The Rhiannon and Guinevere Connection

By: White Rose of Avalon 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: White Rose of Avalon 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: White Rose of Avalon 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: White Rose of Avalon 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: White Rose of Avalon 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…

Arthurian Love Triangle

By: White Rose of Avalon March 12, 2021March 13, 2021 Arthurian LegendArthurian, Faerie, Faery, featured, Legend, LoveLeave a Comment

The most famous of the romantic Arthurian legends is of course the love triangle amongst Lancelot, Guinevere, and Arthur. I am someone absolutely obsessed with the romantic relationships within the world of Arthur! I actually love both sides of this love triangle, and I go back and forth over which relationship is my…

Tristan and Isolde

By: White Rose of Avalon February 11, 2021March 13, 2021 Arthurian Legend, Love WeekArthurian, featured, Legends, Love, MedievalLeave a Comment

Tristan was a great knight in the kingdom of Cornwall, and Isolde was an Irish princess. Tristan was sent to Ireland to compete in a tournament in order to win the hand of this princess for his uncle, King Mark of Cornwall. Tristan readily defeats all comers and wins Isolde’s hand for King…

La Belle Dame Sans Merci

By: White Rose of Avalon 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…

The Connection Between Arthurian Legend and Sleeping Beauty

By: White Rose of Avalon September 20, 2021

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For today’s post I want to do an analysis of something that I felt inspired to write about. I have this theory that you can interpret the story of Sleeping Beauty as being a variant on the archetypes found in the Arthurian legends. Specifically the Disney version of Sleeping Beauty has characters that…

Igraine: Mother of Arthur

By: White Rose of Avalon September 19, 2021

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Today I would like to look at the figure of Igraine, who was the mother of Arthur in the legends. She is an important figure, being the mother of the great king, however many tales tend to gloss over her entirely. She is the archetypal mother queen who bore the Once and Future…

Are the Adar Rhiannon Starlings?

By: White Rose of Avalon September 18, 2021

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Today I would like to look into one of the most important symbols of the goddess Rhiannon, her three birds, known as the Adar Rhiannon. In most cases it is not specified what type of birds they are, and I want to focus on why they may, in fact, be starlings! In part…

Eris: Goddess of Chaos

By: White Rose of Avalon September 17, 2021

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For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen the Greek goddess Eris. She was the goddess of chaos, and was known to cause discord wherever she went. Eris had the Roman name of Discorda, and was closely identified with the war-goddess Enyo (Homer even used the names interchangeably). In some versions…

Guinevere and Morgan as Aspects of the Goddess

By: White Rose of Avalon September 16, 2021

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For today’s post I want to take a look at the Arthurian figures of Guinevere and Morgan Le Fay as aspects of goddesses. Guinevere can be seen as the flower bride and light goddess, while Morgan can be seen as a darker aspect of a death goddess. This can also explain some of…

Rhiannon as Moon Goddess

By: White Rose of Avalon September 15, 2021

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For today’s post I would like to take a brief look at a particular aspect of the goddess Rhiannon! Rhiannon is most associated with sovereignty and horses, however she is also a lunar goddess. The moon has long been associated with the feminine and feminine mysteries! Her lunar associations are often connected…

Rhiannon Becoming the Lady of the Lake

By: White Rose of Avalon September 14, 2021

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Today I want to discuss the theory that the Welsh Celtic goddess Rhiannon later became seen as the Lady of the Lake in Arthurian legends. This is something that is discussed briefly in some sources, and there are some parallels that make it seem likely that Rhiannon went from being a goddess to the…

My Top 5 Creepy Female Characters

By: White Rose of Avalon September 13, 2021

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For today’s post I have decided to do a countdown of creepy women characters. These are female characters that are known mostly for the fact that they are spooky for some reason! As we are in the season for all things spooky, it is the perfect time to do this countdown. Number 5:…

The Rhiannon and Guinevere Connection

By: White Rose of Avalon September 12, 2021September 12, 2021

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My Top 5 Horror Movies of the 1990s

By: White Rose of Avalon September 11, 2021

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In honor of the beginning of Halloween season, which I personally view as starting with the beginning of September, I have decided to do a countdown of my favorite 90s horror films! I decided to do a 90s countdown because the horror films of this decade were very diverse. Without further ado, here…