Talk:Old Religion

77.194.10.134 23:09, February 19, 2012 (UTC) I don't understand where the author of this article find that old religion was replaced by the "monotheistic new religion". The serie never talk about a new religion replacing the old one. In the secret sharer, Gaius said to Alator that Emrys is aimed to reunite the ancient world and the new world, not the old and the new religions. I never heard of monotheism in any episode or did I miss something ? In fact, it appears that in Camelot no religion has taken this place. Uther said proudly in Le morte Arthur to Gaius that he has conquered the old religion (he means him and nobody else), its warnings means nothing to him, he adds. For him, since he has vainquished it, the old religion tells nothing else but "old wives's tales". The people of this kingdom have to put their faith into the king Uther and his physician Gaius who takes the place of the priest beside the king. The belief of Camelot is nothing but the science, in one word, there is nothing above Uther (that's why his power appears so tyrannical), nothing above the political figure, there is no transcendence. Here is the paradox on which Merlin is built : Uther lives on the illusion that he, and only he rules the kingdom, but, in fact and in secret the magic, through Merlin/Emrys, continues to protect it. The question is why ? Why the powerful Merlin keeps it that way ? Why the most powerful man in the kingdom keeps his allegiance to Uther and to Arthur ? Can he take seriously the threat of being executed, the man who can defeat an army alone ? If we can answer this question, we can understand that Merlin will never tell is secret to Arthur, or the serie ends for good.