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Also known as Morgawse, Anna

Morgause ( ) is a popular name of a legendary queen and member of King Arthur's family in the Matter of Britain literature, where she is always a queen and usually Arthur's sibling. However, her name varies between texts and traditions, including Anna, Gwyar, or simply as the Queen of Orkney, as does the issue of her children, other than commonly Gawain. In most cases, she is the wife or widow of Lot, ruling over a northern realm such as Orkney, Lothian, Scotland, or Norway. She often has sisters, notably Morgan, with whom she is being sometimes conflated into a single character by modern auth

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Key facts

Character.series
Le Morte d'Arthur
Character.creator
Thomas Malory (based on anonymous French prose cycles)
Character.image
Gareth and Queen Bellicent.jpg
Character.caption
Young Gareth appealing to his mother Queen Bellicent (i.e. Morgause) to let him go serve King Arthur in Tales from Tennyson, 1902 (adapted from Malory)
Character.based_on
Anna, Gwyar, and other precedent characters from earlier versions of the Arthurian legend
Character.title
Queen of Orkney
Character.occupation
Princess, queen
Character.family
Igraine and Gorlois (parents), Arthur, Morgan le Fay, Elaine (siblings)
Character.spouse
Lot
Character.significant_other
Arthur, Lamorak
Character.children
Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris, Gareth, Mordred
Character.relatives
King Arthur's family
Character.origin
Tintagel Castle

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Gender
female
Spouse
King Lot
Father
Gorlois
Mother
Igraine
Occupation
writer
Image
Gareth and Queen Bellicent.jpg
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present in work
Matter of Britain
Commons category
Morgause
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Ba Đồn
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