Nimue

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Arthurian legend character Lady of the Lake mythological character sorceress

Nimue is a sorceress of Arthurian legend, often portrayed as the Lady of the Lake who enchants and imprisons the wizard Merlin.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Nimue canonical 4
Morgause 1
Nimue (in some versions) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian legend character ⓘ
Lady of the Lake ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
sorceress ⓘ
alignment ambiguous ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
surface form: Lady of the Lake

Niniane ⓘ
Viviane ⓘ
Vivien ⓘ
appearsIn French Arthurian romances ⓘ
Le Morte d'Arthur ⓘ
surface form: Le Morte d’Arthur (in some versions)

Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
surface form: Post-Vulgate Cycle (in some versions)

Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
surface form: Vulgate Cycle (in some versions)
associatedWith King Arthur's court ⓘ
surface form: Camelot

King Arthur ⓘ
Merlin ⓘ
category Arthurian characters ⓘ
mythological witches and wizards ⓘ
culture Arthurian legend ⓘ
dwellsIn Otherworldly realm (in some versions) ⓘ
lake ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
givesArthur magical sword Excalibur ⓘ
givesObject Excalibur ⓘ
givesObjectTo King Arthur ⓘ
imprisonmentMethod glass tower (in some versions) ⓘ
magical cave (in some versions) ⓘ
tree or stone enchantment (in some versions) ⓘ
imprisons Merlin ⓘ
influences fate of King Arthur ⓘ
fate of Merlin ⓘ
languageOfName Old French (as Viviane/Vivien) ⓘ
mythologicalTradition medieval European literature ⓘ
notableAct enchants Merlin ⓘ
imprisons Merlin ⓘ
occupation enchantress ⓘ
sorceress ⓘ
portrayedAs benefactor of Arthur ⓘ
dangerous enchantress ⓘ
power enchantment ⓘ
illusion (in some versions) ⓘ
magic ⓘ
shape-shifting (in some versions) ⓘ
relationshipToMerlin jailer (in some versions) ⓘ
lover (in some versions) ⓘ
student (in some versions) ⓘ
roleInLegend The Lady of the Lake ⓘ
surface form: Lady of the Lake
takesBack Excalibur ⓘ
surface form: Excalibur (in some versions)

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Beguiling of Merlin → depicts → Nimue ⓘ
Merlin → romanticPartner → Nimue ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nimue (in some versions)
Gawain → sonOf → Nimue ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgause
Arthurian legend → hasCharacter → Nimue ⓘ
Viviane (in some versions) → hasNameVariant → Nimue ⓘ
subject surface form: Viviane
Vivien → hasCharacter → Nimue ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vivien (Nimue)
The Lady of the Lake → hasAlias → Nimue ⓘ