-=> Quoting Maureen Goldman to David Masters <=-
 DM> The main two Arthurian legends (as I stated) are "Le Morte d'Arthur" 
 DM> (by 
 DM> Mallory) and "The Once And Future King" (by T.H. White)... damned if 
 MG> Mary Stewart wrote a humdinger of a trilogy centered around
 MG> Merlin.  Very much worth reading.  There is a fourth book 
 MG> finishign the series (and Arthur) which features Modred.
What are the titles of Stewart's trilogy (quadrology?) -- I don't think
I've ever heard of it.  On the other hand, the name does sound
familiar...
 
 DJ> Isn't it argued that Merlin isn't really a magician, but a wise 
 DJ> man? 
 
 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> If any of the legand existed in recognizable form, that is.
Oh, absolutely... as I said in the post, both Gulliver and The Odyssey
have a single source, whereas Merlin - and the whole Arthurian legend -
is cobbled together from bits and bobs, most of which don't quite
agree with each other.  I think some of the confusion arises from the
fact that some books call Merlin a "sage" (a wise man), while others
call him a "mage".
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