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| Book of Shadows > | Books | |||
| Title: | The legacy of Merlin | |||
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Niall Oldman Niall is the son of Merlin and Nifein (also known as Nimue), the enchantress. Merlin was Artur's most trusted adviser in the early years and a druid. He was said to have second sight and left a message for his son before he was born. Nifein sealed Merlin into a castle of air before Niall was born. After Niall was born she left him and disappeared. Niall believes she went to Merlin. Niall was raised at Caer Annyl, by a noble family close to Arthur. He was taken while taking a ship acroos the mouth of the river Severn. Diana S. Jones Diana is the high priestess of a group of "druids". Diana has some powers of her own and wants more. Though Niall has no active powers Diana believes there are powers in his blood. Diana believes that a child from Niall will have Merlin's power and she could control it. She tried to force Niall to cooperate, so she could conceive. If Niall was not sent back at the strike of midnight on midsummer's day he would have to die. Maklik, demon He has a hideous, ridged head, with two small horns spreading from its forehead Beltane Before Arthur banned it every midsummer's day a ritual was practiced. Some call it Beltane nowadays. It celebrates the union of the Sun God and the Queen of Summer. A man is chosen to represent the Sun God. A woman represents the Summer Queen. They are prepared with spells and chants for 12 days before. Then on midsummer's day they are anointed with the ritual oils, clad in the ritual robes, and brought to the standing stones. The purpose of the rite is to make a child. To renew the year at the moment when it starts to wane. The ritual also calls for a human sacrifice. Caer
Wydyr |
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| Potions/Rituals: |
love charm bloodwort Daffyd's mallow star's fire braid into heart shape form and say spell careful: whoever overhears the chant will be affected |
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| Spells: |
love charm For constancy, this mallow blue Shall never give me cause to rue Bloodred wort makes passions blaze; Add fire of stars for length of days. Behold the spell I weave for you! Lover, to me alone be true to summon Maklik: Like calls to like, by this ancient rule; Dirt to dust and gem to jewel We call upon thee, O great Maklik To hear, and show us what we seek to cleanse the standing stones: In this place, upon this night Cleanse these stones, bring them back to light. By the Power of Three, bring them back to light |
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| Background info: |
Beltane Standing Stones Hay-on-Wye Merlin Nimue |
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| Summary: |
Prue lands a summer trip to England to buy medieval books for a
collector, so Phoebe and Piper tag along to the quaint village of Hay-on-Wye, in
the heart of King Arthur country. While Piper reads how to make love charms from
flowers, Phoebe meets the darkly handsome Niall. But she's shaken by a desolate
vision of him on a windswept heath, holding an infant. Is Niall a warlock? Then Piper discovers a secret Druid ritual in progress, with Niall at the center of it! She freezes the group, and the Charmed Ones set out to discover Niall's secret. They learn that a local villager is in terrible danger from the Druids, and only a magical spell from centuries past can save her. The Charmed Ones are convinced that only a long journey can win against the Druids - a voyage back in time to Camelot. Browse this book |
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| Author/s: |
Eloise Flood has written a number of books for children and teens. She lives in NY city. |
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| Published: | Pocket Books (Simon & Schuster UK Ltd.) | |||
| ISBN: | 0-7434-1236-2 | |||
| Timeline: |
early season 2,
before 2x12 Awakened September 559 - 20/21 June Prue works for Buckland's |
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| Main characters: |
Phoebe, Piper,
Prue Leo is not present but mentioned He's referred to as Piper's boyfriend but obviously he is not around much. |
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| Trivia: | Location of this story is Hay-on-Wye | |||
| Bloopers: |
Why do the girls refer to the demon
"great Maklik" and since when does a demon so happily colaborate with
witches? There is a bit blunder with the timeline - Beltane is celebrated in May not at midsummer. |
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| Random quote: |
Diana stood with her eyes closed and her face turned up to
the darkening sky. Three or four women fussed around her, adjusting the
robes and scarves. She is so theatrical! Phoebe thought. Dislike boiled up inside her. "What is with the Stevie Nicks look?" she whispered to Piper. |
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| Rating: |
humor: 1 out of 3 possible tension: 3 out of 3 possible story: 1 out of 3 possible style: 2 out of 3 possible |
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| Summary: | 7 out of 12 | |||
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One might have hoped for a story dealing with the clash of
medieval and modern lifestyle or some embedding of Arthurian legends. But
no .. even the trip to Camelot lasts about only few pages. Nevertheless there is enough tension to keep you reading till the end if only to see how the mess is solved. |
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