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Morgan le Fay |
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Morgan le Fay(“Morgan the Fairy”) Enchantress in Arthurian legend. Skilled in the arts of healing and changing shape, she ruled Avalon, the island where King Arthur retreated to be healed of his wounds after his last battle. She had learned her magic powers from books and from Merlin. In other stories she is Arthur's sister and enemy, and seduces him to produce a son who later kills Arthur. Morgan le Fay reveals Lancelot and Guinevere’s affair to Arthur. [Arthurian Legend: Harvey, 559] See : Informer Morgan le Fay tricks Accolon into stealing Excalibur. [Arth. Legend: Le Morte d’Arthur, Walsh Classical, 3] See : Treachery Morgan le Fay sorceress of Arthurian legend. [Medieval Romance: Brewer Dictionary, 620] See : Witchcraft How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He reimagines traditional villain Mordred, the illegitimate son of King Arthur and Arthur's half sister Morgan le Fay, as a gay man wrongfully exiled and deprived of his rightful heritage; what's more, he's also the lover of Lancelot, the First Knight of Camelot. Frankova writes, "The ancient link between the Irish Great Goddess and the Green Man which [William] Anderson believes to be paralleled in Morgan Le Fay and the Green Knight is echoed by Murdoch in the girl Moy, who is endowed with a special sensitivity to the creatures and inanimate objects of nature" (82). Other neighboring retailers include Tommy Hilfiger, Format Furniture, Kings Road Home, Selima Optique, Lucky Strike, Gant USA, Kenzo, SOHO Grand Hotel, Waterworks and Morgan Le Fay. |
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