She tells him that magic will soon be free, but is enraged after he reveals to her that he let Arthur go. Though most legends present her as Arthurs sister through his mother, Ygraine, in some lesser-known versions, she (and presumably Morgana, as well) is unrelated to Ygraine, being, instead, Arthurs half-sister on Uthers side. Although Morgause nearly caused Arthur to kill Uther, Morgana remained ignorant of these events since Arthur and Uther swore the witnesses to silence, and so when Morgause requested that she meet with her, Morgana agreed. The creator's themselves have come out and said it is a sad ending, because the original story of Arthur dying (or being fatally wounded at least) is also tragic. Soon after the Battle of Camlann, and Mordreds death, Morgana was killed by her nemesis Merlin with Excalibur. Merlin got the blame for Morgan's becoming evil because he let his fear stop him from being there for her when she needed him to show her the light. Morgana thought she could withstand this hit too, but is wrong, as a sword forged in a Dragon's breath can hurt her. However, Gaius finds Gwen and saves her before the Dorocha can kill her. Her first confrontation with Arthur since leaving came when he stormed the castle to take back the kingdom. Arthur won his wife, Guinevere, in another risky undertaking. Morgana swiftly bests Gwen and knocks her sword out of her hand, but before Morgana can harm her Merlin intervenes and throws Morgana back magically. Morgana's eyes glow golden for the first time, suggesting she has magic, Morgana's magic eventually begins to reveal itself. Your will is as strong as my own. Morgana is portrayed as being vengeful, ruthless, embittered, cold and calculating. After turning his back on Arthur and delivering Emrys' true name to her, Mordred is the one she was able to forgive, even after he tried to kill her twice, and when he died at the hands of Arthur, she swore vengeance at her friend's grave. Nonetheless, she continues to carry out her plan and gives him a single mission: destroy the relationship between Arthur and Gwen. Not knowing that she is Uther's daughter, the thought that he may find out about her magic greatly stresses her, taking into consideration his attitude towards magic. You're a better man than your father. The angered Morgana attempts to attack Arthur with magic, but finds her powers to be blocked due to Merlin's poppet. He stops short at a place that Arthur identifies as the Valley of the Fallen Kings, a rocky glen that opens out behind two large statues of crowned warriors. Alator successfully learns from him that Emrys is actually Merlin, but instead of informing Morgana immediately, he betrays her, having discovered from Gaius that Merlin is the one destined to bring a glorious new age to the kingdom. She also uses a woman named Eira as a spy. However, it is uknown if Morgana knows the truth about Arthurs birth, thus calling him brother. She leaves her to be caught and shot by the hunters, which she ultimately is, though Merlin once again intervenes. Thinking she had forgiven him, Merlin was vastly relieved until he discovered the enchantment on Uther ( The Tears of Uther Pendragon). Alvarr did fight but was captured and brought back to Camelot where Uther ordered him to be executed at dawn. Lancelot, also spelled Launcelot, also called Lancelot of the Lake, French Lancelot du Lac, one of the greatest knights in Arthurian romance; he was the lover of Arthurs queen, Guinevere, and was the father of the pure knight Sir Galahad. It's like nothing I've ever felt before. Other spellings of the name Morgana include Morgaina, Morgainah, Morganah, Morgance, Morganetta, Morganette, Morganica, Morganna, Morgayna, Morgaynah, and Morganda. Behind the Scenes The time she spent with Aithusa made her more vulnerable and at times she shows her softer side to the young creature. Unable to find anyone to help her and having no one to turn to, she slowly envelopes herself in loneliness and depression, which fleetingly disappears at the company of creatures like Morgause, Alvarr and Mordred, who are like her. She reminds him of how Arthur would reactif heknew, but believing inArthur, Mordredreplies that one day Arthur will change his mind about magic and refuses to tell her where Emrys is. What you're about to do will affect everyone. This greatly distresses Morgana, and Mordred finds the chance to knock her out with a spell, leaving her to die (With All My Heart). Her endurance was also shown when she recovered from being stabbed by Mordred (Arthur's Bane). They were separated again when Morgana had to return to Camelot, but Kilgharrah warned Merlin that Morgana and Mordred shared a destiny and would one day form a dark alliance against Camelot (The Witch's Quickening). But when Finna, who was protecting Merlin sends a letter to Alator that she found Emrys, and not to worry, Morgana discovered it right away and caused her in murdering the High Priest by breaking his neck with magic, making him unable to breathe. Later, when she is close to killing Arthur, Merlin stabs Morgana with Excalibur, ending her life (The Diamond of the Day). After Merlin poisons her and almost causes her death, Morgause takes her with her to cure her, and Morgana spends over a year with Morgause. Morgana and Arthur, right before her defeat. He fought three battles, and finally a fourth at the fields of Camlann. As they make camp, Arthur reveals his plan to sneak into the castle through tunnels known only to Uther and a few others of the royal court. Mordred has nobody to help him with the huge conflict between his loyalty to Arthur and Camelot (Albion), and his rage at Arthur for putting Kara to death. And as for why Morgana came to hate Arthur: several reasons. This distracts the knights of Camelot long enough for Morgana to enter the city with the bulk of her forces. Despite portraying a fierce but just and independent personality at the court, on the inside Morgana is feeling great fear, depression and loneliness while in Camelot. Morgana persuades a young boy named Daegal to lure Merlin directly to her trap. As a matter of fact, she felt great pleasure in tormenting Uther with a mandrake root, a magical tool that brings the most tormenting thoughts and emotions of the victim to the surface. Believing that to be the end of it, Gaius leaves Merlin to wake up, but the next day notices that the Fomorroh has grown back. Morgana believes that Arthur is the only obstacle standing in the way of the Old Religion being respected once more. She does just that to him and leaves him with a single thought: killing Arthur. A powerful witch and sworn protector of the Old Ways. Sister of the Lady of the Lake. First I want you to suffer as I suffered. Morgana, snatching Arthur's ring from around Gwen's neck, formulates a plan, now aware of the nearby hunting party. Morgana soon goes to her court and offers her assistance in destroying Arthur. She later fought and lost against Morgana one on one and, when she asked what she had done to deserve her hate, Morgana stated that she did not hate her for what she had done, but rather for what she was destined to do, and apologised for having to kill her, although Merlin ultimately prevented her from doing so (The Sword in the Stone). The Irish forces assaulted the city and Arthur and his men attacked them, fighting far superior numbers. When she is spotted by a sentry returning to the castle after meeting Morgause, Morgana stabs the guard in cold blood and then creeps inside to place the mandrake root under Uther's bed. The High Priestess could create a small meteor, casting the spell along with Mordred, and use powerful magic to trap Merlin inside the Crystal Cave (The Diamond of the Day). Recognising him as Emrys and at first terrified, she quickly retreats and shuts the door, but then warily re-enters, questioning his existence. Morgana and Morgause eventually succeed in getting the Cup when a slave trader named Jarl tips off Arthur's location. Merlin is initially quite awestruck by the Lady Morgana and watches her flirtatious interaction with Arthur at the feast. Despite his own suspicions, Merlin covers for her when Arthur wonders why she is the only one not affected by the spell, claiming that Gaius must have given her a draught that fights off the sleeping plague before he succumbed to it himself. Required fields are marked *. After this, the foretold alliance happens: Morgana forges a sword equivalent to Excalibur and hands it to Mordred, calling him her proudest warrior. Gaius, however, foiled her plan by saving Gwen. One of the worst things Merlin ever did to Morgana was when he decided to hide his magic from her. She was a true friend to his wife-to-be, Guinevere, as the three of them played in the Wild Wood to escape their troubles, and she and Guinevere encountered Nari only for Arthur to scare her off by swinging his sword at her, and later on, after Arthur and . When Mordred dies in battle, Morgana is completely engulfed in hatred. There, she uses mandrake roots to twist Guinevere's memories and make her believe that she is her only one true ally. The One Where Gwen and Morgana (and Merlin) Save Arthur From Being Eaten By Bears by Netgirl_y2k. Uther is fatally stabbed, and in the ensuing days, a desperate Arthur even resorts to seeking magical intervention to heal his father. Uther finally discovered Morgana's treachery when Morgana stepped out, agreeing with Uther's words and asserting her own royal right. Thank you, Merlin. We did, very genuinely, think of the episode as a love story between two men. Morgana's bond with Mordred was further cemented when she stayed with the Druids to learn about her developing powers, but their time with one another was cut short when guards stormed the camp. He finds Morgana and begs her not to continue. Biographical Information While there is not question that morgana is extremely powerful and certainly comparable to merlin, merlin has more impressive feats and is the more powerful individual overall. After Mordred is killed during her fight with Arthur, Morgana's hatred extremely grows for her brother. Morgana returns to Camelot as Cenred's armies prepare to descend on Camelot, and during the battle she creeps down into the catacombs to use a magic staff to awaken the dead buried there, sending them forth to attack the knights of Camelot. Arthur and Morgana, in one of Camelot's feasts for Arthur's victory. Guinevere to Morgana about the people of Camelot, Morgana when she finds out that Arthur is trying to heal Gwen, Morgana taunts Merlin in the Crystal Cave. However, when he takes the jar containing the Fomorroh, Morgana regathers herself and the two enter into a closely matched and intense magical battle. . Though he was shamelessly using her for his own purposes, Alvarr seemed genuinely humbled when she freed him and was evidently grateful for all she had done. Morgana remained devoted to the now seriously deteriorated Morgause and thought nothing of attacking Knights of Camelot to protect her. Morgana leaves her abbey to help the fey in their resistance just before Sister Iris ( Emily Coates) burns it to the ground a decision that saves her life, but leaves her plagued with guilt. However, Morgana is fast enough in order to knock Merlin unconscious with an unknown spell. Morgana, also called Morgaine or Morgan, is a staple figure of the Arthurian legend. Prophecies do not lie. Morgan Le Fay is said to be the daughter of Gorlois, Duke of Cornwall, and of his wife, Igraine. Possible explanations include that she feared her magic or her treachery being exposed, or for some reason did not want him executed. We all have our secrets and, unfortunately for Guinevere, I know hers. After these events she warns Merlin in a trance that worse things are to come. Her efforts to discover who and where Emrys became successful when Mordred betrayed Camelot due to the fact his love was hanged (The Drawing of the Dark). Enter Merlin who makes Arthur want to find out who he is. In the primary sources Arthur and Morgana were often potential lovers. Of the Main Characters to appear in all five seasons, Morgana has made the fewest episode appearances with 57 of a total 65. However, Uther failed to deliver them and so Gorlois was outnumbered and killed. What are various methods available for deploying a Windows application? Additionally, as Arthur is crowned king after Uther's death, Morgana seemingly instinctively inquires about his state of mind ("How's Arthur?") She also had some level of telepathy as she was the only person other than Merlin able to hear Mordred speaking mentally (The Beginning of the End). Merlin soon finds the mandrake root and suspects Morgana, following her when she goes to meet Morgause. Morgana learns of Merlin being the mage only in the 3rd to last episode (Season 5, Episode 11, The Drawing of the Dark). Unbeknownst to Morgana, Merlin witnessed glimpses of the future through the Crystal Cave, among them a vision of Morgana murdering Uther with a bejeweled dagger namely the one given to her by Arthur. Morgan is depicted as a romantic rival to Guinevere, most often for Lancelot but she does at times try to seduce Arthur. Realism and the Audiovisual Media is a major and entirely original contribution to contemporary scholarship on realism. Morgana, who had been an apprentice of Merlin, betrayed and killed Arthur's father, but Merlin escaped with the young child Arthur in time to the late 20th century. Soon after the Battle of Camlann, and Mordred's death, Morgana was killed by her nemesis Merlin with Excalibur. She also grew more adept at telekinetically using weapons, being able to wield a dagger with her mind without using any verbal spell (Arthur's Bane:Part Two). Arthur's gift to her is, on Merlin's inadvertent advice, an ornate jeweled dagger, and Morgause sends a mirror with a message asking Morgana to meet her that night. Creating a grave for him, she buries him and swears to him that Arthur will meet his doom. Morgana then asks Agravaine to help her find Emrys and kill him (The Darkest Hour). Morgana rules for some time and tries to get the Knights of Camelot to pledge themselves to her, but regardless of the fact that she claimed to be Uther's daughter, the knights are loyal to the King and refuse to obey her. Gwen knocks him out to allow Gaius to examine him, and upon realising what it is Gaius paralyses the Fomorroh's head, extracts it and throws it into the fire. Morgan stole his enchanted sword Excalibur and its magic scabbard while Arthur laid wounded in the nunnery after battle against the Saxons in 415 AD. As confirmed by Balinor, creatures born with magic, like Morgana and Merlin, never die, unless they are stabbed through the heart by a sword forgedin a dragon's breath. When Arthur and his knights arrive to save her, Morgana has prepared numerous traps to slow them down, and the final obstacle is an enchanted sword that protects Gwen. Truth is, it doesn't matter which way you go. She manages to lead Arthur to Odin's hideout, and, as Odin is about to kill him, she reveals her true self and tells Odin that she wants the satisfaction of killing Arthur too. Morgana continued to be afraid and suspicious of Emrys, still having failed to identify him, and she panicked when she caught sight of him after she conquered Camelot, clearly fearful of further attack. Two long years I've known nothing but darkness. Arthur is visibly devastated not only by Morgana's betrayal but by his father's concealment of her being his sister. When she regains consciousness, she finds out that Mordred has been killed. Morrigan, thanks to the late medieval culture, has become the great Fairy Morgan in the Arthurian or Breton cycle. Ironically, while Morgana eliminates one persecutor of magic from the throne, she therefore also helps to bring about a second by cementing Arthur's distrust of it. BBC turns him into a young, foolish, but lovable magician who constantly defeats the forces of evil that plague Camelot in their series Merlin. Morgana admitted to Aredian that her dreams got worse when Gaius started treating them, though she insisted that this was just a coincidence. Morgana was also an accomplished swordswoman and held her own against a number of men attempting to raid Merlin's village. What experience do you need to become a teacher? Mordred The character of Mordred, the treacherous nephew, is based upon the first-century-BC king Mandubracius of the Trinovantes (in Essex), a prince who betrayed his uncle to Julius Caesar. Her love for that creature made her suffer more than she ever thought possible. You're not alone. Morgana's skull has been fractured and Gaius determines that the injuries are fatal. Do Arthur and Morgana have the same mother? Morgana immediately identified it as the work of Emrys. Morgana later begins to have dreams about Gwen becoming Queen of Camelot. Morgana told him she had known he was her father for some time, and while the guards held him on his knees, Uther watched his daughter be crowned Camelot's new queen. This nature has arguably not disappeared due to the melancholy she sometimes showed and she does at times reveal a vulnerable side of herself, such as her shock and hurt on hearing of Agravaine's death, her deep conflict at seeing Arthur again, her fear at being rendered powerless and her elation at being healed by Aithusa. The despondent Prince is all but ready to give up. I don't want to be brave. However, Morgana continually remained ignorant to the fact that Merlin was in fact the Emrys foretold to be her doom (The Secret Sharer), still believing he was merely an unusually troublesome servant of Arthur's, although she discovered it through Mordred'sbetrayalof Arthur (The Drawing of the Dark). Every day I must look Uther in the eye knowing that if he were to discover who I really am, he'd have me killed. Morgan fell in love with the King's nephew, Giomar. As the chain of events Merlin foresaw begins to take place, desperate to stop Morgana's intended regicide, he causes a door to slam and a torch to flare in front of her as she passes through the castle. The fighting lasted all day, and just about everyone was killed. However, the feelings are not mutual, as Mordred has grown cold towards Morgana, in comparison to his former bond with her. In the aftermath of the battle, Uther informs the entire court that they owe their victory to the bravery of one person: the Lady Morgana, who claimed to have discovered the staff in the tomb and destroyed it. She is later taken hostage when the Witchfinder's treachery is exposed but is saved by Merlin. Morgana is one or two years younger than Arthur, as Uther says that she wasn't there 20 years ago, referring to the death of his wife Ygraine after Arthur's birth. 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