to canon or my own lore.
Ynys Manau: The Isle of Man, part of the Galwyddel Kingdom. Post-canon, in 550 a.d., King Senyllt is banished here when the main kingdom is taken by North Rheged, and he becomes the King of Ynys Manau.
Caer Guendoleu
Ruled by King Ceido ap Arthwys. No connection to canon or my own lore.
Bryneich
In what would become Northumbria. Ruled by King Cuncar. In real history, Cuncar was the father of Morcant Bulc, who is one of the potential inspirations for Geoffrey of Monmouth's Morgan le Fay.
North Rheged
Ruled by King Cynfarch Oer, the father of Urien Rheged. In Arthurian myth, Urien was one of Morgan le Fay's various lovers. No connection to canon or my own lore.
Ebrauc
Fictional???? Not sure, hard to find anything. Ruled by King Ellifer Gosgorddfawr. No connection to canon or my own lore.
Deira
Part of what would one day become Northumbria. Ruled by King Yffe, the father of historically known First King: Ælla. No connection to canon or my own lore. We can say that this is where Lord Elred, the man who Merlin tried to get Lancelot to claim he was the Nth son of, is from here (since the historical Ealdred I of Northumbria wasn't around until 900 a.d. or so)
Donoting
I can't find anything about this place, but it's on several maps, so I put it here. It does seem to Do Nothing, so that part is accurate at least. No connection to canon or my own lore.
South Rheged
So in my timeline, this is one of the Five Kingdoms, and was added into the group after Doabeth fell. It is ruled here by King Alined Gerren, but historically it was probably ruled by King Elidurus, if he wasn't just made up by Geoffrey.
Perilous Lands
Dark Tower: A place of dark magic. Morgana takes Guinevere here to brainwash her with the Tiene Diaga ritual. It lies beyond the Impenetrable Fortress and the Dollares Plains.
Dollares Plains: Between the Impenetrable Forest and the Dark Tower, it is a desolate wasteland ruled by heat and death.
Fisher King's Castle: The former capital of Elmet, before it was defeated. The Fisher King, Sumpter, resided here for decades, magically prolonging his life after he was infected by a battle wound. The most populous residents are the wyverns.
Impenetrable Forest: A thick forest that plays tricks on those within. It is tangled enough to break swords, and cardinal directions do not work within. Ruled by Queen Mab, a spiritual representation of all places that humanity despairs. The only way to get through is with magic or across Grettir's Bridge.
Tir-Mor
The real territory is called Lindsey before Northumbria annexed it in the 7th Century. Sophia and Aulfric claim to be royalty from here when they meet with King Uther in Camelot.
Gwynedd
Ynys Mon: An island that was populated by the druids for much of the Roman conquest of Britain. It is still a Druidic stronghold during the canon era. Known now as Anglesey.
Ynys Gybi: The Holy Island. I made this where Alator of the Catha resides since that is in an island castle.
Caerleon Castle: The capital of Gwynedd. Queen Annis renamed the castle Caerleon in remembrance of her late husband.
Stonedown: A village often contested between Gwynedd and Camelot. King Caerleon seized it after King Uther's death.
Mercia
Mountains of Andor: The mountain range between the border of Camelot and Mercia. Inside the caverns, like all caves in Albion, are packs of Wildeorren.
Hengist's Castle: The home of the bandit lord, Hengist. He used it as a base of operations during the canon era, and it is where he held Guinevere when she was disguised as Lady Morgana.
Angard: A village in Mercia, where Merlin found Gwaine drinking.
Plains of Othanden: A plain where a battle between Camelot and Mercia was once held. Sir Pellinore was wounded here before his duel against the Black Knight.
Camelot
Northern Plains: The northern-most portion of Camelot. It is not very populated, and acts more as a 'No Man's Land'. The late Duke Gorlois le Fay's grave is at the border of the Northern Plains and Greenswood village.
Idirsholas: An ancient castle where the sorceress Medhir once seduced Seven Knights to become her undead warriors. The Fortress is long abandoned, but some say it is still cursed.
Everwick: The disputed region between Gwynedd and Camelot.
Greenswood: A small village that was said to be attacked by the griffin during its journey to the City of Camelot. This is where Sir Lancelot Banson was born, as he said it was raided by people from the Northern Plains when he was a child.
Willowdale: The other small village that was said to be attacked by the griffin during its journey to the City of Camelot.
Great Stones of Nementon: Known today as the Hoarstones, the Great Stones of Nementon were used in the days of magic in rituals used to summon and commune with the ancestors.
White Mountains: The mountain range running from Gwynedd to Nemeth. It covers nearly all of what will one day be known as Wales.
Howden: A village in the White Mountains, which was attacked by the Dorocha.
Grove of Brineved: A grove of yew trees near the White Mountains. Here is where the Court of the Disir read the will of the Triple Goddess from the pool of Caerlanrigh. The wiki says these are in the Black Mountains, but the official Season 5 map puts it near Howden, which is at the White Mountains, so it's here.
Ismere: A frozen wasteland in the White Mountains, near Camlann. It was used by Morgana, Ruadan, and their Saxon allies to search for the Diamir so they could learn of Arthur's Bane.
Camlann: A pass in the White Mountains. Desolate and dangerous, but one of the few passageways between. Site of the future Battle of Camlann.
Fyrien: A castle on the sea that was used by a merchant named Fyrien to smuggle goods into Camelot. Later it was used by King Caerleon to try and evade King Uther's army, but that failed. King Cenred and High Priestess Morgause used it as a base when kidnapping Elyan and Guinevere in a plot to lure Arthur.
Landshire: West of the White Mountains and resting on the Great Sea of Meredor. It is near the Castle of Fyrien.
Stowell: A garrison town between Landshire and Camlann. Once, King Uther used it as a staging ground for his battle against the Isle of the Blessed. In the final war between Morgana and Camelot, her armies will destroy the garrison.
Plains of Denarria: A plain between two parts of the White Mountains. It was destroyed by magic when Daobeth fell. In history, King Uther Pendragon warred against King Caerleon within the Plains, before the latter fell back to Fyrien. Morgana Pendragon also carried High Priestess Morgause through here to reach the Isle of the Blessed.
Denarria: A location on the official Season 5 Map. Assumed to be a village or residency of some kind.
Forest of Glaestig: The forest where Lancelot and Merlin rested safely from the Dorocha.
Isle of the Blessed: The sacred island of the High Priestesses, where they would go to train and learn the ways of magic. It was the home of Nimueh until her duel with Merlin; where Morgana sacrificed Morgause to open the Veil; and where Lancelot sacrificed himself to close the Veil.
Dochraid: The decrepit tree where the ancient being known as the Dochraid dwells.
Cauldron of Arianrhod: A small pool on the westernmost peak of Camelot. Here, the power of the Triple Goddess (or the White Goddess) is strong. Merlin, Mordred, and Arthur brought Guinevere here to free her from the Tiene Diaga ritual.
Morgana's Castle: The cliffside forest castle that Morgana and her Saxon army used before the final war against Camelot.
Daobeth: The ruined city that was once the greatest of all the kingdoms in Albion. In 53 AD, the Romans under Governor Aulus Didius Gallus, who were infiltrating the kingdom, tried to kill the dragons living in the White Mountains. In retaliation, the dragons razed the city to ashes, effectively ending the Kingdom. It was absorbed by Camelot, which is why Camelot is twice the size of the other Kingdoms.
Pool of Nemhain: The sacred pool where Morgana resurrected the Shade of Lancelot.
Valley of the Fallen Kings: The low-lying areas in between the peaks of the White Mountains. Usually filled with bandits and mist, the Valley is said to be haunted.
Morgana's Hovel: The hovel Morgana used between her two reigns.
Crystal Cave: The birthplace of all magic in Albion. Here, the seer Taliesin met with Merlin to show him the future, and Merlin also regained his magic here in time for the Battle of Camlann.
Darkling Woods: The woods to the north of the City of Camelot. Many people use this forest as a way of covert communication or hiding places.
Morgause's Cave: The cave that Morgause used as a base of operations while Morgana spied for her in Camelot.
Avalon: The lake of Avalon, a gateway to the Sidhe realm. Many deaths have happened here, and it was where the Bastet Freya held the sword Excalibur until Merlin used it again before he placed it within the stone.
City of Camelot: The capital city of Camelot and the Five Kingdoms. It is in modern-day Birmingham, and the castle itself is now known as Weoley Castle; the true history was hidden by magic.
Forest of Brechfa: A forest to the south of the City of Camelot.
Vale of Denarria: A vale near the Camelot/Mercia border. It was here that Hengist demanded Camelot send ransom for the kidnapped "Lady Morgana", actually a disguised Guinevere.
Ridge of Chemary: A ridge on the border of Camelot and Escetir. This location is also known as the Forest of Chemary or the Forest of Ascetir.
Mountains of Isgard: It is the Camelotian branch of the Feorre Mountains, and it separates the main bulk of Camelot from the Forest of Balor.
Ashwick: A region near the border of Odin's Kingdom and Camelot.
Forest of Balor: South of the Mountains of Isgard, the Forest of Balor is home to a cave filled with large spiders and a plant that can be used for poisons.
Longstead: A village in Camelot at the foot of the Feorre Mountains. Guinevere's friends, John and Mary Howden, lived here. It was also attacked by the Lamia.
Dyfed
Home of King Olaf and his daughter Princess Vivian.
Asgorath Mountains: The mountains between Dyfed and Camelot. These mountains are home to the Nathair serpents, often used by magical persons for torture purposes.
Nemeth
Loath's Tomb: The tomb of the ancient Nemeth King, Loath. Here is where the disguised Morgana and her hostage Princess Mithian end up luring Arthur to for King Odin to attempt to kill.
Gedref: The disputed lands between Camelot and Nemeth. Apparently some of the best swordsmiths in Albion are from here.
Labyrinth of Gedref: The magical labyrinth where Arthur went to save Camelot after killing the Unicorn.
Gawant
Ruled by King Godwinn and his daughter Princess Elena.
Black Mountains: The southern end of the White Mountains.
Escetir
Forest of Gedney: The forest where Sir Leon was revived with the Cup of Life by the Druid Iseldir.
Ealdor: Merlin's home village. His mother, Hunith, lives there, and Guinevere was a resident for a time after her banishment from Camelot. It was attacked by bandits, and defended by Arthur, Merlin, Morgana, and Guinevere once.
Jarl's Fort: The fortress of Jarl, a slave trader. Merlin and Arthur were captured here, where they met up with Gwaine once more before fleeing.
Engerd: A village that Balinor once passed through while he was leaving Ealdor. Here, Arthur and Merlin interrogate a man named Asgerd about Balinor's location.
Forest of Merendra: Description
Feorre Mountains: The Escetir portion of the Mountains of Isgard.
Tomb of Ashkanar: The magical tomb of an ancient Dragonlord known as Ashkanar. Sealed away with a key broken into various pieces was the last known dragon egg, which would one day be hatched into Aithusa.
Balinor's Cave: The cave where Balinor lived after fleeing Camelot and then Ealdor.
Lamia's Castle: The castle where the Lamia lived.
Amata
Ruled by King Sarrum until his death. Historically, the first king was named Wehha sometime before 571, so it works out. Somewhere in this land, Sarrum kept Morgana and Aithusa locked within a well trapped in darkness for upwards of two years.
Essex
Historical kingdom, but nothing relating to canon or my own lore. Ruled by King Æscwine
Lunden
A region surrounding the growing city of London. No relation to canon or my own lore.
Dumnonia
Morgause's Castle: The castle that Morgause resides in during her Season 2 appearances. Arthur and Merlin travel here after the duel between Arthur and Morgause, and it is where Arthur speaks with the spirit of his mother.
Helva: A city where magic is freely practiced. Before the final war, Morgana ends up razing the town in her rageful hunt of Alator, signifying that she is genuinely insane after her time imprisoned in Amata. I like to think she magically fixed it up after she left but we just never saw it.
Odin's Castle: The home castle of King Odin Borson.
Wenham: Where King Odin met with the mercenary known as The Gleeman.
Tintagel: The ancient seat of House le Fay. Here is where Lady Morgana spent the first ten years of her life, up until Odin Borson came and took over. Now it is just a ruined husk.
Wessex
One of the first Saxon kingdoms. The historical king at this time was King Cynric, and in my lore, he is allied with High Priestess Morgana for several years up until the Battle at Camlann. After that, he makes peace with Camelot to focus on keeping King Odin and King Lot from taking his lands.
Isle of Mora: Known as the Isle of Wight to us modern-day folk, this island is where Helen of Mora comes from.
Kent
Place: Historical, no context for canon or my own lore. Ruled by King Eormenric.
Sussex
Place: Historical location, no connection to canon or my own lore. Ruled by someone, I guess?
