Characters in The Winter King

Derfel Cadarn

The narrator, an old monk recalling his years as a Saxon-born warrior sworn to Arthur.

Also in Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur

Mordred

The sickly infant king of Dumnonia whom Arthur is sworn to protect.

Queen Guinevere

An ambitious woman with political designs of her own, whose choices shape Arthur's path.

Also in Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur

Prince Arthur

Exiled warlord who returns to defend the infant king of Dumnonia and hold Britain together.

Also in Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur

Merlin (Warlord Chronicles)

Enigmatic druid who pursues his own goals and raised Derfel in his household.

Also in Enemy of God, Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur

Nimue (Warlord Chronicles)

Merlin's priestess and Derfel's childhood friend, intense and unpredictable.

Also in Enemy of God, Excalibur: A Novel of Arthur

Lancelot (Warlord Chronicles)

Celebrated prince of Benoic, here a vain figure who cultivates his own legend.

Also in Enemy of God

Uther