Merlin Entertainments

Study Guide Questions: The Queen of Air and Darkness 1.The weather-crow was a carrion crow, with an arrow in its beak to point to the wind, like the one of Morgan le Fay’s castle. 2. King Uther invited the Earl and Countess of Cornwall to his castle. Then he wanted to marry the Countess but she said no, then The Earl and Countess ran away in the dead of night. When Uther finds out he threatens the Earl. The Earl puts himself and Countess in different castle. Merlyn puts Uther in the Earl’s castle

As Cecil Dimble searches for Merlin in the woods, he recalls the ancient "houses whose mortar had been ritually mixed with babies' blood" (Lewis, p. 233), reminding readers about the early stories of Vortigern's vanishing tower and the druids' plot to destroy the young Merlin by having his blood spread on the foundation. When Ransom's friendly bear, Mr. Bultitude, destroys the awful severed head through

To Arthur there was nothing like the freedom of travelling on horseback. The few times when he sat in the car and watched Merlin steer their way across the countryside along the roads it felt unsatisfying to him. The world passed by the windows too fast for Arthur to take in his new surroundings. He needed to feel the elements around him, like the sun on his face or the wind blowing into his hair as it did today. Here in the wide open air it smelled like humid soil, grass and flowers. That was far

as this evil sorceress without much of an explanation as to why she has so much antagonism towards the Round Table. For example, in Excalibur, another Arthurian film by director John Boorman, Morgaine is seen as a vengeful witch that tried to trick Merlin, a fellow sorcerer and father figure to King Arthur, in order to betray the king. Meanwhile in this film, Morgaine is seen as a strong female leader with unique talents and responsibilities. She is portrayed as the voice of reason and is appointed

is the son of King Uther and is raised by another family. Who soon takes his rightful place as king. As a young lad, Arthur extracts the magical sword Excalibur from the stone and rules his kingdom wisely. He also seeks and utilizes counsel from Merlin the magician. He is considered a great king, but is often caught in battles or at war with other Kings. Once Arthur marries Genevere and is given the “Round Table”, which seats 150 merry men. Genevere’s honorable mannerism acts as a “moral compass”

There is a direct link in Book I and Book IV of the Once and Future King from the animation and adventure that Wart experiences to the fall of King Arthur’s reign. The shift is long and detailed but in the end everything ties together. Although at points the plot is grim, White throws in a little bit of satire throughout every book, for example in Book II when the Orkney environment is harsh but then it is contradicted by the behavior of Sir Pellinore, Sir Grummore, and Sir Palomides. In Book

Marcellus and the Santara Hades, god of the underworld, and Persephone, goddess of the underworld had a little boy. The child’s name was Marcellus. Marcellus was given the power of fire. Marcellus was also the god of fire that lives in the underworld with his father and mother, but his mother didn't live in the underworld for long. His mother would live in the underworld for six months and the rest of the year with Demeter, her mother. Marcellus’ job was to protect the underworld along with Cerberus

After much difficulty, the Wart was turned into a merlin and then warned of Cully. After first when the Wart entered the mews, everyone was quiet, but he was eventually told to speak. After receiving the help of Balan(another bird), the Wart said that he is a merlin. Cully then asked what branch he is from, and the Wart said he is from the Forest Sauvage branch. Balan then helped again by explaining to cully

Arthurian legends may seem to only depict knights in shining armor saving damsels in distress or powerful kings with queens sitting idly by their sides, but upon closer inspection, those women were not as delicate as initially portrayed. In fact, there were many influential women who played critical roles in the men’s decisions. Significant ones included the Lady of the Lake, the moon goddess, Morgan Le Fay, the all powerful fairy, and Guinevere, the mere mortal that everybody envied because of her

Lancelot,” panted Merlin, running at a swift, but even pace. “Six bloody months we’ve been training for this marathon.” “Half marathon, actually.” Without breaking his fluid stride, Lancelot turned and flashed Merlin a wide grin. He wasn’t even sweating! Lancelot looked like he’d gone for an easy summer stroll as opposed to running for over two hours. “Feels like a hundred marathons,” Merlin countered. On the bright side, it was a mild and sunny Christmas day, and Merlin was, after all, running