Esplumoir Merlin

The esplumoir Merlin is a place mentioned in the Arthurian legend in relation with the magician Merlin. It notably appears in the Didot Perceval 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.

Esplumoir Merlin
Matter of Britain location
The sorceress Viviane bewitches Merlin in a 1903 illustration by Howard Pyle.
GenreChivalric romance
In-universe information
Other name(s)esplumöer
Typerocky peak, castle, hut, or prison
CharactersMerlin, Viviane, Gauvain
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