But their flirtation is very brief as Lancelot gets a glimpse of a cute blond at Glastonbury while looking through the mists one day with Morgaine. Morgaine learns her lessons, becomes a priestess, and meets her cousin, Lancelot, son of Viviane. Morgaine goes with Viviane to Avalon to become a priestess, while Arthur is sent to some nondescript woods with Merlin to learn about mystic religious stuff before he takes his rightful kingly place. While still young, the children are fostered out. She becomes quite devoted to her half brother Arthur, son of Igraine and Uther. The story is told by Morgaine, aka Morgan le Fey, daughter of Igraine and Gorlois. Uther kills Gorlois and marries the willing Igraine. In this version, Igraine is married to Gorlois of Cornwall, but attracted to the newly-crowned head of Britain, Uther Pendragon. The Mists of Avalon: With Anjelica Huston, Julianna Margulies, Joan Allen, Samantha Mathis. Merlin is destined for a minor role in this show.
Igraine is destined to be the mother of Arthur, and Morgause is destined to be the jealous sister. Viviane, aka the Lady of the Lake, is the high priestess. The catalysts are three sisters, raised in the old pagan mystical religion taught on Avalon. It's Arthurian legends, but told from a woman's point of view and with lots of changes. Based on the bestseller by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Medieval Fantasy Movie Groups King Arthur Synopsis TV Mini-Series (2001). As Morgaine and Gwenhwyfar struggle for control over the fate of Arthur's kingdom, as the Knights of the Round Table take on their infamous quest, as Merlin and Viviane wield their magics for the future of Old Britain, the Isle of Avalon slips further into the impenetrable mists of memory, until the fissure between old and new worlds' and old and new religions' claims its most famous victim.TNT Genre TV Series. From their childhoods through the ultimate fulfillment of their destinies, we follow these women and the diverse cast of characters that surrounds them as the great Arthurian epic unfolds stunningly before us. In Marion Zimmer Bradley's masterpiece, we see the tumult and adventures of Camelot's court through the eyes of the women who bolstered the king's rise and schemed for his fall. An impressive achievement.”- The New York Times Book Review reading it is a deeply moving and at times uncanny experience.
“A monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends. The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne. A unique re-working of the Arthurian epic, based on the novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon tells the familiar tale but with an important.
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