Igraine or '\Ygraine' was the mother of King Arthur. First mentioned by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his book Historia Regum Britanniae, he describes her as the daughter of Amlawdd Wledig, a member of the Royal House of Dumnonia and wife first to Gorlois, Duke of Cornwall then after his death to his onetime ally, Uther Pendragon, High-King of Britain. She was the mother of five children from her two marriages and many of them important to the legends surrounding Arthur.

Her children by Gorlois were:

  • Gormant, a son.
  • Elaine, a daughter.
  • Anna-Morgause, a daughter better known as simply Morgause.
  • Morgan, a daughter better known as Morgan le Fay.

Her only son by Uther was: She is also, perhaps mistakenly, mentioned as the mother of Cado, King of Dumnonia by her cousin Gereint, King of Dumnonia. Cado is considered usually a cousin and not a brother to Igraine's other children.

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