The BEST episodes of The Legend of Prince Valiant
Every episode of The Legend of Prince Valiant ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Legend of Prince Valiant!
The Legend of Prince Valiant is an American animated television series based on the Prince Valiant comic strip created by Hal Foster. Set in the time of King Arthur, it's a family-oriented adventure show about an exiled prince who goes on a quest to become one of the Knights of the Round Table. He begins his quest after having a dream about Camelot and its idealistic New Order. This television series originally aired on The Family Channel from 1991 to 1994 for a total run of 65 episodes.
#1 - The Finding of Camelot
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/6/1991
After weeks of searching with no luck, the trio begins to doubt the truth of Valiant's dream of Camelot. But the appearance of a wounded falcon within the Castle Keep leads to an omen that renews faith in the mission. The falcon repays Valiant, Arn, and Rowanne for tending its injuries by leading them straight to Camelot the next morning. Unfortunately, our heroes do not receive the welcome that they were anticipating.
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#2 - The Trust
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/1991
While renovating the ruins of the Castle Keep to suit their needs, the trio are interrupted by a wild boar's attack. Valiant tracks the wounded animal and falls into some underground caves inhabited by an insane old Viking named Tor. Rowanne and Arn venture into the caves to save Valiant from Tor's death traps; for some reason Arn's behavior grows increasingly irratic. Can our heroes survive long enough to learn why this aged Viking is waging war on them?
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#3 - The Singing Sword
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/20/1991
Dreams of trouble in Bridgeford prompt Rowanne to return home and check on her father and mother. She leaves with Arn against Valiant's protests that she is just homesick - the two of them are captured by Duncan's men just outside the town's borders. The young warriors are sentenced to the same fate as the other townsfolk who have lately spoken of Camelot against the baron's wishes. What can Valiant do to save his friends and liberate Bridgeford from this tyranny?
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#4 - The Blacksmith's Daughter
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/1991
The two would-be knights run afoul of Sheriff Robert when they stop him from abducting Rowanne (the blacksmith's daughter). Their stay at her home that evening reveals that she is far from a typical maiden in distress: the young woman has spirit and a deadly aim with a bow and arrow. The visit takes a near fatal turn when Robert comes to exact revenge for his humiliating defeat. Valiant and Arn also have to contend with Robert's powerful brother Duncan when word of their quest reaches him.
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#5 - The Gift
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/13/1991
Rolf, Valiant's old mentor, has come to Camelot both to deliver a letter from King Willam and spend some time with his beloved pupil. But the prince is too angry to read what his father has to say and too busy training with Sir Bryant and Sir Gawain to make time for his friend. Arn provides some measure of comfort for Rolf but cannot displace his yearning to reconnect with the young man he has loved like a son. Valiant must learn the hard way that he should take advantage of his friend's presence while he can.
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#6 - The Trust Betrayed
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/27/1991
Sir Mordred's triumphant return after laying siege to the Vikings is bittersweet for our heroes. While they are awestruck to see the king's champion and dear friend in person, they are saddened by the knowledge that this latest battle with the Vikings could have been avoided. Valiant, Arn, and Rowanne are more determined than ever to discover the identity of the traitor within Camelot's walls. This search for the truth brings the prince to the attention of two powerful new enemies who need him silenced to further their own agendas.
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#7 - The Awakening
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1992
With Arthur and Guinevere gone, Lady Morgana seizes an opportunity to rid herself of long-time rival Merlin once and for all. She poisons the old wizard with a sleeping potion that traps him in a dream world that she controls. The trio only has a day to save him and seeks help from an eccentric alchemist named ""The Mighty Oom."" Rowanne tests the antidote he gives them and falls seriously ill, which forces her two friends to confront their feelings for her.
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#8 - The Hinge of Fate
Season 2 - Episode 39 - Aired 6/25/1993
The battle with Mordred's forces is fast approaching and things do not look good for our heroes. Aleta and her army could offer Camelot the support it currently lacks from its people, but only if Lord Maldon does not act on his suspicions of the Queen of the Misty Isles. Meanwhile, Allen returns to the Chapel of the Sword and the Stone and uncovers far more than he was sent to find. Could his discovery save the New Order from oblivion, or are Valiant, Arn, Rowanne, and their army doomed to be crushed by Mordred's superior numbers?
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#9 - The Kidnapping
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/23/1991
Rowanne is kidnapped by John Brodige, an inept buffoon out to claim the reward Baron Draconarius has offered for her. It seems the young woman has broken the law by leaving home without the baron's consent. The pair are pursued by Valiant and Arn, who don't know that Brodige poses little threat to their friend. The real threat comes from Garth, the baron's ruthless bounty hunter, who will kill any man who comes between him and his prize.
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#10 - The Journey
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/9/1991
While attempting to get some breakfast, Prince Valiant meets a wandering peasant named Arn who mocks his lack of fishing skills. The two very different men are soon bonding over breakfast and a fishing lesson. Their relaxing day is cut short when violent circumstances force Valiant to take a detour from his search for Camelot. This detour leads to a devastating discovery about the future of this great kingdom.
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#11 - The Secret of Perilous Garde
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/1991
Proud bachelor Sir Gawain is about to marry Queen Ilene of Perilous Garde, and our heroes are Camelot's emissaries to his nuptuals. The perfection of this extraordinary mountain city is sharply contrasted with the devastation of the drought-ridden village in the valley. Valiant, Arn, and Rowanne are sorely tempted to take up Queen Ilene's offer to stay in this small paradise after experiencing its comforts and beauty. But all this changes when Arn learns from one of the villagers about the secret behind Perilous Garde's prosperity.
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#12 - The Visitor
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1991
Arn feels unworthy of knighthood in the presence of the noble-born knights who have come to compete in Camelot's tournament. But he finds renewed confidence through his new friendship with Sir Harold of York. Harold, a knight who boasts of surviving the legendary Combat of the Thirty, inspires Arn by revealing his own peasant ancestry. But Arn's newfound elation may be deflated when Rowanne explains her unsettling suspicions about Sir Harold.
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#13 - The Guardian
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/12/1992
Sir Gawain can hardly contain his boredom as he leads a small battalion to the Roman Wall on what he believes to be a wild goose chase. Julian the gatekeeper is such a simple-minded buffoon that his warnings hold little value to the proud knight. But trouble is in fact brewing up north, suggesting that there may actually be an impending threat to Camelot's safety. Valiant and Arn must uncover the problem on their own when Gawain can't be located by any of the men.
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#14 - The Dream
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/1991
The kingdom of Thule has fallen under the attack of King Sinnin and his massive army. The forces of King Willam manage to hold out until their ruler drops his guard during the battle. Sinnin wins the day and forces the survivors, including young Prince Valiant, to sail to a primitive land far from their home. But Valiant eventually learns that Destiny does not intend for him to wallow in exile for long.
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#15 - The Color of Honor
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1992
Believing that Sir Valiant has an innate understanding of justice, King Arthur appoints him to the distinguished post of Sheriff of Hammerscape. An honored Valiant takes Arn and Rowanne with him to the town to begin his duties. It's not long, though, before he learns how difficult it is to uphold both the letter of the law and the cause of justice. This dilemma comes to a head when Sir Bryant is accused of high treason by the town's mayor.
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#16 - The Voyage
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/1992
Despite King Arthur's misgivings, Valiant sets sail for the Misty Isles in order to bring King Hugo back to talk peace with Camelot. The mission affords Valiant the chance to get closer to Princess Aleta, which does not sit well with Rowanne. This delicate situation is made more tenuous when Rowanne suggests that Valiant plot a faster course through rough waters. What happens when this new course is taken puts the ship's passengers in more danger than Rowanne intended.
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#17 - Mordred's Return
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1993
The people of Camelot give Mordred a hero's welcome when he returns in the company of Valiant and his party. King Arthur is less than pleased by this turn of events - the same goes for Valiant, who is hostile towards his old foe as well as the Princess Aleta. Revealing the events of the past voyage is the only way for Camelot's enemies to be driven from its shores. Can Rowanne put her jealousy aside and do what's right for the kingdom?
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#18 - The Rescue
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1993
Still reeling from the events of the past few days, Valiant requests permission to be sent on a mission that will take him away from Camelot for awhile. The king dispatches him to the Hinterland to help Sir Gawain investigate reports of missing townsfolk and livestock. What the prince finds there is more repulsive than he could ever have imagined. Meanwhile, Rowanne has a talk with Aleta that leads the princess to make a drastic change in her life.
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#19 - The Parting
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1993
Trouble is brewing in Christendon in the form of a secret rebellion among soldiers loyal to Sir Mordred's philosophy. King Arthur, aware of this threat, advises Valiant to watch himself around Aleta since she may pose a threat to Camelot. The prince, once sure of Aleta's feelings and loyalties, finds himself doubting the princess when he learns that she intends to sail back to the Misty Isles. His efforts to find proof of her true affiliation leads him right to the inner circle of Christendon's traitorous rebellion.
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#20 - The Walls of Tyranny
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/12/1993
King Ian of Kengary has been killed in the middle of his campaign against the McGrath clan. Duncan Draconarius - Ian's trusted friend and advisor - cannot hope to continue the war and avenge his king's death until the subject of Ian's succession is settled. A peace delegation led by Sir Valiant is sent to Kengary to help straighten up the mess and determine whether Camelot should send military aid to its ally. Unfortunately, all is not solved even when a new ruler is abuptly decided upon.
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#21 - The Tree
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/1992
The entire town of Harmony is up in arms against the neigboring town of Perkshire. The dispute centers on the fate of Adam's Oak, a beautiful and historically significant tree that is in danger of being torn down to make room for a bridge. Prince Valiant must settle the dispute but soon learns that both sides have convicing arguments in their favor. Valiant's eventual decision leads to a surprise stand-off against an old friend who tells him to change his mind or fight to the death.
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#22 - The Jubilee
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/1993
The kingdom of Arcadia, a longtime ally of Camelot, is celebrating a Silver Jubilee in honor of Queen Eleanora's twenty-five year reign. Guinevere is positively giddy at the prospect of being reunited with her oldest and dearest friend after ten long years. The two women pick up their friendship right where they left off and devote most of the festivities to catching up. This joyous reunion turns sour when the trio reveals to the queen exactly what Eleanora has been up to in the years they've been separated.
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#23 - The Treaty
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/26/1993
Troubles with the Vikings have been growing steadily worse this past spring. King Arthur decides that he must finally make a direct effort to form a peace treaty with King Olaf in order to stop the loss of life and property. But this delicate mission begins on a ominous note when he discovers that an item critical to its success has been stolen. It's one bad turn after another as Valiant and the others journey to the north during a time of great unrest in their kingdom.
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#24 - The Blackest Poison
Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/5/1993
The neighboring kingdom of Velquin would make a powerful ally for Camelot, so Arthur and Guinevere decide to meet with King Edward to discuss the matter. While Edward appears to be open to embracing the ideals of the New Order, his sister Sadisa is a firm believer in her people's tradition of conquest. This tense and delicate situation grows profoundly worse when Arthur is poisoned during dinner. Can Guinevere continue the peace talks while her husband is dying and the knights are ready to wage war?
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#25 - The Hero
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/12/1993
Raymond of Longport, the mightiest tournament fighter in the land, is the object of hero-worship amongst all who've heard of him. This includes Dennis, who's trembling with excitement at the prospect of seeing him while accompanying the trio on a mission in Longport. Valiant alone finds Raymond unappealing after he sees the fighter abuse his fame at a local tavern. Arn and Rowanne attribute Valiant's dislike to jealousy over Dennis, but it's not long before Raymond gives everyone cause for alarm.
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