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While Gorlois defends himself against Uther's armies at his fort of Dimilioc, he sends Igraine to stay safe within Tintagel Castle, which is supposedly his most secure refuge.

Uther's and appearance
" Geoffrey of Monmouth's story goes on to explain how the wizard Merlin was summoned, and in order to help get them into Tintagel Castle, he magically changed Uther's appearance to that of Gorlois, whilst also changing his own and Ulfin's appearances to those of two of Gorlois's companions.
Once this is agreed, Merlin uses magic to transform Uther ’ s appearance into that of the Duke's, while Uther's forces lead Cornwall and his men away.

Uther's and early
Wace usually only refers to li roi (" the king ") without naming him, and someone has taken an early mention of Uther's epithet Pendragon as the name of his brother.

Uther's and also
Yet Geoffrey also refers to King Hoel of Brittany as Arthur's nephew and presents a prophecy that to Uther's daughter will be born a line of seven kings, something true if Hoel is Anna's son, but not true if only Gawain or Mordred are Anna's sons.
In this way, Uther is also an effective companion novel to The Eagles ' Brood as it follows the title character and others as they grow up and wage war on Uther's main enemy, Guhlrys Lot, King of Cornwall.

Uther's and be
His role could be embellished and added to that of Aurelianus Ambrosius, or he could be made into one of old Uther's favourite advisors and naught more.
The character appears in the BBC television series Merlin with the name Morgana Pendragon, where she is Uther's ward, and is later revealed to be his illegitimate daughter, and Arthur's half sister.
Uther's son Arthur defeats the Saxons so severely that they cease to be a threat until after his death.
Uther's son Arthur defeats the Saxons so severely that they cease to be a threat until after his death.
After Uther's death there is no known heir and the barons fight amongst themselves to find out who is to be the next High King of Britain.
) He was then revealed by those who knew to be Uther's son simply being fostered, and is put to the throne.

Uther's and found
He is later found in the forest of Northumberland by a follower of Uther's disguised as an ugly man and tending a great herd of beasts.

Uther's and which
On the way to the battle, he sees a comet in the shape of a dragon, which Merlin interprets as presaging Aurelius's death and Uther's glorious future.
When Uther's son Arthur takes up the kingship, he helps Lot and his brothers regain their territories, which have fallen to the Saxons.
In Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon ( a recent retelling of the legend ) Arthur simply retrieves the sword from an altar on which it had been placed after Uther's death in preparation of his funeral, astonishing priests with his ability to touch it.

Uther's and is
In these works the Round Table is kept by King Leodegrance of Cameliard after Uther's death ; Arthur inherits it when he marries Leodegrance's daughter Guinevere.
Thus Arthur, " the once and future king ," is an illegitimate child ( though the later legend emphasizes that the conception occurred after Gorlois ' death and that therefore he was legitimated by Uther's subsequent marriage to Igraine ).
The latter includes a reference to Arthur, so the marginal addition of " dragon " to Uther's name is probably justified.
Uther's family is based on some historical figures ; Constantine on the historical usurper Constantine III, a claimant to the Roman throne from 407 – 411, and Constans on his son.
" Opposing views appear in Layamon's Brut where Cador appears first as a leader who takes charge of Uther's host when they are attacked by Gorlois while Uther is secretly lying beside Igraine in Tintagel.
It is Igraine's death that sparks Uther's hatred and persecution of all magic users within his kingdom.
In the prose version of Robert de Boron's Merlin, the name of Uther's elder brother Ambrosius is given as " Pendragon ", while Uter ( Uther ) changes his name after his brother's death to " Uterpendragon ".
However Morgana, having overheard Uther's confession, attempts to kill him for lying to her and is only stopped by Merlin's swift intervention.
During the first two seasons she is depicted as a good, sometimes heroic character, but in the third season when she realises she has magic and becomes angered by Uther's actions against her people, she turns to darkness.
" In Layamon's Brut Cador appears as a leader who takes charge of Uther's host when they are attacked by Gorlois while Uther is secretly lying beside Igraine in Tintagel.
In the BBC's Merlin, he is Arthur's villainous uncle, appearing to want to guide the prince after his father become incapacitated, while secretly working with Morgana to try and bring Arthur down and return her to the throne, presumably out of revenge for the death of his sister and brother at King Uther's hands.

Uther's and son
The Prose Lancelot relates that when Igraine became Uther's wife she left behind in the dukedom of Tintagel a son of the Duke of Tintagel by a previous marriage.
She dies telling Merlyn, Uther's cousin and commander of the forces of Camulod, of her son by Uther, Arthur Pendragon.
Following Gorlois ' death at Uther's hands, Morgaine blames her foster brother King Arthur ( Uther's son ) for stealing her and her sisters ' birthright.

Uther's and brother
According to the Grail cycle, it was Uther's older brother ( elsewhere called Ambrosius Aurelianus ) who saw the comet and received the name " Pendragon ", Uther taking his epithet after his death.
In contrast to traditional versions, Stephen R. Lawhead's Pendragon Cycle makes Uther's brother Aurelius, whose widow ( Ygerna ) he marries, Arthur's true father.

Uther's and .
On Uther's death, the fifteen-year-old Arthur succeeds him as King of Britain and fights a series of battles, similar to those in the Historia Brittonum, culminating in the Battle of Bath.
Other versions treat the Round Table differently, for instance Italian Arthurian works often distinguish between the " Old Table " of Uther's time and Arthur's " New Table.
This act of conception occurs the very night Uther's troops dispatch Gorlois.
Whyte's novel " Uther ", written in 2000, revolves around a fictionalized version of Uther's life.
Some romances show her alive after Uther's death.

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