A Short Note On Merlin

Merlin departed from among them and went away into the hills of North Whales, while Nimue went before hi, playing upon the cwyth, the magic harp of Whales, and singing strange songs of weird and wonderful enchantment . . . and there under the shadow of a fair white hawthorn covered in flowers, Nimue sat down, and Merlin laid his head upon her lap. Then, singing and playing. . . (p.p.

In contrast, in the television program Merlin, Merlin takes on the role as a friend to help Arthur develop as a king. Immediately, the viewers know Merlin is not afraid to be direct with Arthur, then the prince, when Merlin calls him a “prat” to his face. At first, this name calling is meant to be insultive, but as the series narrative progresses, Arthur and Merlin become friends so when Merlin calls Arthur a “prat” it is meant in a joking manner. This banter is most seen through the episode from the final season “The Death Song of Uther Pendragon.” This episode serves as a small scale example of Merlin’s role throughout the series as both a comical friend but still a valuable source of serious encouragement. In one scene, the comical banter between the two is readily apparent:

“Wow,” the demon responded. “I know I’m a demon, but I’m pretty sure that’s downright evil.”

Merlin shuffled the load of clothing he carried in his arms and met the king’s eye. “I’m honored that you trust me, sire.”

“If I told you and Octavia got caught earlier, you would’ve went down as well and I couldn’t do that to you, Y/N.”

Was King Arthur Real or Not? King Arthur, a historic name that is known by nearly everyone in Europe and across the entire world. However, was he an actual person, or was “Arthur” just a name given to a man who was credited with doing extraordinary acts that may or may not have been true? Through the research that I have done, I would say the facts point toward “King Arthur”; in fact, being someone that was meant to create hope within the people of Britain, and in that, made an actual person seem as though he was more than human.

The man grinned, “Deal. I shall give you a stay in my home with food and water, but under one condition. Do not speak to Hilda. I do not want her to stay pure and I do not trust the likes of you.”

I rushed up the ladder and stood on the castle wall. I gasped and my eyes couldn’t believe it. I had my hand on the wall and the roar of the enormous monster greeted me.

Merlin is not yet a romance magician in Geoffrey's work: the few feats later expanded into mighty demonstrations of magic are not so in Geoffrey. Merlin disguises Uther as Gorlois for his rendevous with Igerne using "medicamenta," which could include

It was just Merlin. And for the young warlock who was starting to feel older and older with every new threat that he faced, it was just business as usual. He did everything in his power to protect Camelot and her King, and no one else, save for Gaius of course, had any idea.

Moving on, though Geoffrey’s description of Merlin’s resident forest is picturesque, it must be noted that the forest in Arthurian tradition held “demonic elements, the ancestral spirits, and the forces of nature...” The Medieval society existed in a microcosm – anything outside the boundaries of said society existed the dark and unknown – this was the land of monsters. In the Vita, this is where Merlin chooses to reside, and in Robert’s Merlin, Merlin becomes one of these spirits himself: “[Gawain] continued the quest for Merlin, going all through the realm of Logres and at length to Little Britain. As he was riding through the forest at Broceliande, he heard Merlin speaking, but could not see him. / Merlin said that he could never come

Merlin was a well-built man. He had long brown hair since he was a teenager. Once he grew older, his hair started to turn grey. He eventually grew a long grey beard also. Merlin was always looking to do the right thing or to help out one of his friends. I honestly don’t think you could find a better friend than Merlin. Others thought of Merlin as a nice, brave, smart, loving

Merlin leads indirectly keeping the people trust and moral support toward their king Billy. Merlin keeps those loyal to Billy stops Billy’s from his crazyness and stops Billy’s people from seeing all of Billy’s madness. Merlin, also tells billy over and will stand up to Billy. If his people thought he was going made they would not after every fight Billy fights to make sure after his fall, that he is not dethroned, because in this society if you just the king and land on top of him you are the new king. His people respect him to an extent, you can’t tell if they put his power because they considered him a marvelous king, or because they don’t have anyone to replace him and the people that want to replace Billy would be horrible kings.

This thought leaves him to blame the humans responsible for it. Merlin claims that whole kingdoms feared the same men that died. Therefore, people within the kingdom are responsible for such slaughter, not fate alone. Fear was the driving force that ultimately led to violence. It is on this logical basis that Merlin fears humanity. If fear alone can drive humans to kill other humans, then Merlin fears for his life and the life of others. Logical considerations, rather than “mad” ideas, compel Merlin to abandon feudal society. If one sees Merlin as sane and logical, then one might even begin to see the people of the kingdom as “mad.” This leaves the reader with the possibility that the society surrounding Merlin is mad, not Merlin himself.

“Merlin was a bit vague about all that,” Perceval told his wife. “But he did tell us that the Pegaeae will heal men only if they find them worthy. Merlin somehow convinced these water spirits that Arthur was worthy and deserving of help, and the spirits removed most of the poison from the king’s body. But I think Merlin played a bigger part in the king’s recovery than he’s admitting. He really wouldn’t say much more about it, even when Gawain pressed him for more details.”