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Religious aspects of the Avalon series are discussed in The Spirituality of Avalon: The Religion of the Great Goddess in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Avalon Cycle (2010) by J.S. Morgane, a book-length study of "the religion of the Great Mother as portrayed in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Avalon books.
Avalon is a 1965 novel by the American author Anya Seton. It is a fictional story about Saint Rumon and Merewyn, set against a broad historical background of Anglo-Saxon England and the Viking expansion to Iceland and Greenland .
Following Bradley's death, the anthology was edited by Elizabeth Waters and continued until 2019. [20] Her most famous single novel may be The Mists of Avalon, [21] a retelling of the Camelot legend from the point of view of Morgaine and Gwenhwyfar. It grew into a series of books and, like the Darkover series, the later novels are written with ...
The Avalon series retells the Matter of Britain from the point of view of the women behind the throne. Through a set of stories that spans several centuries, it tells of how the mystic isle of Avalon was created, its history, life in Britain under Roman authority, and how Avalon and its ancient traditions faded from the world because of a new religion, Christianity.
Morgaine, priestess of Avalon, is King Arthur's half-sister.Their mother, Igraine, married king Uther Pendragon after Morgaine's father, Gorlois, died in battle.Rumors spread in Avalon that, before Igraine knew of Gorlois's death, Uther consulted with Merlin, who used magic to give Uther Gorlois's appearance and, thus, gain access to Igraine at Tintagel.
The Mists of Avalon is a 2001 television miniseries based on the 1983 novel of the same title by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Produced by American cable channel TNT , adapted by Gavin Scott , and directed by Uli Edel , the series retells Arthurian legend from the perspectives of Morgan le Fay and other women of the tale.
Dawn of Avalon is a stand-alone novella set in the world of Twilight of Avalon, telling the story of Morgan's and Melin's youth as lovers. [112] Doomsday Brethren: 2008: Evil: Morganna le Fay: A series of novels by Shayla Black, including Tempt Me with Darkness (2008), Possess Me at Midnight (2009), Seduce Me In Shadow (2009), and Entice Me at ...
A major shift in the balance of power is in the air; Eilan senses that the death of her peace-loving Arch-Druid grandfather will cause it. She tells her friend Caillean (who was rescued from her uncaring mother in Hibernia by Lhiannon) to take a group of young priestesses to the isle of Avalon to found a new sanctuary and become the first high ...