Morgan le Fay
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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.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morgaine | 1 |
| Morgan la Fée | 1 |
| Morgan le Fay (in some versions) | 1 |
| Morgan le Faye | 1 |
| Morgana | 1 |
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 (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Morgan le Faye
this entity surface form:
Morgaine
this entity surface form:
Morgana
this entity surface form:
Morgan la Fée