Morgan le Fay

Guide Note

Morgan le Fay is a character from Arthurian Legend who is most commonly and enemy to King Arthur. Initial versions of her character portray her as a fairy or a simple healer, but later Medieval variations reinvent her as a human woman who is a powerful sorceress and often wages war against Camelot. Many tales describe her as Arthur's half-sister, and she is also sometimes mother to Mordred.

Fast Facts

  1. Earliest appearance: Geoffrey of Monmouth's Vita Merlini
  2. Alternate names: Anna, Modron, Morgaine, Morgana, Morgain
  3. Le Fay means "Of the Faerie"
  4. In some legends she is Mordred's mother
  5. Has been written as both half-sister and full-blood sister of Arthur
  6. Priestess of Avalon
  7. Viviane and Morgause are her sisters

Good Guys Bad Guys

As with many characters in Arthurian Legend, Morgan le Fay has been written and rewritten as both a villain and an ally to King Arthur. Besides her typical role as supernatural enemy, she is often described as one of the four supernatural women who bear a mortally-wounded Arthur to the Isle of Avalon after the Battle of Camlann.

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  1. Wikipedia: Morgan le Fay
  2. Arthurian Legend: Morgan LeFay Profile
  3. University of Rochester: The Camelot Project: Morgan Le Fay
  4. University of British Columbia: Morgan Le Fay Profile and Artwork
  5. Amazon.com: Morgan Le Fay Merchandise
  6. PDF File: "Goddess Dethroned: The Evolution of Morgan Le Fay" (221KB)  WARNING: PDF File
  7. Video: Mists of Avalon Excerpt: Opening Scene (Time: 09:42)

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