ABSTRACT
The majority of these works were written in French, which was the court language of England in the medireval ages ; but the story was" Englished " by Malory in the fourteenth century. In every European language there are versions of these stories, which interested all hearers alike, and by exerting a gentle influence upon
The Real Merlin The first of these romances is that of Merlin the
BIRnt OF THE MYTHICAL MERLIN turned in the morning. The astrologers, when consulted in reference to this strange occurrence, declared that the walls would not stand until the ground had been watered with the blood of a child who could claim no human father.
