The sorceress Viviane bewitches Merlin in a 1903 illustration by Howard Pyle.
Genre
Chivalric romance
In-universe information
Other name(s)
esplumöer[1]
Type
rocky peak, castle, hut, or prison
Characters
Merlin, Viviane, Gauvain
The esplumoir Merlin is a place mentioned in the Arthurian legend in relation with the magician Merlin. It notably appears in the Didot Perceval [fr] uncertainly attributed to Robert de Boron, and is also mentioned in Raoul de Houdenc's Meraugis de Portlesguez. Its nature is uncertain, but it probably relates to a metamorphosis into a bird. It is presented as a hut, a tower or a high rock and is sometimes likened to the Hotié de Viviane, a megalithic site in Brittany.[2]
^Brown, Arthur C. L. (October 1945). "The Esplumoir and Viviane". Speculum. 20 (4): 428–429. doi:10.2307/2856739. JSTOR 2856739. S2CID 161314132.
^Markale, Jean (1996). Guide spirituel de la forêt de Brocéliande (in French). Monaco: Éditions du Rocher. p. 137. ISBN 9782268023144. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
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