King Arthur is a character in British legends and folk tales.
Other Crossover Universe works affiliated with King Arthur include Tom Thumb, Prince Valiant, Silent Knight, Etrigan, Merlin's Godson, and Hellboy. The legendary figure was also featured in works like The Faerie Queene, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail but their exact authenticity in the CU is debatable.
Crossover chronology[]
| Story | Publication | Crossovers |
| 480s - The Temple of Abomination | Tigers of the Sea, 1975 novel | see Cormac Mac Art |
| King Arthur is mentioned, having once fought Cormac in battle. According to Cormac, Arthur is a Celt whom Lancelot, a renegade Gallo-Roman, proclaimed king in opposition to the Roman Empire. | ||
| 500 - Surely You Joust | Cthulhu Unbound Volume 2, 2008 | see Cthulhu Mythos |
| Sir Dagonet is a member of the Round Table and Ganieda is the twin sister of Merlin. | ||
| 537-1476 - Dracula vs. King Arthur | Dracula vs. King Arthur #1-4, May 2005 – 2006 | see Dracula |
| Dracula is sent back in time by Lucifer to the days of Camelot. King Arthur searches for the Holy Grail to combat Dracula but is killed by a vampire-turned Mordred; his body is sent to Avalon while Excalibur is returned to the Lady of the Lake. | ||
| 1881 - The War Shaman | Merkabah Rider: Have Glyphs Will Travel, 2011 | see Merkabah Rider |
| Arthur pulling the sword from the stone is mentioned. | ||
| 1893 - With Cat-Like Tread | The Many Faces of Arsène Lupin, 2012 | Arsène Lupin Dracula Sherlock Holmes Professor Challenger A Christmas Carol The Three Musketeers Doctor Omega |
| 1931 - Ex Calce Liberatus | Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 2: Gentlemen of the Night, 2006 | see Arsène Lupin |
| Sir Launcelot is mentioned. | ||
| 1946 - That Hideous Strength | 1945 novel | see The Space Trilogy |
| Merlin is released from his imprisonment in Bragdon Wood. King Arthur's spirit resides on Perelandra (Venus). "Pendragon" is also shown to be a divine title of succession from Númenor. | ||
| 2000 - Area 52 | Area 52 #1-4, January–June 2001 | see Area 52 |
| Excalibur was briefly kept in Area 52. | ||
| 2003 - Spike vs. Dracula | Spike vs. Dracula #5, June 2006 | see Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| Spike mentions Dracula's fight against King Arthur. | ||
| 2011 - A Hard Day's Knight | 2011 novel | see Nightside |
| John Taylor is tasked with turning Excalibur to the Last Defenders of Camelot, a corrupt counterpart of the Knights of the Round Table from an evil alternate earth. | ||
| 2012 - Skin Game | 2015 novel | see The Dresden Files |
| The real Holy Grail is revealed to be kept in Hades' vault along with other holy artifacts. | ||
Additional crossover chronology[]
| Story | Publication | Crossovers |
| 6th century-1988 - The Bloody Saint | Hellblazer Annual #1, September 1989 | see John Constantine |
| John Constantine is implied to be the descendant of Arthur's successor Constantine, supposedly converted by St. Petroc. | ||
| 1277 - Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice | 1919 novel | see Manuel of Poictesme |
| 17th Century - The Story of the Duchess of Cicogne and of Monsieur De Boulingrin | The Seven Wives of Bluebeard and Other Marvellous Tales, 1909 | see Sleeping Beauty |
| Vivien (i.e. the Lady of the Lake) and Mourgue (i.e. Morgan le Fay) are two of the seven godmothers invited to Princess Aurore's baptism. | ||
| 1862 - The Water Babies | 1863 novel | see The Water Babies |
| Tom the Chimney Sweep encounters a wizard named Merlin just outside Peacepool. | ||
| 1913 - Young Indiana Jones and the Ghostly Riders | 1991 novel | see Indiana Jones |
| After finding Arthur's dragon ring, a young Henry Jones Jr. is sent back in time to the sacking of Camelot. Cadbury Castle is revealed to be the former location of Camelot. | ||
| 1925 - The Dance of the Giants | 1991 novel | see Indiana Jones |
| Stonehenge was created at the behest of a race of alien gods by Merlin of Arthurian legend roughly two thousand years before Camelot. | ||
| 1930 - The White Witch | 1993 novel | see Indiana Jones |
| Merlin's scabbard fell into the possession of the St. Brendan family. | ||
| 1938 - The Last Crusade | 1989 film | see Indiana Jones |
| Dr. Jones searches for the Holy Grail and loses it in a fissure. King Arthur's quest for the grail is mentioned. | ||
| 1965 - Merlin the Magician | 1967 TV episode | see The Time Tunnel |
| Tony and Doug are sent back in time by Merlin to protect a young King Arthur from Vikings. | ||
| c. 1970s - The Hall of Lost Legends | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #43, January 1992 | see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| Merlin is in the Hall of Lost Legends, having been petrified by Loki. | ||
| 1971 - Unleash the One Who Waits My Tomb in Castle Branek |
The Demon #1-2, September–October 1972 | see Etrigan |
| 1974 - Scared a Lot in Camelot | 1976 TV episode | see Scooby-Doo |
| Shaggy's eccentric rich uncle, Shagworthy, claims that he had King Arthur's castle transported to New England (though its authenticity is uncertain). | ||
| 1976 - Fly By Night | Scooby-Doo Team-Up #17, July 2016 | see Scooby-Doo |
| Hawkman and Hawkgirl's past lives were Silent Knight and Lady Celia in service to King Arthur. | ||
| 1976 - Scooby-Doo and the Conjuror's Conundrum | Scooby-Doo Team-Up #19, October 2016 | see Scooby-Doo |
| 1981 - King Arthur in Mr. Roarke's Court/Shadow Games | 1982 TV episode | see Fantasy Island |
| King Arthur is transported from his time to the present. | ||
| 1982 - The Summoning | Night Force #1-7, May 1982-February 1983 | see Baron Winters |
| Baron Winters' pet leopard was a gift from Merlin. | ||
| 1986 - Hard Knight's Day | 1987 TV episode | see Ghostbusters |
| Sir Bruce and his army, imprisoned in a tapestry by Merlin in the days of Camelot, are set free in the Cloisters and trapped by the Ghostbusters. | ||
| 1987 - Big Trouble in Merrie Olde England | Big Trouble in Little China the Illustrated Novel: Big Trouble in Merrie Olde England, 2017 | see Big Trouble in Little China |
| Jack Burton has to find Excalibur. | ||
| 1988 - The Book of the Vishanti | Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #9-13, November 1989-February 1990 | see Doctor Strange |
| Morgan Le Fey is shown to be the one who created the Darkhold, the complete omnibus of Chthon's prehistoric manuscripts used for summoning him. | ||
| 1990 - Good Night MacGyver | 1991 2-part TV episode | see MacGyver |
| Macgyver is seemingly transported back in time to Camelot and teams up with Merlin to rescue Sir Gallahad's maiden, Cecilia, from Morgan LeFay. | ||
| 1991 - The Philosopher's Stone | 1997 novel | see Harry Potter |
| Harry obtains a Chocolate Frog card displaying Merlin's biography while Ron claims to have six of Morgan LeFay. | ||
| 1993 - The Prisoner of Azkaban | 2004 video game | see Harry Potter |
| Morholt is a collectible Chocolate Frog card and is recognized as a Giant in the wizarding world. | ||
| 1993 - Satan's Six | Satan's Six #1, April 1993 | see Satan's Six |
| Brian Bluedragon once served as a knight in King Arthur's court. | ||
| 1994 - A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time | 1995 TV episode | see Gargoyles |
| Archaeologists discover the Scrolls of Merlin. | ||
| 1995 - Avalon | 1995 TV episode | see Gargoyles |
| King Arthur is reawakened by Elisa Maza in Avalon. | ||
| 1995 - Pendragon | 1996 3-part TV episodes | see Gargoyles |
| King Arthur begins his search for Excalibur. The Lady of the Lake now resides in Central Park. | ||
| 2003 - Sword and the City | 2004 TV Episode | see Charmed |
| The Halliwell family are descendants of King Arthur. Piper inherits the title of Lady of the Lake while her son, Wyatt, is destined to be the future wielder of Excalibur. | ||
| 2003 - The Librarian: Quest for the Spear | 2004 TV movie | see The Librarian |
| Excalibur is one of many artifacts kept in the Metropolitan Public Library. | ||
| 2003 - Night Fall | 2018 novel | see Secret Histories |
| 2003 - Moonbreaker | 2020 novel | see Secret Histories |
| 2004 - The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines | 2006 TV movie | see The Librarian |
| 2004 - Proven Guilty | 2006 novel | see The Dresden Files |
| Amoracchius is revealed to really be Excalibur. It is mentioned that the White Council was founded by the original Merlin and that there had been more than one Merlin. | ||
| 2005 - The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice | 2008 TV movie | see The Librarian |
| 2007 - Turn Coat | 2009 novel | see The Dresden Files |
| 2008 - Changes | 2010 novel | see The Dresden Files |
| The original Merlin is confirmed to having written the Laws of Magic. | ||
| 2009 - Age Before Beauty | Warehouse 13, 2010 TV episode | see Warehouse 13 |
| Pete and Myka defeat a criminal armed with Excalibur. Mrs. Frederick suggests that the grail is safe (if slightly dented) in the Warehouse, though it might be a replica. | ||
| 2010 - Cold Days | 2013 novel | see The Dresden Files |
| 2011 - Witch Doctor | comic book miniseries, 2011 | see Witch Doctor |
| Dr. Vincent Morro uses Excalibur as his "scalpel". | ||
| 2011 - Blood and Magick | 2012 novel | see Deacon Chalk |
| Father Mulcahy claims that the Holy See has Excalibur. | ||
| 2013 - And the Crown of King Arthur And the Sword in the Stone And the Rule of Three And the Loom of Fate |
2014-2015 TV episodes | see The Librarian |
| King Arthur's crown is one of the magical artifacts kept at the Metropolitan Library and was created to help build Camelot and to control Arthur's weapons of power. Excalibur is returned to the stone it was first pulled from in a hidden chamber beneath Buckingham Palace, in an effort to restore the mystical ley line. Dulaque and Jenkins are revealed to be Sir Lancelot and Galahad respectively. | ||
| 2013 - Endless | 2014 TV episode | see Warehouse 13 |
| The Round Table is one of the artifacts kept at Warehouse 13 and has the ability to project and store memories. | ||
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