The Use of Magic in Medieval Literature

Concepts of magic and magic creatures used in medieval literature existed for a long time, but from Beowulf to Arthur's Arthur, medieval attitudes and subsequent changes in magic handling occurred. Discussion of literary magic includes not only differences between Christians and heathen traditions, but also sexual role in the myth of King Arthur in particular. Beowulf, Bisclavret and Lanval of Marice De France of France, Sir Gawain and Green Knight, and Le Morte D'Arthur of Sit Thomas Malory deal with the concept of magic and magical creatures and therefore explain the magic handling of their era Did.

In the Middle Ages, Christian Europe generally believed in magic. After that, the medieval Roman Catholic church which occupied most of the continent divided its magic into two forms. Natural magic is accepted as it is regarded as simply paying attention to the power of nature and the magic of the devil created by God. It is related to the devil and does not welcome. In the 14th and 15 th centuries, the concept of the witch of the Christian world experienced a relatively fundamental change. The wizard is no longer regarded as a mage art deceived by the devil, but practices the magic that infringes the power of God. Instead, they became worshipers of the omnipotent devil who signed a contract with him, and they had to give up on Christianity and devote himself to Satanism. As part of them they believe that people got new, supernatural powers that allow them to use their magic, and they fight Christians.

One of the main obstacles to trying to understand medieval magic is what is magic. Many of the information comes from Christian leaders who condemn the law of magic and its practitioners, confession and sermons. In the medieval Christian world, magic is the opposite of religion, hence it is defined by those who can define Christianity, ie church leaders and religious writers. In this sense, the medieval magic is to condemn the church leaders are not God's deeds. These authorities usually associate magical power with devil, pagan, heresy, magic, or magic.

¿ Among this powerful work, Flint said how to promote the practice of non-Christianity that the early medieval church leaders did not oppress them, but initially had been condemned as magic It shows whether it has decided. Let's waste 472 pgs. • In the medieval UK of 149,549 nights in 1994, I feel Urgal based on a wide range of information sources, from saints' lives, literary collections, literary works to domestic financial records, architectural relics. The world has a gloss of either color