CHAPTER IX. The Legendary Fame of Scot—Nature of the Magic Then Studied

The legendary fame of Scot—Nature of the magic then studied in Spain—Reasons for thinking that Scot’s fame as a magician is mostly mythical—Origin of the story in his connection with the Emperor, and from the place and nature of his Spanish studies—Probability that he composed a work on algebra, which was afterwards mistaken for something magical—His association with the Arthurian legend in its southern development confirms his character as a magician, and may have suggested several details in the stories that are told concerning him, 179