Undry

[I] Sometimes Uinde (an act of beholding). The enchanted cauldron of the Dagda in which everyone found food in proportion to their merits and from which no worthy person went away hungry.

Urddawl Ben

[W] The Venerable Head. Also referred to as Uther Ben, “wonderful head.” The head of Bran as invoked by Taliesin.

Urias

[I] “Of the Noble Nature.” He dwelt in the city of Gorias, one of the four fabulous cities from which the Dé Danaan originated. He was steeped in wisdom.

Urien

[W] A sixth century a.d. king of Rheged (Cumbria or Strath-Clóta) celebrated by Taliesin. He defeated the Anglo-Saxons at Argoed Llwyfain. The Anglo-Saxon leader was called Fflanddwyn (Flame-bearer) by the Celts. Urien’s son was Elffin, who discovered Taliesin in a river and thus plays his part in myth. Urien is also claimed as the father of Owain, the Arthurian warrior who features in “The Dream of Rhonabwy” and in the story of the Lady of the Fountain.

Ursceal

Old Irish ursgeul. A saga or romance.

Usna

[I] Variously given as Uisliu, Usnach, Uisneach, and Usnagh. He was the husband of Ebhla. Ebhla was the daughter of the druid Cathbad and of Maga, a daughter of the love god Aonghus Óg. Usna and Ebhla had three sons, the Red Branch heroes Naoise, Ainlé, and Ardan, who feature in the tragic tale “The Exile of the Sons of Usna.” It is the oldest of the famous “Three Sorrows of Story-telling.” See Deirdre and Naoise.

Uthechair

[I] Hornskin. Father of the Red Branch champion Celtchair.

Uthr Bendragon

[W] In Geoffrey of Monmouth’s story about the conception of Arthur, Uthr Bendragon (Pendragon) is named as Arthur’s father. Aided by Merlin’s magic, Uthr visited Igerna, wife of Gorlois of Cornwall, in the form of her husband and made love to her. Arthur was the result of this union.