April
07
/ 2017
It’s only a few weeks now until the movie King Arthur: Legend of the Sword hits the big screen. It will be particularly interesting to see how it portrays Merlin, the royal puppet master in the Arthurian tales. The stories we know today derive from the romantic fiction of the Middle Ages, first composed during the twelfth century, beginning with the work of the Welsh cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth around 1135. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"34792","attributes":{"alt":"The modern legend of Merlin was born out of the Middle Ages","class":"media-image","height":"453","style":"width: 610px; height: 453px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] The modern legend of Merlin was born out of the Middle Ages. ( CC BY-ND 2.0 ) Here, Merlin is depicted as the real power behind the throne: he is King Arthur’s mentor, his
