Arthurian Mythology List
Welcome to the Mythopouch list of Arthurian mythology entries! We also delve into the early history of Britain, Wales, and the Celtic and medieval traditions that shaped the Arthurian world. From kings, queens, knights and mages to castles, quests, monsters, artefacts, weapons, enchanted objects, creatures and more, this collection will continue to grow over time. Mythopouch provides real-world background and mythological information drawn from early chronicles, Welsh tales and medieval romances such as: the Welsh Triads, Culhwch and Olwen, the Historia Brittonum, the Annales Cambriae, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Chrétien de Troyes, the Lancelot-Grail or Vulgate Cycle, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur. Arthurian legend carries powerful ideas about courage, honour, loyalty, temptation, sacrifice, prophecy, betrayal and the dream of a better kingdom - messages passed from storyteller to storyteller for centuries, many of which still speak to modern life. Our unique imagery is meant to capture the imagination and ignite the Arthurian spark within us all. Our “token mark” coin symbol assigned to each record is a visual representation of the entity, for use in Mythopouch learning modules and games.
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Uther Pendragon
Uther Pendragon is the father of King Arthur and the storm before the golden age, the fierce, lovesick and war-haunted king of Britain whose single night at Tintagel begot everything that followed. He is the younger brother of Aurelius Ambrosius, who fought the Saxons at his brother's side, led the expedition that carried the Giant's Dance from Ireland to raise Stonehenge, and took the dragon's name from a blazing star that promised him the crown. He is the king who burned with desire for Igraine, the wife of his own Duke of Cornwall, and who wore another man's face, by Merlin's craft, to enter her chamber while her true husband died that same night at his siege. He is the sick king carried in a litter to his last victory, poisoned by the spring he trusted, and laid to rest among the stones he had raised. And he is the darker half of the Arthurian beginning, the passion to Arthur's justice, the deception that made the king and planted the seed of all that came after.