Merlin

Merlin is a legendary character. He is best known as the wizard in the Arthurian legends. He was King Arthur's guide. Merlin is always a mysterious figure. He rarely gives his reasons for the things he does. Merlin was probably first written about in Welsh legend. His story is based on parts of several different real and fictional characters. Merlin is usually said to be one with nature, being the source of his enormous power. The Lady of the Lake enchanted him.

Merlin Media

Merlinus (Merlin) in the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493)
An illustration of Merlin as druid in The Rose (1848)
Merlin, the Enchanter by Louis Rhead (1923)
The Beguiling of Merlin by Edward Burne-Jones (1874). The depicted episode in its various tellings became a major inspiration for Romantic authors and artists of the late 19th century
Bradamante at Merlin's Tomb by Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (1820)
HMS Merlin (1796) on a 1948 stamp for the 150th anniversary of the bloodless Battle of St. George's Caye

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