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Thomas Berger: Arthur Rex (1978) is a tragicomic retelling of the Arthurian legend. Marion Zimmer Bradley: The Mists of Avalon (1983) is the classic of modern reinterpretations of the Arthurian legend through the points of view of powerful women behind Camelot, namely Morgaine, Gwenhwyfar, and Morgause.
The book follows the trajectory of Morgaine (Morgan le Fay), a priestess fighting to save her Celtic religion in a country where Christianity threatens to destroy the pagan way of life. [1] The epic is focused on the lives of Morgaine, Gwenhwyfar , Viviane, Morgause, Igraine and other women of the Arthurian legend.
Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country is a novel by Rosalind Miles, based on Arthurian legend. [1] It chronicles the life of Queen Guenevere from her perspective, from childhood to the blossoming of her relationship with Lancelot .
The Lady of the Lake (French: Dame du Lac, Demoiselle du Lac, Welsh: Arglwyddes y Llyn, Cornish: Arlodhes an Lynn, Breton: Itron al Lenn, Italian: Dama del Lago) 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.
G.M. Magazine praised the first book, Wise Woman’s Telling, for "inject[ing] new life" into the Arthurian legend, adding that "the undercurrent of paganism has a grim and messy conviction about it, and likewise the Dark Age brutality;" [8] by the time of the fourth book, Taliesin's Telling, G.M. has been "recommending it as ever."
The Arthurian legend features many characters, including the Knights of the Round Table and members of King Arthur's family. Their names often differ from version to version and from language to language. The following is a list of characters with descriptions.