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In some literature, Arthur's illegitimate son through Morgause (or Morgan le Fay), kills and is killed by Arthur Morgan le Fay: Morgaine, Morgain, Morgana Unclear; first mention as Morgan in Vita Merlini, c. 1150 Many Sorceress, half-sister and sometime antagonist of Arthur, and (in some traditions) mother of Mordred: Morgause: Anna
Morgan le Fay (/ ˈ m ɔːr ɡ ən l ə ˈ f eɪ /; Welsh and Cornish: Morgen, alternatively known as Morgan[n]a, Morgain[a/e], Morgant[e], Morg[a]ne, Morgayn[e], Morgein[e], and Morgue[in] among other names and spellings, is a powerful and ambiguous enchantress from the legend of King Arthur, in which most often she and he are siblings.
The Lady of the Lake (French: Dame du Lac, Demoiselle du Lac, Welsh: Arglwyddes y Llyn, Cornish: Arlodhes an Lynn, Breton: Itron al Lenn, Italian: Dama del Lago, Vietnamese: Hồ trung yêu nữ) is a title used by multiple characters in the Matter of Britain, the body of medieval literature and mythology associated with the legend of King Arthur.
Morgause's husband King Lot joins the failed rebellions against Arthur that follow in the wake of King Uther's death and the subsequent discovery and coronation of his heir. Acting as a spy during the war, she comes to Carleon , where she visits the boy King Arthur, ignorant of their familial relationship, in his bedchamber, and they conceive ...
Morgaine, priestess of Avalon, is King Arthur's half-sister.Their mother, Igraine, married king Uther Pendragon after Morgaine's father, Gorlois, died in battle.Rumors spread in Avalon that, before Igraine knew of Gorlois's death, Uther consulted with Merlin, who used magic to give Uther Gorlois's appearance and, thus, gain access to Igraine at Tintagel.
There have been attempts by some modern researchers and authors of fiction to link the Morrígan with the character of Morgan, the latter often being depicted in the legend as a fairy or otherwise supernatural sister of King Arthur. Morgan first appears in literature in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 12th-century Vita Merlini as a goddess-like figure ...
Arthur is also further unfaithful during the episode of the "False Guinevere" (who had Arthur drink a love potion to betray Guinevere), her own twin half-sister (born on the same day but from a different mother) whom Arthur takes as his second wife in a very unpopular bigamous move, even refusing to obey the Pope's order for him not to do it ...
Elaine of Astolat (/ ˈ æ s t ə ˌ l æ t,-ɑː t / [1]), also known as Elayne of Ascolat and other variants of the name, is a figure in Arthurian legend.She is a lady from the castle of Astolat who dies of her unrequited love for Sir Lancelot.