MODERN MAGIC UNLOCKS MERLIN’S MEDIEVAL SECRETS
March 30, 2025 7:19 PM   Subscribe

Fragments of a rare Merlin manuscript from c. 1300 have been discovered and digitised in a ground-breaking three-year project at Cambridge University Library. A fragile 13th century manuscript fragment, hidden in plain sight as the binding of a 16th-century archival register, has been discovered in Cambridge and revealed to contain rare medieval stories of Merlin and King Arthur.
posted by fubar (4 comments total) 30 users marked this as a favorite
 
"Folio 2 is set at the court of Arthur who gathers his liege men and their wives on 15 August, the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Gift giving by Guinevere and Arthur is followed by a religious service and a banquet where arrives a beautifully clothed blind harpist (Merlin)."

Those illustrated faces.
posted by clavdivs at 7:44 PM on March 30 [2 favorites]


Omg who is the one with the beauty mark and the cleft chin on the right? Powerful blue steel energy!

This is very exciting fubar, thanks for the link. I’m gonna save this for cheering myself up later.
posted by Mizu at 8:00 PM on March 30 [2 favorites]


MODERN MAGIC MANIFESTS MERLIN'S MEDIEVAL MYSTERIES
posted by Sand at 3:34 AM on March 31 [7 favorites]


MODERN MAGIC MANIFESTS MERLIN'S MEDIEVAL MYSTERIES


I love it, haha
posted by low_horrible_immoral at 11:51 AM on March 31


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