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Lady of the Lake
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The Lady of the Lake is a title used by multiple characters in the Matter of Britain, the body of medieval literature and mythology associated with the legend of King Arthur. As either actually fairy
The Lady of the Lake in Lancelot Speed's illustration for James Thomas Knowles' The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights (1912)
The Lady of the Lake in Lancelot Speed's illustration for James Thomas Knowles' The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights (1912)
Vivien and Merlin (1874) by Julia Margaret Cameron
Vivien and Merlin (1874) by Julia Margaret Cameron
Merlin and Vivienne, Otway McCannell's illustration for Lewis Spence's Legends and Romances of Brittany (1917)
Merlin and Vivienne, Otway McCannell's illustration for Lewis Spence's Legends and Romances of Brittany (1917)
Edward Burne-Jones' Merlin and Nimüe (1861) using a new form of her name "Nimue" popularised by William Caxton
Edward Burne-Jones' Merlin and Nimüe (1861) using a new form of her name "Nimue" popularised by William Caxton
Excalibur
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Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur that was purported to possess magical powers and be associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. Its first reliably datable appearance is found i
Lady of the Lake
…either actually fairy or fairy-like yet human enchantresses, they play important roles in various stories, notably by providing Arthur with the sword Excalibur, eliminating the wizard Merlin, raising the knight Lancelot after the death of his father, and helping to take the dying Arthur to Avalon after his…
Excalibur the Sword by Howard Pyle (1903)
Excalibur the Sword by Howard Pyle (1903)
The young Arthur draws the sword from the stone in Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall's Our Island Story (1906). Here, as in many more modern depictions of
The young Arthur draws the sword from the stone in Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall's Our Island Story (1906). Here, as in many more modern depictions of this scene, there is no anvil and the sword is lodged directly within the stone itself.
"King Arthur asks the Lady of the Lake for the sword Excalibur". Walter Crane's 1845 illustration in King Arthur's Knights: The Tales Retold for Boys
"King Arthur asks the Lady of the Lake for the sword Excalibur". Walter Crane's 1845 illustration in King Arthur's Knights: The Tales Retold for Boys and Girls, adapted from Malory by Henry Gilbert.
Sir Bedivere throwing Excalibur into the lake in an illustration by Walter Crane: "There came an arm and a hand above the water."
Sir Bedivere throwing Excalibur into the lake in an illustration by Walter Crane: "There came an arm and a hand above the water."