Historians from the University of Cambridge recently unveiled a rare 13th-century document that depicts the stories of King Arthur and Merlin, with its preservation considered a miracle.

The story of King Arthur dates as far back as the 5th ... given researchers an invaluable opportunity to study medieval manuscript craftsmanship and the evolution of the Arthurian legend, but ...

A piece of parchment wrapped around a 16th century volume of property records has turned out to be a treasure beyond ...

Less than 40 copies of the Arthurian story Suite Vulgate du Merlin are known to exist. One was just found, binding together ...

Arthur has been depicted as a legendary Briton king for several ... the variations introduced by medieval scribes," the British university said. "The way the manuscript has been carefully executed ...

a medieval narrative on the lives of King Arthur and Merlin. Though popular in its time, few of the French manuscripts from the cycle have survived. Which makes the Cambridge find all the rarer ...

a French sequel to the legend of King Arthur. This “medieval bestseller” was distributed via handwritten manuscripts in the 13th century, and today, less than 40 copies survive, per a ...

“The medieval fragment was discovered in 2019 ... his magical abilities and his importance as an advisor to the king.” The manuscript was preserved “in situ” to avoid any further damage ...

This particular manuscript, it was noted, spelled Dodalis’ name as Doralis. The second episode described Merlin arriving at King Arthur ... as inspiration for medieval research in the future.