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title: Merlin and His Mother Before King Vortigern
author: British Library
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10485/merlin-and-his-mother-before-king-vortigern/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Merlin and His Mother Before King Vortigern
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10485.png)
## Image Caption
A detail of an illustration from a 14th Century CE manuscript of [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) de Brut, a legendary history of [Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Britain/) by the Norman poet Wace (c. 1110 - c. 1170 CE). The young [Merlin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Merlin/) is depicted, alongside his mother, approaching King [Vortigern](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vortigern/) (c. 5th Century CE). The manuscript, written in Anglo-Norman, is now part of the collection of the British Library in London, UK.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Library, B. (2019, April 20). Merlin and His Mother Before King Vortigern. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Library, British. "Merlin and His Mother Before King Vortigern." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 20, 2019. .
### MLA
Library, British. "Merlin and His Mother Before King Vortigern." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Apr 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=11709) by **British Library**. Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 20 April 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.