Back in the Medieval Ages, as most call it, I was born to King Uther and Lady Igraine. I was their only child and a girl. Of course I could not inherit the throne, so before word came out about my birth the king's adviser Merlin took me to live with one of the king's trusted knights, Sir Ector. I was raised there and learned how to fight with swords even.
When I was about sixteen my father passed away and a new heir to the throne was needed. Merlin sealed away a sword, Caliburn, which could only be pulled by the true heir. When many found themselves unable to pull the sword, the kingdom instead decided to host a jousting tournament. While that was going on Merlin approached me for the first time, and told me I was the true heir. He requested I pull the sword out and take my father's place on the throne, and so I did.
[She pauses for a moment and sighs.] Naturally a woman becoming the king of such a large kingdom would bring much strife. The world was not ready for women to have a larger role in society. So, I disguised as a man for my tenure. Only a trusted few, such as Merlin and my political wife Guinevere, knew I was really a woman. History also recorded me as a man for those reasons.
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Back in the Medieval Ages, as most call it, I was born to King Uther and Lady Igraine. I was their only child and a girl. Of course I could not inherit the throne, so before word came out about my birth the king's adviser Merlin took me to live with one of the king's trusted knights, Sir Ector. I was raised there and learned how to fight with swords even.
When I was about sixteen my father passed away and a new heir to the throne was needed. Merlin sealed away a sword, Caliburn, which could only be pulled by the true heir. When many found themselves unable to pull the sword, the kingdom instead decided to host a jousting tournament. While that was going on Merlin approached me for the first time, and told me I was the true heir. He requested I pull the sword out and take my father's place on the throne, and so I did.
[She pauses for a moment and sighs.] Naturally a woman becoming the king of such a large kingdom would bring much strife. The world was not ready for women to have a larger role in society. So, I disguised as a man for my tenure. Only a trusted few, such as Merlin and my political wife Guinevere, knew I was really a woman. History also recorded me as a man for those reasons.