In a message dated 05-18-98, Maureen Goldman said to David Masters:
MG>
 DM> Everything I've seen says that Merlin is thw greatest wizard of his
 DM> time, *and* a "wise man /advisor to kings".  He was supposed to be
 DM> *the* one of that age.
MG>
MG> If any of the legand existed in recognizable form, that is.
Modifying the legend with one's own fiction is by no means new.  It probably
existed as long as the legend did.
New stories with Merlin in them are certainly very popular now though.
Howard Brazee, Lakewood CO - brazee@compuserve.com
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