The Story of Morgana Le Fay (The Most Powerful Witch) - Harry Potter Explained

Hey everyone,
Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. In this video, we’re going to be discussing one of the most powerful if not the MOST powerful witch in history. It’s not one of the Hogwarts founders, it’s not McGonagall, and it’s not Bellatrix - it’s none other than Morgana Le Fay.
Just recently, I made a video on Merlin - the most powerful wizard in history, so it felt wrong not to make one on the most powerful witch. Morgana, like Merlin, is a pseudo-historical figure, and in many of the different versions of folklore that she exists in, she is actually Merlin’s nemesis. And once again, like Merlin, Morgana existed in both Harry Potter folklore and our own folklore, which makes her a really interesting character to research. I love deep diving in to these unknown, albeit powerful figures that exist in folklore. There is so much mystique surrounding them, and it’s really fun for me to peel them back layer by layer.
I’m going to start by taking a look at the Morgana from our own folklore. First of all, Morgana isn’t just known as Morgana, in fact, she is known under many many alias’s, most of which are close variations of the name ‘Morgana’. However, the alias that most of us are probably most accustomed to is ‘Morgana Le Fay’ which means ‘Morgana the Fairy’.
She was a talented enchantress, and like Merlin, was prevalent in both Arthurian legend and Welsh poetry. The concept of ‘Morgana’ that we’re most familiar with first appears in writer Geoffrey of Monmouth’s work entitled ‘Vita Merlini’ or ‘The Life of Merlin’ which was written in 1150. Vita Merlini was a Latin poem written in 1,529 hexameter lines, and it tells the story of ‘Merlin’s madness, his life as a wild man of the woods, and his prophecies and conversations with his sister’. Though popular, Vita Merlini never matched the popularity of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae, published in 1136, which was a pseudo-historical account of British history that portrayed Merlin in a bit of a different light.
And while Morgana is first introduced in Vita Merlini, the story that I know her character best from once again circles back to the story of King Arthur, Merlin, and the nights of the round table. The story, which has been subject to copious adaptations over the years, tells the tale of King Arthur, his court, his kingdom, and his most trustworthy men. The Knights of the Round Table were a sub-order of the Knights of Camelot created by Arthur Pendragon, and they helped him fight dragons, evil-doers, and all sorts of other enemies.
In some adaptations of the story, Merlin and the Knights of Camelot even help Arthur to combat his own sister, Morgana Pendragon. In the works of Robert de Boron- Morgana is established as the youngest daughter of Arthur’s mother, Igraine, and her first husband, Gorlois. Arthur, who is the son of Igraine and Uther, is therefore Morgan’s half-brother.
And just like that- her character had been completely reintroduced. Where she was previously painted as a morally righteous healer with connections to the sea, and no familial relation to Arthur, Morgana suddenly became the ‘evil’ sister of Arthur intent on conquering camelot. This version of Morgana, who came to prominence through the works of Thomas Malory, was Arthur’s greatest enemy- constantly plotting to usurp his throne.
This version of Morgana is not just evil- but PURE evil, as her reasons for hating Arthur and his kingdom are never fully explained. She just seems to possess an extreme antipathy towards the perfect goodness which he symbolises. So, this evil antagonist, MORGANA - how powerful is she? How much of a threat did she pose? Well, given the fact that this representation of Morgana is said to rival MERLIN, the most powerful wizard of all time, I think that it’s a safe bet to say that Morgana was the most powerful WITCH of all time.
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[@katypollard3255]

Morgana pendragon - ‘I don’t want to be brave, I just want to be myself’ bbc merlin

[@hi-jm9gc]

that sounded like a coming out line 💀

[@consumethelegumes6078]

We took a chonce The show portrayed magic as something that you are born with. It’s basically a metaphor for homosexuality.

[@justarandomperson9417]

Did not realise until now. 😂

[@sienna6551]

@@hi-jm9gc #gaymorgana

[@Teehsir69420]

Arthur pendragon: kkkkkk

[@Doctor_C_Jack]

I like how the thumbnail uses a picture of Morgana from the Merlin TV show. That was one of (if not the) my favorite Fantasy TV shows.

[@mastercraft64]

SAAAAMMMEEEE

[@amperzand14]

Same!

[@taylorann4058]

It my favorite show of all time 😭

[@Juanma_Cardona0725]

I have a theory that BBC Merlin is Harry Potter prequel

[@taylorann4058]

@@Juanma_Cardona0725 YES!

[@sarahriddle7211]

Morgana has always fascinated me, and there are so many different accounts of her life-it’s so cool to know she existed in the wizarding world!

[@HarryPotterTheory]

Actually she is, she's on a chocolate frog card and is directly mentioned by Ron.

[@aytrix6932]

@adityashekhar bhattacharya also she does exist in British folklore too if you read some early scripts and writing you'll see that morgana versed merlin, you can also see her character in the tv show merlin , where she is played by Katie McGrath whose face @Harry Potter Theory used in the thumbnail

[@sarahriddle7211]

I’m going to start reading “Mist of Avalon” soon and she has a huge POV in that so I’m excited.

[@stoplookingforme196]

@adityashekhar bhattacharya err she was on rons frog card

[@allycat8575]

Its a brilliant book I love the portrayal of morgana in this

[@jeskerjames2938]

I and i think most Harry Potter fans knew Merlin existed in the world of the books, but until this video I was completely unaware that Morgana also existed in Harry Potter. So thanks for teaching me something new about Harry Potter lore.

[@theflashgordon193]

does that mean that king arthur existed in HP ?

[@geniusiq.]

Most of u probably don’t know troll hunters But Morgan, King Arthur and merlin are in it as well Pretty cool

[@kasihsaputra333]

@GreyJedi 2001 nah, griff-sword is forged by goblin and their magic. But Excalibur is diffrent case. And you may more confused knowing Excalibur and Caliburn are diffrent case, too

[@Luke51803]

The woman who founded ilvermony ( the American wizarding school) is a descendant of Morganna and a descendants Salazar slytherin

[@kasihsaputra333]

@@Luke51803 NAH, she is Moriggan (Irish Myth) not Morganna (Arthurian Myth)

[@amy6499]

The Harry Potter/Merlin crossover is my favorite head cannon

[@taylorann4058]

yesssss

[@namesurname9821]

It totally is

[@lulu_TheWitchBoy]

I like the justice league one

[@theoriginallinko]

Same

[@itsnothappyhour5641]

yes

[@Lewis8Z]

I cant be the only one who desperately wants more information about merlin and morgana in harry potter canon. Merlin and morgana are the definitive wizard and witch of english media

[@XN1K1T4X]

Lewis X- Z I always liked the idea that a part the reason Merlin and the Founders created Hogwarts was the help bridge the gap between magical and human folk. To teach them to live in harmony. Morgana could very easily had been like Voldemort wanting magical creatures to be above all others. Hopefully one JK does something with her character. There is a lot there to work with for sure.

[@yugimuto8605]

I have nearly finished watching the Netflix series merlin. I knew the info before the video. I recommend if you like Harry Potter and if u want to know more

[@hannahmukadamparker]

yugi muto it’s the BBC version not Netflix ... Netflix’s version is called cursed lol

[@Lewis8Z]

@@yugimuto8605 iv already seen it multiple times. I was watching it when it was originally on the bbc before Netflix was a thing lol. However that show isnt part of the harry potter universe

[@Lewis8Z]

@David Campbell scrolls are a form of media. The best word to use would be "culture". Merlin and Morgana have their roots in Welsh poetry (also a form of media)

[@arnobattaglia5635]

Once again, watching Harry Potter while watching Harry Potter theory

[@delfigaunt]

Exactly 😅

[@jonasdj2950]

Once again, bad, read books, no movie, grr.

[@lexilovesjesus9129]

Which one?

[@arnobattaglia5635]

Lexi LeviOsa I was watching the prisoner of Azkaban

[@lexilovesjesus9129]

@@arnobattaglia5635 yesss!!! That's my favorite! I'm gonna watch Sorcerers stone later today

[@leonbrooks2107]

I can understand using Katie McGrath for Morgan Le Fay with how she played her so well in the BBC Merlin series but when I see her in terms of Harry Potter I can only ever think of how perfect she would be for a younger Roweena Ravenclaw.

[@TheMan21892]

You are so spot on 😮

[@mushroomnerd9772]

When you are both a Merlin fan and a Harry Potter fan *CLICKS*

[@AMKPlayz]

Lol same

[@mauriciosalcedo5037]

Merlin BBC is just another level, and the Morgana of Katie Mcgrath... just amazing.

[@quigonjin301]

This just makes me think of bbc’s adaptation of Merlin. Katie McGrath’s version of Morgan could be seen as both the kinds of Morgana‘s melded. She, starts out the pure kind Morgana from the old stories then after Merlin’s betrayal goes as bad as you can go.

[@taylorann4058]

yes 😭 she's one of my favorite characters too

[@quigonjin301]

Taylor Ann: did you know their almost was another season that would have seen her redeemed

[@tanyar18]

For a sec I thought this was a Merlin-HP theory

[@tanyar18]

@@quigonjin301 😭😭😭

[@quigonjin301]

Tanya Raman: uh sorry didn’t mean to make you cry

[@nemonomen3340]

I think it's pretty cool to imagine King Arthur as being a squib who manages to earn some degree of respect from the wizarding world as well as from Merlin. I'm not sure what he'd have to do for this to happen, but I feel like squibs could be the most underappreciated groups and you'd have to be a real badass to acquire fame.

[@wolfsbanealphas617]

His dad was a squip uther and declared the purge out of jealousy

[@DefenestrateYourself]

Christians are squibs who are jealous of magic-using Pagans

[@yashnasingh6524]

This video literally explains why I love bbc merlin’s portrayal of Morgana It shows both her good and bad side

[@jacobitewiseman3696]

@Lady Morgana, High-Priestress of Avalon if only they would have made her more menacing to Merlin. But otherwise agreed.

[@tasatort9778]

She is also a version/embodiment of the Morrigan, the Celtic Goddess magic and death.

[@NeloBladeOfRanni]

Yep and contrary to how often morgana is portrayed as evil in most modern literature morrigan isnr evil or a antaganist at all

[@potentpotionssubliminals1122]

magick* when we say morrigan and magic when morgana

[@tasatort9778]

@@potentpotionssubliminals1122 meh, I've never seen much point in using the magikal "k" on public sites like youtube; when 90 percent of the time you'll have to explain that it's not a spelling error, and then explain the purpose behind it.

[@itsAJDee]

Celtic doesn’t only mean irish, and the morrigan is Irish pantheon. The term Celtic refers to the six unique Celtic nations. Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man , Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany. All of which have their very own unique folklore.

[@morgasm26]

​@@itsAJDeeI'm morgan of the morgans.. part of my celtic heritage comes via portugal.. which you forgot to mention as in celtic heritage.. you realize the celts had influence all the way to turkey.. let's not forget the morrigan came to Ireland.. from where.?

[@idontcare9612]

Me about to go to sleep: *Sees this video* Me:*sigh* here we go again...

[@Zenith_682]

I don’t need sleep! I need Harry Potter Theory!

[@milifranklin9275]

Sleep is overrated anyway

[@Timberwolf69]

Usually, these videos don't go anywhere while you sleep.

[@Hello-cy9er]

@@milifranklin9275 yeah like we sleep 8 hours every 24, how much harry potter do we watch every 24 hours? thats right an average of less than 16 hours! THAT MAKES NO SENSE! I want to watch harry potter 24 hours a day

[@Hello-cy9er]

@@Timberwolf69 ah, ive had one run away from me in a few minutes tho

[@nuzeee_k]

For the all bbc merlin fans out there,,,, In a land of myth at a time of magic the destiny of a great Kingdom rests on a shoulder of a young boy his name......MERLIN the story of you and me being a part of will live long in the minds of people (The very interesting start and the very sad ending)

[@Dragonflame-xz7bl]

And we’re all still waiting for the once and future King to rise again...

[@katypollard3255]

Nuzeee_ K omg I’m gonna cry

[@katypollard3255]

This series changed my life forever

[@nuzeee_k]

@@katypollard3255 same here 😢😢😢

[@nuzeee_k]

@@Dragonflame-xz7bl I hope he will one day

[@katypollard3255]

OMG Morgana is my fav character ever, bbc merlin was my favourite tv show

[@vedanshidubey]

Btw i saw a video in that Morgana was played by Helena Bonham Carter 😂

[@dragon-lordember4801]

"Dollophead." -Merlin

[@eudora760]

Clotpoll

[@abcyu7341]

Merlin: $%&%#^$*&^%$$ Arthur: Merlin! Merlin: Shut up. Arthur: Yes.

[@abcyu7341]

Arthur: Describe a dollophead. Merlin: In two words? Arthur: Yes. Merlin: Prince Arthur. Arthur: ......

[@abcyu7341]

Arthur: I've been trained to kill since birth. Merlin: How long have you been trained to be a prat? Arthur: You can't address me like that! Merlin: Oh, sorry. How long have you been trained to be a prat? My lord?

[@Dragonflame-xz7bl]

Who else here is a BBC Merlin fan?

[@pawewlodarczyk6200]

Meeee

[@samgabylebens5505]

ME!

[@goldenknight9791]

me

[@monatslohnwieeinkoksbaron1562]

Me except the ending i didnt like that and im sad about it

[@bertjackson7223]

yeah the ending kinda shit tbh

[@katypollard3255]

In a land of myth, and a time of magic The destiny of a great kingdom lies on the shoulders of a young boy... His name Merlin

[@vonvon3424]

Imagine that Dumbledore is a descendent of Merlin, Voldermort is a descendant of Morgana, and Harry is a descendant of King Arther.

[@monatslohnwieeinkoksbaron1562]

That would be so amazing that it blew my mind just thinking about it

[@WillowNightingale]

That’s brilliant!

[@lincolnexaron864]

What if the figures of Merlin, Arthur and Morgana are meant to correspond to the golden trio, Harry(Merlin), Ron (Arthur), Hermoine(Morganna). Not that they are connected, but are inspired from them.

[@vonvon3424]

@ron Ik but Morgana still comes way before Salazar, so it could still work

[@prathvk6266]

@@vonvon3424 no Merlin was after slytherin. Merlin was in slytherins house

[@jkrause365]

When I was a kid, I read everything I could find on the King Arthur legends. Yes, I knew about Morgana le Fey as Arthur's half sister.

[@monatslohnwieeinkoksbaron1562]

Can you recommend some books?Im looking for some but i dont know which one is nice and worth reading

[@henrypeters5291]

Don't lie, some of clicked because of the Katie McGrath/Morgana thumbnail.

[@leto-nl]

i dont deny that she is hottest extremist, and thats not even a spell :)

[@andrewkappler5503]

🙋‍♂️

[@Ritziey]

well green eyes are my weakness so..

[@andrewkappler5503]

@@Ritziey when they dont ask for a rag to clean up is my weakness

[@arturialivre3826]

I don't know what you're talking about 😗

[@miccarter1403]

I wonder if there was ever a wizard cowboy in the American Old West... Riding a magical creature and rounding up outlaws...

[@jjj6446]

King Arthur Morganna

[@joechilds3256]

The quickest wand in the west.

[@JemmC89]

Newt Skemander ?

[@Julian-pw5mv]

@@JemmC89 no? He is a magizoologist. He studies magical creatures and doesn't really go out and catch bad guys unless dumbledore asks him to.

[@kasihsaputra333]

@@joechilds3256 plot twist : billy the kid is wizard with gun-like wand 😂😅

[@MrPoem-rq7pz]

I got a new kitten yesterday! Named her Luna of course. She’s a black cat with silvery blue eyes.

[@atanukarak2010]

cute

[@LordWyatt]

Theory: what if Merlin and Morgana were competing Slytherins?

[@fotein.m.]

Its possible...

[@acelovesdiyschristopher7023]

Probably let's be honest

[@thefoolwholovestheworld]

Except Morgana never attended Hogwarts, because of her royal blood and was taught by Merlin.

[@lincolnexaron864]

Funny enough, the duality of slytherin house is exhibited in Morganna, especially her connection to the sea and how she is unpredictable like the sea.

[@creightonsamuels2831]

Wow. I'm over 40 years, and have heard many versions of the legend, but I've never made the connection that the "Isle of Avalon" just means "island of apples". I learned something new today.

[@vanesalodico7798]

She was also described as being extremely beautiful, that's why she is called "le fay" which means "the fairy".

[@Mathias-o9x]

If she wanted to appear like this. But first she ist described as "from the fearies", wich meant dark, small, strange, pagan... In some storys she herself talks that other people find her not being beautyful at all; sometimes she suffers to be not being beautyful. Nevertheless....for me she IS....

[@taylorann4058]

Merlin BBC is THE best show I 100% recommend

[@beminae1603]

Your pfp 😂

[@korie4198]

I always enjoyed the depiction of Morgana and Arthur in Mists of Avalon. It shows them as having both great virtues and flaws.

[@dragonlady6387]

If you watch Arther's films, Morgana hates Arther because Uther killed her father to lay with her mother. One that night she wakes up crying and screaming that her father is dead. Her mother tells her it was just a dream, but Uther turns up looking like her father, which her mother thinks is her husband. Mother tries to convince Morgana that he's her father. She doesn't believe her mother. After Uther has had his way with mum. Her husband's soliders turn up with is body.

[@leonorakristinerozalinamll9473]

That's funny I've for a long time I have thought Albus Dumbledore to a descendant of Merlin. I've even once found a family tree on Severus Snape as a descendant of Morgana Le Fay. Think about it Snape looks so unpredictable all the way through the intire serie. He could like Morgana be the good guy or the bad guy. He is attracted to the dark arts and have very great poison skills and healing poison skills. But here J.K. Rowling did chose him to to be the mysterious GOOD guy Sato's helping and Protecting Harry in secrecy🤔

[@SasukeUchiha723]

i like this

[@slykatt]

I think it's a very interesting observation that Morgana was good at Healing crafts. It's often understood that those who can heal, also have the duality to harm or rather, if you can give restore life, you also know how to take it. Morgana could very well be a misunderstood or misdirected witch. So powerful but as she stood for something that wasn't a popular opinion, she was labeled as evil. It was sort of played out that way when she first discovered she was Fae in Merlin the BBC series, whereby her intent was to stand up for the Fae but she slowly went darker.

[@sweetlady3651]

I did from a tv show that came out a few years back called Merlin it portrays her as a good person gone bad and how Merlin tried to save her

[@yamitsukikarasu8857]

Is it the one where she's played by Helena Bonham Carter? Yep guys, before becoming Bellatrix Lestrange she played as Morgan la Fey.

[@sweetlady3651]

@@yamitsukikarasu8857 no it wasn't it was another actress it was a TV show

[@Lunaris3-in-1]

It was Katie McGrath. She currently plays Lena Luthor on Supergirl

[@ladolcevita235]

@@yamitsukikarasu8857 Helena played Morgan in Hallmark's Merlin (1998). It was a miniseries and a great one.

[@christianskidmore4830]

@@ladolcevita235 not as good as bbc merlin

[@agirlslife816]

In lots of fandom, healers are some of the most knowledgeable of the dark arts as they have to know them to combat and heal the after affects, injuries and curses left from dark magic.

[@bennetbenny4218]

I remember in a story when, Morgana and Merlin did a friendly duel and Merlin made it clear that turning into a dragon is cheating and seeing that she is gonna lose, she turned into one anyway which is cool. But Merlin turned into a virus or some micro organism to infect her. Okay, this was a kid's version of the story. But transforming into a dragon is not an easy feat.

[@shooterbc]

I think your thinking of the sword in the stone, and the wizard duel between Merlin and mad madam mim...

[@cratarata2278]

@@shooterbc yh haha that’s what I was gonna say

[@morrigankasa570]

Morgana simply felt she deserved to be queen rather then Arthur being king

[@GothicRichard]

Rapes and abuse of women is enough of a reason for Morgana to want to undermine the world of men.

[@sifilore]

It is also said that Morgana magically disguised herself as Queen Guinevere, her sister-in-law and Arthur's wife so she could lay with him, get pregnant without knowing who it was really...he was sharing his bed with. With that she gave birth to Mordred who Arthur never knew was his son and nephew but would earn a place among the round table till one day he kills Arthur, becoming infamously as the traitorous Black Knight. I guess u could say he was a sleeper cell agent for his mother-and-aunt.

[@evelynvongizycki1017]

I thought he also kills Modred And they both die

[@Taekyub0t7-pq4rf]

That's very wrong .... They were real siblings

[@Meri-Muru]

There is this tv-show called Merlin and I absolutely love the Morgana in it. She start off as the good Morgana but towards the end she turns in to the evil version of herself, but they actually give her a reason to to be evil. I really recommend the show to those who are interested in Merlin, Arthur or anything to do with them. Amazing show 😇

[@sagemorgaine8371]

I learned about, and loved Morgaine le Fae in The Mists of Avalon, by Margaret Zimmer Bradley. In the book she is both Arthur's greatest ally, then his greatest enemy.

[@jackstrawful]

Same here, so glad to see someone else mention this.

[@Mathias-o9x]

Same with me. M-Z-B´s story is sooooo beautyful, and so sad...;perfect.

[@sockosophie3132]

My preferred Image of Morgana is the one we got in the Merlin-Series, where Sir John Hurt voiced the Dragon. Also I'm pretty interested in how Morgana is going to be further portrayed in "Cursed - the chosen one"

[@maya_htrabkcah]

yEs

[@cramerfloro5936]

Morgana is such an interesting character of folklore, even because of the effects her fame had on other folklores. For example, here in Italy, she is the villain of many folktales and legends, often acting as a matriarch to other fairies, like in Prezzemolina.

[@tnntaronewsnetwork4514]

Would be interesting if you making a video on where you think ancient witches and wizards end up compared to modern wizards and witches on a power tier list. Where does Raxidian, Ecrisdis, Merlin and Morgana fit next to Dumbledoor, Voldemort, Grindelwald and Snape to you? This could also be morphed into something like “Who was the REAL strongest witch/wizard of all time”

[@snarfblattmcdouchenozzle3884]

I would say that Merlin, Morgana and Dumbledore are rivals in terms of power. Voldemort and the others couldn't hang without a horcrux.

[@tnntaronewsnetwork4514]

Snarfblatt McDoucheNozzle Eh. Voldy is up there he did fight an elder wand wielding dumbledore after all. But I generally agree that it would probably at the end of the day come down to the three you listed. Probably

[@snarfblattmcdouchenozzle3884]

@@tnntaronewsnetwork4514 Dumbledore was also mostly on the defense, if im not mistaken. I know that Voldy couldn't really get anywhere with Dumbledore in the book. As far as DARK wizards go, Tom is tops but Dumbledore has greater power, wisdom and knowledge concerning "normal" branches of wizardry.

[@snarfblattmcdouchenozzle3884]

@@tnntaronewsnetwork4514 Even with voldemort as he is, id still say that Gellert, in his prime, would give Tom a run. This is provided neither has Eldrund.

[@tnntaronewsnetwork4514]

Snarfblatt McDoucheNozzle to that I would say that Voldemort hadn’t been in a real duel for a decade and a half so even if Dumbledore was holding back a bit, he wasn’t fighting prime Voldemort either. But as for top dark wizard of all time well as this video shows, Morgana certainly might have a bone to pick with Voldy for top spot. Let alone the others like Raxidian and Ecrisdis who also have their own impressive showings.

[@XN1K1T4X]

She needs to come back and wage war of the magic and human worlds. She has such great villian potential in this universe. I keep hoping one day JK will do more with her.

[@sajidahsabihahafaqahmed755]

I love the Morgana from Merlin her character is so misunderstood in that series I heard

[@christianskidmore4830]

Very

[@sajidahsabihahafaqahmed755]

@@christianskidmore4830 oh

[@taylorann4058]

Merlin BBC fans should like this comment 😏 still waiting for waiting for season 6 😔

[@fawwaz2k19]

There is no season 6 the trailer was fake

[@cryonic8215]

The ending is crap

[@bezenmakeefe2311]

Man i remember watching it with my mom every night sucks it ended

[@negan3417]

@@cryonic8215 how did it end? i remember watching it when i was on middle school.

[@cryonic8215]

Negan So basically mordred betrayed arthur and joined morgana, he killed arthur and while he was dying merlin told him he was a sorcerer

[@sharangs695]

Morgana was the best user of healing charms. Madam Pomfrey: *Hold My Glass*

[@AnaxErik4ever]

Morgana le Fay, and her myriad of morally ambiguous appearances, has long been a source of fascination to me. During college, I wrote fan fiction for the ABC's Once Upon a Time universe about a version of her that served as a bridge between the sides of light and dark, the only one on good terms with both the Dark One and the Charmings. She faced prejudice from birth as a child born out of wedlock and as a witch's child/a witch herself; she trained under Merlin (the first of that name) and had her first love taken from her by the Dark One when they were on the edge of death. Before the curse struck, she was training the original Merlin's great-great grandson, who had inherited the name, and had gone to be with her first love so he wouldn't be alone when the curse hit. (He had been turned into a merman as a result of his sacrifice to stay alive for Morgana, though he would no longer feel love for her or anyone else; she kept his emotional 'heart' safe in her chest, resulting in a certain emotional sensitivity that earned her the name "The Witch with Two Hearts".) Getting to hear about where certain aspects associated with Morgana's character originated, and how they have adapted and changed through the centuries, brings back memories of reading Arthurian myth as a child and Spenser's Faerie Queene as a college student.

[@Dk-hh3uc]

it's quite rich to say that Morgan is just a half sister of Arthur if you know the folklore about how the king of camelot couldn't make children with his wife, he then asked for for help with magic and so did his wife and they received a child but it was a girl, they where happy but the king wanted a son, so they did ritual again, after giving birth to Arthur the mother died, for she had run out health. the king asked his friend to take care of his daughter from the very start, but soon regretted it and is faced with his mistake.

[@juliie007]

I have a feeling that if she had a wand it would be made of hawthorn similar to Draco’s original wand. Hawthorn wand owners tend to have a duality in their nature as this wand is good for both curses and healing magic. The core would have been most likely from a Phoenix feather as its has the greatest range of magic to cast both curses and healing magic and favors fiercely independent individuals who are on a spiritual quest.

[@eftelamy]

Merlin and Harry Potter are my most favorite fandoms, so I'm so happy you used her picture in the thumbnail

[@lilykath6810]

Morgana has always been a favorite of mine in myth and legend , its really great to know her full importance throughout history>

[@scarletevans4474]

I really like these pictures that you put in the background of these videos, they really create an amazing, magical atmosphere!

[@hoinumanlun4478]

You're still watching Harry Potter Theory? Always

[@lexilovesjesus9129]

Me as an old person: turns on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban for the fifth time and gets out my book Deathly Hallows My future husband: After all this time? Me in my old lady voice: Always

[@christianskidmore4830]

Obviously

[@Manormouse-04]

The music in this video is amazing! It really adds to the already excellent content.

[@moonstonepearl21]

When you have great healing abilities you can choose to only use them for yourself ,or you can chose to use them to help others as well and improve the world. A lot of the dark magic users will only use them for selfish purposes. Maybe the concept is you decide how you use what gifts you have, which is why some of the characters with healing abilities contradict the trope.

[@hughsahlstrom951]

Morgana is so freaking awesome. We can thank the show Merlin for giving her prominence in modern minds. She would be damn powerful witch the eqqual to Merlin and surpassing Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff in power and possibly classmate's with Merlin too. Morgana is the powerful witch par excellence.

[@EggyboyYT]

Come on J.K. Rowling, you made 2 characters with the same name on the Merlin universe. Now you just NEED to make a cross-over series.

[@made-line7627]

I've only ever read The Mists of Avalon, so other stories about her give off very different vibes. Great video

[@KuroHebi]

If you thought the story of the boy who lived was interesting, this witch has got two alignment arcs all to herself Very interesting character, indeed. We can't even figure out if she was good or not.

[@naadjamaglover6088]

Why do I have a feeling that her gender has something to do with her character switching from a Morally righteous healer to the pure evil antithesis of Merlin...

[@ricemenarq6230]

Helena Bonham Carter played Morgan Le Fay in the Merlin miniseries

[@Jessidafennecfox]

Yes

[@Onyx408]

One thing I don’t like about the wizarding world is how they just turn a blind eye when dark wizards are going rampant they were so scared of Voldemort they wouldn’t say his name they just bent over and took what he gave obviously you have the order of the Phoenix who stood up to him but the story definitely felt like a parallel to hitler how the people let the nazis take over.

[@taylorann4058]

3:00 (gets flashbacks from the end of Merlin) Saddest moment in television history 😭

[@nuzeee_k]

Don't even make me start on that 😭😭😭😭💔😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@taylorann4058]

@@nuzeee_k right 😭😭😭😭

[@monatslohnwieeinkoksbaron1562]

Dont do this to me😭😭😭

[@marieguillou8808]

Severus Snape is a dark wisard with powerfull power of healing too. It seem to me that for undertanding who healing a body, you have to understand why and how it breaks. Maybe Morgana does like Severus: creating a dark spell and its counterspell, making her and more imprevisible and ambiguous. This would too explain the mansion "dark and powerfull witch" but also her curing capacity. Hey, if she is the ancestor of Snape, it would be cool too.

[@mahiyazulayha505]

Merlin and Harry Potter! What more could you ask for in life 😭😭💕

[@taylorann4058]

right 😭

[@lilykath6810]

Lord of the rings .

[@codzz6979]

@@lilykath6810 nah HP and Merlin were better

[@kcsledge95]

Never actually watched Merlin

[@lilykath6810]

Agree sry my sister keeps using my account

[@eduardokalumbi2433]

Appreciate to have learnt more about Morgana.

[@anthonyguillory4036]

About the bird thing, she could in theory be a Half Veela (like fleur decour) or a Veela, though it is unconfirmed whether half Veelas can turn into birds

[@stevenfletcher3411]

Superb video I'm not a Harry Potter fan I was just looking a video on morganna. I love that she has been added to the Harry Potter universe.

[@rayraytb]

Lovely! Such an interesting story! I never knew!

[@gib.siviglia4424]

I loved it !! Though surely the Morgana characterization that’s closest to my heart is ~ hands down ~ the one from the “The Mists of Avalon" novels by Marion Zimmer Bradley 🖤 she‘s wonderfully flawed, magical, powerful, intriguing and ambiguous as well (to a certain degree, of course). Actually this whole novel is a breath of fresh air in regards to the Arcturian legend because it is told by the perspective of the most important women of that time in Britain... Of course, it‘s still fantasy, but i absolutely love the amount of depth this predominantly female perspective have given us. Definitely worth checking out! I‘ve caught myself weeping reading this book wayy more times than i can count and it‘s exhilarating as hell! Also, there‘s the aspect of them being (in large measure) devotees/ priestesses of the Goddess and the Old Ways... The depiction of Pagan religion and the contrasts between pagananism and cristianity are wonderful to read and ponder. The rituals, the hierarchies, the mysteries, all of it... pheww, i guess that‘s that. ^-^

[@renthegigglefox]

It's an interesting coincidence that you bring up Morgana in close relation to both Merlin and Arthur. I say this because the most recent installment of the Netflix Original Series, Tales of Arcadia, which is subtitled Wizards, covers the same triangle, albeit, from a nuanced perspective related to the series. In this case, Merlin is Arthur's right-hand wizard, with an apprentice named Hisardoux. Morgana is the sister of Arthur, and the two are at odds with each other, as Arthur hates magical creatures, and Morgana champions them. This results in the two eventually locked in mortal combat after Morgana gives in to the dark magic at her call.

[@k1ngh0rus46]

I wanna start by saying I love your videos, the majority of them, I love what you cover in your videos. I do have to say I really wish that you didn't repeat yourself so much because I feel like you would be able to add so much more to your videos if the same words weren't repeated multiple times throughout your video. Again I love your videos I watch about every single one that you make and I'm also subscribed. Again it just feels like more information could be added and time of the video could be shorter or longer depending on which way you went with it. Apologies if that sounds rude I'm not meaning for it at all great video as always and thank you.

[@neera3167]

Dumbledore : Merlin's descendant Grindelwald : Morgana's descendant Mind : blown

[@Natalya-Barsukova]

@RJ Slytherin personally taught Merlin, and I think that plays into the house’s duality of dark and light. Merlin whom was born of Demon and man, inherently born with darkness chose to pursue the light choosing to aim his relentless ambition to do good, Morgana whom was born of fae and man fell into despair and darkness. Conflicted with her own rightful claim to the throne of Camelot and her half-brother Arthur’s own mostly righteous but unstable rule. Arthur himself was probably a squib and was also probably a flawed even if ultimately good character. It’s a tragedy of the highest regard between all the characters involved.

[@pagemastrogiovanni9195]

Yes, I knew all about Morgana Le Fay because she plays a part in a novel I wrote some years ago that I hope to get published some day soon. She is also known as a Goddess of War under certain traditions. Her ability to turn into a crow is heavily mentioned in the various stories. The various movies about Merlin or King Arthur explain how she goes from good to evil. The miniseries "The Mists of Avalon" starring Juliana Maguliees is all about Morgana Le Fay. From Wikipedia The Mists of Avalon is a 2001 television miniseries based on the 1983 novel of the same title by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Produced by American cable channel TNT, adapted by Gavin Scott, and directed by Uli Edel, the series is a retelling of the Arthurian legend with an emphasis on the perspectives of Morgan le Fay and other women of the tale. The first episode was the highest-rated original movie on basic cable in the summer of 2001.[1]

[@marquisofsloth9867]

“Exxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxpeliar’mist’’” -snape

[@johnt.inscrutable1545]

A truly excellent video. You reminded me of a thing or two I’d forgotten, I’m old, and was really into this kind of stuff as a kid. But my love of magic, and such started with my 5th grade teacher (I was about 10 I guess) reading The Hobbit to our class every day. He followed that with the entire Chronicles of Narnia. Of course he worked these into the curriculum. In our school he was one of two 5th grade teachers and the class stayed in one room with that same teacher all day. After a campaign by most of our parents and most of his students he became our 6th grade teacher. He did not read Tolkien trilogy to us as we’d hoped. We read it aloud in turns and had to write about motifs and all that deeper meaning crap. We’d been duped. Lol. He was the best teacher I ever had. I moved from California to Texas the summer between the end of elementary school (6th grade) to Texas. From that point on we ran from class to class and teachers taught one subject. This was all pre-computer of course, but they still managed to put me into classes where the next one would be at the opposite end of the campus. I actually ended up running track the next year! Lol. You make some really great videos. Many thanks, And happy holidays with my very best wishes. JTI

[@Lina321_]

I watched the TV show Merlin, and Morgana is definitely my favorite character.

[@michaelgilding6531]

I believe she was the second witch/wizard to make horcruxes. She even battled Merlin and that was how I believe she was defeated. She also used the killing curse on King Arthur.

[@taylorann4058]

Love that Katie McGrath the best Morgana Le Fay in history (Merlin BBC)

[@leto-nl]

I love what original subjects you choose for your harry potter vids. please keep up the good work :)

[@Tempest7575]

Its a nice appetizer you have created, but the tale of Lady Morgan Le Fey is like five course meal.

[@caseyturner6906]

Morgana Le Fey, might have been a witch who was trying to save Elves and other Magical Creatures, thus she tried to protect the old Magical World..... While Merlin was trying to build a New one along side the Mugles or Humans of Kamalot, thus creating the Ministry of Magic..... Don't know really, just thought it might be funny if that is why the Ministry of Magic was created.

[@Haiwkudydvej]

Should watch Merlin on netflix its a TV series of the rise of merlin and morgana

[@FransHattingh]

Aside from your absolutely fascinating insights into Wizarding World lore, I really do appreciate that you seem to pronounce French names properly. (I say "seem" simply because I don't speak French, but from what I do know of the language, the way you pronounce the names _feels_ right.)

[@cortniturner8810]

Imagine if Morgana Le Fay the most powerful witch and Merlin the most powerful wizard got together and had children. They're children would've been so powerful. That would've made for a great movie! 😁😁😍😍

[@yomommasofatthanoshadtosna3479]

After the video about Merlin, I was waiting for this one! Great video by the way!

[@dancingcockroaches2400]

I literally just watched “The Kid Who Would Be King” less than a month ago. I love Harry Potter and TKWWBK (the kid who would be king).

[@dancingcockroaches2400]

The kid who would be king is like a modern version of the knight of the round table. It is a movie.

[@isratnishita5336]

@@dancingcockroaches2400 Don't get me wrong.but the kid who would be king seemed like a really lame version of the knight of the round table.something was definitely wrong there😩😩

[@BH-jy3bc]

Not Harry Potter related but omg your voice is perfect for ASMR!

[@christopherchedid1321]

Props to you for knowing how to pronounce French names and words. Other youtubers make the names simply cringy and hard to the ears when people who know the language like me hear it.

[@Mom2Lindsey1]

What I know about Morgana is that you used Katie McGrath’s picture of her portraying Morgana as your thumbnail for this video. And you didn’t mention her portrayal as the titular character in your video. The entire Merlin series is under appreciated and not well known at all. I loved it…particularly the role of Morgana. She was brilliant in it and her relationship with a young Merlin was very well done.

[@luciusaward]

me: yeah merlin is in harry potter. also me: who tf is morgana le fey

[@jamesbluntirules]

With the thumbnail having Hermione on it, I was waiting for it to be revealed that Morgana was an ancestor of Hermione (given that muggleborns are thought to be descended from squibs that marry muggles generations before the muggleborn's birth)

[@jamestaylor8037]

A wizard...a survivor from a previous cataclysm..old dudes who remember the time before the dark ages

[@rjanssafttheiii4697]

I think the HP version is open to interpretation. Being skilled or knowledgeable in dark magic doesn’t mean you are evil, and being a skilled healer doesn’t make you good. Hermione is arguably the closest thing to a dark witch/wizard who was attending hogwarts at the time, and was more than capable of casting powerful curses, and probably knew a lot of stuff she shouldn’t have, but ultimately used it for good.

[@mattmarvel9740]

Could you imagine a animagus that turns into a dragon... that alone is OP AF

[@alexsancibrian]

I read about her in middle school, that she used a pearl or charm to stable her magic. She was good in the story and was being hunted

[@hi-jm9gc]

I'm a simple girl I see Katie McGrath I click

[@nyctea7675]

Same 😅

[@dontclick4717]

Bruh same

[@atrumluminarium]

The founder of Ilvermorny was a descendant of Morgana Le Fay, Salizar Slytherin and Cadmus Peverell (the latter two basically cos she was a Gaunt)

[@ryanbritt4459]

Question if a person has dual personalities do they need two wands or a highly stable wand

[@Julian-pw5mv]

Or a highly changeable wand?

[@kasihsaputra333]

Or maybe they have special wand.

[@ryanbritt4459]

Maybe it has unicorn and dragon cores

[@jackswan3420]

Yeah they never really mention the mentally ill in Harry Potter and with the fact they don't have a cure even in the magical world it's weird

[@Julian-pw5mv]

@@jackswan3420 they do mention the mentally ill, yeah they don't have a cure, but the longbottoms are definitely mentally ill and focus quite a bit on it. Also voldemort has some kind of mental illness induced by the love potion which didn't allow him to love.

[@habbidasher6937]

Was pleasantly surprised to see a picture of Lost Lake in here. 0:57. Cheers from Oregon.