段二：紅龍受難與康沃爾野豬

梅林的預言

梅林開口之後，先點出紅白雙龍嘅含義，然後一連串隱晦預言講不列顛人受壓、康沃爾野豬出現、以及英格蘭歷史上嘅宗教變革。以下為公有領域英譯（Sebastian Evans 1904 譯）原文節錄。

原文（公有領域英譯）

'Woe unto the Red Dragon, for his extermination draweth nigh; and his caverns shall be occupied of the White Dragon that betokeneth the Saxons whom thou hast invited hither. But the Red signifieth the race of Britain that shall be oppressed of the White. Therefore shall the mountains and the valleys thereof be made level plain and the streams of the valleys shall flow with blood. The rites of religion shall be done away and the ruin of the churches be made manifest. At the last, she that is oppressed shall prevail and resist the cruelty of them that come from without. For the Boar of Cornwall shall bring succour and shall trample their necks beneath his feet. The islands of the Ocean shall be subdued unto his power, and the forests of Gaul shall he possess. The house of Romulus shall dread the fierceness of his prowess and doubtful shall be his end. Renowned shall he be in the mouth of the peoples, and his deeds shall be as meat unto them that tell thereof. Six of his descendants shall follow his sceptre, but after them shall rise up the German Worm. The Wolf of the sea shall exalt him, unto whom the woods of Africa shall bear company. Again shall religion be done away, and the Sees of the Primates shall be transmuted. The dignity of London shall adorn Dorobernia and men shall resort unto the seventh shepherd of York in the realm of Armorica. Menevia shall be robed in the pall of the City of Legions and a preacher of Ireland shall be stricken dumb on account of an infant in the womb. It shall rain a shower of blood, and a baleful famine shall prey upon mortal men.'

白話解說

呢段講咩？ 梅林開腔先講解雙龍：紅龍就係不列顛人，白龍就係你（沃提根）自己引入嚟嘅撒克遜人。紅龍大難臨頭，山地山谷會夷平、溪流都流滿血，宗教同教堂會荒廢。即係話，呢段係講撒克遜人入侵、不列顛人被打殘嘅歷史。

「康沃爾野豬」係邊個？ 呢度係全書其中一個最出名嘅象徵。梅林話「被壓迫嘅（紅龍）最後會翻生，因為康沃爾嘅野豬會嚟解救，將敵人踩喺腳下」。學者普遍認為，呢隻「野豬」暗指亞瑟王——按《不列顛諸王史》，亞瑟就係出自康沃爾，並且打敗撒克遜人。跟住話佢征服海上群島、佔有高盧（Gaul）森林、令「羅慕路斯之家」（即羅馬）都怕佢，呢啲都係亞瑟王武功嘅描寫。即係話，呢段預言其實係事後把亞瑟王寫成「將要嚟嘅救世主」。

「六個後代＋日耳曼之蟲」點解？ 話野豬之後有六個子孫繼位，之後就「日耳曼之蟲」（German Worm）崛起。學界多數將「日耳曼之蟲」解讀為撒克遜／諾曼王朝嘅統治者，屬事後取材於歷史嘅政治預言。

宗教變革一串： 跟住講「宗教又會荒廢、主教座席會搬遷」，又講倫敦嘅地位轉移到「Dorobernia」（坎特伯雷）、「第七位約克牧者」、「阿莫里卡」（Armorica，即布列塔尼）、「Menevia」（聖大衛）、「軍團之城」（Caerleon）等。呢啲都係暗指英格蘭教會史上大主教座堂嘅興替——例如坎特伯雷取代倫敦成為英格蘭教會首府。最後話落血雨、有饑荒。即係話，呢段係用宗教術語包住中世紀英格蘭教會嘅歷史變遷。

客觀睇： 成段都係「事後預言」——將已經發生嘅歷史（亞瑟王、撒克遜入侵、教會座堂遷移）寫成梅林早就講咗，呢種寫法正正係政治預言嘅特色。