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Maugantius

Magan, Malgantius, Maugat, Maygan

One of King Vortigern’s advisors and a wise man.

He was in attendance when Merlin and his mother were brought before Vortigern, who had been seeking a child without a father so he could sprinkle his blood on the base of Snowdon. Merlin’s mother explained that she had been impregnated by a demon. Maugantius confirmed the validity of her story, saying that such demons were known as incubus, thus saying it was possible for virgin birth to occur.


See also
Dusius | The Legend of King Arthur


Sources
Historia Regum Britanniae | Geoffrey of Monmouth, c. 1138
Roman de Brut | Wace, c. 1155
Brut | Layamon, late 12th century to mid-13th century