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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

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

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2011

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

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