The Road to Camlann

The fellowship of Camelot begins to fracture as Mordred exploits old grievances and the forbidden love between Lancelot and Guinevere. Arthur’s commitment to law forces him to act against those closest to him, while loyalty to individual friends draws the knights into opposing camps.

Mordred seizes power during Arthur’s absence and brings the conflict to its final battle at Camlann. The victory of earlier books gives way to the destruction of the Round Table and the passing of its king into legend. Sutcliff’s final Arthurian volume treats the downfall not as a sudden enchantment but as the cumulative result of divided duties, private betrayal and institutions unable to survive the perfection they demand.