Arthur and his remaining knights Lancelot, Bors , Tristan, Gawain, Galahad, and Dagonet expect to be discharged from their service to the Empire after faithfully fulfilling a fifteen-year contract. Unfortunately, when they are supposed to receive their discharge papers, The Bishop sends them off on one last mission which will most likely end in their deaths to rescue a family living north of Hadrian's Wall. Marius Honorius faces impending capture by the invading Saxons, who are invading from mainland Europe, their king leads them and According to Germanus, Marius' son Alecto is the Pope's favorite godson and may be "destined to be Pope one day". unwillingly the knights follow Arthurs lead again after Lancelot argues with him.Arthur discovers that Marius has pagans, as …show more content…
in a flashback it depicts Arthur's mother being killed in an attack by the woads. Arthur had pulled his father’s sword from his father’s grave attempting to save his mother from a burning building. Merlin convinces him to ally the woades with the Sarmatian knights against the Saxons.The Sarmatian knights stay behind to fight the Saxon army and allow innocents to escape. They confront the Saxons at an iced-over lake. Outnumbered, Guinevere and the knights battle the army. However, Dagonet charges the middle of the ice and cracks it with his axe but dies in result. Most of the Saxons are killed.Upon their return to the wall, they are awards their discharge papers and Dagonet is buried. Arthur decides to stay and defend the wall, sending his knights away to live.Now in command of the Woad army, Arthur prepares to face the Saxon army. The knights, however, turn back to fight with Arthur.In the climactic "Battle of Badon Hill" set just south of Hadrian's Wall, the Woads catapult flaming missiles at the Saxon army. When the hosts meet, Guinevere engages in combat with Cynric. Cerdic fights and kills Tristan before facing off with