Gwyna is a young girl serving as a slave in the castle of The Irishman in Medieval England AD 500. She runs away and is found by Myrddin (Merlin). He convinces her to be the "Lady of the Lake" and give Arthur his sword (Caliburn). He keeps her as a boy to be his servant and traveling companion. She learns that Arthur's feats are legends that Myrddin has created. Myrddin is hoping that if he can make Arthur strong enough through legend that there will be peace again in England. Gwyna (Gwyn) enjoys being a boy and riding with the men, but eventually reaches a point that she can no longer be disguised as a boy and must become a girl. On one of their visits, she meets Peredur (Peri), a young man whose mother has raised him as a girl. They become friends. Eventually, Peredur joins Arthur's forces as a boy. The story reveals that Arthur is not the great legend that we have read about. Many of the stories are manipulated by Myrddin who is actually Arthur's leader. Myrddin and Arthur die and Gwyna and Peredur continue Myrddin's legacy of telling stories about Arthur.
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