The father of Arthur by Ygerna, by means of intrigue arranged by Merlin.
Uther spent his youth in Breton exile and returns with his brother Aurelius Ambrosius to Britain to dethrone Vortigern. Aurelius becomes king and sends Uther and Merlin to Ireland to bring back the Giant's Ring (Stonehenge). After his death, by poison, Uther becomes king and holds court in London. He desires Ygerna, the wife of Gorlois, the Duke of Cornwall, but the latter, observing the king's advances, leaves without permission and immures his wife in Tintagel Castle. Taking his conduct as an insult, Uther leads an army to ravage the ducal lands.
Uther Pendragon Actor
Merlin magically turns Uther into a replica of Gorlois and he is thus able to enter Tintagel. He lays with Ygerna, who supposes him to be her husband, and Arthur is begotten. The real Gorlois dies on the battlefield and Uther is free to resume his true shape and marry Ygerna.
Uther Pendragon Death
The Tears of Uther Pendragon is a two-part story consisting of the first and second episodes of the third series of Merlin which was first broadcast on the 11th and 18 September 2010. It is set a year after Morgana went missing and sees her return.
The remainder of his life is troubled by ill health and aggressive Saxons. Some sixteen year later he dies, like his brother, by Saxon poison. He was buried beside Aurelius at Stonehenge.
In Welsh tradition his name was known before the time of Geoffrey of Monmouth but there is no proof that he was a real person. The Welsh Uthr means 'terrible, awe-inspiring,' and the connection with Arthur could be a mere mistake, since 'Arthur the terrible' might have been misconstrued as 'Arthur son of Uthr.'
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Welsh uthr, 'terrible;' pen, 'head;' dragon, 'leader.'
Uther Pendragon is the current head of the noble House of Pendragon and the father of Arthur and Le Fay. Uther Pendargon was born in the Kingdom of Far Far Away and was the youngest sibling of Queen Lillian. During his adulthood, he left Far Far Away and later married a young girl named Igraine and she would later have a son named Arthur but he left him at Worcestershire Academy and is implied dead later on. Uther Pendragon was born in 442, at birth place, to Roman Emperor Flavius Constantius and Macsen Flavius Claudius Constantinus (born Ivoire verch Llancelod). Roman was born circa 365, in Naissus. 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.
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Uther Pendragon Fate
- Lacy, Norris J., ed. (1996). The New Arthurian Encyclopedia. New York: Garland.
- MacKillop, James. (2004). Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc.