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Igraine

American  
[ih-greyn] / ɪˈgreɪn /

noun

  1. Arthurian Legend. the mother of King Arthur.


Igraine British  
/ ɪˈɡreɪn /

noun

  1. the mother of King Arthur

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Merlin finds Igraine bleeding to death and tries to cure her with his so-called magic which he's so far used to freeze a pond and set fire to a leaf.

From The Guardian Aug. 5, 2011

And will Merlin and Igraine finally outsmart Morgan and the crazed nun?

From The Guardian Jul. 30, 2011

She gallops off before anyone sees her leaving Igraine convinced that she's gone round the twist.

From The Guardian Jul. 30, 2011

And this, as Merlyn drew it later, was what the magician called its pied-de-grue: Earl of Cornwall = Igraine = Uther Pendragon Morgan le Fay Elaine Lot=Morgause=Arthur.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

“And we must keep the feud living forever,” said Agravaine, “because Mammy is a Cornwall. Dame Igraine is our Granny.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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