what was the name of king Arthur's successor and who was his wizard that followed after Merlin?

Answer 1

According to Geoffrey of Monmouth (Historia Regum Britanniae), King Arthur, mortally wounded, passed his crown on to his cousin Constantine:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historia_Regum_Britanniae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_III_of_Britain

I can't find any information about Merlin's successor if, indeed, there was one. (I am working in the mists of myth and legend here!)

Answer 2

King Arthur Wizard

Answer 3

Are we going for real life? 'Cause, if so, these are mythical characters. The real Arthur was a Briton, he wasn't Christian, and he fought off invading Jutes and Vikings, not his bastard son's army. Since there is no actual evidence of who Arthur really was, there is no way to track his descendants. As for Merlin, many would tell you there's no such thing as wizards, thus, how do you track his successor, if there even is one?

If we're going as legendary, however, there is no record after Arthur's' fall. According to legend, the Knights scattered after that final battle, doing various good deeds around Europe. Merlin simply disappears. Some stories say he was lulled to sleep by his lover, and slumbers still hidden somewhere in the British Isles. Others say he finally settled down and married and died of old age long ago. As he never took a student, if there was a successor, he was incidental to Merlin.

But after the final battle with Mordred, the city of Camelot disappears. There is no story of its' continued existence. As for real life, there never was a Camelot. The area in which it was supposed to be situated has never held a manor, much less a great city.

And just for tidbits, the castle of Tintagel was never occupied by any royalty. The area has been fortified since before Roman times, but because of the environment, the buildings keep crumbling. Today it is naught but ruins, and has been that way for a LONG time.

Answer 4

King Arthur had no successor -- that is part of why he became who he is in legend. He was the last "ameraudr" (emperor) or "wledig" (over-king) of Roman (if you prefer, sub-Roman) Britain, following Vortigern, Vortimer, Vortigern again, and Emrys (Ambrosius Aurelianus). These wledig rulers emerged (in practice by victory in military conflict) from the kingdoms of Celtic Britain to command the Romanised part of the island as best they could against raiders and invaders from non-Roman Celtic lands and Saxons. By Arthur's time (c485 to 537 AD) there was no other territory left to the Roman empire in the West, so Arthur was seen by some Britons as de-facto Roman emperor, though apart from Armorica he never had any sway on the Continent. After Arthur was killed at the Battle of Camlan in 537, no supreme commander ever came to power again. Rulers such as Custennin in Kernow (the south-west), Elffin in Ceredigion and Maelgwn in Gwynedd ran their own kingdoms independently.

Merlin as "Arthur's wizard" is a creation of Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century. He took the name Merlinus from the Annales Cambriae and shifted him back a century for the purpose of his story (to show the greatness of the Britons). Merlinus (Myrddin) was a bard of Strathclyde who lost his place at court when Strathclyde became a Christian kingdom as a result of the Battle of Arfderydd in 573 and he and his fellow-Druids were displaced by St Kentigern and his fellow-Christians. Myrddin retreated to the remote forest fastnesses above Moffat where he lived as a wild man for more than 50 years longer. Six poems attributed to him are extant, including one where he tells of his exile and the loss of Druid power. He was truly a 'last of'. Just as Arthur was the last ruler of all Roman Britain, Myrddin was as far as I can tell the last publicly-known Druid.

Answer 5

While Lucius Artorius Castus is today believed to be a historical figure, the same is not so clear of Merlin Ambrosius or Myrddin Emrys. You can find more about them and the debate about them here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/king_arthur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Artorius_Castus
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_%28wizard%29

Answer 6

his son uther,his wizard was maudrid