From tyagi@HouseofKaos.Abyss.com  Mon Oct  9 11:50:28 1995
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Subject: Re: Merlin info and myth
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From: nagasiva@yronwode.com (nagasiva)
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ky951009


emrys@aol.com (Emrys) lists a few of my favorites and some I have yet to 
try and writes:

|..."The Crystal Cave", "The Hollow Hills", "The Last Enchantment", and 
|"The Wicked Day of Destiny" by Mary Stewart.... "History of the King's 
|of Britain" by Geoffrey of Monmouth, "Le Morte D'Arthur" by Sir Thomas 
|Malory.... "The Arthurian Encyclopedia" ....

|...Merlin intrigues me the most. But he is so mysterious that it's hard 
|to learn about him.... I would like any suggestions for factual or 
|really good fiction about Merlin, and any Arthurian books that are a must. 

Nice assortment.  I'm surprised you haven't read the aforementioned 
_Once and Future King_ (I'm in the middle of reading it again and I don't
usually read thick books!) by T.H.White.  White's writing style is quite
excellent, and I'm glad to hear about his influence upon Disney's flick
(I'll have to see that sometime).  Two nonfiction authors of fair repute 
follow (I'll add this post to the Usenet Archive).

1) Nikolai (son of Leo!) Tolstoy's 
		
		_In Search Of Merlin_

and 

2) a couple of books by R.J. Stewart on the modern magical
   value of Merlin and interaction with him:

		_The Mystic Life of Merlin_
		_The Prophetic Vision of Merlin_


I've been collecting posts from this and other forums relevant to
an examination of the life and personalty of Merlin/Myrddin, which
may be found at:

	ftp://ftp.hollyfeld.org/pub/Esoteric/Usenet/Mythology/

nagasiva@yronwode.com
nagasiva