[3][4] Gallos was commissioned by English Heritage from the sculptor Rubin Eynon, [2][5] It took six months to design, sculpt and cast.

[3] Gallos portrays a figure 8 ft (2.4 m) tall in a cloak, resting on a sword and wearing a crown.

[4] The figure at Tintagel Castle is only partly rendered, with open gaps left in the sculpture through which the viewer can see the landscape beyond, giving a spectral appearance.

[9] An earlier sculpture, a rock carving depicting Merlin, had been criticised by Cornish nationalists and historians for "Disneyfication" of the history of the site, and Gallos also raised similar questions.

[9] The materials used in the new development – bronze, Delabole slate and other stone – are inspired by Tintagel's industrial history.