Uneasy lies the Head that wears a crown in ‘Merlin’

 
Kate O'Hare
Published: June 21, 2009

In most Arthurian legends, Uther Pendragon is a king who conspires with the wizened wizard Merlin to trick his enemy’s wife into a night of passion. From this results Arthur, who is spirited away to live in secrecy until he pulls a sword out of a stone, becomes king, builds Camelot, founds the Knights of the Round Table, who go on a quest for the Holy Grail, etc., etc.

As for Uther’s fate, well, that depe...


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