Soon after the Battle of Camlann, and Mordred's death, Morgana was killed by her nemesis Merlin with Excalibur. Morgana later demonstrated her trust in Merlin by confessing her suspicions of her magic, leading Merlin to eventually advise her to seek the Druids' help despite Gaius and the Great Dragon's warning him not to get involved. Morgana, not seeing him, mistakes him for Gwen while getting ready for a feast celebrating twenty years since the end of The Great Purge. After Merlin poisoned her and Morgause stole her away, Uther was distraught, blaming himself. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". ( The Dragon's Call) At first the two of them want nothing to do with one another, but quickly become close friends. She also sees the Dorocha, which she has unleashed upon the world. Spencer Stanhope (1880) Yet even in Malory some traces of her former, more benevolent character remain. Morgana, who had been an apprentice of Merlin, betrayed and killed Arthur's father, but Merlin escaped with the young child Arthur in time to the late 20th century. After some years without keeping contact with King Arthur, Morgan was believed by Arthur to be deceased, but she had actually retired in secret to her castle near Tauroc, Wales after her ordeal with Chthon. When Uther fell ill and Arthur was faced with the burden of ruling, he sought comfort from Morgana, embracing her and telling her how glad he was that she was there with him. After Mordred's love Kara is hanged by Arthur, Mordred allies himself with Morgana giving her the key of Arthur's demise by revealing Emrys' true identity to her (The Drawing of the Dark). Despite this, Morgana continues on and at some point, understanding that Guinevere is following her decides to wait for her and confront her. With the help of magic, Lady Elaine tricks Lancelot into believing that she is Guinevere, and he sleeps with her. Her relationship to Arthur varies but usually she is introduced as Arthur's half-sister, the daughter of his mother Igraine and her first husband Gorlois, the Duke of Cornwall. The High Priestess swears to avenge Mordred's death. All of that was important to the story, yes, and to the legend it was based on, but as enjoyable . She has him bound and kept in her hut in the woods, questioning his loyalty to Arthur while tending to his wounds. She also quickly defeated Guinevere in a sword fight despite being wounded at the time (The Sword in the Stone). After she learns that Merlin plans to go to the Crystal Cave to get his magic back, she plans to end him once and for all. Morgana has been shown to have formed a bond with Mordred, whom Kilgharrah has foreseen would kill Arthur before Mordred betrayed her to Arthur, and she also formed a close bond with the young dragon, Aithusa, who saved her life. The relationship between Morgana and Aithusa. As they are about to strike him down, an unknown force causes the cave to crumble, and Morgana is knocked unconscious by Merlin's Magic, although it is currently unknown if she saw him (Another's Sorrow). Arthur and Morgana, in one of Camelot's feasts for Arthur's victory. She has a wide variety of different dresses throughout the series, all of which reflect her personality. Prophecies do not lie. This led to a magical duel between the two, which Emrys narrowly won. She also displays a caring, loving side, like a mother figure towards Mordred, as he is the only one she can still consider her friend. At a young age, Morgana discovers that she sometimes dreams of things that afterwards come to pass. "Now," she pulled away, "Come see your feast!" she grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the table, the smile firm on his face as she pointed out all the different foods that Morgana and Arthur had commissioned for him, Morgana coming around the table to kiss his cheek, aware that Arthur was standing there, and to offer him his present. She was also able to take direct hits from Merlin's magic on several occasions, one of which involved her falling down some stairs and cracking her skull. show: merlin (bbc)my instagram: https://instagram.com/dragonlcrd(i post more edits on there! When Merlin found out about the mandrake root and removed it, Morgana tried to place another one under his bed in order to keep Uther suffering but was interrupted by Gaius. Morgana and Morgause eventually succeed in getting the Cup when a slave trader named Jarl tips off Arthur's location. She swears at his grave that she will avenge him, and does not hesitate to kill her allies when they do not bring her closer to finding Arthur, displaying that even after he betrayed her twice, she still cared for him (The Diamond of the Day). Arthur won his wife, Guinevere, in another risky undertaking. Every day I must look Uther in the eye knowing that if he were to discover who I really am, he'd have me killed. Morgana fools Uther into thinking she is his loving ward. According to Morgan, this unnamed knights death would make it possible for her to kill King Arthur and her husband, King Uriens. Morgana developed an almost immediate close bond with the Druid boy, Mordred, after Merlin sneaked him into the castle when the soldiers were searching for him. Merlin fights her, albeit rather clumsily in comparison to Morgana's polished swordsmanship, and in the end is forced to use magic to overcome her, causing the stone ceiling to come crashing down on her. Merlin, who survives thanks to the intervention of the dragon, arrives and assists the defending forces. Three years after their last encounter Morgana's hatred of Arthur seems only to have intensified. It was not made clear how Morgana felt about her mother, Vivienne, as little mention was made of her, which would suggest that she possessed few memories of her. Morgana agreed to help primarily for Mordred's sake, but Alvarr, a con man at heart, used his charm to gain her favor. Morgana's evil demise. Later on, Percival stabbed her in the back as well, but she was still able to fight him and Gwaine and knock them unconscious. While being immortal against mortal weapons is powerful, merlin is a dragonlord which is super powerful and trumps morgans high priest title. Morgana intended for Gwen to be banished, knowing Arthur would choose exile to be with her, but Uther ordered Gwen to be executed instead. The fighting lasted all day, and just about everyone was killed. A year passes by in Camelot with Uther sending his men to scour the kingdom in search of Morgana, costing an ever-increasing number of lives as the soldiers are slaughtered by unseen forces, but Uther refuses to give up or see reason. While investigating Palaces, he encounters the protagonist and would have stuck with him since. By the time she returned to Camelot, all of Morgana's previous affections had been transferred solely to Morgause and she was completely loyal to her. Of course ultimately Gwen did become Queen and Morgana did die at Merlins hand. Morgause then spirited Morgana away to save her, and kept Morgana in her care for a year, teaching her how to use her magic. From this point forward, Morgana became more sadistic, psychotic and cruel, even towards her allies, and her only goal became the death of Arthur Pendragon, which she initially realises, shortly after she is slain by Merlin. Unbeknownst to Arthur, Morgana was, in fact, responsible for Uther's decline, and she continued to plot against the king in secret (The Tears of Uther Pendragon). After having Merlin's magic temporarily removed, Morgana seals him in a cave, mockingly telling him that he would not mess with her plans again. Morgana, holding her advantage, casts a powerful stunning spell on Gwen when she tries to run. Morgana, for once without a retort, leaves Annis to return to scheming alone (His Father's Son). However, the feelings are not mutual, as Mordred has grown cold towards Morgana, in comparison to his former bond with her. Status: Curiously, for reasons unknown, Morgana never exposed Merlin for poisoning her, though she probably could have him executed on the spot for it. When Agravaine learns of this, he informs Morgana, who enchants a necklace to reverse any healing spell used on its wearer and then magnify it tenfold. As the chain of events Merlin foresaw begins to take place, desperate to stop Morgana's intended regicide, he causes a door to slam and a torch to flare in front of her as she passes through the castle. This last situation and the quest for the Holy Grail (the . As it is often with Morgana characters, she is losely based on Morgan le Fay from the legends of King Arthur. She then enacted a sadistic plan to have Gwen killed not by herself, but by her lover, Arthur, enchanting her to take the shape of a deer so she would be shot and killed by Arthur's hunting party (The Hunter's Heart). She helps Merlin and Arthur defeat the Afanc that Nimueh used to poison the water supply despite them telling her it is too dangerous (The Mark of Nimueh). The castle is quickly overrun by Morgana's men with King Arthur and the knights forced further and further back. Morgana also requests from Gwen one last thing: then give Sarrum a painful death, which Gwen agrees to do with pleasure. After her captivity she somehow met with Ruadan. She later fought and lost against Morgana one on one and, when she asked what she had done to deserve her hate, Morgana stated that she did not hate her for what she had done, but rather for what she was destined to do, and apologised for having to kill her, although Merlin ultimately prevented her from doing so (The Sword in the Stone). Of the Main Characters to appear in all five seasons, Morgana has made the fewest episode appearances with 57 of a total 65. Though most legends present her as Arthurs sister through his mother, Ygraine, in some lesser-known versions, she (and presumably Morgana, as well) is unrelated to Ygraine, being, instead, Arthurs half-sister on Uthers side. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. In a deleted scene Agravaine mentioned that he had professed his love to Morgana, to which she seemed disgusted by. When Morgana learnt that Uther was mortally wounded, she expressed cold pleasure and claimed she hoped her face would haunt him in his final moments. Portrayer: After the woman gains Gwaine's sympathy, she gains information about Camelot and especially Arthur and Merlin and tells everything to Morgana. Morgana plots against Arthur again when he goes on a quest to find the golden trident and she tries to kill him by using a Phoenix Eye in a bracelet provided by Morgause. Morgana also stated that, as a child, she used to help Gorlois with his armour. She traps Gwaine and uses a Nathair on him to learn about Arthur's location and after she does, sheexecutes him. We did, very genuinely, think of the episode as a love story between two men. Morgana somehow reaches Nemeth, which has been conquered by Odin. He defended her interests against his father, securing her release from the dungeons (To Kill the King) and agreeing to defy Uther and smuggle Mordred out of Camelot solely for her sake (The Beginning of the End). I just want to be myself. Recognising him as Emrys and at first terrified, she quickly retreats and shuts the door, but then warily re-enters, questioning his existence. It is unknown what happens to Aithusa after Merlin runs Morgana through with Excalibur. Lets keep our fingers crossed that Arthur does find out, If Merlin tells Arthur, imagine Arthur's face, or if Arthur realizes Merlin is a sorcerer and confronts him, imagine Merlin's face!! Soon, Morgana and Helios plan for conquering Camelot comes to fruition. I am your one true ally, my lady. However, when Arthur decides to join her and then return to make Gwen his queen, Morgana realises she has failed to alter the future and break up Arthur and Gwen. Morgana therefore goes to summon Lancelot and molds his resurrected self, devoid of memory and his former sense of morality, for her malignant purposes. Once more, Morgana tried to come between Arthur and Gwen when she placed an enchantment on the Queen of Camelot that would make her hate him. . Uther was a curse upon this land, as is his son. She then stares at Merlin, threatening to expose him if he reveals her true colours (The Tears of Uther Pendragon). Arthur tries to remind Morgana of her true self. After this, Morgana began to plot against her half-sibling while he remained a doting brother, even risking his life to go back into Cenred's stronghold to rescue her, unaware that it was a trap to get him killed (The Castle of Fyrien). After Merlin attempts to destroy the staff, Morgana draws her sword against him. Then, that night, she has a dream in which she is surrounded by dead soldiers and is begging Emrys to help her. Morgana is the villainess of the 1999 fantasy film Arthur's Quest, played by Catherine Oxenberg. Arthur tries to reason with her and asks what happened to her, but she tells him she grew up. When Agravaine opens the siege tunnels beneath the city, a small detachment of her army passes through into the lower town which soon falls to her forces. On the surface they seemed like siblings, teasing one another mercilessly and trading sarcastic comments, but there was also a much deeper connection between them. Though he was shamelessly using her for his own purposes, Alvarr seemed genuinely humbled when she freed him and was evidently grateful for all she had done. Her relationship to Arthur varies but usually she is introduced as Arthur's half-sister, the daughter of. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Gwen is told to bring Arthur to the Castle of Fyrien where Cenred is staying, or else her brother will be killed. When Uther comes to her bedside, Morgana is deeply conflicted and subtly offers him the chance to tell her the truth about her paternity. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. Morgana soon learns about Sefa's captivity and reassures Ruadan that her sacrifice won't be in vain. She later discovered she was the result of Uther's betrayal of Gorlois in having an affair with Vivienne, which was revealed when she overheard Uther's confession of her true parentage. The angered Morgana attempts to attack Arthur with magic, but finds her powers to be blocked due to Merlin's poppet. (Season 3) Stage 4: The Innermost Cave: The hero faces a great trial. Annis champion immediately gets the upper hand, but Merlin's intervention saves Arthur, giving him the victory and sparing the lives of both sides. All too soon Uther's secrets come to light and suddenly all of Morgana, Arthur and Merlin's certainties fall apart when they find out that all they knew about their lives is nothing more than a well-constructed lie. When the latter invades her castle, Morgana has both him and Merlin at her mercy. She also had some level of telepathy as she was the only person other than Merlin able to hear Mordred speaking mentally (The Beginning of the End). Although she is ruthless towards her past friends, her affection for Mordred has not faded away, as she shows genuine affection and relief when she finds out he is alive. Morgana, Arthur's half-sister and rival of Guinevere and the Wizard of Merlin, is the priestess of Avalon, endowed with superhuman abilities, including that of being able to change her appearance. It was never revealed as to how Morgana knew Aithusa's name as she was never portrayed to speak. Merlin had long since given Morgana up as a lost cause, and when Morgana crowned herself Queen of Camelot, Merlin helped Arthur rally a resistance, destroying the immortal army she and Morgause raised by emptying the Cup of Life after he hurled Morgause into a stone pillar. Even at her enemies, she shows acts of kindness, as shown when she ordered her men to burn Finna's corpse after her suicide. While in Camelot she is considered by many to be very beautiful and attracts the attention of numerous men, including Knight Valiant, Merlin and Arthur Pendragon. She is later taken hostage when the Witchfinder's treachery is exposed but is saved by Merlin. Featuring: Morgana being the best supportive big sister who likes to give Arthur a much deserved and needed kick in the butt, a wedding, smut, and finding out who you are. Added . When he left to go to battle, at some point he called to Uther for reinforcements. Yet, time and again, you've proved yourself willing to lay down your life for him. The finale was a love story between two men. After this, both Morgana and Aithusa attack Camelot's army at Camlann (The Diamond of the Day). The High Priestess also can't understand how despite all her powers Arthur continues to defy her. Set after 4x08 with the premise that Lamia incited the knights to greater violence than we saw on the show, and Merlin suffers from Post-Traumatic-Stress. At some point over the following year, Morgana gains the allegiance of Arthur's uncle, Agravaine, who is stationed in Camelot as Arthur's chief advisor after Uther's deteriorated mental state leaves him incapable of ruling. Morgana thought she could withstand this hit too, but is wrong, as a sword forged in a Dragon's breath can hurt her. Learning of Accolons death and the failure of her plot against Arthur, Morgan became enraged and herself stole the magic scabbard herself and hurled it into a lake. Morgana's hatred of Merlin was amplified by his severely wounding Morgause, though it is unclear whether her eventual emaciated state and death were a direct result of Merlin's attack. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Arthur married Ganhumara; 'Guinevere' is a romanticised French version of the name created in the late 12th century. Morgana, snatching Arthur's ring from around Gwen's neck, formulates a plan, now aware of the nearby hunting party. Morgana seemed enthralled by her sister, and even when crowned Queen of Camelot, it appeared that Morgause remained the one in control since her rule was one of cruelty, something that she had previously fought against. However, she broodingly remarks that she did not feel the pleasure she expected from such absolute control, instead experiencing a sadness at the bleak contrast between the resurrected Lancelot and his former might. 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