Morgan Le Fay: Legends And Myths

Overtime, legends write about Morgan le Fay’s unique powers that she eventually learns to abuse and manipulate.

Legends written before the sixteen hundreds portray Morgan le Fay as a gentle, magical healer. She continues to use her powers to cure King Arthur and other knights who fall ill throughout the earliest versions of the legend. Morgan le Fay’s nobility appears when she “put the king in her chamber on a golden bed, uncovered his wound with her noble hand and looked long at it” (Geoffrey of Monmouth). Morgan le Fay’s use of power remains innocent and positive to other knights and kings throughout the early sixteen hundreds. Many authors portray women as healers and helpers to the men wounded in battle. Morgan le Fay is a representation of these …show more content…
The authors omit many ideas and aspects as they retell the stories to prove how Morgan’s powers overtake her mind and body. She begins her life as a positive healer, but eventually transforms into an evil witch when she notices the intensity of her powers. To keep her legend alive, authors eventually portray Morgan as evil to add suspense and keep her legend more interesting and longer lasting. In the earliest versions, fantasy writings from authors are more prevalent. In the sixteen hundreds, authors dramatized the era with their own ideas of magic and flying and body transformations. During this time, electricity, running water, cars, and other conveniences did not exist. Authors use Morgan’s powers to describe the ideal lifestyles they hope to live one day. As time progresses, authors write with more cynical tones and moods. Spells become evil and healing bodies turn into possessing bodies. Around the nineteen hundreds, authors may portray the turmoil in the world through manipulation for satisfaction. People become more selfish and live for themselves as war and revenge become more