Morgan le Fay

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Arthurian legend character enchantress fairy mythological character sorceress

Morgan le Fay is a powerful enchantress of Arthurian legend, often depicted as King Arthur’s half-sister and a complex figure who alternates between adversary and ally to the knights of the Round Table.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Morgan le Fay canonical 35
Morgana 6
Morgaine 3

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian legend character ⓘ
enchantress ⓘ
fairy ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
sorceress ⓘ
alignment morally ambiguous ⓘ
ally King Arthur ⓘ
some knights of the Round Table ⓘ
appearsIn Chrétien de Troyes’ romances ⓘ
Le Morte d'Arthur ⓘ
surface form: Le Morte d’Arthur

Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
surface form: Post-Vulgate Cycle

Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
associatedPlace Avalon ⓘ
King Arthur's court ⓘ
surface form: Camelot
basedInTradition Arthurian legend ⓘ
child Yvain ⓘ
culture French Arthurian romance ⓘ
medieval British literature ⓘ
earliestNameForm Morgen ⓘ
enemy Queen Guinevere ⓘ
surface form: Guinevere

Sir Lancelot ⓘ
surface form: Lancelot
etymology name related to Old Welsh "Morcant" or to Breton and Welsh words for "sea" ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasRole ally ⓘ
antagonist ⓘ
healer ⓘ
shape-shifter ⓘ
sorceress of Avalon ⓘ
influenced modern fantasy depictions of witches ⓘ
modern portrayals of Arthurian sorceresses ⓘ
nameVariant Morgan le Fay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Morgaine

Morgan le Fay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Morgan la Fée

Morgan le Fay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Morgan le Faye

Morgan le Fay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Morgana
notableFor alternating between adversary and ally of King Arthur ⓘ
plotting against Guinevere ⓘ
testing the knights of the Round Table ⓘ
occupation enchantress ⓘ
healer ⓘ
parent Gorlois of Cornwall ⓘ
Igraine ⓘ
power flight ⓘ
healing ⓘ
illusion ⓘ
magic ⓘ
shape-shifting ⓘ
relationshipToKingArthur half-sister ⓘ
relative King Arthur ⓘ
sibling Elaine of Benoic ⓘ
surface form: Elaine (Arthurian)

King Arthur ⓘ
Morgause ⓘ
spouseOrLover King Uriens ⓘ

Referenced by (51)

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

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight → featuresCharacter → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Frederic Sandys → notableWork → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Merlin → enemy → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgan le Fay (in some versions)
King Arthur's court → hasResident → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
King Arthur's Britain → associatedWith → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Green Knight → associatedWith → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Bertilak de Hautdesert → employer → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Bertilak de Hautdesert → serves → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Bertilak de Hautdesert → enchantedBy → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Bertilak de Hautdesert → relatedToCharacter → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Lady Bertilak → directedBy → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Arthurian legend → hasCharacter → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Morgan le Fay → nameVariant → Morgan le Fay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgan le Faye
Morgan le Fay → nameVariant → Morgan le Fay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgaine
Morgan le Fay → nameVariant → Morgan le Fay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgana
Morgan le Fay → nameVariant → Morgan le Fay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgan la Fée
Le Morte d'Arthur → mainCharacter → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Hautdesert → associatedWithCharacter → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Alcina → featuresCharacter → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgana
Morgan → hasVariant → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgane
Morgan → hasVariant → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgana
Morgan → hasVariant → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgaine
Morgan → isAssociatedWith → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Morgan → hasNotableBearer → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Igraine → motherOf → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Igraine → relatedTo → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Mordred → motherInSomeVersions → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Forest of Brocéliande (in some French romances) → associatedWith → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
subject surface form: Forest of Brocéliande
Sandys → notableWork → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
subject surface form: Frederic Sandys
Matter of Britain → hasKeyCharacter → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys → notableWork → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Avalon → associatedWith → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Avalon → inhabitedBy → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgan le Fay (in many versions)
The Mists of Avalon → mainCharacter → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgaine
Eva Green → portrayed → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgan Pendragon
Ariel → enemy → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgana
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia → featuresCharacter → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgana
Jim Lake Jr. → enemy → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgana
Lord of Hautdesert → hasTitleHolderEnchantmentBy → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Bertilak's castle → controlledBy → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morgan le Fay (behind the scenes)
Gorlois of Cornwall → fatherOf → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Morgause → sisterOf → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
King Uriens → spouse → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
King Uriens → spouseAlias → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
King Uriens → notableRelative → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Morgen → hasNameVariant → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Lord Bertilak → servantOf → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Lord Bertilak → underSpellBy → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
Lord Bertilak → commissionedBy → Morgan le Fay ⓘ
scabbard of Excalibur → stolenBy → Morgan le Fay ⓘ