Guinevere

Guinevere

[|Queen Guinevere]

Background:
 * Daughter of Leodegrance
 * Wife of King Arthur
 * Leodegrance gave Arthur the round table as dowry for his daughter
 * One of the best seamstresses in Camelot

[|Queen Guinevere and King Arthur]

Queen Guinevere was married to King Arthur, King of Camelot, when a swordsman named Lancelot moved to Camelot. Lancelot and Guinevere immediately fell in love. Guinevere and Lancelot kept their relationship a secret until they were caught in the act. Mordred, who hated King Arthur, planned to kidnap Guinevere. When his men went to capture her, they walked in on her having an affair with Lancelot. Mordred immediatly told King Arthur and he sentenced her to death. When she was over the fire about to be burned to death, Lancelot came to her rescue. Guinevere ended up in a nun convent and was seperated from Lancelot. There are conflicting stories about what happened to Lancelot. This story of Guinevere eventually led to the downfall of Camelot. Sources:[|Guinevere 1] [|Guinevere 2] [|Guinevere 3]

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Stories and Poems of Guinevere: and many others!
 * //The Defence of Guinevere// by William Morris
 * //Guinevere// by Sara Teasdale
 * //Beloved Exile// by Parke Godwin

[|Guinevere and Lancelot]