X-Men's Most Powerful Magical Object Returns to Form the Knights of X
Warning: spoilers forKnights of X #1 ahead!
One of Marvel Comic's oldest and most powerful magical objects, the Siege Perilous, has now returned in the pages of the X-Men's new series Knights of X, finally returning to its Arthurian, Otherworldly roots. Captain Britain and her new knights are being sent on a mission by the great magician Roma; to seek out and retrieve the Siege Perilous, and hopefully win their war against the evil Merlyn.
The Siege Perilous, a magical portal that transforms and gives a new life to anyone who passes through it, is based on the Siege Perilous from Arthurian legend; a term for an empty seat on King Arthur's Round Table that is deeply connected to the lore of the Holy Grail. First seen in 1988's Uncanny X-Men #225 by Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri, Roma gifted the Perilous Portal to the X-Men after they were killed defeating the Adversary in battle and she resurrected them, allowing them to continue operating in secret in the outback of Australia, but has rarely been seen since.
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Now, in Knights of X #1 — written by Tini Howard with art by Bob Quinn and Erick Arciniega — it seems like in Marvel's universe the Siege Perilous and the Holy Grail are one in the same, and the newly formed Knights of X are on a new quest to find it, save Otherworld, and get back to Krakoa. Captain Britain sought out Roma because she knew that she did not support her villainous father Merlyn, and while Roma would love to help Betsy Braddock, since the series takes place in the Dungeons & Dragons-esque world of Otherworld, the only way the fairy magician can help is by sending Braddock on a quest. Captain Britain is able to use
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