In 1190, the German Poet Hartmann von Aue translated Chretien de Troyes’ Erec, but the part wherein de Troyes’ describes Morgue giving Arthur a healing plaster is substituted with von Aue’s 82 lines devoted to a Morgue Famurgan and her supernatural nature and powers. von Aue also made a statement about Morgan living in or under the waters, specifically suggesting that she was a “divinity of the waters.” In summary, Morgan le Fay is known as a water nymph, a naiad, and this attribute of hers is recognized as the oldest. She is also gifted with the ability to fly, something attributed to her in Vita Merlini. Hartmann von Aue also includes in his translation of Erec Morgan’s knowledge of herbs and her ability to fly through the air. Graindor de Brie’s Bataille Loquifer speaks of Morgan and two other fays carrying Renouart to Avalon, where Arthur, Gawain, and Ivain have already been flown. In some versions, she and the other fays of Avalon participate in the tradition of possessing the power of flight in the shape of birds, much like in Didot Percival, where the hero of the tale is attacked by a flock of birds and when he strikes one of them down, the bird transforms into a beautiful woman who is then carried off by other
In 1190, the German Poet Hartmann von Aue translated Chretien de Troyes’ Erec, but the part wherein de Troyes’ describes Morgue giving Arthur a healing plaster is substituted with von Aue’s 82 lines devoted to a Morgue Famurgan and her supernatural nature and powers. von Aue also made a statement about Morgan living in or under the waters, specifically suggesting that she was a “divinity of the waters.” In summary, Morgan le Fay is known as a water nymph, a naiad, and this attribute of hers is recognized as the oldest. She is also gifted with the ability to fly, something attributed to her in Vita Merlini. Hartmann von Aue also includes in his translation of Erec Morgan’s knowledge of herbs and her ability to fly through the air. Graindor de Brie’s Bataille Loquifer speaks of Morgan and two other fays carrying Renouart to Avalon, where Arthur, Gawain, and Ivain have already been flown. In some versions, she and the other fays of Avalon participate in the tradition of possessing the power of flight in the shape of birds, much like in Didot Percival, where the hero of the tale is attacked by a flock of birds and when he strikes one of them down, the bird transforms into a beautiful woman who is then carried off by other