Le Morte d'Arthur | Merlin
Merlin is a master manipulator, who masters Arthur's conception and who, unseen, directs much of the action. As a great sorcerer, he is responsible for the creation of the Round Table. Merlin is both prophet and magician. Merlin arranges a truce between Kings Lot, Nantres, and Uriens, but then betrays the kings when he orders Arthur to attack. When Arthur loses his sword in battle, Merlin takes Arthur to the Lady of the Lake to retrieve it. Merlin provides Arthur with prophesies and he fixes the sword of Balyn so that only Launcelot or Galahad can use it, and when Arthur's life is...
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