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The nine sorceresses or nine sisters ( Welsh: naw chwaer) are a recurring element in Arthurian legend in variants of the popular nine maidens theme from world mythologies.
Morgan le Fay’s origins can be traced back to Celtic and Welsh mythology. Known as Morgana in Welsh folklore, she was associated with powerful magical abilities and was considered one of the mystical beings known as the “Nine Sorceresses.”
The nine sorceresses or nine sisters (Welsh: naw chwaer ) are a recurring element in Arthurian legend in variants of the popular nine maidens theme from world mythologies. Their most important appearances are in Geoffrey of Monmouth's introduction of Avalon and the character that would later become.
The High Priestesses of the Old Religion, also known as the High Priestesses of the Triple Goddess and simply known as the High Priestesses, were one of the most important figures in the Old Religion, a group of nine sorceresses who devoted themselves to the Triple Goddess, held control over the other wielders of magic, and were worshiped by them.
In 43 AD Pomponius Mela, the earliest Roman geographer, wrote about: “a group of nine sorceresses… on an island in the west in the Britannic Sea… famous for its oracle, whose priestesses, sanctified by perpetual virginity are reportedly nine in number.”
The nine sorceresses or nine sisters (Welsh: naw chwaer) are a recurring element in Arthurian legend in variants of the popular nine maidens theme from world mythologies.
From Geoffrey of Monmouth's earlier ''Arthurian Cycle'', The ''Nine Sorceresses'' were Guardians of Avalon, that mythical Land from which The Sword of Power, ''Excalibur'' was forged. In His volume, The ''Sorceresses'' were akin to ''Merlin'' and The ''Lady of The Lake''.
