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100 1  Lawrence-Mathers, Anne,|d1953- 
245 14 The true history of Merlin :|bthe magician /|cAnne 
       Lawrence-Mathers. 
264  1 New Haven :|bYale University Press,|c[2012] 
264  4 |c©2012 
300    viii, 258 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    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. 
600 00 Geoffrey,|cof Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph,|d1100?-1154
       |xCharacters|xMerlin. 
650  0 Merlin (Legendary character) 
650  0 Arthurian romances|xHistory and criticism. 
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