桂妮薇儿

Also known as Gwenevere, Guenevere, Gwenhwyfar, Guanhumara, Gwenhwyvar

Guinevere ( ; ; , ), also often written in Modern English as Guenevere or Guenever, was, according to Arthurian legend, an early-medieval queen of Great Britain and the wife of King Arthur. First mentioned in literature in the early 12th century, nearly 700 years after the purported times of Arthur, Guinevere has since been portrayed as everything from a fatally flawed, villainous, and opportunistic traitor to a noble and virtuous lady. The variably told motif of abduction of Guinevere, or of her being rescued from some other peril, features recurrently and prominently in many versions of the

Key facts

Character.name: Guinevere
Character.image: Queen Guinevere by James Archer.jpg
Character.caption: Guinevere watching the mortally wounded Arthur being sailed off to Avalon in Queen Guinevere by James Archer (c. 1860)
Character.race: Giant (some folklore, otherwise human)
Character.title: Princess, Queen, Mother Superior
Character.occupation: High Queen of Britain Later tradition: Queen of Logres and Britain (or England), convent head
Character.family: King Leodegrance (father), Gwenhwyfach (sister)
Character.spouse: Arthur, occasionally also Mordred
Character.significant_other: Varied, including either Lancelot, Mordred or Yder
Character.children: Usually none, occasionally a son with Arthur or children with Mordred
Character.relatives