Pendragon

Pendragon

Pendragon or "Pen Draig", meaning "head dragon" or "chief dragon" (a figurative title referring to status as a leader), is the name of several traditional Kings of the Britons:

* Aurelius Ambrosius, son of Constantine II of Britain, called "Pendragon" in the Vulgate Cycle
* Uther, brother of Aurelius and father of King Arthur, is called Uther Pendragon because he was inspired by a dragon-shaped comet (In the Vulgate, he took the name from his brother)
* King Arthur, son of Uther

Pendragon can also refer to:

* Pendragon (band), a British progressive rock band
* "Pendragon" (role-playing game)
* The Pendragon (fiction series), a short-lived trade paperback line of classic Arthurian reprints, as well as original novels and anthologies
* The Pendragons, husband and wife team of illusionists
* Stephen R. Lawhead's "Pendragon Cycle" of fantasy books
* Pendragon PLC, a UK car dealership chain
* "Knights of Pendragon", a Marvel UK comic during the early 1990s
*"The Pendragon Legend", a 1933 novel by Hungarian author Antal Szerb
* Pendragon Records, a record label
* The Pendragon Adventure, a fiction series by D.J. MacHale


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  • Pendragon — Pendragon …   Википедия

  • Pendragon — bezeichnet den Vater von König Artus, siehe Uther Pendragon eine britische Neo Prog Band, siehe Pendragon (Band) eine Phantasie Reihe von D.J. MacHale, siehe The Pendragon Adventure ein Fantasy Rollenspiel von Greg Stafford, siehe Pendragon… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pendragon — Pen drag*on, n. A chief leader or a king; a head; a dictator; a title assumed by the ancient British chiefs when called to lead other chiefs. [1913 Webster] The dread Pendragon, Britain s king of kings. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pendragon — Welsh warlord (mainly known now in Arthurian Uther Pendragon), late 15c., title of a chief leader in war of ancient Britain or Wales, from pen head + DRAGON (Cf. dragon), which figured on the standard of a cohort …   Etymology dictionary

  • pendragon — [pen drag′ən] n. [LME < Welsh < pen, head + dragon, dragon symbol, war standard, hence leader < L draco (gen. draconis), cohort s standard] supreme chief or leader: a title used in ancient Britain …   English World dictionary

  • Pendragon — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Pendragon est un titre celtique, qui signifie chef dragon ou tête dragon qui fut porté par plusieurs rois bretons : Ambrosius Aurelianus Pendragon… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • pendragon — pendragonish, adj. pendragonship, n. /pen drag euhn/, n. the supreme leader: the title of certain ancient British chiefs. [1470 80; < ML (Geoffrey of Monmouth) Uthyrpendragun Uther Pendragon, taken as Medieval Welsh pen(n) head + *dragun < LL… …   Universalium

  • Pendragon PLC — is a multi national operator of franchised motorcar dealerships in the United Kingdom with international outlets in the United States. This member of the Pendragon Group focuses on a variety of luxury cars marketed under the Stratstone name which …   Wikipedia

  • Pendragon (JdR) — Pendragon (jeu de rôle) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pendragon. Pendragon est un jeu de rôle dédié à la Bretagne légendaire. C est un jeu historico fantastique, qui puise sa source dans l imaginaire arthurien, la matière de Bretagne. Il tire …   Wikipédia en Français

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