[MR] Atlantia Digest, Vol 219, Issue 10

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 Flamel's house is totally going on my list of places to visit in France!!!THANK YOU!Kari


Noble Friends,

While casting about for a subject today, I dug out Nicolas Flamel. Most of
us are familiar with Nicolas and his wife Perenelle from HARRY POTTER AND
THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE and FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD.
He's sure to pop up in the following films in the series.

Like many of the background characters in J.K. Rowling's stories, Flamel is
grounded in real history, or at least in popular myth. Flamel and his wife
were real people who lived in late 14th and early 15th century Paris.
Flamel was a successful scribe, and was noted for his philanthropy.

Flamel's reputation as an alchemist dates from sensational works from the
17th century, claiming he had discovered the philosopher's stone which
could turn base metal into gold, and had brewed the elixir of life. There
is no historical evidence that Flamel ever dabbled in alchemy, and he
certainly did not live forever. He died for real in 1418.

One of Flamel's houses still stands in Paris at 51 rue de Montmorency, now
a restaurant named Auberge Nicolas Flamel. Hmmm. I will have to break out
my copy of CRIMES to see if the director actually used this building, or if
they recreated it on a set.

More about Nicolas is found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Flamel
.

Perenelle also has a Wikipedia page at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perenelle_Flamel .

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  ?