Merlin
In Our Time
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Dark Merlin Is Almost Antichrist
In about 1200 Robert de Boren painter, Dark Merlin is almost Antichrist. The devils are very much annoyed by the harrowing of hell decide to create an Antichrist web. So we have this pure virgin who gives birth to Merlin through an incubus. Rather than God and Mary, we have a devil and the virgin Mary. This is another thing, he's trapped between evil and good. And that's another layer to the ambival. It is because there is a mischievous quality to him. He is a trickster figure on many levels. But at the same time Robert de Borens Christianizes him. Yes, he's saved from the darkness and becomes an
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