hypatia209@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Hello, I have a question. Who would be the trickster in the legends of
>
> King Arthur - would it be Merlin? Also, who would be the shape****fter
> and a threshold? I think Mordred would be a shape****fer, and I don't
> know what/who would be a threshold. Thanks for your help :-) .
>
Hello hypatia,
Fun question and a tough one in the sense that a number of the
characters assume overlapping archetypal roles in the legends. I agree
with Paul that Merlin can be seen as a Trickster, but he also has
elements of Mentor and Threshold Guardian. But then The Sword in the
Stone itself is also a Threshold Guardian. Morgan is clearly a
Shape****fter...it goes on and on.
Bert
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