Gorlois

Also known as: the duke · Family: Britons · Role: duke of Cornwall · First appears: Book VIII 15–18

Life events

Gorlois left court after discovering Uther’s attention to Igerna.(Book VIII 19)
- With: Uther Pendragon
- “The husband, discovering this, fell into a great rage, and retired from the court without taking leave”
Uther invaded Cornwall and burned its cities and towns.(Book VIII 19 · 📍 Cornwall)
- With: Uther Pendragon
- “Accordingly, without delay, while their anger was hot against each other, the king got together a great army, and marched into Cornwall, the cities and towns whereof he set on fire.”
Gorlois moved Igerna to Tintagel while he fortified himself at Dimilioc.(Book VIII 19 · 📍 Tintagel)
- With: Igerna
- “he put her into the town of Tintagel, upon the sea-shore, which he looked upon as a place of great safety. But he himself entered the castle of Dimilioc”
Uther besieged Gorlois’s stronghold and blocked every avenue.(Book VIII 19 · 📍 Dimilioc)
- With: Uther Pendragon
- “The king, informed of this, went to the town where Gorlois was, which he besieged, and shut up all the avenues to it.”
Gorlois is killed during the assault, ending his resistance.(Book VIII 20–23)
- “but happened to be killed in the very first brunt of the fight”

with Uther Pendragon (Gorlois gave Uther tactical advice.) “Gorlois, duke of Cornwall, had orders to deliver his opinion first, out of regard to his years and great experience. ”

married with Igerna “Among the rest was present Gorlois, duke of Cornwall, with his wife Igerna, the greatest beauty in all Britain.”
enemies with Uther Pendragon “Accordingly, without delay, while their anger was hot against each other, the king got together a great army, and marched into Cornwall, the cities and towns whereof he set on fire.”
friends with Jordan of Tintagel “I will metamorphose you into the true semblance of Gorlois and Ulfin into Jordan of Tintagel, his familiar friend;”

married with Igerna (The text indicates that Igerna had previously been married to Gorlois.) “he was sorry for the death of Gorlois, but rejoiced that Igerna was now at liberty to marry again”
with Uther Pendragon (interaction) “When they saw the king in the likeness of the consul, sitting close by her, they were struck with shame and astonishment at his safe arrival there, whom they had left dead at the siege; for they were wholly ignorant of the miracles which Merlin had wrought with his medicines. The king therefore smiled at the news”

Extracted from the original text of The History of the Kings of Britain. Made with Rho MD.