Morgause

1988 Number 16 of 100

Arthur's half-sister who married Lot; the mother of Gawain, Gaheris, Agravain, Gareth, and Mordred. According to the Enfaces Gauvain, Lot was her page with whom she had an intrigue, as a result of which Gawain was born. In Malory she is Lot's queen who, as the result of an amatory encounter with Arthur (who did not know they were related), gave birth to Mordred. Morgause does not seem to have been the original name for this character. In Geoffrey the wife of Lot is called Anna, sister of Arthur.