Frederick Sandys: Morgan Le Fay – Feen, Teil 3

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Morgan le Fay

Morgan le Fay transformed from a queen,
To something darker, something unseen.
In myth she was curious, virtuous, bright—
But later pens only wanted to fright.
That priestess of old, half-druid, half-divine,
Whom knights bore Arthur to in twilight’s line.
For when the king was wounded and nearly dead,
They sought her isle where magic bled.
So villain or paladin? Neither fits her bid—
Morgan would say, I simply did.

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Morgan (by ねこだるま)

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Musical Interlude: Here's a bit of dark fun. This is a number from the Rogers & Hart musical "A Connecticut Yankee," in which Morgan le Fay sings of how, rather than cheating on her husbands, she just killed them. It wasn't part of the original musical, but was added for a revival where the character was made more a comic anti-heroine.

"To Keep My Love Alive," performed by Ella Fitzgerald.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmXeT8cRM-A

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Morgan le Fay "espied [her husband] King Uriens lying in his bed sleeping. Then she called unto her a maiden of her counsel, and said, 'Go fetch me my lord’s sword, for I saw never better time to slay him than now.'"
- Thomas Malory, "Le Morte d'Arthur"
🎨 Iren Horrors

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The earliest version of Morgan le Fay was Queen Morgen, a benevolent fairy sorceress who ruled the enchanted island of Avalon with her sisters Moronoe, Mazoe, Gliten, Glitonea, Gliton, Tyronoe, Thiten, and Thiton. They brought the dying King Arthur to Avalon to heal his wounds.
🎨 Edward Burne-Jones

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"King Lot wedded Morgause, Gawaine’s mother, and King Nentres wedded Elaine.... And the third sister Morgan le Fay was put to school in a nunnery, and there she learned so much that she was a great scholar of necromancy."
- Thomas Malory, "Le Morte d'Arthur"
🎨 Frederic Sandys

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To avenge the death of Accolon at the hand of King Arthur, Morgan le Fay stole the scabbard of Excalibur and threw it into a lake. The lack of the scabbard and its magical power of protection would prove disastrous for Arthur during his final battle with Mordred. #WyrdWednesday

📷: Howard Pyle

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