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* [[Sex as Rite-of-Passage]]: The Sacred Marriage ritual; watch out, as your partner might be your sibling.
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Gwenhwyfar, Lancelet, Morgaine, Morgause, Igraine.
* [[They Just Didn't Care]]: The book shows definite signs of this, as characterization contradicts itself from chapter to chapter, the timeline is tangled and involves frequent retcons, and the continuity is nonexistent. This was almost certainly deliberate, as Marion Zimmer Bradley "[http://home.pon.net/rhinoceroslodge/mzb.htm became irate when they (fans) expected her to remember details and fashion consistency throughout" her ''Darkover'' series, which she insisted was not a series]; she felt that timelines and continuity confined authors' creativity and therefore should be ignored. (Mind you, she did care about using the book to preach about the goddess. Just not about the details of the story.)
* [[Three-Way Sex]]: {{spoiler|Arthur, Gwenhwyfar, and Lancelot.}}
* [[Twice-Told Tale]]: While it is not strictly necessary to be familiar with Arthurian legend to enjoy the book, it makes a lot more sense if you know the basics of the legends.
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