Merlin



==== Most of the wizard Merlin’s life has been chronicled in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of Kings of Britain. Geoffrey also wrote about Merlin’s prophecies, including Merlin predictions of the greatness of the knights Tristan and Lancelot. Merlin also predicted the lives and deaths of the kings following Vortigern until Arthur. Scholars believe that there may have been two Merlins, and Geoffrey’s Merlin was most likely based on the Welsh tales of a traveling bard and magician. Merlin appears in many tales of King Arthur’s life. He was involved in King Arthur’s education and adoption by Sir Ector. He was a tutor and advisor, and helped Arthur from his youth to adulthood. “Merlin was largely responsible for putting the crown on Arthur's head,” ([|http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/merlin.html]). It was Merlin who said that the one who could pull the sword from the stone would be ruler. Merlin has also been referenced in tales of Uther of Pendragon, Arthur’s father. “Merlin wore many hats: he was a wizard or sorcerer, a prophet, a bard, an adviser and a tutor,” ([]). ====



==== There have been many different versions of Merlin's death and mysterious disappearance from legend." Most signs point to the Lady of The Lake, called Vivian. Merlin fell in love with her, although she did not love him. She has been said to imprison him in a castle, a stone, or use his own magic against him by seducing him for his power and secrets. ====

When Merlin was young, he was considered a madman controlled by spirits. He was captured and ruled by kings. He has madness from evil but prophecies from the Holy. The elderly Merlin was a complex character sometimes controlled by emotions. He was a powerful sorcerer who kings obeyed. His prophecies stemmed from reason and sorcery. Merlin lived in the forest. His insanity began at the battle of Arderydd. He was a mad prophet. Over time, he became less ruled by religion and more by sorcery. He became a "superhuman semi-diety." Every action he did was not dictated by God. Somehow, Merlin wants what God wants. He also had a good sense of humor.



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