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{{hatnote|For Doug Henning's second Broadway show, see [[Merlin (show)]].}} | |||
[[Merlin]] was [[ | '''Merlin''' was the fabled magician attached to King Arthur's court at [[Camelot]], as [[Camelard]] was later known. | ||
Merlin tried to bring order to the troubled land of ancient Britain by providing a king from the Uther Pendragon line of royalty. By enchanting Igraine to see Uther as her husband, Arthur was engendered. Later, Uther married Igraine, before Arthur was born. Uther, however, was not to have a son to enjoy, for he had agreed with Merlin to do anything to have a liaison with Igraine for one night. Merlin's price was the son born of the liaison. | |||
[[ | As an archetype of mythology, Merlin developed from Trickster, to Magician, to Oracle, to Sage (the four levels of development discussed by [[Jeff McBride]] at his [[Magic and Mystery School]].) | ||
Merlin is not a human being, although he looks and acts as one. Geoffrey of Monmouth Latinised what appears to be Merlin's original Welsh name, Myrddin.<ref>http://www.kingarthursknights.com/others/merlin.asp </ref><ref>http://medievalscotland.org/problem/names/myrddin.shtml </ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:33, 25 January 2015
- For Doug Henning's second Broadway show, see Merlin (show).
Merlin was the fabled magician attached to King Arthur's court at Camelot, as Camelard was later known.
Merlin tried to bring order to the troubled land of ancient Britain by providing a king from the Uther Pendragon line of royalty. By enchanting Igraine to see Uther as her husband, Arthur was engendered. Later, Uther married Igraine, before Arthur was born. Uther, however, was not to have a son to enjoy, for he had agreed with Merlin to do anything to have a liaison with Igraine for one night. Merlin's price was the son born of the liaison.
As an archetype of mythology, Merlin developed from Trickster, to Magician, to Oracle, to Sage (the four levels of development discussed by Jeff McBride at his Magic and Mystery School.)
Merlin is not a human being, although he looks and acts as one. Geoffrey of Monmouth Latinised what appears to be Merlin's original Welsh name, Myrddin.[1][2]