She was a skilled warrior, a powerful sorceress, a High Priestess of the Old Religion and after the death of Nimueh, she replaced her as Camelot's most dangerous enemy. She later attempted to kill Merlin for poisoning Morgana and also acted as a confidante to her sister. She hates Arthur due to his father killing her father and raping her mother and raises her children, known as the Orkney clan, to hate the Pendragons. All of her sons depart their father's court to take service at Camelot, where Gawain and Gaheris avenge Lot's death by killing Pellinore, thereby launching a long blood feud between the two families. In Thomas Malory's 1485 compilation of Arthurian legends Le Morte d'Arthur, Morgause (Margawse) is one of three daughters born to Gorlois of Tintagel, Duke of Cornwall, and the Lady Igraine. Eventually, her son Gaheris discovers them in flagrante and swiftly beheads Morgause but spares her unarmed lover (who is left naked in bed covered in her blood, and is killed later by four Orkney brothers in an unequal fight). According to Thomas Malory, Morgause is one of the three daughters of Igrayne and the Duke of Cornwall, so a half-sister to Arthur.

Teachers and parents! (Created an enchantment which mid-series Merlin could not break with his magic. As the wife of King Lot she became the mother of Gawaine, Gaheris, Agravaine, Gareth, and Mordred. ...mangled head on a bench outside their mother's door. Standard Equipment: Sword, armor, Cup of Life. Tier: 10-A physically. ), Attack Potency: Athlete level physically. A few works of the Middle Ages and today, however, portray Mordred as less a traitor and more a conflicted opportunist, or even a … Morgause is the title character of T.H.

Morgause is an evil witch and one of Arthur 's half-sisters. Likely 6-C with magic. According to Malory (following the French prose cycles), her mother is widowed and then remarried to Uther Pendragon, after which she and her sisters, Elaine and Morgan ("le Fay", later the mother of Yvain), are married off to allies or vassals of their stepfather. Morgause was the eldest daughter of Vivienne - who was also the mother of Morgana, thus making Morgause and Morgana maternal half-sisters. She was a skilled warrior, a powerful sorceress and a High Priestess of the Old Religion. Character. It appears her name was originally a place name, as "Orcades" coincides with the Latin name for the Orkney Islands, the land traditionally ruled by Gawain's parents. In some versions of the legend, including the seminal text Le Morte d'Arthur, she is the mother of Gawain and Mordred, both key players in the story of King Arthur and his downfall. Morgause commits incest when she … From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. History of character is unknown. ), Speed: Likely Subsonic combat speed and reactions. Classification: Human, Witch, High Priestess of the Old Religion, Powers and Abilities: Expert Swordswoman (Was one of the few known people who could defeat Arthur in combat), Magic, Telekinesis, Teleportation, Necromancy (Was able to summon an apparition of Arthur's mother, reawakened the Knights of Medhir), Self-Age Manipulation (Could age herself to appear physically older), Sleep Manipulation (Sent the entirety of Camelot into a deep sleep), Fire Manipulation, Limited Telepathy, Mind Manipulation with Mandrake Root, Enchanting Objects, Immortality Bestowal (Used the Cup of Life to create an Army of Immortal Soldiers), Healing, Status Effect Inducement with preparation time, likely Forcefield Creation (Other magic users on her level have shown this ability, thus she should reasonably be capable of the same. (Should not be inferior to Morgana physically. Morgause was eventually badly wounded by Merlin and Gaius, and a year later, physically weakened, she chose to be sacrificed by Morgana at the Isle of the Blessed, so the spirits of the dead could enter the human world and attack Camelot and the villages around it. In Malory's telling, however, Lancelot calls the slaying of Morgause "shameful" but Gawain seems to be angry at Gaheris only for leaving Lamorak alive at the spot. Acting as a spy during the war, Morgause comes to Carleon where she visits the young King Arthur, ignorant of their familial relationship, in his bedchamber and they conceive Mordred. Morgause was the eldest daughter of Vivienne - who was also the mother of Morgana, thus making Morgause and Morgana maternal half-sisters.

It is implied that Morgana's mother V… In the 11th century, Morgause was known only as Orcades which is linked to the Latin name for the Orkney Islands.

LitCharts Teacher Editions. Her husband, who has unsuspectingly raised Mordred as his own son, is later slain in battle by King Pellinore. My students love how organized the handouts are and enjoy tracking the themes as a class.”, LitCharts uses cookies to personalize our services.

According to E. R. Huber, "What becomes clear on reading Le Morte d'Arthur and its medieval predecessors is that Morgause was not a villain until the modern period. Townwide via sleep curse. Morgause's mother may have been a high priestess who infiltrated Uther's court, had Morgause and then sent her off to be raised on the Isle of the blessed. [8] Her death was first included in the Post-Vulgate Queste;[9] Malory used the variant from the Second Version of the Prose Tristan.
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You inherited that trait from your mother.You chose to poison one of my own. The Elder Scrolls metaphysics & philosophy, https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Morgause_(Merlin:_BBC_Series)?oldid=5603708. One time, Lancelot and Bleoberis find Lamorak and Meleagant fighting over which queen is more beautiful, Morgause or Guinevere. (including.

In some versions of the legend, including Thomas Malory's 15th-century text Le Morte d'Arthur, she is the mother of Gawain and Mordred, both key players in the story of King Arthur and his downfall. The young Morgause is wed to the Orcadian King Lot and bears him four sons, all of whom go on to serve Arthur as Knights of the Round Table: Gawain, one of his greatest knights; Agravain, a wretched and twisted traitor; Gaheris; and Gareth, a gentle and loving knight. Likely Island level with magic.

Years later, her spouse joins the failed rebellions against Arthur that follow in the wake of King Uther's death and the subsequent coronation of his heir. White's novel The Queen of Air and Darkness (1939), the second of four books in his series The Once and Future King. "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." Medievalist Roger Sherman Loomis suggests that this toponym was corrupted into "Morcades" (or Morchades, Morcads) and finally "Morgause" due to the influence of the name "Morgan".[7]. Nevertheless, Morgause has an affair with Sir Lamorak, a son of Pellinore and one of Arthur's best knights. They're like having in-class notes for every discussion!”, “This is absolutely THE best teacher resource I have ever purchased. VS Battles Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. Struggling with distance learning? -Graham S. The timeline below shows where the character Queen Morgause appears in, Kay, Arthur and Merlyn are riding back from hunting.

"[10], Dr Caitlin R. Green of www.Arthuriana.co.uk notes: "In the later Vulgate, "Blood, Sex, Malory: Essays on the Morte Darthur", https://books.google.com/books?id=Jg-8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA222, Morgause (Robbins Library Camelot Project), Margawse | The Legend of King Arthur (Nightbringer.se), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morgause&oldid=983563792, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, A sorceress with authority over dark powers, Morgawse is a central figure in, A main antagonist in the BBC television series, This page was last edited on 14 October 2020, at 23:22. In the Post-Vulgate Cycle, Gaheris' brothers Gawain and Agravain initially plot to kill him in revenge for Morgause's death until they are persuaded to end the bloodshed in the family by Gareth and Bors. The corresponding character of Arthur's sister in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 12th-century Latin chronicle Historia Regum Britanniae is named Anna, and is depicted as a daughter of Uther Pendragon and Igraine. Inside the castle, King Lot—returned from battle—sleeps while, ...beauty in front of him, wearing a crown. The way to use a Spancel was this. Instant downloads of all 1364 LitChart PDFs Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on LitCharts. By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our, Note: all page numbers and citation info for the quotes below refer to the Ace Books edition of.

Her powers should be at least somewhat comparable to those of Morgana Pendragon. In such modern adaptations, Morgause is often conflated with (and into) the character of Morgan le Fay, who may be Mordred's mother or alternatively his lover or wife.

She also seemed confident that she could defeat him, which she did.