Part 1 of 5 · freeIntroduction
Merlin is the most famous magician of the Western Middle Ages. Bard, prophet, counselor to King Arthur, he stands on the border between the old Celtic world and Christian knighthood.
His nature is a paradox. One part of him comes from the demons, the other from heaven. His story is not a magic show: it is the struggle of a hybrid being who chooses to serve good, until love takes him out of the world.
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- 2A hybrid origin: demon and baptism
- 3The architect of Arthur's destiny
- 4The fall of the enchanter: love and oblivion
- 5A literary legacy and the figure of the archmage
Open-book quiz8 questions whose answers are in the text.
Glossary15 terms explained in a tap.
30 languagesThe same course, from French to Japanese.
