page_title: Paimpont forest
section_title: Tombeau de Merlin
hierarchical_section_title: Paimpont forest / Locations and legends / Megalithic sites / Tombeau de Merlin
caption_attribution_description: English: Identifier: talesofroundtabl00langrich (find matches) Title: Tales of the Round table; based on the tales in the Book of romance Year: 1908 (1900s) Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 Subjects: Arthur, King Publisher: London, New York (etc.) Longmans, Green and co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: in persisted in following the maiden,whose name was Vivien, and she gradually drew 38 WHAT BEAUMAim ASKED OF TIXE KING. from him many of the secrets and much know-ledge of the magic for which he was famous. At last she grew tired of him, and while inCornwall, Merlin showed her one day a rockunder which great marvels were hidden. Vivien begged the old man to show her thesemarvels, and Merlin, in spite of his wisdom,consented to crawl beneath the rock to revealthem to her. No sooner was he under it than Vivien, bymeans of the magic he had taught her, causedthe rock to roll over and bury him alive. Thiswas the fate that Merlin had told King Arthurawaited him; and the damsel departed, armedwith his magic, and pleased to be rid of the oldm^n. In this way the wisdom of man proveduseless against a womans guile. WHAT BEAUMAINS ASKED OF THE KING Part I When Pentecost drew near, King Arthur com-manded the Knights of the Round Table tokeep the feast in the great castle of the city ofKin-Kenadon. Text Appearing After Image: O^ERLIN AmVWlZa®^^ 40 WHAT BEAUMAINS ASKED OF THE KING. It was the King^s custom to partake of nofood on the day of Pentecost until he had seensome marvellous deed performed, or had heardof its accomplishment. On that morning SirGawaine, while looking from a window of thecastle, espied three men on horseback, followedby a dwarf, coming towards the castle gate. He saw them alight from their horses andhand the reins to the dwarf Sir Gawaine made his way to the King, andsaid, Sir, go to your food, for strange adven-tures are at hand . King Arthur called the hundred and fiftyKnights of the Eound Table together, and theysat down to dine. They were scarcely seatedthan two young men entered the hall, supportingupon their shoulders another handsome youngman, taller by a cubit than either of them. Hewas wide in the chest and large handed, buthe leant upon the others as though he wereashamed. King Arthur beckoned them to the daisupon which he sat. As the young man ap-proached, he drew himself Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: Paimpont forest also known as Brocéliande forest is a temperate forest located around the village of Paimpont in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany, France. Covering an area of 9,000 hectares, it includes the castles Château de Comper and Château de Trécesson as well as the national historical site of the Forges of Paimpont, and is part of a larger forest area that covers the neighboring departments of Morbihan and Côtes-d'Armor. It has been associated with the forest of Brocéliande and many locations from the Arthurian legend, including Val sans retour, the tomb of Merlin, and the fountain of Barenton.
context_section_description: In the northern part of the forest is the "Tomb of Merlin", a remnant of a Neolithic covered dolmen structure. It has been largely destroyed with dynamite by treasure hunters after the site became associated with the Arthurian figure of Merlin in 1889.
  According to the legend, having seduced Merlin, Viviane imprisoned him in an invisible prison, and then locked him in a tomb: Merlin, having lain down in a pit, had two enormous stones cast down on him. Today, it became an important site of neopagan pilgrimages. Visitors to the site might leave flowers and a note to Merlin, often with a wish, or some kind of devotional object.
  The Fontaine dite de Jouvence (Fountain of Youth) is a water hole near the Tomb of Merlin. Also nearby there is an old tree known as the chêne des Hindrés.
caption: Merlin and Vivien, an illustration for Tales of the Round Table by Andrew Lang
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