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The Lady of the Lake
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(1810)
Narrative poem by Walter *Scott about frustrated love and mistaken identities among warring chieftains in 16C Scotland, in the same vein as his earlier *Lay of the Last Minstrel. It was even more successful, causing such a rush of tourists to the lake in question (Loch Katrine) that a new hotel had to be built.
The Lady of the Lake in *Morte d'Arthur is a shadowy figure who gives *Excalibur to Arthur.
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