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Guendolen
Guendolen, a fairy whose mother was a human being. King Arthur
fell in love with her, and she became the mother of Gyneth. When
Arthur deserted the frail fair one, she offered him a parting
cup; but as he took it in his hand, a drop of the liquor fell on
his horse and burnt it so severely that it “leapt twenty
feet high,” ran mad, and died. Arthur dashed the cup on the
ground, whereupon it set fire to the grass and consumed the fairy
palace. As for Guendolen, she was never seen afterwards. Sir W.
Scott: The Bridal of Triermain,
1813.
