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Fantasy » alt.fan.harry-potter » Found interesting
| Found interesting [message #291496] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 21:54 |
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With apologies to Ms. Rowling's young magic user, it's the wizard Merlin,
advisor to King Arthur, who's arguably the most famous wizard of all. The
modern interpretation was galvanized by T.H. White's story of "The Sword in
the Stone" written in 1938. Later in 1963, Walt Disney transformed the tale
into an animated feature by the same name. In this version, the great wizard
is portrayed as an old absent-minded master magician, his head full of a
lifetime of magical lore and would-be myths. With Merlin's guidance, Arthur
learns the ways of sorcery and gains the ability to transform himself into
an animal. Arthur grows wiser and stronger with Merlin's mentoring and
becomes the King's eternally trusted advisor.
The sources that T.H. White drew upon to create his version of the Arthurian
legend tell a somewhat different tale of Merlin and his origins. Geoffrey of
Monmouth wrote a "History of the Kings of Britain" in the 12th century. In
his tome, Merlin first appears as an advisor to the 5th century British
king, Vortigern. Vortigern's son, Ambrose, and Ambrose's son, Uther, all
have Merlin by their sides while they rule. In turn, Uther's son, Arthur
carries on the tradition. Supposedly Merlin was born in 460 and died in 580,
making him a very long-lived man during the Dark Ages.
Sources show that the original tale of Merlin, otherwise known as Myrddin,
started in the 6th century. He was a military commander who witnessed four
of his brother's being killed in battle and went mad with grief. Insane and
stricken from society, he retreated to the woods to live as a wild man. A
year later, he was discovered by representatives of the King of Strathclyde
and brought back to his court. Living in the kingdom, but remaining wild in
nature, he was said to have the gift of prophecy and was able to communicate
and interact with the wild creatures of the forest.
Did Merlin have great knowledge of dragons?
Sort of -- Merlin saved his own neck by determining the root of
Vortigern's troubles, showing him that a red and white dragon were battling
beneath the foundation of his castle. He predicted that the red dragon would
be the victor and only then the fighting would stop. Of course, this wasn't
a literal analysis, as the red dragon represented Wales and the white dragon
embodied the Saxon invaders. Merlin used his knowledge of politics to gain
Vortigern's favor and was entrusted to the king as his advisor.
Was Merlin a good or evil character?
It depends on the interpretation -- The T.H. White and Geoffrey
versions of Merlin are identical in that they both were involved with Arthur
and his trial of the sword, Excalibur. However, White's version has him
playing the absent-minded professor, while Geoffrey paints him with more
sinister and cunning colors. His psychic powers and demonic parentage made
him more than a man, in Harry Potter's universe Merlin would be sort of a
Dumbledore and Voldermort combination, someone to be admired and feared.
Never truly evil, Merlin has come down to us as a complex and interesting
character whose tale has been fodder for many stories and much drama
--
Life is a journey. Enjoy the trip.
~Froggy~
(*)(*)
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| Re: Found interesting [message #291497 ] |
Mo, 26 Juni 2006 21:57 |
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Ugh sorry about the attachment... I found this in my email box...
"Froggy" <shelbel007_2000 [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2YWng.2754$ii.1212 [at] newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> With apologies to Ms. Rowling's young magic user, it's the wizard Merlin,
> advisor to King Arthur, who's arguably the most famous wizard of all. The
> modern interpretation was galvanized by T.H. White's story of "The Sword
> in the Stone" written in 1938. Later in 1963, Walt Disney transformed the
> tale into an animated feature by the same name. In this version, the great
> wizard is portrayed as an old absent-minded master magician, his head full
> of a lifetime of magical lore and would-be myths. With Merlin's guidance,
> Arthur learns the ways of sorcery and gains the ability to transform
> himself into an animal. Arthur grows wiser and stronger with Merlin's
> mentoring and becomes the King's eternally trusted advisor.
>
> The sources that T.H. White drew upon to create his version of the
> Arthurian legend tell a somewhat different tale of Merlin and his origins.
> Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote a "History of the Kings of Britain" in the 12th
> century. In his tome, Merlin first appears as an advisor to the 5th
> century British king, Vortigern. Vortigern's son, Ambrose, and Ambrose's
> son, Uther, all have Merlin by their sides while they rule. In turn,
> Uther's son, Arthur carries on the tradition. Supposedly Merlin was born
> in 460 and died in 580, making him a very long-lived man during the Dark
> Ages.
>
> Sources show that the original tale of Merlin, otherwise known as Myrddin,
> started in the 6th century. He was a military commander who witnessed four
> of his brother's being killed in battle and went mad with grief. Insane
> and stricken from society, he retreated to the woods to live as a wild
> man. A year later, he was discovered by representatives of the King of
> Strathclyde and brought back to his court. Living in the kingdom, but
> remaining wild in nature, he was said to have the gift of prophecy and was
> able to communicate and interact with the wild creatures of the forest.
>
> Did Merlin have great knowledge of dragons?
>
> Sort of -- Merlin saved his own neck by determining the root of
> Vortigern's troubles, showing him that a red and white dragon were
> battling beneath the foundation of his castle. He predicted that the red
> dragon would be the victor and only then the fighting would stop. Of
> course, this wasn't a literal analysis, as the red dragon represented
> Wales and the white dragon embodied the Saxon invaders. Merlin used his
> knowledge of politics to gain Vortigern's favor and was entrusted to the
> king as his advisor.
>
> Was Merlin a good or evil character?
>
> It depends on the interpretation -- The T.H. White and Geoffrey
> versions of Merlin are identical in that they both were involved with
> Arthur and his trial of the sword, Excalibur. However, White's version has
> him playing the absent-minded professor, while Geoffrey paints him with
> more sinister and cunning colors. His psychic powers and demonic parentage
> made him more than a man, in Harry Potter's universe Merlin would be sort
> of a Dumbledore and Voldermort combination, someone to be admired and
> feared. Never truly evil, Merlin has come down to us as a complex and
> interesting character whose tale has been fodder for many stories and much
> drama
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Life is a journey. Enjoy the trip.
>
> ~Froggy~
> (*)(*)
> (--------)
>
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