King Urience
Family: northern host · Role: king · First appears: Book I, Chapter XII
In Book I, Chapter XII, King Urience of the land of Gore swore with Duke of Cambenet, King Brandegoris, King Clariance, King of the Hundred Knights, King Lot, King Idres, King Cradelmas, King Agwisance, King Nentres, and King Carados to remain united against King Arthur. They vowed “that for weal nor woe, they should not leave other, till they had destroyed Arthur,” making King Arthur their enemy while standing as friends with the other kings.
At the castle of Bedegraine, King Urience assembled with them a vast host and advanced against King Arthur. As Sir Uwain’s father, he also swore to bring six thousand men of arms on horseback.
Relationship record
Life events
- Eleven kings swear to remain united until they destroy Arthur.(Book I, Chapter XII)
- With: Duke of Cambenet King Brandegoris King Clariance King of the Hundred Knights King Lot King Idres King Cradelmas King Agwisance King Nentres King Carados King Arthur
- “And now they sware that for weal nor woe, they should not leave other, till they had destroyed Arthur.”
- The eleven kings assemble a vast host, besiege Bedegraine, and advance against Arthur.(Book I, Chapter XII · 📍 castle of Bedegraine)
- With: Duke of Cambenet King Brandegoris King Clariance King of the Hundred Knights King Lot King Idres King Cradelmas King Agwisance King Nentres King Carados King Arthur
- “So their whole host was of clean men of arms on horseback fifty thousand, and a-foot ten thousand of good men’s bodies. Then were they soon ready, and mounted upon horse and sent forth their fore-riders, for these eleven kings in their ways laid a siege unto the castle of Bedegraine; and so they departed and drew toward Arthur”
Book I, Chapter XII
- enemies with King Arthur “And now they sware that for weal nor woe, they should not leave other, till they had destroyed Arthur.”
- child: Sir Uwain “Also there swore King Urience, that was Sir Uwain’s father, of the land of Gore, and he would bring six thousand men of arms on horseback.”
- friends with Duke of Cambenet “And now they sware that for weal nor woe, they should not leave other, till they had destroyed Arthur.”
- friends with King Brandegoris “And now they sware that for weal nor woe, they should not leave other, till they had destroyed Arthur.”
- friends with King Clariance “And now they sware that for weal nor woe, they should not leave other, till they had destroyed Arthur.”
- friends with King of the Hundred Knights “And now they sware that for weal nor woe, they should not leave other, till they had destroyed Arthur.”
- friends with King Lot “And now they sware that for weal nor woe, they should not leave other, till they had destroyed Arthur.”
- friends with King Idres “And now they sware that for weal nor woe, they should not leave other, till they had destroyed Arthur.”
- friends with King Cradelmas “And now they sware that for weal nor woe, they should not leave other, till they had destroyed Arthur.”
- friends with King Agwisance “And now they sware that for weal nor woe, they should not leave other, till they had destroyed Arthur.”
- friends with King Nentres “And now they sware that for weal nor woe, they should not leave other, till they had destroyed Arthur.”
- friends with King Carados “And now they sware that for weal nor woe, they should not leave other, till they had destroyed Arthur.”
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Extracted from the original text of Le Morte d'Arthur. Made with Rho MD.