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Arthur’s Enchantress

14 Wednesday Sep 2016

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‘Tis the season of the witch!

Morgan Le Fay, also referred to as Morgana, Morgain, Morgaine, etc. was the famous witch/sorceress found in the King Arthur legends. Where originally she was described as the king’s half-sister (just a healer and magician), the stories twisted her character into something incredibly evil (enchantress, witch, murderer).

There are hundreds of articles and theories about her but I find the most thorough to come from the University of Rochester Camelot Project. You can read the article here: http://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/theme/morgan

 

 

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Camelot’s Chameleon.

14 Wednesday Jan 2015

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Camelot, King Arthur, Morgan le Fay, Morgana

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Morgan le Fay, also known as Morgana, Morgain, Morgant and Morgue is a powerful fictitious character that came into legend through the tales of King Arthur and the Round Table.

In some tales, she is King Arthur’s lover, and in others she is his enemy. And yet, in some stories, she is Arthur’s half-sister who becomes a rival to the round court, seeking vindication against Queen Guinevere for stealing Lancelot. It’s all very confusing as she is interpreted in so many ways by so many different authors – healer, villain, enchantress, witch, mermaid, shape-shifter, queen or seductress.

No matter how she is interpreted, Morgan is a powerful literary character in every form and she is vital to the tales of Camelot.

Her story is comparable to that of the celtic goddess, Morrigan (see previous post) but NOT the same. The two are often confused.

For more information, visit these sites:

http://www.britannia.com/history/biographies/morgan.html

http://csis.pace.edu/grendel/projs993a/arthurian/morgan2.htm

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