Morgana has a nightmare in which Prince Arthur is drowned by a beautiful young woman. While out hunting with Merlin, Arthur comes across this woman and her elderly father being attacked by robbers. He fights the robbers off with the (unknowing) aid of Mer more

Bayard, the king of Mercia, comes to Camelot to form a union. However, before he passes the two ceremonial goblets for Uther and Arthur to drink, Nimueh, posing as a servant, takes Merlin to one side and tricks him into believing that the goblets' dr more

The witch Nimueh creates a tiny creature from clay, places it inside an egg and brings the creature to life with a spell. She directs the egg into the river which supplies Camelot with water. The egg surfaces inside a vault under the castle, and hatches. more

Knight Valiant, a renowned warrior, has asked a wizard to make him a beautiful shield decorated with painted snakes. The wizard uses a spell to bring the snakes to life, and is then killed by the snakes at Valiant's command. Valiant rides to Camelot more

Merlin, a wizard on the cusp of adulthood, arrives in Camelot hoping to find a use for his magical powers. Instead, he learns that King Uther Pendragon, ruler of Camelot, despises magic and will sentence to death anyone who practises the art. Mary Collins more