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.

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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

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