Medieval writers transformed tales of an obscure bard into legends of a mighty wizard who put King Arthur on the throne of Camelot. Merlin presents ArthurIn exchange for using his magic to help ...

folklore and magic, invokes Merlin as more than just the original from which pop-cultural icons like Gandalf and Dumbledore have been drawn. The great wizard, he argues, is the figure that knits ...

What, then, is a “great” wizard? Setting aside raw power ... As for who can beat whom … Merlin’s magic was not offensive, so he’s largely out of the picture. Gandalf would have ...

He is the infamous wizard who served ... Arthur through the use of his magic, such as during his battles against his enemies. In conclusion, the figure of Merlin can be traced back to some of ...

There may be some truth to the myth of Merlin. On Tuesday, archeologists in Scotland revealed evidence of the legendary wizard’s death in Drumelzier between the 6th and 7th centuries — and the ...

"When we made Merlin, we made 13 episodes every year, for five years – we were working round the clock, we never stopped," recalls Johnny Capps, co-creator of the BBC fantasy series originally ...