The Anne Boleyn and Morgana Le Fay Connection

By: Maranda Wabik November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 Arthurian Legend, Royal HistoryArthurian, Britain, Celtic, featured, Legend, Magic, Royal History, TudorLeave a Comment

Today’s post is inspired by something I mentioned in one of my twitch.tv streams. I said I always felt there was a connection between Anne Boleyn and Morgana. So that is my topic of discussion in this post! Morgana was a witch and faery enchantress, and Anne Boleyn was accused of witchcraft,…

The Morgana and Rhiannon Connection

By: Maranda Wabik September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Arthurian LegendArthurian, Britain, Celtic, Faerie, Faery, featured, Goddess, Legend, MagicLeave a Comment

For today’s post I would like to look at the connection between Morgan Le Fay and Rhiannon! I have already done a post looking at Rhiannon’s connection to Guinevere, and this can be seen as almost a companion post to that one. Many may question how one goddess can be connected to both…

The Rhiannon and Guinevere Connection

By: Maranda Wabik September 12, 2021September 12, 2021 Arthurian LegendArthurian, Britain, Celtic, Faerie, Faery, featured, Goddess, Legend, LoveLeave a Comment

I have written about Guinevere’s connection to goddesses and historical figures before. Today I want to focus on the connection between Guinevere and one of my favorite goddesses, Rhiannon! Rhiannon is the Welsh Celtic goddess of sovereignty, horses, and a faerie queen. Guinevere is the wife of Arthur and queen of Camelot…

The Elizabeth Woodville and Guinevere Connection

By: Maranda Wabik August 15, 2021August 16, 2021 Arthurian Legend, Royal HistoryArthurian, Britain, Celtic, Faerie, Faery, featured, Legend, Magic, Royal HistoryLeave a Comment

For today’s post I would like to discuss the connection between the legendary figure of Guinevere and the real queen Elizabeth Woodville! This may seem a bit far fetched, but given the prevalence of Arthurian legends during the medieval period, many real royals would take inspiration from these legends. Elizabeth Woodville’s daughter and…

Guinevere as Arthurian Adulteress

By: Maranda Wabik July 16, 2021July 17, 2021 Arthurian Legend, Femme Fatale FridayArthurian, Britain, Celtic, featured, Legend2 Comments

Welcome to the first ever Femme Fatale Friday here at White Rose of Avalon! For this first post in this themed Friday series I have chosen to discuss a figure I have talked about often on this site, Arthur’s wife Guinevere. Today I want to specifically look at Guinevere’s role as an adulteress…

The Blodeuwedd and Guinevere Connection

By: Maranda Wabik April 19, 2021July 24, 2021 Arthurian Legend, LegendArthurian, Britain, Celtic, Faerie, Faery, featured, Goddess, Legend, MagicLeave a Comment

Blodeuwedd and Guinevere have many commonalities in their tales. Both could be seen as sovereignty goddesses that had marriages that gave kingship to their husbands. Both had marriages that began as happy, but devolved into unhappiness on the part of the wives. Both found true love when they were already married, and…

Guinevere and Isolde

By: Maranda Wabik March 17, 2021April 19, 2021 Arthurian LegendArthurian, Britain, featured, Legend, MedievalLeave a Comment

The tales of legendary queens Guinevere and Isolde are very similar in many ways. Both of these woman were in love triangles where they fell in love with knights that served their husbands. Both were willing to risk their very lives for the love that consumed them. Both were nearly burned at…

La Belle Dame Sans Merci

By: Maranda Wabik January 17, 2021April 19, 2021 Arthurian LegendArthurian, Britain, Celtic, Faerie, featured, Legend, MedievalLeave a Comment

Guinevere is the wife of Arthur in the Arthurian cycle. In most versions of the legends it is a given that she betrayed Arthur with a close friend or family member during their marriage. In the most common versions of the legends Guinevere betrayed Arthur by falling in love with Lancelot du Lac,…

Arthurian Legends

This page is dedicated to Arthurian Legends! The tales of Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, Morgan, and Nimue/Vivian are enchanting. Throughout this blog you will find limitless discussion on the subject of Arthur and his knights of the Round Table! There are so many fascinating figures in the realm of Arthurian legends. The tales within these…

Fairytales

Various fairytales are regular subjects of discussion on this blog! These tales are very important to the development of our psyches (as we grow up) and to the development of culture (as they have influenced culture). I believe that fairytales teach us a lot. Some of my favorite fairytales are Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the…

Royal History

The topic of the lives and loves of royals is an important subject on this blog! The stories of kings and queens is very fun to read. I am particularly fond of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, and Elizabeth Woodville and Edward IV! It is always fun to read about kings marrying commoners for true…

Winter in the Air Poem

By: Maranda Wabik November 28, 2021

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Hello my Lovely readers! Welcome to day one of Poetry Week! As we deepen further into the dark half of the year I wanted to post a poem I wrote about the coming of the winter season! Winter in the Air by Maranda Wabik A nip in the air, A single snowflake, Wind picks…

Announcing Poetry Week

By: Maranda Wabik November 27, 2021

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Hello my Lovely readers! I wanted to do a bonus post today to announce that this coming week, beginning tomorrow, will be themed as Poetry Week! I will share a new poem each day that I have written. Friday will also have a Femme Fatale Friday post about a famous poet! I have recently realized…

How Ancestral Mythology Explains My Love of the Arthuriad

By: Maranda Wabik November 27, 2021

Arthurian Legend, The Magical LifestyleArthurian, Britain, Celtic, Faerie, Faery, Legend, Magic, MythLeave a Comment

It is likely quite obvious to those reading this blog that I am obsessed with the Matter of Britain, or as it is commonly known the Arthurian legends. This is something I believe can be partially explained by the idea of ancestral mythology. I have written about ancestral mythology in the past, but…

Kathryn Howard: Doomed Tudor Queen

By: Maranda Wabik November 26, 2021

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For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday I have chosen to look at the story of Henry VIII’s infamous fifth Queen! Kathryn Howard was just a teenager when she caught the eye of the aging monarch. She is most noted for being the second Queen that he beheaded. I feel much empathy for…

To Thine Own Self Be True

By: Maranda Wabik November 25, 2021

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For today’s post I would like to look at the importance of being true to yourself. I believe that it is so integral to becoming who we want to be. Each of us must walk a path that calls to us, even if that path is different than what others would like us…

The Fascination with Doomed Queens

By: Maranda Wabik November 24, 2021

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For today’s post I have chosen to look at why so many of us are fascinated with doomed Queens. I am certainly someone who is endlessly fascinated with any and all doomed Queens! I sometimes wonder why it is that so many people love to revisit the stories of these women. In my…

The Villain Redeemed? Fairytale Origin Stories

By: Maranda Wabik November 23, 2021

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The villains of fairytales have been being re-examined a lot as of late. We get films from Disney like Maleficent and Cruella that give us a back story of the villains of their classic films. I personally love to see the story from the perspective of the villain. Many have complained that…

Crows and Ravens as Symbols of Deities, and in Popular Culture

By: Maranda Wabik November 22, 2021

Arthurian Legend, Legend, Literary LoveArthurian, Britain, Celtic, Faerie, Faery, Goddess, Legend, Literature, Magic3 Comments

Crows and ravens are birds that evoke much in the way of emotions and passions in people. This is likely because of the fact that crows and ravens are both associated with deities in multiple cultures. This would lead to their inclusion in Aesop’s Fables, and later in literature. In Arthurian legends,…

My Top 5 Favorite Historically Inaccurate Period-Pieces

By: Maranda Wabik November 21, 2021

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I am sure that by the title of this post most of my readers have figured out that I will be talking about period-piece television series. I am especially focused on the very historically inaccurate ones. These are chosen because they are very fun, if totally unrealistic! I may adore the real…

Three Aspects of the Morrighan

By: Maranda Wabik November 20, 2021November 20, 2021

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For today’s post I would like to discuss the three main aspects of the Morrighan. The Morrighan is a triple Goddess of the Irish Celtic lore. She can either be seen as a trinity of sisters that are in unity called Morrighans, or more often she is a single Goddess that embodies all…