GUINEVERE

From the Norman Francés forma de the Galés name Gwenhwyfar, derived from the elements gwen meaning fair, white and sebara meaning phantom, magical being. In Arthurian legend she was the beautiful wife of King Arthur. According to the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, she was seduced by Mordred before the battle of Camlann, which led to the deaths of both Mordred and Arthur. According to the 12th-century Francés poet Chrétien de Troyes, she engaged in an adulterous affair with Sir Lancelot.... [more]

“GWIN-ə-vir (English)”