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Merlin, last entry
This is the third and last entry about Merlin. The quote is taken from the book Spanish Grail Fragments, published in 1924. The text is in Spanish. It tells how the devils all got together and decided to make Merlin, one that could talk for them. They decided that one of them was to get a woman pregnant. Merlin, the devil's son, was to be her son.
En Commo los diablos se guysaron para fazer a Merlin.
Entonce fablaron todos los diablos de mancomun e dixieron: Lo que nos peor faz es los que fablan de su venida. A esos atormentamos nos mas, e por eso se coyto mas de venir por nos los toler. Mas commo podriamos nos aver onbre que fable por nos e demostrase nuestro saber e nuestra predication e nuestra fazienda e commo es grande el nuestro poder, commo sabemos todas las cosas que fueron e que son fechas e ditas? E sy nos oviesemos um tal omne que desto oviese poder e que fuese con los otros omnes en tierra, asy nos podria mucho ayudar. Engannarlos ya asy commo los profectas engannaron a nos que dezian tales cosas que nunca nos cuydemos que podiesen seer. E asy diria este las cosas que fuesen fechas e dichas luen e cerca e seria por esto rcreydo de muchos. Ay, que bien serya, dixieron los diablos, que de tal manera podiesemos omne aver. Entonçe dixo uno: Yo non he poder de fazer fijo nin de yazer con mugier; ca sy yo oviese poder, yo lo avya mucho guysado. Ca yo he una mugier que faze e dize quanto yo queyro. E los outros dixieron: Tal ha aqui entre nos que puede tomar forma de omne e de yazer con mugier. Mas conviene que lo faga lo mas encobiertamente que podiere. E asy fablaron los diablos de fazer omne que engannase a los otros.
I do own the book and can post any other fragments upon request! I have seen first editions of this book, such as my copy, for $150 and for $350. Fortunately there is a 2003 edition available at Amazon for $30.
I have searched Google for Merlin and found this great link. The drawing of Merlin is by artist Paul Lantuch, a Lithuanian living in the US. His work is very impressive, worth a visit, specially if you enjoy medieval influenced design. I really loved the Dragon Fish brooch.
Do not forget to visit my other Merlin entries: 1 / 2.
