House of Pendragon

House of Pendragon
Status:	Extinct (Presumably)
Biographical Information
Family:	Uther Pendragon † Arthur Pendragon † Ygraine Pendragon † Morgana Pendragon † Guinevere Pendragon
Statistics
Affiliation:	Camelot
Behind the Scenes
List of Appearances:	65 episodes

“These are dangerous times. Marrying a Pendragon will secure your future.”

— Grunhilda to Elena^[src]

The House of Pendragon refers to the royal family of Camelot, which rose to prominence after Uther Pendragon conquered Camelot in his youth and was crowned King.

History

When Uther Pendragon was a young man, he came to Camelot from an unknown land and conquered it, after which he was crowned King (The Dragon's Call, The Sorcerer's Shadow).

Uther married Ygraine de Bois and she became Queen of Camelot. When they failed to produce an heir, Uther asked the High Priestess Nimueh to use magic to allow them to conceive their son, Arthur Pendragon. She did so, but the type of magic she used caused Ygraine to die in childbirth. Devastated by her death, Uther blamed magic and instigated the Great Purge (Excalibur, The Sins of the Father).

At some point before the Great Purge, Uther had an affair with Vivienne that produced a daughter, Morgana Pendragon. The affair and Morgana's true parentage were kept secret and she was raised by Gorlois until his death, after which Uther adopted her as his ward (To Kill the King, The Crystal Cave).

When Morgana learned of her true parentage, she became enraged when Uther refused to acknowledge her as an heir and became determined to seize the throne for herself. She conquered Camelot twice in the following years, the first time with the help of her half-sister Morgause and an immortal army, and the second with the warlord Helios and his army of Southrons. However, Arthur retook the kingdom both times and Morgana was exiled from Camelot (The Crystal Cave, The Coming of Arthur, The Sword in the Stone).

Morgana's betrayal left Uther mentally broken and a shell of his former self. One year after the Fall of Camelot, he was fatally wounded saving Arthur from an assassin and later died after Morgana caused Merlin's healing spell to backfire, after which Arthur ascended the throne as King of Camelot (The Wicked Day).

Several months after Uther's death, Arthur became engaged to Morgana's former maidservant Guinevere. They eventually married in the aftermath of the Second Fall of Camelot and Guinevere became the first commoner to marry into the Pendragon family and be crowned Queen of Camelot (Lancelot du Lac, The Sword in the Stone).

Three years later, both Arthur and Morgana were killed in the aftermath of the Battle of Camlann. Though their family name lives on through Guinevere, who ascended the throne upon Arthur's death, since both Arthur and Morgana died without issue, the Pendragon bloodline is presumably extinct (The Diamond of the Day).

Notable Members

Member	Status	Title	Relations	Photo
Arthur Pendragon	†	King of Camelot	Son of Uther and Ygraine Pendragon Half-brother of Morgana Pendragon Nephew of Tristan and Agravaine de Bois Husband of Guinevere Pendragon Son-in-law of Tom and Tom's Wife Brother-in-law of Elyan
Guinevere Pendragon	Alive	Queen of Camelot	Daughter of Tom and Tom's Wife Sister of Elyan Wife of Arthur Pendragon Daughter-in-law of Uther and Ygraine Pendragon Sister-in-law of Morgana Pendragon
Morgana Pendragon	†	Lady	Daughter of Vivienne and Uther Pendragon Half-sister of Morgause and Arthur Pendragon Sister-in-law of Guinevere Pendragon Adoptive daughter of Gorlois
Uther Pendragon	†	King of Camelot	Husband of Ygraine Pendragon Father of Arthur and Morgana Pendragon Brother-in-law of Tristan and Agravaine de Bois Father-in-law of Guinevere Pendragon
Ygraine Pendragon	†	Queen of Camelot	Wife of Uther Pendragon Mother of Arthur Pendragon Sister of Agravaine and Tristan de Bois Mother-in-law of Guinevere Pendragon

Family Tree

                                       +---------+----------+
   Gorlois + Vivienne   +   Uther + Ygraine   Tristan   Agravaine
           |            |         |
           |            |         |           Tom + Tom's Wife
           |            |         |               |
           |            |         |               |
           +------------+---------+          +----+----+
       Morgause      Morgana    Arthur + Guinevere   Elyan

Related Families

• House of de Bois
• Guinevere's Family

Servants of the House

Servant	Status	Position	Photo
Audrey	Alive	Head Chef
Cedric	Dead	Temporary Manservant to Arthur Pendragon
Gaius	Alive	Court Physician Confidant of Uther Pendragon
Geoffrey	Alive	Royal Librarian Court Genealogist
George	Alive	Temporary Manservant to Arthur Pendragon
Guinevere Pendragon	Alive	Personal Maidservant to Morgana Pendragon Caregiver to Uther Pendragon
Merlin	Alive	Personal Manservant to Arthur Pendragon Apprentice to Gaius, the Court Physician
Morris	Alive	Former Manservant to Arthur Pendragon
Sefa	Alive	Former Maidservant to Guinevere Pendragon

Trivia

• The House of Pendragon is the only known noble family to have a commoner marry into it (The Sword in the Stone).
• Morgana's insistence that she is the rightful heir to the throne of Camelot strongly implies that she is older than Arthur, as her illegitimacy would otherwise disqualify her (The Crystal Cave, The Darkest Hour).
• Ygraine and Gwen are the only people known to have married into the Pendragon family as it is unknown if Uther had siblings. He may have taken on the Pendragon name after he conquered Camelot, as his legend counterpart did.