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"Early poems about #Merlin portray him as #environmentalist, say scholars

Re-examination of #Welsh poems dating back to 10th century show #Myrddin as prophet concerned by human interactions with #Nature

by Steven Morris
Tue 25 Feb 2025 07.13 EST

"He is probably most often thought of today as a wizard, a shape-shifter or a mentor to the young King Arthur.

"But a detailed re-examination of Myrddin – Merlin – by Welsh scholars suggests he can also be considered an early British environmentalist deeply worried about human interaction with the natural world.

"Over the past three years academics from three Welsh universities have edited and translated more than 100 poems, all in Cymraeg (Welsh), about Merlin dating back as far as the 10th century.

"David Callander, who is based at Cardiff University’s school of Welsh, said some of the conclusions of the Myrddin Poetry Project challenged the modern view of the figure."

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Early poems about Merlin portray him as environmentalist, say scholars

Re-examination of Welsh poems dating back to 10th century show Myrddin as prophet concerned by human interactions with nature

The Guardian
Feb 25, 2025 at 11:09pmWeb
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Oh yes.

Some of website is already running.
Though non-Cymraeg-speakers will need to select English if they're literate in that.

https://www.merlinpoetry.wales/welcome/

An Edition of the Early Merlin Poetry Early Merlin Poetry project.

The Early Merlin Poetry project, a collaborative digital scholarly edition between Cardiff University, the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies and Swansea University.