Talk:Lady of the Lake

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What's the source for the pronunciation of Nimue? I thought it was Caxton's misreading of Malory's "Nyneve" or "Nyneue", so can it really be said to have a correct pronunciation? — 86.139.103.151 20:04, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Should we have some mention of the Lady of the Lake (Viviane) in The Mists of Avalon? --kralahome 04:22, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

If you wish, go for it, if she's a major character in that book.--Cuchullain 21:08, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] "Numae"

I made the new page Numae a redirect to here. The info on it was unsourced, and as far as I could tell, not connected to any pre-modern version of the Lady of the Lake story. I'm thinking it was taken from a modern fantasy novel. If I'm wrong about this, please correct my error, but I've never even heard the name "Numae" used for this character before.--Cúchullain t/c 17:37, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Avalon High

--63.145.54.80 19:49, 23 May 2006 (UTC)I read a book about the Arthurian Ledgend and it was wonderful. It was about the rencartonation of Arthur and everything else.

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Title:Avalon High ==

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[edit] Texas Chainsaw Parody

I remember seeing a trailer where they parody the Lady of the Lake giving Arthur with the sword. Instead of a sword, it's a chainsaw and it's thrown to Leatherface. But I can't remember which movie did it to add it to the article. 66.177.3.102 01:23, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Maybe not a redirect.

Nimue isn't always synonymous with "The Lady of the Lake," so a redirect might not actually be appropriate. Specifically, Merlin's captor is not the same as The Lady of the Lake. This is entirely dependent on what you're reading and when it was written.

I can dig up some books and make a Nimue page that says "Often identified as The Lady of the Lake, but here are some other versions." Will take me a while though. Places to look in the interim are Arthurian encyclopedias by Norris J. Lacy and by Ronan Coughlan, if I am remembering correctly.

Also, Avalon High wasn't particularly good, certainly not any better than any of the movies for older kids in the last decade that involved Arthurian characters and battles in modern settings, or modern revisions of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court with child/teen protagonists.

[edit] Nothing on Monty Python?

"Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government." etc. AnonMoos 16:18, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Bloody peasant!