Who was Merlin the Wizard?
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According to the Brittanica.com: "Merlin first appears in extant records (Armes Prydein, Y Gododdin) from the early 10th century as a mere prophet, but his role gradually evolved into that of magician, prophet and advisor, active in all phases of the administration of King Arthur's kingdom. He was apparently given the name Emrys (or Ambrosius) at his birth in Caer-Fyrddin (Carmarthen). He only later became known as  Merlin, a Latinized version of the Welsh word, Myrddin, taken from the place of his birth."(1)\n\nMerlin has as almost many interpretations as there are Arthurian legends. My favorite one is the "Crystal Cave" series by Mary Stewart. Merlin is the central figure in the early books (there are 4), until Arthur grows up. \n\nAccording an article in Wikipedia on  Geoffrey of Monmouth: "It was Geoffrey of Monmouth who introduced Merlin into the myths of King Arthur. The name Myrddin is altered to Merlin to avoid a resemblance to the obscene French word merde (meaning excrement, i.e., sh**). While Geoffrey is remembered most for his character of Arthur, it was Merlin whom he concentrated on, making the prophetic bard a central character of his three books: Prophetiae Merlini, Historiae Regum Britanniae and Vita Merlini. As a result of this second book, where Merlin appears in the tales of the king Vortigern, Aurelius Ambrosius and Uther Pendragon who reigned immediately before Arthur, Merlin in some later works also became a character in tales of Arthur." (2)\n\n\nBefore Monmouth's various versions, the Welsh historian Nennius, referred to Merlin as Emrys, a name later given in Stewart's book to Arthur himself 'til his true identity is revealed when he turns 14), or as the Roman "Ambrosius". (3) \n\nThough his mother refused to reveal Merlins' father, he is said to be related to the half-Briton, half-Roman hero Maximus, who went to Rome itself and fought there. Some said Merlin was fathered by a Roman consul. \n\nHis rise to fame, according to both Nennius and Monmouth, came when Vortigern tried to build a castle that kept falling down. Priests told him to build it on the blood (sacrifice) of a "boy without a father". Merlin was brought forth, but had studied architecture and informed them they were building on top of a cavern with water. They found the cavern and inside were two dragons, a red and a white, who fought each other. The red dragon, said Merlin, represented the Britons and the white dragon the Saxons. Once the dragons were freed, the fort was built and Merlin spared. He went on to advise  the son of Constantin, king of Britain, Uther Pendragon.\n\nAccording to the same site (2) below, "Uther Pendragon was the youngest son of Constantine, and brother of Constans and Aurelius. Uther was the father of Arthur.\n\nAfter his father died, his eldest brother, Constans, became the British king. However Constans' advisor, Vortigern, tricked some Pictish mercenaries into killing the young king. Vortigern seized the throne.\n\nFearing for Constantine's younger sons' lives, the foster-father send Aurelius and Uther to their relatives in Brittany, France.\n\nVortigern was a tyrant who allowed Saxons to live in Britain. Vortigern had married a daughter of Saxon chieftain named Hengest. Vortigern had the Saxons recruited into his army to repel the Picts from the north. The Britons did not like the Saxons, because more Saxons arrived every year from the Continent...War broke out between Saxons and Britons. Later, Vortigern's father-in-law, Hengest, treacherously overthrew Vortigern."\n\nDepending on which story you read, Merlin either teamed up with or fought against Arthur's sisters (Morgause & Morgain [ "Morgan"] and The Lady of the Lake in Avalon) to become King of Britain, drive back the invading Saxons and preserve the old religion against the onslaught of Christianity.\n\nHe was a healer, whose symbol was the f
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I cant think of any right off the top of my head, but if you go to mugglenet.com and click on links you should be able to find some there. Hope this helps.
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Merlin because he's just plain cute. But I don't call him Merlin, I call him Dumbledore, which is in the HP books and also old english for 'bumblebee'......and he does cool tricks when u right click on him and click on 'animate'.
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Mr. Crowley, was a powerful ceremonial magician that was misunderstood.  He founded the Golden dawn and the Thelemic tradition, follows his studies.  He was a very talented man.\n\nBelow you will find three links to sites that will better help you understand Mr. Crowley and his path.  Hope it helps
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That was Willow the Wisp.  According to Cornish legend a  Willo the Wisp is a "Sprite of the marshes". ...;
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I'm here to see the wizard
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If you are talking about the legendary castle:  It depends on who is telling the story.  Different versions of the legend, from the ancient folk tales to the Victorian poets.  The first link has different retellings of the Arthurian legend.\n\nIf you are talking about the historical figure of Arthur, who may or may not have existed:  There is a sight in Cadbury, England, which is usually pointed to as the "historical Camelot;" it was an ancient hillfort.  There have been stone age, Roman and Saxon artifacts unearthed in the area.  Life inside and around its walls depended on who was in charge at the time, and whether there was peace or war.  It was probably a site of battles, as well as a place of residence.  The second two links have information about the Cadbury site.
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Merlin PR\n\nhttp://www.merlinpr.com/clients_unlisted_05.html
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Not I said the wizard.
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Not the 2002 version. He was in King Arthur, though.
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Was it puppet master?
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My favorite story!\n\nArthur was the son of Igraine and Uther Pendragon.\nHe was tutored by Merlin the magician.\nWhen he got older, he pulled the sword Excallibur from a stone, indicating thaht he was to be the next king of England. \nAs king, he built a round table around which his knights sat. His capital was Camelot.\nUnfortunately, he had a half sister called Morgana le Fay. She tricked him into having a son with her, called Mordred.\nArthur married Gueneviere, but she fell in love with one of the knights of the round table, called Lancelot. Lancelot was also Arthur's best friend.\nEventually, Mordred grew up and challenged Arthur for the throne. Mordred revealed that Gueneviere had an affair with Lancelot. Now Arthur had to punish them, which he would rather not have done.\nThere is a battle, Mordred kills Arthur.\nThe end.
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Camelot runs the UK National Lottery.
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He's a smart wizard!!
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Hi Helen. \n"The Once and Future King" by TH White is probably the best version of the King Arthur legend in plain English. Arthur was King and will come back to be King again, is the legend.\nIn this case I believe that Magneto is seeing himself more as a Merlin figure, creating the conditions for a new world order to arise in which he himself will not be King. As part of this Merlin was entombed alive by the nymph Nimue - Magneto by Prof. Xavier. In the book we know by the end that Merlin is not defeated forever and that the new world will not end with Arthurs death, but that both will indeed return and the new world is merely delayed, rather than prevented. \nSo does Magneto see himself as the magician, pulling the strings to put an end to an age of darkness, ignorance and barbarism? Yes!\nDoes he believe he will escape and start again? Yes again!\nFinal irony? Magnetos escape from his prison is set in train by a "nymph", if you can count her as such!\nRegards, Steve.
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The Wizard starring David Rappaport.  If I remember correctly he commited suicide in the early 90's.
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King Arthur's knights.\n\nCamelot is one of Rngland's greatest legends.  Arthur pulled the sword from the stone and became King of England.  He united England and then when peace prevailed his knights when on the quest for the Holy Grail.  His best knight Lancelot and his Queen Guinevere fell in love and that love destroyed the kingdom.