The Crystal Cave, begins in medieval Wales in the kingdom of Maridunum. The story then moves to Brittany, or Lesser Britain. He then comes back to Wales, then, the rest of Greater Britain, ending up in Cornwall. Myrddin Emyrs, also known as Merlin Ambrosius was the child to the King's daughter and the main character. Myrddin is the name of a god; Emyrs, or Ambrosius, means "child of light," and Merlin is the name of Roman bird of prey. As a child, he had the Sight and a talent for remaining unnoticed while he gained information. This miraculous young man, went through a great deal. He experienced danger, magic, and even the fear of losing control of his life to his enemies. Yet could this all be an exaggeration, a tall tale, nothing but a legend? I say that every legend has a beginning, origins can be tacked to every incredible event that a legendary hero go through. The legend of King Arthur is perhaps the greatest myth of them all. It found ready echoes across Western Europe, and even further afield, in medieval times. Parsifal and the Holy Grail story are among the tales that have accumulated around the main legend, and testify to the widespread fascination of the myth for many famous writers from the Middle Ages onwards. Yet such great legends could never have been born without the mysterious Merlin. Yet even Merlin, must have had beginnings. This novel gives us the story, the legend. I intend to find it's origins.
             In the shadows between Classical Antiquity and the Dark Ages lived prophets and warlords, s and Christians, Roman Christians and the outlawed Pelagians, in an area sometimes referred to as Sub-Roman Britain, a pejorative label suggesting that the native British elements were less advanced than their Roman counterparts. It was a time of civil war and plague -- which helps explain the lack of contemporary information. Arthurian scholar Geoffrey Ashe says:In dark age Britain we have to recognize various advers...