True History of Merlin the Magician

The real-life figure who inspired the Merlin of Arthurian legend is revealed to have had the convincingly real powers of medieval science and proto-alchemy, with this Merlin considered alongside the pop-cultural archetype evident in such other characters as Gandalf and Dumbledore.

About the author

Anne Lawrence-Mathers is professor of medieval history at the University of Reading.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Lawrence-Mathers, Lawrence-Mathers Anne
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2020
• EAN: 9780300253085
• ISBN: 978-0-300-25308-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; RELIGION / Wicca, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), Medieval History, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1000 CE to c 1500, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Magic, alchemy and hermetic thought, Magic, alchemy & hermetic thought, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval