Morgana is first seen by Merlin during his first days in Camelot when he enters her chambers. Morgana and the revived as a shade Lancelot. She also had some level of telepathy as she was the only person other than Merlin able to hear Mordred speaking mentally (The Beginning of the End). After having Merlin's magic temporarily removed, Morgana seals him in a cave, mockingly telling him that he would not mess with her plans again. When the latter invades her castle, Morgana has both him and Merlin at her mercy. She later discovered she was the result of Uther's betrayal of Gorlois in having an affair with Vivienne, which was revealed when she overheard Uther's confession of her true parentage. She showed very powerful magic when she was able to swiftly defeat four Knights of Camelot, killing two of them. Morgause then casts a spell, causing Morgana to fall asleep. You're Arthur's servant, nothing more. However, when he takes the jar containing the Fomorroh, Morgana regathers herself and the two enter into a closely matched and intense magical battle. She finds him and taunts him that he is going to die. Following this event, Morgana and Guinevere make numerous attempts on Arthur's life. Her powers first appear in the show when Morgana's dreams aid Merlin in defeating two Sidhe that wished to kill Arthur in order to return to Avalon including one of their own, Sophia, who was banished to a mortal existence (The Gates of Avalon). Gorlois raised me as a child. Morgana somehow reaches Nemeth, which has been conquered by Odin. Though initially Morgana's powers were raw and uncontrolled, resulting in her inadvertently setting her room alight and shattering a vase, in the year spent with Morgause, Morgana's skill with magic improved greatly and she gained control over her abilities. Morgan and her sisters were schooled in a nunnery after the death of her father, upon which Igraine became wife of Uther Pendragon. The pair remained friends until Merlin discovered that Morgana had once again allied with Uther's enemies in forming a bond with Morgause. Set on finding Arthur, Morgana then proceeds to torture Elyan using a Nathair to find out where he is headed. There, Morgana has Mithian lure Arthur into a trap, and also constantly checks on her behavior, as the young princess tries to inform Camelot of her motives at all costs. Morgana takes her to the Dark Tower and locks her inside a room filled with mandrake roots, which produce frightening hallucinations of her favourite people in the world. I mean, the man's a total jouster. Morgan le Fay (/ m r n l f e /, meaning 'Morgan the Fairy'), alternatively known as Morgan[n]a, Morgain[a/e], Morg[a]ne, Morgant[e], Morge[i]n, and Morgue[in] among other names and spellings (Welsh: Morgn y Dylwythen Deg, Cornish: Morgen an Spyrys), is a powerful and ambiguous enchantress from the legend of King Arthur, in which most often she and he are siblings. One of the worst things Merlin ever did to Morgana was when he decided to hide his magic from her. It is still unknown exactly how she managed to escape from Camelot while fighting her way out, but she somehow managed to make it into the woods, still with a stab wound in her side and having been recently thrown to the floor by Merlin's magic. Although Morgana fought hard to keep Gwen under her control, Merlin, Arthur and Gwen are able to free her from Morgana's grasp, and the two do not communicate at all after this event (With All My Heart). )my twitter: https://twitter.com/dragonlcrdformat inspired by sp. Merlin, however, thwarts Morgana's plans by using an ageing spell to become Dragoon the Great, a veteran wizard who claims to have placed the poultice to bring shame on Camelot, leaving a somewhat confused Morgana foiled (Queen of Hearts). This distracts the knights of Camelot long enough for Morgana to enter the city with the bulk of her forces. She sheltered him while guards searched the castle and tended to his wounds, sympathising with him as Uther's men hunted him. Once dismissed as representative of narrative closure and bourgeois ideology, realism has made a remarkable comeback in recent years as a predominant trend in world cinema and television productions, as well as a topical line of enquiry in audiovisual theory. Indeed, she managed to keep an ageing spell for a long time without the use of potions, surprising even Merlin and Gaius with her achievement (Another's Sorrow). Morgana was a seer and thus was able to see visions of the future in her dreams. fwiw, they did reshoots a lot to change a character's motives or actions. "Morgan Le Fay" portrait by Anthony Frederick Sandys. By the time she returned to Camelot, all of Morgana's previous affections had been transferred solely to Morgause and she was completely loyal to her. The two were not reunited until Mordred came into the care of the sorcerer Alvarr, who found him after the Druid massacre, and Alvarr used his close relationship with Morgana to convince her to steal the Crystal of Neahtid from the vaults of Camelot. It wasn't even about Arthur. He took certain liberties with Morgana and seemed attracted to her, commenting that he would hold her to her promise of rewarding him once Camelot was conquered. Despite his own suspicions, Merlin covers for her when Arthur wonders why she is the only one not affected by the spell, claiming that Gaius must have given her a draught that fights off the sleeping plague before he succumbed to it himself. Morgana told him she had known he was her father for some time, and while the guards held him on his knees, Uther watched his daughter be crowned Camelot's new queen. You may stay with me until we have another attack for Camelot. Immediately after that, she and Mordred summon a meteor to attack the enemy forces, which annihilated Camelot's defense. When Nimue and Merlin meet in the fifth episode, she asks the wizard why her mother instructed her to bring him the sword. Her bitterness over her father's death and Uther's pivotal role in it causes her great turmoil and ambivalence towards her guardian. She uses Aithusa's breath to forge a sword for her proudest warrior, Mordred, so he can kill Arthur with it. This however can be seen as Morgana not being entirely successful in changing the future rather than that those things always had to happen anyway. Witch Her endurance was also shown when she recovered from being stabbed by Mordred (Arthur's Bane). So once that was settled on the easiest thing to do was to just swap the genders, and so bam, female King Arthur is born. Morgana also takes a sadistic pleasure in tormenting Uther and forcing Gwaine to fight for food, as well as willingly torturing Elyan for information. As they make camp, Arthur reveals his plan to sneak into the castle through tunnels known only to Uther and a few others of the royal court. On the surface they seemed like siblings, teasing one another mercilessly and trading sarcastic comments, but there was also a much deeper connection between them. She described it as seeing "nothing but darkness" (Arthur's Bane:Part One). Morgana remained devoted to the now seriously deteriorated Morgause and thought nothing of attacking Knights of Camelot to protect her. I am your one true friend. Just as Uther awakes she kicks the blade under his bed, fabricating the excuse that she became frightened by the fire and was seeking security. Morgana therefore goes to summon Lancelot and molds his resurrected self, devoid of memory and his former sense of morality, for her malignant purposes. His actions lead her to believe he has feelings for Gwen. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Seeing this, Helios pushes Morgana aside and she flees, fighting her way through various Knights of Camelot, one of whom manages to stab her in the side. Unbeknownst to her Merlin, with Gwaine's help, removes the Eye from Arthur's arm and foils her plan. Both Arthur and Morgana are affected by the actions of Merlin and-to some extent-Mordred. Thinking she had forgiven him, Merlin was vastly relieved until he discovered the enchantment on Uther ( The Tears of Uther Pendragon). Morgana, afraid of what is occurring around her and helpless to do anything about it, is disturbed when Merlin suggests that Morgause is behind it. As your father did in his time. Arthur mistakenly believes that Morgana and Merlin have romantic feelings for each other (The Nightmare Begins). Morgause tries to make Morgana promise not to do anything rash, but Morgana's anger towards Uther becomes frenzied. The depth of Morgana's attachment to Morgause was shown when the latter was seriously injured by Merlin and Gaius since Morgana was visibly distraught, and her screams of anguish proved to be powerful enough to destroy the throne room walls. Three ways Arthur does not find out. Required fields are marked *. Curiously, for reasons unknown, Morgana never exposed Merlin for poisoning her, though she probably could have him executed on the spot for it. Merlin therefore disguises himself as Dragoon the Great and rides to Morgana's hut, intending to retrieve the Fomorroh. The night after Elyan's death, Guinevere meets Morgana in the Darkling Woods, and the two plan Arthur's downfall (The Dark Tower). Morgana swears to avenge the death of her friend. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. However, it is uknown if Morgana knows the truth about Arthurs birth, thus calling him brother. "Now," she pulled away, "Come see your feast!" she grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the table, the smile firm on his face as she pointed out all the different foods that Morgana and Arthur had commissioned for him, Morgana coming around the table to kiss his cheek, aware that Arthur was standing there, and to offer him his present. Learning of Accolons death and the failure of her plot against Arthur, Morgan became enraged and herself stole the magic scabbard herself and hurled it into a lake. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. Nevertheless, Morgana felt an immediate connection to her when they met during Morgause's first appearance in Camelot, and Morgause, though not revealing her identity, gave her with a bracelet that had once belonged to their mother, Vivienne, to help prevent Morgana's nightmares. Whatever relationship exists between Arthur and Gwen, you must destroy it. Having turned against her closest friends and even her own family, Morgana zealously pursues what she believes to be her rightful throne as well as the downfall of her enemies, even those she once cared about. He is a mysterious being with ties to Mementos. Morgana seemed enthralled by her sister, and even when crowned Queen of Camelot, it appeared that Morgause remained the one in control since her rule was one of cruelty, something that she had previously fought against. 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