I don't want links to Wiki, or any other sites. I want you to tell me what you know about him. I've done a lot of research and I'm wondering what popular opinion is of him.
2006-09-12 15:53:12 · 12 answers · asked by guhralfromhell 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I've read a lot of Arthur books, both fiction and scholarly, and I think he was an intelligent advisor to the man who was the prototype of Arthur. I've even heard that he could possibly have been St. David of Wales. It is possible that "Camelot," or Caer Mallot (castle of the hammer, and the hammer was the traditional weapon of the king), was along Hadrian's Wall. There were originally two bishops in England at that time, and one was in that area--what would be more natural than for this to be at the king's castle? I've heard all the legends, but the best take I've seen is in The Crystal Cave series, where he's portrayed as just a man, maybe a seer, with more insight and education than most.
2006-09-13 03:21:32 · answer #1 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay, mythical figure predating the Arthurian romances by some centuries. Actually there were two Merlins, one a wizard and the other a wild man. I thought Derek Jacobi caught the mix well in his portrayal, but he cleans up 'waaaay too nicely to really be accurate.
What I know of Merlin apart from Geoffrey is mostly some Celtic connections that picture him as a shaman, a wild man of the woods given to prophecy between fits of madness. Beyond that, unfortunately, I've seen too many Arthurian things.
Thank you for your time.
2006-09-12 23:37:43 · answer #2 · answered by Babs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that he was a very wise man. He understood the use of plants and could read the stars. He was a Druid of the highest rank. He was the cousin of King Arthur of that there is no doubt. That he was widely traveled is a fact. He could speak several Language's. He was also considered a Doctor of his time. Not only for people but animals too. That he did not have sons is well known, but that he might have had daughters is a mystery that will be kept by them. As when they got married their name became their husbands. and it was the sons that carried on the name of the father.
2006-09-13 04:01:15 · answer #3 · answered by bitchfirst2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guhralfromhell,
As I understand it, all sources end up on one book, Geoffery of Monmouth. He was even by Geoffy's account to be a seer, oracle, aor prophet. It's been years since I read the book, but he was suposed to have prophecied the War of the Roses and other things in British history. The prophecies are harder to understand than the ones in the Bible.
If I remember right he was Welsh, or Cornish. His name was Myrrdin, or something like that. He was gifted, and I suspect that he was a decendent of Jeremiah the Prophet. Jeremiah landed in Erin, or Ireland, and married one of the daughters of Zedekiah to one of the High Kings of Ireland. They brought with them the Ark of the Covenant and the Stone called Jacob's Pillar, or Stone of Scone.
A very interesting history!
2006-09-12 23:00:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that a long time ago there was a man and his name was tailsin and that he was a travelling minstrel. to pay for his food he would sing songs and tell stories, maybe one of these stories was about a wild and wonderful place called camelot. maybe he himself was merlin, we understand because of the dynamics that merlin was a druid, many druids were also bards. tailsin is a name that comes up a lot regarding merlin. and tailsin is a known bard. i like to think that there was a powerful bard/druid and he is the merlin but in tramping across the plains of that island he may have gone in the guise of a bard. telling stories and the like to gain access to food and information of the area as he travelled he may have called himself tailsin.
anyway you wanted my opionion and observations hope it helped
mournyngwolf
solitary practitioner of wicca and wizardry
2006-09-13 00:14:46 · answer #5 · answered by mournyngwolf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Merlin is a wizard or sorcerer, a prophet, a bard, an adviser and a tutor. He talked to animals. His name is Merlinus Ambrosius.
2006-09-13 09:36:11 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I know is that he is a legendary sorcerer who worked with King Arthur. This is only from the fantasy books I have read.
2006-09-12 22:56:03 · answer #7 · answered by Ana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the greatest sorcerer in western history...
seen many times in games, but the Excalibur is more famous
2006-09-12 23:21:00 · answer #8 · answered by Henry W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They named a bird after him, or named him after a bird, or named them after each other
2006-09-12 23:14:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
learn Astral travel and ask him yourself...he is very easy to find if you know what to look for.
my opinion...he is and was a great teacher and a very wise man.
2006-09-12 23:16:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋