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Book of the women vol.2


Dame de Lac

(The Lady of the Lake)

The fairy that lives in the lake.

She gave the Excalibur to King Arther, and brought up Launcelot.
There is the opinion that she is same with Nimue who was loved Merlin.

Nimue

(Viviane)
One of the lady of the lake.

At the day of the wedding of Arthur and Guinevere, she appeared suddenly in the Court on the white horse, and enchanted Merlin.

After learning all the magic of Merlin,
she locked up him in the air tower with magic.
Was it because of her hateness or her desire to possess him?
Nimue by E.B.Jones


Morgan le Fay

Morgan le Fay by F.Sandys One of the Arthur's half-sisters. King Urien of Gaul was her husband. Accolon of Gaul, one of the knights of a round table was her lover.

She was adroit at witchcraft.

She tried to kill her husband and Arthur for Accolon to become King.
She stole the sheath of Excalibur that had healing power, and didn't return it.
It was why that Arthur could not heal the damage got in the battle of camlann.

At the last moments of Arthur, she guided him to Avalon.


*Many of the images on this site are from The Camelot Project at the University of Rochester.


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