The Lady of the Lake, Lady of Avalon, is the title name of the ruler of Avalon in the Arthurian legend. There are several related characters in the role which include giving King Arthur his sword Excalibur, enchanting Merlin, and raising Lancelot after the death of his father. Different writers and copyists give her name variously as Nimue, Viviane, Elaine, Niniane, Nivian, Nyneve, Evienne and other variations.
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“Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she;
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One is left trapped, grumbling not so much at bad luck as
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And that meant something.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)