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Uther Pendragon (/ ˈ j uː θ ər p ɛ n ˈ d r æ ɡ ən, ˈ uː θ ər /; [1] Welsh: Uthyr Pen Ddraig, Uthyr Pendragon, Uthr Bendragon), also known as King Uther, was a legendary King of the Britons and father of King Arthur.
Many elements and incidents that are now an integral part of the Arthurian story appear in Geoffrey's Historia, including Arthur's father Uther Pendragon, the magician Merlin, Arthur's wife Guinevere, the sword Excalibur, Arthur's conception at Tintagel, his final battle against Mordred at Camlann, and final rest in Avalon.
Arthur Uther Pendragon (born John Timothy Rothwell, 5 April 1954) is a British eco-campaigner, Neo-Druid leader, media personality, and self-declared reincarnation of King Arthur, a name by which he is also known. Pendragon was the "battle chieftain" of the Council of British Druid Orders.
King Arthur's family grew throughout the centuries with King Arthur's legend. The earliest Welsh Arthurian tradition portrays Arthur as having an extensive family network, including his parents Uther Pendragon and Eigyr (Igraine), wife Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere), nephew Gwalchmei (Gawain), brother , and several sons ; his maternal lineage is also ...
(King) Arthur† Arthur Pendragon Y Gododdin, c. 7th century Many High King of Britain, ruler of Logres and lord of Camelot: Aurelius Ambrosius: Ambrosius Aurelianus De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae c. 540s Historia Brittonum c. 820 Uther Pendragon's brother, High King of Britain before him Bagdemagus† Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart, 1170s
Malory has Arthur, who had been raised by Sir Ector, meet his mother for the first time after he had grown to manhood and become king. [4] According to Geoffrey, Igraine also bore a daughter to Uther Pendragon: Arthur's full sister Anna, the future mother of Gawain and Mordred. [1]
The use of "Pendragon" to refer to Arthur, rather than to Uther or his brother, is of much more recent vintage. In literature, one of its earliest uses to refer to Arthur is in Alfred, Lord Tennyson 's poem " Lancelot and Elaine ", where, however, it appears as Arthur's title rather than his surname, following contemporary speculation that ...
King Arthur's Hall, an enclosure or henge situated on Bodmin Moor Cornwall; Montségur in the French Pyrenees – associated with Cathar treasure; destination for Otto Rahn's 1930s and Otto Skorzeny's 1944 searches for the Holy Grail. [10] [11] Stonehenge – said to be the burial place of Ambrosius Aurelianus and of Uther Pendragon