Ulfius rode to tell King Uther that he had seen Merlin. King Uther Pendragon demanded the presence of Merlin. Merlin came to Uther in the place where Ulfius was. Merlin told King Uther that he knew all his heart’s desire. In exchange for what Uther wanted, Merlin must be able to get what he wanted. King Uther agreed to this and swore by the Four Evangelists. Merlin told King Uther that the night he lay with Igraine, he will impregnate her with a son, Arthur. The child was then to be placed in the care of Merlin. In his desire for Igraine, King Uther agreed without thinking about what he was giving consent.    

Merlin then changed the figure of King Uther into the Duke’s, changed Ulfius into a knight of the Duke’s, Sir Brastias, and then Merlin would be like Sir Jordanus, another knight of the Duke’s. Merlin told Uther, now the Duke, to say that he was ill and needed to go to his room and not to leave until Merlin came to get him. The real Duke of Tintagil decided to lay siege on King Uther because of the outcomes of the day’s battle. While the real Duke rode to fight, he was killed.

After the Duke was dead, King Uther lay with Igraine and the words of Merlin came true for she was going to have a son. In the morning, Merlin came to get Uther and left, Igraine. After Uther left Igraine found out about the death of her husband and tried to think of who would dress like him to lay with her. After she mourned for her husband, Igraine met with Uflius who told her what had happened. Igraine and King Uther got married to avoid a revolt from the knights of Uther. There were many other weddings on the request of Uther. The daughter of Igraine from the Duke, Morgan le Fay, was put into a nunnery where she learned necromancy. After her schooling, Morgan le Fay was married to King Uriens of Gore. 

Laura Smith Class of '09