kids encyclopedia robot

Uther Pendragon facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Pyle Uther Pendragon
Pyle Uther Pendragon

Uther Pendragon is the father of King Arthur in the Arthurian legend. His name, Pendragon, means the "Chief-Dragon", which means he is the "foremost leader" or "chief of warriors". He is mentioned briefly in Old Welsh poems, but his biography was first written down by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain). Geoffrey's description of him has been used in most later stories.

According to the stories, Arthur is the son of Uther Prendragon and the Lady Igraine.

Images for kids

  • History of the Kings (f.72) Uthr Bendragon

    Uther Pendragon in a crude illustration from a 15th-century Welsh version of Historia Regum Britanniae

  • Pelleas and Igraine

    Uther, on horseback and disguised as Pelleas, watches Igraine picking flowers in Uther and Igraine by Warwick Deeping, illustrated by Wladyslaw T. Benda

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Uther Pendragon Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.