Morgan le Fay : The Inheritance of the Goddess

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Autor(a) principal: Martins, Ana Rita
Data de Publicação: 2015
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/27796
Resumo: “Morgan le Fay: The Inheritance of the Goddess” will analyze Morgan le Fay’s character in Arthurian narrative during the Middle Ages. Starting from a research on the Celts and their culture, this article aims to prove that Morgan le Fay’s origin might be traced back to Celtic goddesses due to the characteristics she shares with the Celtic goddesses The Morrígan and Modron. However, Morgan is only mentioned for the first time, in 1150, in the work Vita Merlini by Geoffrey of Monmouth, where she is named Morgen. Queen of the Otherworldly island Avalon she possesses solely positive traits. Therefore, this study’s goal is also to explain why Morgan le Fay was transformed into one of the greatest villains of Arthurian texts. To reach this goal, some of the main English medieval literary will be analyzed as well as other social and cultural factors.
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spelling Morgan le Fay : The Inheritance of the GoddessMorgan le FayArthurian NarrativeCeltic Myths“Morgan le Fay: The Inheritance of the Goddess” will analyze Morgan le Fay’s character in Arthurian narrative during the Middle Ages. Starting from a research on the Celts and their culture, this article aims to prove that Morgan le Fay’s origin might be traced back to Celtic goddesses due to the characteristics she shares with the Celtic goddesses The Morrígan and Modron. However, Morgan is only mentioned for the first time, in 1150, in the work Vita Merlini by Geoffrey of Monmouth, where she is named Morgen. Queen of the Otherworldly island Avalon she possesses solely positive traits. Therefore, this study’s goal is also to explain why Morgan le Fay was transformed into one of the greatest villains of Arthurian texts. To reach this goal, some of the main English medieval literary will be analyzed as well as other social and cultural factors.Repositório da Universidade de LisboaMartins, Ana Rita2017-05-25T12:52:05Z20152015-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/27796engBrathair. Vol 15, No. 1. 2015. 153-168.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-08T16:18:36Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/27796Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:43:57.654825Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Morgan le Fay : The Inheritance of the Goddess
spellingShingle Morgan le Fay : The Inheritance of the Goddess
Martins, Ana Rita
Morgan le Fay
Arthurian Narrative
Celtic Myths
title_short Morgan le Fay : The Inheritance of the Goddess
title_full Morgan le Fay : The Inheritance of the Goddess
title_fullStr Morgan le Fay : The Inheritance of the Goddess
title_full_unstemmed Morgan le Fay : The Inheritance of the Goddess
title_sort Morgan le Fay : The Inheritance of the Goddess
author Martins, Ana Rita
author_facet Martins, Ana Rita
author_role author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Martins, Ana Rita
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Morgan le Fay
Arthurian Narrative
Celtic Myths
topic Morgan le Fay
Arthurian Narrative
Celtic Myths
description “Morgan le Fay: The Inheritance of the Goddess” will analyze Morgan le Fay’s character in Arthurian narrative during the Middle Ages. Starting from a research on the Celts and their culture, this article aims to prove that Morgan le Fay’s origin might be traced back to Celtic goddesses due to the characteristics she shares with the Celtic goddesses The Morrígan and Modron. However, Morgan is only mentioned for the first time, in 1150, in the work Vita Merlini by Geoffrey of Monmouth, where she is named Morgen. Queen of the Otherworldly island Avalon she possesses solely positive traits. Therefore, this study’s goal is also to explain why Morgan le Fay was transformed into one of the greatest villains of Arthurian texts. To reach this goal, some of the main English medieval literary will be analyzed as well as other social and cultural factors.
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