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The True History of Merlin the Magician (Paperback)
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The True History of Merlin the Magician (Paperback)
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Loot Price R441
Discovery Miles 4 410
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Who was the historical Merlin? Merlin the Magician has remained an
enthralling and curious individual since he was first introduced in
the twelfth century though the pages of Geoffrey of Monmouth's
Historia Regum Britanniae. But although the Merlin of literature
and Arthurian myth is well known, Merlin the "historical" figure
and his relation to medieval magic are less familiar. In this book
Anne Lawrence-Mathers explores just who he was and what he has
meant to Britain. The historical Merlin was no rough magician: he
was a learned figure from the cutting edge of medieval science and
adept in astrology, cosmology, prophecy, and natural magic, as well
as being a seer and a proto-alchemist. His powers were convincingly
real-and useful, for they helped to add credibility to the
"long-lost" history of Britain which first revealed them to a
European public. Merlin's prophecies reassuringly foretold
Britain's path, establishing an ancient ancestral line and linking
biblical prophecy with more recent times. Merlin helped to put
British history into world history. Lawrence-Mathers also explores
the meaning of Merlin's magic across the centuries, arguing that he
embodied ancient Christian and pagan magical traditions, recreated
for a medieval court and shaped to fit a new moral framework.
Linking Merlin's reality and power with the culture of the Middle
Ages, this remarkable book reveals the true impact of the most
famous magician of all time.
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