Guinevere - Wikipedia Guinevere ( ˈɡwɪnɪvɪər ⓘ GWIN-iv-eer; Welsh: Gwenhwyfar pronunciation ⓘ; Breton: Gwenivar, Cornish: Gwynnever), also often written in Modern English as Guenevere or Guenever, [1] was, according to Arthurian legend, an early-medieval queen of Great Britain and the wife of King Arthur
Guinevere - World History Encyclopedia Guinevere is the Queen of Britain, wife of King Arthur, and lover of Sir Lancelot in the Arthurian Legends best known in their standardized form from Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur (1469 CE)
Guinevere (d. 470 or 542) - Encyclopedia. com The legendary Queen Guinevere is a familiar figure throughout the modern world: young Guinevere, reportedly the fairest maiden of the land, married King Arthur, hero of the fabled Knights of the Round Table
Guinevere (Guenevere) - Arthurian Mythology Guinevere, a prominent figure in Arthurian legend, is depicted across various texts as both a revered queen and a controversial figure Initially introduced as the noble Roman ward of Duke Cador, she is later described as the daughter of King Leodegan
Was King Arthurs Guinevere a Real Historical Queen? Was Guinevere, wife of King Arthur, a real person or merely a myth? Was she a victim or seductress, a damsel in distress or an agent of her own fate? There is perhaps no more famous character in British legend than that of King Arthur
Queen Guinevere: Wife of King Arthur - MythBank In Arthurian Literature, Queen Guinevere is often written as the wife of King Arthur of Camelot who is in love with his knight, Lancelot In this article, we will be going through how she has been portrayed and written since the origin of her story
Guinevere | Facts, Information, and Mythology - Encyclopedia Mythica By the hand of Geoffrey of Monmouth, Guinevere becomes a beautiful lady with a Roman heritage, raised in the house of Duke Cador of Cornwall Little else is said until the end of Arthur's reign when she betrays the King by becoming the lover of the usurper Mordred
Guinevere - Myth Encyclopedia - life, king Guinevere was the wife of King Arthur, the legendary ruler of Britain She was a beautiful and noble queen, but her life took a tragic turn when she fell in love with Lancelot, one of Arthur's bravest and most loyal knights
Guinevere | Robbins Library Digital Projects Guinevere is said to be the daughter of Leodegrance of Cameliard in late medieval romance In many sources, she marries Arthur and then has a love affair with Lancelot which causes the downfall of Camelot