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Nimue verch Wledyr ap Gwyn, or the "Lady of the Lake" was a sorceress sometime after the late 1300s who helped Ciri find her way to Stygga Castle back in 1268.

Biography

Nimue was born sometime in the mid 1300s, growing up in Vyrva, a small village right off the Yaruga river along with her two older sisters, including Orla. When the two were young, they liked to gather with the other village children to hear the storyteller Stribog tell them about past legends, like that of Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri. In particular, Orla and Nimue wanted to hear more about the love story between the witcher and sorceress. It was from these stories that Nimue decided she wanted to become a mage or, if she couldn't, an archer like Milva.^[1] However, many in the village considered this no more than a pipe dream, with many of them getting married and pregnant by the time they were teens.

Wanting something different for herself, a determined Nimue set off when she was of appropriate school age for Aretuza in 1373, traveling half the continent to reach the magical school. During this time she bumped into a white-haired witcher in Magpie Forest, who saved her from being killed by a creature tagged as IDR UL Ex IX 0008 BETA.^[2]

In her private tower, she scoured images depicting scenes from the sagas, as well as all the books, fables, legends; every nook and cranny trying to find more information about Ciri's history. She even recruited an assistant, Condwiramurs Tilly, an oneiromancer, who helped with her knowledge of ballads and singing.

Trivia

Nimue is a name given to many female characters in the Matter of Britain literature. Nimue was the name of the "Lady of the Lake", who gave Excalibùr to King Arthur; the name of the woman who brought the dying king in Avalon; the name of the woman who took care of young Lancelot; the name of the sorceress who seduced and imprisoned Merlin. In all these cases, Nimue is doubtly a human but a mythological creature like a nymph or a nereid.
Her name can be translated from Welsh language as "Nimue, daughter of Wledyr, son of Gwyn". There is interesting fact, Gwyn ap Nudd is the King of the Wild Hunt in Welsh mythology.
- Technically, this format doesn't follow traditional Welsh: "verch" is only used for daughters while "ap" for sons, such that it should be "Nimue verch Wledyr" without the "ap Gwyn". The latter part may have been added on as part of Andrzej Sapkowski's witcher lore.

References

↑ Baptism of Fire
↑ Season of Storms

[1] Baptism of Fire

[2] Season of Storms

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-{{Character_infobox|name = Nimue verch Wledyr ap Gwyn|aka = Elbow-high<br>Lady of the Lake|Race = [[Human]]|gender = Female|profession = [[Mage|Sorceress]]|nationality = [[File:Flag Brugge.png|50px|link=Brugge]]|parents = [[Wledyr]] (father)|partner = [[Fisher King (lover of Nimue)|Fisher King]] (lover)}}'''Nimue verch Wledyr ap Gwyn''', or the "''Lady of the Lake''" was actually a [[sorceress]] from the future who helped [[Ciri]] find the way to [[Stygga]] castle. She is a graduate of one of the magical academies - most likely [[Aretuza]]. As a girl, she took special interest in the history Ciri and [[Geralt]], and in particular their ultimate fate. Over time she began to lose interest in Ciri's story, but an unexpected encounter with a mysterious man re-ignited her interest. In her private tower, she scoured images depicting scenes from the sagas, as well as all the books, fables, legends; every nook and cranny trying to find more information about Ciri's history. She even recruited an assistant, [[Condwiramurs Tilly]], an [[oneiromancer]], who helped with her knowledge of ballads and singing.
+|Aka = Lady of the Lake<br>Squirt
+|Race = [[Human]]
+|Gender = Female
+|Nationality =
+|Profession = [[Mage]]
+|Family =
+|Parents = [[Wledyr]] {{Small|text=father}}
+|Partner = [[Fisher King (lover of Nimue)|Fisher King]] {{Small|text=lover}}
+|Relative = [[Orla]] {{Small|text=sister}}<br>Two Unnamed sisters
+|Appears_books ={{BoF}}<br>{{TLotL}}<br>{{SoS}}
+|Image = Denis Gordeev Nimue.jpeg}}'''Nimue verch Wledyr ap Gwyn''', or the "'''Lady of the Lake'''" was a [[sorceress]] sometime after the late 1300s who helped [[Ciri]] find her way to [[Stygga Castle]] back in {{Year|canon = yes|year = 1268}}.
+== Biography ==
-Nimue has an elder sister named [[Orla]]. They both appear as children in a minor scene from the future in the novel ''[[Baptism of Fire]]''. In that vignette, it was revealed that Nimue was known as "Squirt" as a child, due to her diminutive size.
+Nimue was born sometime in the mid 1300s, growing up in [[Vyrva]], a small village right off the [[Yaruga]] river along with her two older sisters, including [[Orla]]. When the two were young, they liked to gather with the other village children to hear the storyteller [[Stribog]] tell them about past legends, like that of [[Geralt of Rivia|Geralt]], [[Yennefer of Vengerberg|Yennefer]], and [[Ciri]]. In particular, Orla and Nimue wanted to hear more about the love story between the [[witcher]] and sorceress. It was from these stories that Nimue decided she wanted to become a mage or, if she couldn't, an archer like [[Milva]].<ref>{{BoF}}</ref> However, many in the village considered this no more than a pipe dream, with many of them getting married and pregnant by the time they were teens.
+Wanting something different for herself, a determined Nimue set off when she was of appropriate school age for [[Aretuza]] in {{Year|canon = yes|year = 1373}}, traveling half the continent to reach the magical school. During this time she bumped into a white-haired witcher in [[Magpie Forest]], who saved her from being killed by a creature tagged as [[IDR UL Ex IX 0008 BETA]].<ref>{{SoS}}</ref>
-Nimue also appeared in scenes from the future in ''[[Season of Storms]]'', where she traveled from her home village [[Wyrwa]] (can be translated as "Gap" or "Crater") to Aretuza, and "met" Geralt on the way. One of her lovers was the [[Fisher King (lover of Nimue)|Fisher King]].
+In her private tower, she scoured images depicting scenes from the sagas, as well as all the books, fables, legends; every nook and cranny trying to find more information about Ciri's history. She even recruited an assistant, [[Condwiramurs Tilly]], an [[oneiromancer]], who helped with her knowledge of ballads and singing.
 ==Trivia==
 * ''[[Wikipedia:Nimue|Nimue]]'' is a name given to many female characters in the [[Wikipedia:Matter of Britain|Matter of Britain]] literature. Nimue was the name of the "Lady of the Lake", who gave Excalibùr to King Arthur; the name of the woman who brought the dying king in [[Wikipedia:Avalon|Avalon]]; the name of the woman who took care of young Lancelot; the name of the sorceress who seduced and imprisoned Merlin. In all these cases, Nimue is doubtly a human but a mythological creature like a nymph or a nereid.
+* Her name can be translated from Welsh language as "Nimue, daughter of Wledyr, son of Gwyn". There is interesting fact, Gwyn ap Nudd is the King of the Wild Hunt in Welsh mythology.
+** Technically, this format doesn't follow traditional Welsh: "verch" is only used for daughters while "ap" for sons, such that it should be "Nimue verch Wledyr" without the "ap Gwyn". The latter part may have been added on as part of [[Andrzej Sapkowski]]'s witcher lore.
+== References ==
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+[[ru:Нимуэ]]
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+[[es:Nimue verch Wledyr ap Gwyn]]
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+[[Category:Baptism of Fire characters]]
+[[Category:The Lady of the Lake characters]]
+[[Category:Season of Storms characters]]