The Mists of Avalon (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: Perhaps the sixth century
- Setting: Britain and the legendary Holy Isle of Avalon
- Genres: Long fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Arthurian romance
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Mythology or myths, Incest, England or English people, Islands, Christianity, Kings, queens, or royalty, Legends, Gods or goddesses, Middle Ages, Sixth century, Great Britain, Knights or knighthood, Paganism, Celts, Druids and Druidism
- Locales: England, Avalon (mythic)
Characters Discussed
Morgaine, the principal narrator, a priestess of the ancient Mother Goddess and half sister of King Arthur. Later Christian myth called her Morgan le Fay, which equates her mythologically with the death aspect (Fate) of the Triple Goddess. This story, however, follows the Arthurian tradition that she was a human being, trained in the ancient wisdom (considered witchcraft by Christians). She is known in her maturity as Morgaine of the Fairies. In the context of this tale, the fairies are the original Celtic peoples, a small- statured, dark race overwhelmed...
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