Vivien - The Lady of the Lake
Available in 14k Gold, Copper or Sterling Silver.
Aurthurian Medieval Goddess
Please see symbolism information below.
Item # 1593 - Measurements: 50 x 30 mm
The Lady of the Lake Folklore and Symbolism
Vivien may very well have been the Lady of the Lake in the Arthurian Legends
and stories. She is an otherworldly affiliated enchantress possibly originating
from an archetype of a Celtic priestess. Vivien, sometimes called Nineve,
Nimue, Niniane, etc., is best known as the woman who sealed Merlin in
a cave or a tree. This mysterious female gave Arthur his sword, Excalibur.
She stole Lancelot when he was a child and cured him when he went mad.
She may be a Celtic lake divinity in origin, perhaps of the same kind
as the Gwagged Annwn - lake fairies in modern Welsh folklore. Many pagans
and mythologists have speculated on whether this Lady is really a Mother
or Maiden Goddess-form, and have wondered if she may still have been expressly
a Goddess had not the Arthurian stories been so adulterated and altered
over time to suit each new generation.
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