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What is the story of Uther Pendragon?
Uther is best known from Geoffrey’s Historia Regum Britanniae (1136) where he is the youngest son of King of Britannia, Constantine. His eldest brother Constans succeeds to the throne on their father’s death, but is murdered at the instigation of his adviser Vortigern, who seizes the throne.
Is Uther Pendragon Morgana’s father?
Morgana is the daughter of Uther Pendragon and his adulterous lover, Vivienne, who was his best friend’s wife, though this fact is hidden from Morgana.
Who were Arthur’s parents?
Uther Pendragon
IgraineSir EctorKing Lot
Arthur/Parents
King Arthur was the son of Uther Pendragon and Igraine. Igraine was the wife to Duke Gorlois of Cornwall when she conceived Arthur.
Who was Guinevere’s father?
Leodegrance
Guinevere/Father
King Leodegrance /ˈliːoʊdɪɡræns/, sometimes Leondegrance, Leodogran, or variations thereof, is the father of Queen Guinevere in Arthurian legend.
What episode does Morgana find out Uther is her father?
Succession Crisis: News that Uther is Morgana’s biological father creates one. Wham Episode: Morgana is secretly Uther’s illegitimate daughter. Mid-Season Twist: The fifth of thirteen. Close enough.
Does Merlin tell his father who he is?
Merlin discovered his Father was alive, discovered that he was also a Dragonlord and could save Camelot with a few words. Gaius discovered that despite his betrayal to Merlin, their relationship is still strong. Gwen discovered that her love for Arthur is strong enough that she does not want to let him go.
Who is Gwen’s father Merlin?
Tom was a blacksmith in Camelot and the father of Guinevere Pendragon and Sir Elyan, Knight of Camelot. He was executed by Uther Pendragon after being accused of practising sorcery.
What episode does Morgana find out she’s Uther daughter?
Wham Episode: Morgana is secretly Uther’s illegitimate daughter. Mid-Season Twist: The fifth of thirteen. Close enough.
Who was King Uther Pendragon in King Arthur?
Who was Uther Pendragon? King Uther Pendragon was the father of King Arthur. He was the brother of Ambrosius whom he succeeded as King of Britain. Falling in love with Igraine, he went to war with her husband, Gorlois.
What is King Arthur’s father’s name?
Uther Pendragon, King Arthur’s father. Uther Pendragon was brother to Ambrosius. Uther Pendragon became King of Britain on his brother’s death. Uther Pendragon is the father of Arthur. Geoffrey of Monmouth says that Arther was conceived at Tintagel, when Uther Pendragon used Merlin’s magic to deceive Ygerna into sleeping with him.
Was Uther Pendragon in love with Argan’s wife?
The Prose Tristan says Uther was once in love with the wife of Argan who defeated him and made him build a castle. The Petit Brut tells how he fought a dragon-serpent in Westmorland (now part of Cumbria). Henry of Huntingdon calls him King Arthur’s brother while a Cumbrian legend makes him a giant.
Is King Uther Pendragon based on Aurelianus?
Aurelius Ambrosius is Ambrosius Aurelianus, mentioned by Gildas, though his connection to Constantine and Constans is unrecorded. It is possible that Uther himself is based at least partially on Tewdrig, a historical king of Glywysing in the sixth century, given the strong similarities between their death stories.