Talk:Morgan le Fay

"Because Arthur did not know his sisters, Morgan seduced him and gave birth to their son, the wicked inbreed Mordred. (According to the legend, Mordred grew to manhood away from Arthur's court, and eventually killed his father, bringing an end to the Arthurian age.) "

Originally, that was Morgause (another of Arthur's sisters) not Morgan in the legend (check with Le Morte d'Arthur and Once and Future King). However in more modern works (like Mists of Avalon or the mini-series Merlin), they often combine the 2, possibly to make Morgan's characters seem more maleficent. I'm not sure exactly when this started, but if someone who knows could expound that'd be great. - Jsan 17:25, 6 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Let's see... John Boorman's Excalibur just pips The Mists of Avalon as the earliest thing I know of with that trope in. Maybe it was something in the air in the early 80s, and a bunch of people all came up with it independently. Anybody know of anything earlier? —Paul A 01:42, 7 Jan 2004 (UTC)

This is just a recommendation to whoever has authority, to move the page. Morgan le Fay -> Morgan la Faye, the correct, feminine version of the name, (since Morgana is female and this name is the French version. The equivalent english versions would be Morgan the Fairy or Morgan the Fair.)

"Morgan le Fay" may be bad French, but centuries of usage have given it respectability and a degree of seniority. Nobody writing in English ever uses "Morgan la Faye" (or, for that matter, "Morgan the Fairy"), so it would be incorrect to use that as the name of the article. --Paul A 04:12, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I take umbrage to this line: "As a Celtic woman, Morgana has inherited through her mother a share of the earth magic that Arthur lacks." In no text that I know of do both Morgan and Arthur's mother have magical powers. And what is "earth magic"? Morgan's magic typically learns her magic, from the convent she studies at and from Merlin.