Lady+of+the+Lake


 * There were several Ladies of the Lake.
 * The most important Lady of the Lake was Niniane (also known as Viviane, Viven, or Nimue).
 * She became the gaurdian of the sword especially after Arthur returned it to the Lake when he was dying.


 * Some people say Morgan le Fay was one of the Ladies of the Lake but she was usually referred to one of the nine sorceresses of Avalon.


 * Another Lady of the Lake gave the sword (excaliber) to King Arthur.
 * But she didn't have a name.
 * She was killed by Balin le Savage.
 * Arthur received a new sword from the Lady of the Lake when he was dying and then she had it ordered to be thrown back into the lake.
 * A myth about the Lady of the Lake:
 * Merlin had a dream about the birth of King Arthur. The dream said he was going to find a magic sword. So Merlin brought Arthur to the shore of a lake. Then a hand holding excaliber came out of the water. It was the Lady of the Lake. Arthur took the sword. The Lady of the Lake told Arthur the sword was meant for him and for him alone and it would serve him well. But she also said when he dies the sword must be returned to the lake. Arthur agreed.


 * There was another Lady of the Lake who was the foster mother of Lancelot.
 * She stole him when he was a child and raised him under the waters of her lake.
 * She cured him when he went mad.
 * Merlin met the Lady of the Lake at the fountain of Barenton ( Brittany).
 * He fell so deeply in love with her that he taught her all his powers.
 * The Lady of the Lake became Merlin's scribe.
 * After a couple years she became more powerful than him and she trapped him in a tower.
 * At some point she took Merlins role by Arthur's side.
 * But his removal played a part in the fall of the monarchs.
 * She was obligated to take the sword when Arthur was wounded at the battle of Camlann and excaliber was returned to the lake.
 * She was later one of the three queens that escorted King Arthur to Avalon.


 * The Lady of the Lake who raised Lancelot is the mother of Mabuz.
 * Mabuz is probably the same person as the celtic god Mabon.
 * [[image:http://images.elfwood.com/art/i/r/irrimiri/lady_of_the_lake_small.jpg width="131" height="165" align="right"]]So that Lady of the Lake must be Morgan le Fay who was earlier Mabon's mother.


 * Matrona is a Lady if the Lake who was killed by Balin.
 * So she must be the Lady of the Lake who gave the sword to Arthur.


 * Nyneve is another Lady of the Lake who saves Arthur two times.
 * The first time is by saving him from Accolon who he got excaliber from Morgan le Fay to use against Arthur.
 * The second time was when she prevented Arthur from using the destructive cloak sent to him by Morgan le Fay.



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