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In the Matter of Britain, Igraine (/ iː ˈ ɡ r eɪ n /) is the mother of King Arthur. Igraine is also known in Latin as Igerna, in Welsh as Eigr (Middle Welsh Eigyr), in French as Ygraine (Old French Ygerne or Igerne), in Le Morte d'Arthur as Ygrayne—often modernised as Igraine or Igreine—and in Parzival as Arnive.
CHARACTERS OF ARTHURIAN LEGEND. Queen Igraine. Who was Igraine? Igraine comes from the Welsh name Eigyr. She was the mother of King Arthur and the daughter of Amlawdd. She married Gorlois, by whom she had a number of daughters. (This husband is sometimes called Hoel.)
Igraine - King Arthur's Family Tree. Igraine of Tintagel was the beautiful wife of (eventually) two men. Her first husband, Gorlois, was the father of three of her four children : Morgana La Fay, Morgause, and Elaine. Igraine grew up in a stable and loving home, so her childhood was pleasant.
Dutchess of Tintagil and later Queen of England. Arthur’s mother, she “was called a fair lady, and a passing wise”. She has her roots in the Welsh character Eigyr in Culhwch and Olwen, in which she is the daughter of Amlawdd Wledig, a prince. In Welsh texts, she has a son named Gormant.
Through some trickery of Merlin, Uther enters the castle Tintagel and satiates his desire for Igraine, conceiving Arthur. The two are the conduits for the coming of Arthur. Their magical consummation is the beginning of the entire Arthurian saga.
In the Matter of Britain, Igraine (i:'ɡreɪn) is the mother of King Arthur. She is also known in Latin as Igerna, in Welsh as Eigr ( Middle Welsh Eigyr ), in French as Ygraine (Old French Ygerne or Igerne ), in Thomas Malory 's Le Morte d'Arthur as Ygrayne —often modernized as Igraine or Igreine —and in Wolfram von Eschenbach 's Parzival as Arnive.
In the Matter of Britain, Igraine is the mother of King Arthur. Igraine is also known in Latin as Igerna, in Welsh as Eigr , in French as Ygraine , in Le Morte d'Arthur as Ygrayne—often modernised as Igraine or Igreine—and in Parzival as Arnive. She becomes the wife of Uther Pendragon, after the death of her first husband, Gorlois.
