Merlin (Legendary character)

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• Merlin
• Myrddin Emrys (Legendary character)
• Merlin Ambrosius (Legendary character)

Sources

• DNB (Merlin Ambrosius, or Myrddin Emrys, legendary enchanter and bard. "In the legend of Merlin Ambrosius as it has come down to us there are certainly no historical incidents ...")
• Britannica Micro. (Merlin: an enchanter and wise man in Arthurian legend and romance of the Middle Ages, linked with personages in ancient Celtic mythology)
• Acad. Am. encyc. (Merlin: In Arthurian legend, Merlin was a sorcerer and counselor of Uther Pendragon and his son Arthur. Merlin represents an amalgamation of a Celtic sky deity and a Welsh or British bard who lived about AD 500)
• Work cat.: Lawrence, A. Merlin, the wizard, 1986.

Created: Tuesday, February 11, 1986 - 12:02:00 AM

Last Modified: Friday, June 18, 1999 - 12:06:58 PM

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• info:lc/authorities/sh85083855