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Merlin - The Prophet and His History (Paperback)
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Merlin - The Prophet and His History (Paperback)
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List price R287
Loot Price R263
Discovery Miles 2 630
You Save R24 (8%)
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Merlin, seer and wonder-worker at King Arthur's court, makes his
debut in the highly inventive "History of the Kings of Britain,"
written during the 1130s by an author known to posterity as
Geoffrey of Monmouth. One of the most influential books of the
Middle Ages, it planted Arthur himself in European minds. As for
Merlin, he seems to be wholly a creation of Geoffrey's active
brain. Or was he? This new book by the leading Arthurian scholar of
today offers a succession of surprises. The Merlin of legend was
born to be a magician. He was "immaculately" conceived and was able
to interpret dreams and utter prophecies. Even his fate was imbued
with magic. Like Arthur, he acquired immortality and sleeps on
Bardsey Island, in a subterranean chamber with nine companions.
Geoffrey Ashe reveals the man behind the myth, establishing beyond
doubt the historicity of a Welsh prophet called Myrddin Emrys.
Despite his "supernatural" status it is Merlin, of all the great
characters of the Arthurian world, who has the strongest claims to
having existed.
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