We all know of King Arthur, Merlin, or Lancelot. But there are dozens if not hundreds of other characters that are or have been part of the mythos, not to mention various groups they belonged to. This is our list of Arthurian characters and groups.
What’s on this List of Arthurian Characters and Groups?
There are a lot of characters that have become part of the Arthurian mythos throughout the years. Many have gone through multiple iterations and interpretations from authors across the British Isles, France, Germany, and much more.
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| # | Name | Short Description | Type | Other Names | First Appearance | Learn more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accolon | Knight who has relationship with Morgan le Fay. | Human | Post-Vulgate Cycle, 1230s | ||
| 2 | Aglovale | Eldest son of King Pellinore | Human | Agloval, Sir Aglovale de Galis | ||
| 3 | Agravain | Second son of King Lot and Morgause. Brother of Gawain. | Human | Agravaine | Read more | |
| 4 | Amr | Son of King Arthur | Human | Amhar, Amir, Anir | Historia Brittonum, c. 820 | |
| 5 | Andred | Cousin of Tristan | Human | Le Morte d'Arthur | ||
| 6 | (King) Arthur | King, the central character of the Arthurian mythos. | Human | Arthur Pendragon | Y Gododdin, c. 7th century | Read more |
| 7 | Artegall | Knight of Justice | Human | The Faerie Queen | ||
| 8 | Aurelius Ambrosius | Uther Pendragon's brother, High King of Britain before him. Killed before Uther's reign. | Human | Ambrosius Aurelianus | De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae c. 540s | Read more |
| 9 | Bagdemagus | Meleagant's father and ruler of Gorre | Human | |||
| 10 | Ban | Father of Lancelot | Human | |||
| 11 | Balan | Brother to Balin | Human | Sir Balan le Savage | Post-Vulgate Cycle, 1230s | |
| 12 | Balin | Brother to Balan, kills the Lady of the Lake and strikes the Dolorous Stroke | Human | Sir Balin le Savage, Knight with Two Swords | Post-Vulgate Cycle, 1230s | |
| 13 | Bedivere | Close friend of Arthur. Returns Excalibur to The Lady of the Lake, brother to Sir Lucan | Human | (Welsh: Bedwyr), (French: Bédoier), Bedevere | Pa Gur yv y Porthaur, c. 10th century | |
| 14 | Black Knight | King Arthur's grandson through Tom a Lincoln. Another Black Knight is an antagonist figure | Human | |||
| 15 | Blanchefleur | Percival's wife, niece to Gornemant | Human | Perceval, the Story of the Grail, c. 1181 | ||
| 16 | Bors the Elder | Brother to King Ban, and an ally of Arthur's | Human | (French: Bohort) | ||
| 17 | Bors the Younger | Son of Bors the Elder, father of Elyan the White | Human | |||
| 18 | Brangaine | Handmaid to Iseult | Human | Brangaene, Brangwane, Brangien | Tristan, 12th century | |
| 19 | Bruin | Unknown Family, One of the original 32 Knights of the Round Table | Human | Sir Bruin Surnamed the Black | ||
| 20 | Breunor le Noir | Knight who wears his murdered father's coat, brother of Dinadan and Daniel | Human | Brunor, La Cote Male Taile | ||
| 21 | Britomart | Knight of Chastity, a female knight of the Faerie Queen. | Human | The Faerie Queen | ||
| 22 | Britons | The original inhabitants of Great Britain. | Group | |||
| 23 | Brutus of Britain | First King of Britain, a Trojan | Human | Brut, Brute, (Welsh: Bryttys) | Historia Brittonum, c. 820 | Read more |
| 24 | Cador | Raised Guinevere as his ward, father to Constantine III of Britain, described in some works as Arthur's cousin | Human | (Latin: Cadorius) | ||
| 25 | Caelia | Tom a'Lincoln's lover, mother to the Faerie Knight | Human | Celia, The Faerie Queene | ||
| 26 | Calogrenant | Cousin to Sir Ywain | Human | Colgrevance, Cynan | Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, 1170s | |
| 27 | Caradoc | Rebelled against Arthur when he first became king, but later supported him, sometimes two characters—Caradoc the Elder (a king) and Caradoc the Younger (a knight) | Human | (Latin: Caractacus), (Welsh: Caradog Freichfras), (French: Carados Briefbras) | ||
| 28 | Catigern | Son of Vortigern, fought alongside his brother Vortimer against the Saxons | Human | (Welsh: Cattegirn) | ||
| 29 | (King) Cerdic of Wessex | First King of Wessex | Human | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 9th century | Read more | |
| 30 | Claudas | A Frankish King antagonistic to Arthur, has two sons, Dorin and Claudin | Human | |||
| 31 | Claudin | Virtuous son of the Frankish villain Claudas, eventually becomes one of 12 knights to achieve the Holy Grail | Human | |||
| 32 | (King) Constans son of Constantine | Son of Constantine II of Britain, older brother to Uther Pendragon | Human | Based on the historical figure Constans | ||
| 33 | (King) Constantine II of Britain | Arthur's grandfather, father to Uther Pendragon, Constans, and Ambrosius Aurelianus | Human | Based on the historical figure Constantine | ||
| 34 | Constantine III of Britain | Arthur's cousin and successor to his throne, Cador's son | Human | Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136 | ||
| 35 | Culhwch | Cousin of Arthur's in early Welsh legend | Human | Culhwch and Olwen, c. 11th century | ||
| 36 | (King) Cynric of Wessex | Second King of Wessex, son of Cerdic | Human | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 9th century | ||
| 37 | Dagonet | Arthur's court jester | Human | |||
| 38 | Daniel von Blumenthal | A Knight of the Round Table found in an early German offshoot of Arthurian legend | Human | Daniel von Blumenthal, 1220 | ||
| 39 | Dinadan | Son of Sir Brunor the Senior | Human | Prose Tristan, 1230s | ||
| 40 | Dindrane | Sister (sometimes half-sister) of Percival, plays a large part in many Holy Grail stories | Human | (Italian: Agrestizia), (Welsh: Danbrann), Dindraine, Heliabel | ||
| 41 | Duessa | Antagonist of the Faerie Queen, | Faerie | The Faerie Queen | ||
| 42 | Durnure | One of Three Sons of King Pellinore, one of the original 32 Knights of the Round Table | Human | Sir Durnure | ||
| 43 | Ector | Raises Arthur according to Merlin's command, father to Sir Kay | Human | Hector, Antor, Ectorius | Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century | |
| 44 | Edern ap Nudd | Brother of Gwyn ap Nudd, rival to Erec/Geraint, originally a hostile figure, later a member of Arthur's retinue | Human | Edern, son of Nudd, Yder, Yver, Isdernus, Knight of the Sparrowhawk | Culhwch and Olwen, c. 1100 | |
| 45 | Elaine of Astolat | Daughter of Bernard of Astolat, classic Arthurian figure of unrequited love | Human | Elaine the White, Elaine the Fair, The Lady of Shalott | Le Morte d'Arthur, 1470 | |
| 46 | Elaine of Benoic | Wife of King Ban and mother to Lancelot, Evaine's sister | Human | Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century | ||
| 47 | Elaine of Corbenic | Daughter of the Fisher King, mother of Galahad by Lancelot | Human | Amite, Helaine, Helizabel | Perceval, the Story of the Grail c. 1181 | |
| 48 | Elaine of Garlot | Daughter of Gorlois and Igraine, sister to Morgan le Fay and Morgause and a half-sister to King Arthur, wife to King Nentres. | Human | |||
| 49 | Elaine of Listenoise | Daughter of King Pellinore, lover of Sir Miles of the Laundes | Human | |||
| 50 | Elaine the Peerless | Niece of the Lord of the Fens and wife of Persides the Red of the Castle of Gazevilte | Human | |||
| 51 | Eliwlod | Nephew to Arthur, son of Madoc, Uther Pendragon's son | Human | Welsh Triads | ||
| 52 | Elyan the White | Son of Sir Bors and Claire, King Brandegoris' daughter, helps Lancelot rescue Guinevere and goes into exile with him | Human | (French: Helyan le Blanc) | ||
| 53 | Enide | Erec's wife | Human | Enid | Erec and Enide, c. 1170 | |
| 54 | Epinogres | Son of King of Umberland, and brother unto Enchantress Vivien, one of the original 32 Knights of the Round Table | Human | Sir Epinogres | ||
| 55 | Erec | Son of King Lac and a Knight of the Round Table | Human | Unclear; first literary appearance as Erec in Erec and Enide, c. 1170 | ||
| 56 | Escanor the Handsome | King of the White Mountain and nephew of Escanor the large, Gawain defeated him in combat after Escanor tried to abduct Sir Girflct. | Human | Girart | ||
| 57 | Escanor the Large | Son of a giant and a witch, brother of Alienor, and uncle of Escanor the Handsome, he shared Gawain’s power by which his strength waxed and waned with the sun. | Human | Atre, Girart | ||
| 58 | Esclabor | Father of Palamedes, Safir, and Segwarides | Human | |||
| 59 | Esclados | Defended a magical fountain in the Forest of Broceliande, married to Laudine | Human | Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, 1170s | ||
| 60 | Evaine | Wife of Bors the Elder, mother of Bors the Younger and Lionel, sister of Elaine of Benoic, aunt of Lancelot | Human | Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century | ||
| 61 | Faerie Knight, The | Illegitimate son of Tom a'Lincoln and Caelia, the Faerie Queen, half brother to the Black Knight | Human | Tom a Lincoln part 1, 1599 | ||
| 62 | Feirefiz | Half-brother to Percival and King Arthur's nephew | Human | Parzival, early 13th century | ||
| 63 | Fisher King, The | Guardian of the Holy Grail, Father of Elaine of Corbenic | Human | The Wounded King, Pelles, Pelias | Perceval, the Story of the Grail, c. 1181 | |
| 64 | Gaheris | Son of King Lot and Morgause, brother to Gawain, Agravaine, and Gareth, and half-brother to Mordred | Human | |||
| 65 | Galahad | Illegitimate son of Sir Lancelot and Elaine of Corbenic | Human | Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century | ||
| 66 | Galehault | Former enemy of Arthur who becomes close friends with Lancelot | Human | Galehalt, Galehaut | Lancelot-Grail, early 13th century | |
| 67 | Galeschin | Son of Elaine of Garlot and King Nentres, nephew of Arthur | Human | Galeshin | Vulgate Cycle | |
| 68 | Gareth | Also a son of Lot and Morgause, in love with Lyonesse | Human | Beaumains | ||
| 69 | Gawain | Another son of Lot and Morgause, father of Gingalain | Human | (Latin: Walwanus), (Welsh: Gwalchmai), (Irish: Balbhuaidh) | Culhwch and Olwen, c. 11th century | |
| 70 | Geneir Gwystyl | One of King Arthur's knights in the Welsh Arthurian legend[1] | Human | |||
| 71 | Geraint | Enid's lover | Human | |||
| 72 | Gingalain | Gawain's and Blanchemal's son | Human | Guinglain, Gingalin, Gliglois, Wigalois, Le Bel Inconnu | ||
| 73 | [[Gorlois|Gorlois]] | Igraine's first husband before she married Uther Pendragon, father of Morgause and Morgan le Fay. | Human | (Old Welsh: Gwrlais) | ||
| 74 | Gloriana | The Faerie Queen | Faerie | The Faerie Queen | ||
| 75 | Gornemant | Percival's mentor | Human | Erec and Enide, c. 1170 | ||
| 76 | Guiron le Courtois | Companion of Meliodas | Human | Palamedes, 1235–1240 | ||
| 77 | Green Knight, The | A knight enchanted by Morgan le Fay in order to test Gawain | Faerie | Bercilak, Bertilak, Bernlak, Bredbeddle | Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, 1300s | |
| 78 | Griflet | The son of Do (or Don), cousin to Sir Lucan and Sir Bedivere | Human | Girflet, Jaufre | ||
| 79 | Gringolet | Gawain's horse | Human | (Welsh: Gwyn Calet, Ceincaled) | Erec and Enide, c. 1170 | |
| 80 | Guinevak | Guinevere's half-sister | Human | Gwenhwyvach | Culhwch and Olwen, c. 11th century | |
| 81 | (Queen) Guinevere | Wife to King Arthur, famous for her affair with Lancelot | Human | (Welsh: Gwenhwyfar), (Latin: Guanhumara) | Culhwch and Olwen, c. 11th century | |
| 82 | Guyon | Knight of Temperance | Human | The Faerie Queen | ||
| 83 | Gwyn ap Nudd | One of Arthur's knights. Brother of Edern ap Nudd, rival of Gwythyr ap Greidawl, lover of Creiddylad | Faerie | Culhwch and Olwen, c. 11th century | ||
| 84 | Hector de Maris | Half-brother of Lancelot, son of King Ban and the Lady de Maris, Sir Bors and Sir Lionel are his cousins | Human | Ector de Maris | ||
| 85 | Hengest | An Anglo-Saxon king killed by Uther Pendragon, Horsa's brother | Human | Hengist | The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, 721 | |
| 86 | Hueil mab Caw | A Pictish plunderer and chieftain, killed by Arthur, brother to Saint Gildas | Human | Huail | Culhwch and Olwen, c. 1110 | |
| 87 | Hoel | Son of King Budic of Brittany, father to St. Tudwal | Human | (Welsh: Howel, Hywel) | ||
| 88 | Horsa | Brother to Hengest | Human | The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, 721 | ||
| 89 | Igraine | Mother to King Arthur through an affair with Uther Pendragon, mother of Morgause and Morgan le Fay through her first husband Gorlois | Human | (Latin: Igerna), (Welsh: Eigyr), (French Igerne), Ygrayne, Arnive. | Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136 | Read more |
| 90 | Iseult of Ireland | Wife of Mark of Cornwall and adulterous lover of Sir Tristan | Human | Isolde, Yseult, Isode, Isoude, Isotta | ||
| 91 | (Queen) Iseult | Iseult of Ireland's mother | Human | Isolde, Yseult, Isode, Isoude, Isotta | ||
| 92 | Iseult of the White Hands | Daughter of Hoel of Brittany, sister of Sir Kahedin, and wife of Tristan | Human | Isolde, Yseult, Isode, Isoude, Isotta | ||
| 93 | Joseph of Arimathea | First keeper of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend | Human | Joseph d'Arimathie, 12th century | ||
| 94 | Josephus of Arimathea | Son of Joseph of Arimathea | Human | Josephe, Josephes | ||
| 95 | Kay | Foster brother to Arthur, Sir Ector's son | Human | (Welsh: Cai), (Latin: Caius) | Pa Gur yv y porthaur, 10th century | |
| 96 | Kahedin | Brother to Iseult, son of King Hoel, had an affair with Brangaine | Human | Kahadin, Kahedrin, Kehenis, Kehidius, possibly (Welsh: Kae Hir) | Roman de Tristan | |
| 97 | Knights of the Round Table | Organization at Camelot, headed by King Arthur. | Group | |||
| 98 | Lady of the Lake | There are several related characters called the Lady of the Lake—their actions include giving Arthur his sword Excalibur, raising Lancelot and his cousins as foster children, enchanting Merlin, and taking the dying king to Avalon | Faerie | Nimue, Viviane, Niniane, Nyneve | Unclear; a water fay is first mentioned as Lancelot's foster mother in Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart, 1170s | |
| 99 | Lamorak | Son of King Pellinore, brother to Tor, Aglovale, Percival, and Dindrane, lover of Morgause | Human | Prose Tristan, c. 1235 | ||
| 100 | Lancelot | Son to King Ban and Elaine, most famous for his affair with Queen Guinevere, Arthur's wife, most prominent Knight of the Round Table | Human | Lancelot du Lac, Lancelot of the Lake, Launcelot | Erec and Enide, c. 1170 | |
| 101 | Lanval | A knight of King Arthur's court who falls in love with a fairy | Human | Landevale, Launfal, Lambewell | Lanval, late 12th century | |
| 102 | Laudine | Sir Ywain's wife | Human | Lady of the Fountain | Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, 1170s | |
| 103 | Leodegrance | Guinevere's father, King of Cameliard in what is now southwest England | Human | Leondegrance, Leodegraunce | ||
| 104 | Lionel | Son of King Bors of Gaunnes (or Gaul), brother of Bors the Younger | Human | |||
| 105 | Lohengrin | A knight of the Holy Grail, son of Percival | Human | Loherangrin, Lorengel | Parzival, early 13th century | |
| 106 | Loholt | Illegitimate son of Arthur | Human | Possibly Llacheu (similar character in Welsh sources) | Welsh Triads | |
| 107 | Lot | King of Lothian, father to Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, and Gareth | Human | Loth | Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136 | |
| 108 | Lucan | Servant to King Arthur, Bedivere's brother, Griflet's cousin | Human | Sir Lucan the Butler | ||
| 109 | Lucius | A fictional Roman Emperor and antagonist to Arthur | Human | Lucius Tiberius, Lucius Hiberius | Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136 | |
| 110 | Lunete | Handmaiden and advisor to Laudine | Human | (Welsh: Luned), (French: Lunete, Lunet) | Yvain, the Knight of the Lion, 1170s | |
| 111 | Lynette | Seeks aid from Arthur to rescue her sister Lyonesse, Arthur sends an incognito Gareth, who she berates until he proves his worth | Human | Le Morte d'Arthur, c. 1470 | ||
| 112 | Lyonesse | Entrapped sister of Lynette, rescued by Gareth, whom she eventually marries | Human | Le Morte d'Arthur, c. 1470 | ||
| 113 | Llamrei | Llamrei was a mare owned by King Arthur | Human | Culhwch and Olwen, 11th century | ||
| 114 | Mabon ap Modron | Son of Modron, kidnapped at birth, rescued by Culhwch | Human | Culhwch and Olwen, 11th century | ||
| 115 | Madoc | Son of Uther Pendragon, brother of Arthur in early Welsh tradition, father of Eliwlod | Human | Madawg | Book of Taliesin | |
| 116 | Maleagant | Abductor of Guinevere | Human | Malagant, Meleagant, perhaps Melwas | Unclear, a similar character named "Melwas" appears in the 12th century Life of Gildas | |
| 117 | Manawydan fab Llyr | Originally a British god; appeared as a knight of Arthur's in Culhwch and Olwen | Human | Manawyddan | The Mabinogion | |
| 118 | Mark of Cornwall | Tristan's uncle, husband to Iseult | Human | (Latin: Marcus Cunomorus), (Cornish: Margh), (Welsh: March) | Possibly based on a historical figure from the 6th century | |
| 119 | Meirchion | Father to Mark of Cornwall | Human | |||
| 120 | Melehan | Elder son of Mordred | Human | Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136 | ||
| 121 | Meliodas | Father to Tristan, Tristan's father was named Rivalen in earlier versions | Human | Meliadus | Prose Tristan | |
| 122 | Menw ap Tairgwaedd | Enchanter, member of Arthur's retinue | Human | Culhwch and Olwen c. 1100 | ||
| 123 | Merlin | Wizard, guide to King Arthur | Human | (Welsh: Myrddin), Myrddin Emrys, Merlin Ambrosius, Merlyn | Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136, but derived from earlier Welsh tales | |
| 124 | Modron | Mother of Mabon, in another folktale, she is the mother of Owain (Ywain) and Morvydd by Urien, Possible source for Morgan le Fay | Human | Culhwch and Olwen, Welsh Triads, 11th century | ||
| 125 | Mordred | In some literature, Arthur's illegitimate son through Morgause (or Morgan le Fay), kills and is killed by Arthur | Human | Modred, (Welsh: Medrawd, Latin: Medraut) | Annales Cambriae, c. 970 | |
| 126 | Morgan le Fay | Sorceress, half-sister and sometime antagonist of Arthur, and (in some traditions) mother of Mordred | Human | Morgaine, Morgain, Morgana | Unclear; first mention as Morgan in Vita Merlini, c. 1150 | Read more |
| 127 | Morgause | Arthur's half-sister, wife to King Lot, mother to Gawain, Agravaine, Gaheris, and Gareth, and in some traditions, also the mother of Mordred | Human | Anna | Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136 | Read more |
| 128 | Morgan Tud | Head physician of Arthur's court | Human | Geraint ac Enid | ||
| 129 | Morholt | Irish knight, rival of Tristan, uncle of Iseult | Human | Marhalt, Morold, Marhaus | Tristan, 12th century | |
| 130 | Morien | Half-Moorish son of Aglovale | Human | Moriaen | Morien, 13th century | |
| 131 | Morvydd | Owain's twin sister | Human | |||
| 132 | Nimue | One name for the Lady of the Lake | Faerie | |||
| 133 | Oberon | King of the Fairies, sometimes identified as a son of Morgan le Fay | Human | Auberon, King of Shadows and Fairies | ||
| 134 | Olwen | Daughter of Ysbaddaden, beloved of Culhwch | Human | Culhwch and Olwen, c. 11th century | ||
| 135 | Order of Maidenhead | A group of knights belonging to the Faerie Queen | Group | |||
| 136 | Orgeluse | A wife of Gawain | Human | Haughty Maiden of Logres | Perceval, the Story of the Grail, c. 1181 | |
| 137 | Owain | Son of Urien | Human | see Ywain | Historical figure | Read more |
| 138 | Palamedes | Saracen Knight of the Round Table | Human | Palamede, Palomides | Prose Tristan, 1230s, Le Morte D'Arthur | |
| 139 | Parcenet | A maid from Queen Ettarre's court who helps Sir Pelleas | Human | |||
| 140 | Pellam | Another name for the Fisher King | Human | King Pellam of Listeneise, Pellehan | see Fisher King | |
| 141 | Pelleas | A Knight of the Round table in love with Ettarre, later lover of Nimue | Human | Pellias | Post-Vulgate Cycle, 1230s | |
| 142 | Pelles | Another name for the Fisher King | Human | Fisher King | ||
| 143 | Pellinore | King of Listenoise, friend to Arthur, father to many | Human | Read more | ||
| 144 | Percival | Achiever of the Holy Grail, King Pellinore's son in some tales | Human | (Welsh: Peredur) Perceval, Parzifal | Erec and Enide, c. 1170 | |
| 145 | Picts | Tribal peoples living in areas of modern Scotland. | Group | Read more | ||
| 146 | (Lady) Ragnell | Sir Gawain's wife, in some legends mother of Percival | Human | |||
| 147 | Red Knight | Appears in many tales, usually as an antagonist | Human | Perceval, the Story of the Grail, c. 1181 | ||
| 148 | Redcrosse Knight | Slays the dragon, later known as St. George. | Human | St. George | The Faerie Queen | |
| 149 | Rience | King defeated by Arthur | Human | Ritho, Ryence, Ryons, and Rion | Historia Regum Britanniae, c. 1136 | |
| 150 | Romans | Romans retreated from Britain in the early years of Arthurian lore. | Group | Read more | ||
| 151 | Safir | Son to Esclabor, brother of Segwarides and Palamedes | Human | |||
| 152 | Sagramore | Ubiquitous Knight of the Round Table; various stories and origins are given for him | Human | Sagramor | ||
| 153 | Saxons | Germanic invaders during the time of Arthurian stories. | Group | Read more | ||
| 154 | Scots | Tribal peoples living in Ireland. | Group | |||
| 155 | Segwarides | Son of Esclabor, brother of Safir and Palamedes | Human | |||
| 156 | Taliesin | Bard to king Arthur, oldest known Welsh poet | Human | Historical figure | ||
| 157 | Tom a Lincoln | Illegitimate son of King Arthur through Angelica | Human | The Red Rose Knight | Tom a Lincoln part 1, 1599; possibly mentioned in Robert Greene's Farewell to Folly, 1591 | |
| 158 | Tom Thumb | A tiny creation of Merlin, later becomes Arthur's court dwarf and an honorary knight | Human | Discovery of Witchcraft | Read more | |
| 159 | Tor | Son of King Ars, adopted by Pellinore | Human | |||
| 160 | Tristan | Son of Blancheflor and Rivalen (or Meliodas), Iseult's lover | Human | (Latin/Brythonic: Drustanus), (Welsh: Drystan), (Portuguese: Tristão), (Spanish: Tristán), Tristran, Tristram | Roman de Tristan | |
| 161 | Una | Princess of land devoured by dragon, travel companion and love interest to the Redcrosse Knight | Human | The Faerie Queen | ||
| 162 | Urien | Father of Ywain (Owain mab Urien), husband of Morgan le Fay | Human | Uriens | Historical figure | Read more |
| 163 | Uther Pendragon | Arthur's father | Human | (French: Uter Pendragon), (Welsh: Wthyr Bendragon, Uthr Bendragon, Uthyr Pendraeg) | Pa Gur yv y Porthaur?, c. 10th century | Read more |
| 164 | Vortigern | King of Britain whose decisions assisted the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain | Human | (Latin: Urtigernus), Guorthigirn, Vortiger, Vortigen, Gwrtheyrn | Probably a historical figure, The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, 721 | Read more |
| 165 | Vortimer | Son of Vortigern | Human | Historia Brittonum, c. 820 | ||
| 166 | Ysbaddaden | A giant and antagonist | Human | Culhwch and Olwen, c. 11th century | ||
| 167 | Ywain | Urien's son, Morvydd's brother | Human | (Welsh: Owain), Yvain, Ewain, Uwain | Based on the historical figure Owain mab Urien | |
| 168 | Ywain the Bastard | Urien's illegitimate son through a seneschal, accidentally killed by Gawain | Human |
