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Morgan le Fay (/ ˈ m ɔːr ɡ ən l ə ˈ f eɪ /; Welsh: Morgên y Dylwythen Deg; Cornish: Morgen an Spyrys; all meaning 'Morgan the Fairy'), alternatively known as Morgan[n]a, Morgain[a/e], Morg[a]ne, Morgant[e], Morge[i]n, 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 genealogies from the 13th-century Mostyn MS. 117 assert that Arthur is the son of Uthyr, the son of Custennin, the son of Cynfawr, the son of Tudwal, the son of Morfawr, the son of Eudaf, the son of Cadwr, the son of Cynan, the son of Caradoc, the son of Bran, the son of Llŷr. Regarding Arthur's own family, his wife is consistently stated ...
Morgan le Fay is an 1864 oil-on-wood painting by British Pre-Raphaelite painter Frederick Sandys which portrays the legendary witch and King Arthur 's sister, Morgan le Fay. Keomi Gray, Sandys's mistress was the model for Morgan le Fay. The painting is held at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in Birmingham, England. [ 1]
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.
1989-1992. Daughter of Tintagel (retitled Morgan le Fay) is a series of historical fantasy novels by British writer Fay Sampson. It tells the story of the life of Arthurian legend character Morgan le Fay, presented through an oral history narrative from her early childhood to her disappearance. It was originally published as five books between ...
Avalon was associated from an early date with mystical practices and magical figures such as King Arthur's sorceress sister Morgan, cast as the island's ruler by Geoffrey and many later authors. Certain Briton traditions have maintained that Arthur is an eternal king who had never truly died but would return as the "once and future" king. The ...
She is a sister to Morgan and Morgause and a half-sister to Arthur. [3] Elaine marries King Nentres of Garlot [ 4 ] and has a son named Galeschin , who becomes a Knight of the Round Table , and a daughter also named Elaine.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court: 1949: Evil: Morgan le Fay: Played by Virginia Field. [223] Adventures of Sir Galahad: 1949: Good: Morgan le Fay: Morgan le Fay (played by Pat Barton), Arthur's half sister and a magician, helps him fight against the evil Merlin's magic and the Saxon invaders. [230] [223] A Connecticut Yankee: 1931 ...