In an effort to outdo his competition, Dirk the Daring gives Princess Daphne a golden bird for her birthday. The bird, however, is enchanted and kidnaps the princess, delivering her to Cinge the Dragon.
The Phantom Knight invades a tournament and kidnaps the King. Dirk the Daring battles the Phantom Knight, rescues the King, and restores him to the castle.
Long ago, two sorcerers gave smithee a magic hammer. The smithee used this hammer for evil so they turned him into bronze. When the King needs a suit of armor, Dirk fins the magic armor created by the evil smithee and must fight the sorcerers and the reanimated smithee to get it.
Dirk, Daphne, and Timothy travel to Avalon to stop the ancient evil witch Biralla from drinking from the waters of the "Pool of Youth," which will give her the power to rule the world.
Old Alf the magician chooses Daphne as his new apprentice, but her impetuous use of magic brings the wrath of Cinge the Dragon down on Ethelred and his kingdom. Dirk must battle the dragon to restore order to the kingdom.
In a plan to fool the King and his people into believing Dirk is a villain, Cinge uses a magical mirror to masquerade as Dirk while attacking the village.
Dirk and his friends meet Shortbread, the sole defender of the town of Havenwood against the Trolls. The Trolls steal the town's enchanted timber which they build an invincible war machine and Dirk must help get it back.
The evil dragon Cinge awakens the last remaining Giant to wreak havoc on the kingdom. Dirk bargains with Cinge that if he survives a night alone in the magical Black Hill of Arddu, the Giant will be banished and the safety of the kingdom guaranteed.
Dirk and Sir Blunt sneak into the dragon's lair to steal the one weapon that will destroy Cinge. Cinge, however, has captured Puck the Elf to extort the secret of the Mist of Wishes. Sir Blunt ends up with the Mist and turns into a bigger threat than Cinge.
