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Uriens was the husband of Queen
Igraine's daughter, Morgan Le Fay.
When the young King Arthur came to the throne, he was one of the
initiators of the rebel alliance who refused to accept him. He fought in
the Battle of Bedegraine and afterwards played host his fellow rebels in
his city of Sorhaute (possibly Sedbergh). He withdrew from the second
rebellion however, and was reconciled with Arthur at the funeral of King
Lot of Orkney and the other rebel kings who died at the Battle of
Terrabil. On King Pellinore of
Listinoise's advice, Uriens was made a Knight
of the Round Table when he
admonished himself at the Battle on the Humber against the invading Kings
of Denmark, Ireland, the Vale, Soleise, and Longtains. Uriens and Sir Accolon of Gaul accompanied
King Arthur on the hunting expedition that led to his wife's attempt on
the great King's life. When the three men had fallen asleep aboard the
mysterious boat though, Uriens was transferred home and woke up in Morgan's
arms in his own bed. She failed in her conspiracy and, in frustration,
decided to murder her conformist husband instead. However, their son, Sir
Yvain, walked in on her as she raised her sword over his sleeping father.
Yvain spared her exposure as long as she promised to keep away from Uriens
and a separation does seem to have ensued. The location of Uriens' Kingdom of Gore is
highly disputed, though generally it is thought to represent Cumberland
& Westmorland since, in reality, he is King
Urien of North Rheged, who lived about a century after King
Arthur's time.
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