Mists of Avalon Sheds Glorious Light on Arthurian Legend ~~"The Mists of Avalon"

The Mists of Avalon

Marion Zimmer Bradley
Del Rey Books
Sales Rank: 19591

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 Mists of Avalon Sheds Glorious Light on Arthurian Legend, 2001-07-25

Marion Zimmer Bradley shifts the focus of the greatest British legend, the tale of King Arthur, from the Christian male perspective, to that of the powerful, old religion led by women and centered in the Holy Isle of Avalon.

Morgan le Fay, or Morgaine, is a warm, enchanting and above all real, woman. She struggles with her dual role as wise-woman, powerful priestess and sister, mother, lover and wife in a growing Christian society. Having nothing against the Christ, only "his priests" who trample on the traditions and beliefs of the Old Religion, Morgaine battles to find her place in the center of the worlds at war.

Morgaine's brother, King Arthur, has struggles of his own, but it is through the eyes of the women in his life that the true undercurrent of power can be felt. Gwenhwyfar, his sorrowfully barren wife, plays her own role in the fate of Britain. As do Viviane, the Lady of the Lake, Igraine, mother to both Morgaine and Arthur, and the wicked Morgause, sister to Viviane and Igraine and perhaps the most intrinsically evil character in the story.

This story takes place in a time long gone, but definitely not forgotten. Through Morgaine, Viviane, and the other women of the Mists of Avalon, the Legend of Arthur and Camelot is now open to the hearts and souls of powerful, hopeful women for all eternity.

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