Who Is Morgan le Fay (Morgana)?
Arthur's sorceress half-sister, who plots against his life
Morgan le Fay is King Arthur's half-sister and a powerful sorceress. She is the daughter of Igraine and the Duke of Tintagel, and in Malory's original text she became skilled in magic while studying at a nunnery. She is the wife of King Uriens of Gore and the mother of Uwaine (Yvain).
In Episode 5, she gives the real Excalibur and its scabbard to her lover, the knight Accolon, while sending a fake to her brother Arthur, hoping Accolon will kill the king in a duel. When she tries to kill her sleeping husband Uriens, she is stopped by her son Uwaine. While fleeing, she steals the scabbard that keeps its wearer from bleeding and throws it into a lake. In Episode 6, she and three other queens capture the sleeping Launcelot.
Although she is portrayed as Arthur's enemy, at the very end of the legend she appears as one of the queens who carry the wounded Arthur by barge to Avalon.
Episodes featuring this character2
NEWEpisode 5
He Saw His Doomand Loved Her Anyway — Merlin and Nimue
Sealed away by the maiden he loved, Merlin leaves one last warning: "The woman you trust most will steal your sword and scabbard." Armed with the "Excalibur" his kind sister sent him, young King Arthur rides into a duel to the death—only to find his opponent swinging the king's own true sword.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 6
He Woke Up Surrounded by Four QueensSir Launcelot du Lake
Sir Launcelot du Lake, the knight without equal, turns down four queens, a duel he could have skipped by hiding his name, and a sorceress who asks for "just one kiss." He says no to all of them. Only one person ever hears him say "yes."
20 pages