Merlin and the facts of the truth and fiction.

To discern the fact of the matter about King's Arthur's court, facts must be drawn from the fiction of "The Court". With all of the knowledge we are learning about King Arthur, it must be discerned who some of these characters really are. With this being what one must do; one must see what history we have of the time. There is one history that must be consulted to find out what the truth of …

…spell caster, that remained popular throughout the Middle Ages and well into the Renaissance. One may say that Geoffrey is a liar. One might say that Merlin never existed. But one might say that when put into historical context it all makes sense. From the Geoffrey story, to the prophet; even to the alchemy stories, Merlin's real carnation did not affect Geoffrey's of Monmouth's story of Arthur, but did affect other stories of the time.