Morgaine Le Fay (The Mists of Avalon)

Morgaine le Fay is the main protagonist and narrator of the 1983 novel The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley and its 2001 miniseries of the same name. 
She is the daughter of Igraine and the late Gorlois, the step-daughter of Uther Pendragon, the paternal half-sister of King Arthur, the former lover of Kevin and the biological mother of Mordred, Through marriage, she is the step-mother/lover of the late Prince Accolon, the wife of King Uriens, the step-mother of the late Avalloch and Uwaine. She is also the sister-in-law of Gwenhwyfar, the cousin of Gawain, Lancelot and Balon, She is also the niece of Niniane, Viviane, and Morgause, and the granddaughter of Taliesin, as well as the cousin once removed of Nimue, Galahad and Gwenhwyfar II. 
Though she dislikes the old ways being forgotten, at the end, Morgaine concludes that some memory of the ancient beliefs of Britain will live on and so will the Goddess she worshipped taking in the form of Virgin Mary. 
== Trivia ==
*Unlike most versions of Morgan le Fay, this version is portrayed more sympathetic and is more of a tragic heroine than a tragic villain.
*In the original tales, Morgaine was Morgause's younger half-sister, but in the book and series, she is her niece instead. Also, Morgaine was not Mordred's biological mother. It was Mordred instead.
*In the series, Morgaine is Lancelot's cousin but in the fairytale, they are unrelated.
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