Dreams And Visions In Geoffrey's Historia

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The domain of medieval romance is one in which magic and the paranormal are abundantly present, Geoffrey’s Historia incorporates the elements of the supernatural that are conventionally attributed the romance genera. One instantiation of a romance element analogous to the magical narrative is the occurrence of mysterious visions. Geoffrey’s narrative is comprised of multiple mystic visions that are interpreted as prophecies. The most paramount occurrence is seen by Uther, when he perceived a star that emitted a ray of fire shaped as a dragon. From this vision Merlin uses his magical powers of divination to interpret the omen, “Aurelius Ambrosias has died…victory will be in your hand, you will be the king of Britain” (175-6). Dreams and visions