The fragment contains stories about Merlin and King Arthur. Researchers have found pages of a rare medieval manuscript masquerading as a cover and stitched into the binding of another book, ...

The two pages are from a 13th century copy of the “Suite Vulgate du Merlin.” The manuscript, handwritten by a medieval scribe in Old French, served as the sequel to the legend of King Arthur.

Torn, folded and stitched, rare tales of Merlin shapeshifting into King Arthur’s court and Sir Gawain gaining power from the sun were bound into a book of property records from the 1500s.

Merlin is one of the key characters in the legend of King Arthur and experts say that the manuscript fragments contain subtle differences to the traditional Arthurian narrative.

The fragment contains stories about Merlin and King Arthur. The two pages are from a 13th century copy of the “Suite Vulgate du Merlin.” The manuscript, ...

Rare Merlin and King Arthur text found hidden in binding of medieval book. The ‘extremely significant' text was hidden for centuries. By Andrew Paul. Published Mar 31, 2025 12:01 PM EDT.

According to Geoffrey, Arthur was conceived at Tintagel after his father, Uther Pendragon, disguised himself (with the help of Merlin) as a local ruler and slept with the ruler's wife.

Tales of Merlin and King Arthur Resurface After 750 Years, Hidden in a Bookbinding 500 years ago, someone decided to use parts of a now-rare manuscript to bind together property records.

For centuries, an intriguing sequel to the tale of Merlin has sat unseen within the bindings of an Elizabethan register. Cutting-edge techniques have revealed it for the first time.

The legend goes that Merlin, loyal advisor to King Arthur, was imprisoned in Drumelzier in the Dark Ages, before being killed and buried on the banks of the river Tweed, according to a study ...