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King Uther Pendragon was the King of Camelot and the father of Arthur and Morgana Pendragon. He was seen as an immutable ruler, with his laws upholding duty and tradition while defying the use of magic. All magic users and people suspected of using magic were killed under Uther's command. It was his hatred of magic and severe punishment of those who used it that ultimately caused Morgana to ...
According to Arthurian legend, Merlin magically disguises Uther to look like his enemy Gorlois, enabling Uther to sleep with Gorlois' wife Lady Igraine. Thus Arthur, "the once and future king", is an illegitimate child (though later legend, as found in Malory , emphasises that the conception occurred after Gorlois's death and that he was ...
Uther Pendragon. 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).
In a later work, Vita Merlini, Geoffrey further developed the story of Merlin by adapting a northern legend about a wild man of the woods, gifted with powers of divination. Early in the 13th century,… Read More; Round Table. In Round Table …by the counsellor Merlin for Uther Pendragon, King Arthur’s father.
May 10, 2024 · In Geoffrey’s account Merlin-Ambrosius figured as adviser to Uther Pendragon (King Arthur’s father) and afterward to Arthur himself. In a later work, Vita Merlini, Geoffrey further developed the story of Merlin by adapting a northern legend about a wild man of the woods, gifted with powers of divination.
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Sep 28, 2023 · Merlin presents Arthur In exchange for using his magic to help lustful King Uther to seduce a nobleman’s wife, Merlin asks the monarch to give him their son, Arthur, at birth. He holds him while ...
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As a memorial to the fallen Britons Merlin builds Stonehenge on the Salisbury plain and, on Merlin’s advice, King Uther (now called Uther Pendragon in honour of his brother) creates the Round Table as a replica of the table of the Grail originally built by Joseph of Arimathea and which was, in turn, a replica of the table of the Last Supper.
