ID: 901000764 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000764	Record Type: Character/Person

	Vivien (character, Arthurian legend)

Note: In Arthurian legend, student of the wizard Merlin and foster mother of Lancelot. Her titular name is "Lady of the Lake"; she is ruler of Avalon, gives King Arthur his sword Excalibur, and enchants Merlin.

Names:

	Vivien (character, Arthurian legend) (preferred,English,D,N)
	Lady of the Lake (character, Arthurian legend) (English,U,N)
	Vivien, Lady of the Lake (character, Arthurian legend) (English,U,N)
	Viviane (character, Arthurian legend) (English,U,N)
	Vivienne (character, Arthurian legend) (English,U,N)
	Vivian (character, Arthurian legend) (English,U,N)
	Nineve (character, Arthurian legend) (English,U,N)
	Niniane (character, Arthurian legend) (English,U,N)
	Nimue (character, Arthurian legend) (English,U,N)
	Eviene (character, Arthurian legend) (English,U,N)
	Nyneve (character, Arthurian legend) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Literature and Performing Arts (P)
		....<Literary characters> (P)
		........Arthurian legend characters (literary characters) (I)
		............Vivien (character, Arthurian legend) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Arthurian legend
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Literary themes and narratives, Arthurian legend (British legends, by 12th century)) [901001139]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... literary characters
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient British
	.....(Ancient European, European, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Vivien (character, Arthurian legend)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Lupack, Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature (2005)
	................Archibald and Putter, Cambridge Companion to the Arthurian Legend (2009)
	Lady of the Lake (character, Arthurian legend)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 93002329
	Viviane (character, Arthurian legend)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Vivienne (character, Arthurian legend)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Vivian (character, Arthurian legend)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Lupack, Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature (2005)
	Nineve (character, Arthurian legend)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Niniane (character, Arthurian legend)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Nimue (character, Arthurian legend)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Eviene (character, Arthurian legend)
	................Lupack, Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature (2005)
	Nyneve (character, Arthurian legend)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_of_the_Lake#/media/File:Merlin_And_Vivien_by_Speed_Lancelot.jpg