Examples would be: Tolkien's Gandalf of The Lord of the Rings, Dumbledore of Harry Potter series, Merlin of Arthurian Legends, Lasky's Ezylryb of Guardians of Ga ' Hoole, Brooks ' Allanon of The Sword of Shannara, Eddings ' Belgarath and Polgara of The Belgariad, Feist's Macros the Black of the Riftwar Saga, Jordan's Moiraine of The Wheel of Time ( who at least starts out as this kind of character ), Goodkind's Zeddicus Zu ' l Zorander of The Sword of Truth, Dart-Thornton's Thorn / Angaver, and Paolini's Brom and Oromis of The Inheritance Cycle.

One of the best known of the film Merlins is the Merlin of the 1963 animated Disney film The Sword in the Stone, based on T. H. White's novel of the same name.

The sections from The Birth of Merlin to Arthur and the Sword in the Stone cover Robert de Boron's Merlin ).

* The Sword in the Stone: Merlin, Mad Madam Mim, Wart ( King Aurthur ), Sir Ector, The Sculley Maid, Sir Pelinore, Little Girl Squrriel, Granny Squrriel, Archimedes, The Hawk, The Pike, The Hungry Wolf, and Sir Kay.

Another variant was used by T. H. White in The Sword in the Stone, where Merlin and Madam Mim fought a wizards ' duel, in which the duelists would endlessly transform until one was in a form that could destroy the other.

For a very different effect, T. H. White had Merlin transform Arthur into various animals in The Sword in the Stone, as an educational experience.

The 2008 TV show Merlin shows Tristan and his partner Isolde as smugglers in the season 4 finale " The Sword in the Stone " parts 1 & 2.

In feature films, among the characters and scenes Thomas animated were the dwarfs crying over Snow White's " dead " body, Pinocchio singing at the marionette theatre, Bambi and Thumper on the ice, Lady and the Tramp eating spaghetti, the three fairies in Sleeping Beauty, Merlin and Arthur as squirrels and the " wizard's duel " between Merlin and Madam Mim in The Sword in the Stone ( in which he was paired with animator Milt Kahl to great effect ), King Louie in The Jungle Book ( the song number " I Wan ' na Be Like You " featuring King Louie and Baloo the Bear re-teamed him with Kahl ), the dancing penguins in Mary Poppins, and Winnie The Pooh and Piglet in Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too.

Rowland pointed out that several Arthurian novels are set in the Dark Ages, like Rosemary Sutcliff's Sword at Sunset and Mary Stewart's Merlin trilogy ( The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, and the Last Enchantment ).

An example of this would be the characterisation of Merlin in The Sword in the Stone — particularly the Disney adaptation — and Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter.

# Once and Future Zack: In this homage to " The Sword in the Stone ," Zack pulls a sword out of a stone, and is haunted by Merlin the Wizard ( who now appears as a teenager instead of an old man ).

In the 1967 episode Merlin, the Magician from the TV show The Time Tunnel, Merlin is portrayed by Christopher Cary.

In the 2011 TV series Camelot, Merlin was played by Joseph Fiennes.

* Merlin ( 1998 ) ( TV )

He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love, Sir Robert Dudley in Elizabeth, Commisar Danilov in Enemy at the Gates, Martin Luther in Luther, Merlin in Camelot, and his portrayal of Mark Benford in the 2009 TV series FlashForward.

* In the Arthurian TV show Merlin, Will Mellor plays a knight named Valiant.

* Eoin Macken in Merlin ( TV series )

* Merlin Olsen – former defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams, member of both the college football and pro football Halls of Fame, and actor and TV personality

* Santiago Cabrera in Merlin ( TV Series )

* Merlin: The Quest Begins, a 1998 TV film featuring Jason Connery

* Merlin ( TV series ), also known as The Adventures of Merlin, starring Colin Morgan and Bradley James

In the late 1960s Warner Brothers again spoofed Fields's persona with their character Merlin the Magic Mouse, voiced by Larry Storch, and a TV ad for Cocoa Puffs cereal featured Sonny disguising himself as Fields, voiced by Chuck McCann.

* Lancelot ( Merlin ), an episode of the 2008 BBC TV series

* Merlin ( 1998 ) ( TV film )

* In the UK TV series Merlin episode " Changeling ", Arthur almost marries a princess who turns out to be a changeling, however, in this case, the changeling is the actual princess who has been possessed at birth by a fairy, not replaced by one.

In the 2011 Starz TV series titled Camelot ( after the highly successful British series Merlin aired on BBC One ), Kay is played by Canadian actor Peter Mooney.

Each year, around the first weekend in December, the university has a fundraising dinner featuring well-known speakers, such as Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr., former Presidents Gerald R. Ford and George H. W. Bush, TV personality Regis Philbin, retired General Norman Schwarzkopf, Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton, Senator Elizabeth Dole, former US Senate Majority Leader and physician, Dr. Bill Frist, popular radio commentator Paul Harvey, NBC Today Show weatherman Willard Scott, NFL football player, commentator & actor Merlin Olsen, country comedian Jerry Clower, former Alabama head coach Gene Stallings, historic CBS-TV News anchor and reporter Walter Cronkite, former First Lady Barbara Bush, former NBC News Anchor and former Meet the Press moderator Tom Brokaw and most recently Emmy Award winning comedian Tim Conway.

" Lamia " is the title of a 2011 episode of the BBC TV series Merlin.

It continues to have an influence on popular culture e. g. Mary Stewart's Merlin novels, and the TV film Merlin contain large elements taken from the Historia.

Top Up TV uses the Nagravision Merlin ( NagraVision 3 ) encryption since a card swap in 2008.

* The Baron's Hall was also used as a ' banqueting hall ' location in the early episodes of BBC TV show Merlin.

* Double Exposure, London: Merlin Press, 1985.

* The Heavy Dancers, London: Merlin Press, 1985.

In 1985, Merlin was portrayed in the arcade game Gauntlet ( arcade game ).

He also took small parts in films, such as the role of frat animal " Mother " in Fraternity Vacation ( 1985 ) and " Lt. Sam ' Merlin ' Wells " in the iconic fighter pilot film Top Gun ( 1986 ).

* Tolstoy, Nikolai ( 1985 ) The Quest for Merlin.

In 2008, it was announced at Comic-Con in San Diego that Raimi would be executive producing a new syndicated TV series called Legend of the Seeker, based on Terry Goodkind's best-selling The Sword of Truth fantasy series.

During the 1970s and 1980s, he appeared in a number of TV dramas such as The Young Concubine ( 我家的女人 ), Agency 24 ( 甜甜廿四味 ), Pairing ( 對對糊 ), and The Spirit Of The Sword ( 浣花洗劍錄 ).

* The Legend of the Book and Sword ( 書劍恩仇錄 ), theme song from TV series The Legend of the Book and Sword ( 1976 )

* Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre ( 倚天屠龍記 ), theme song from TV series Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre ( 1978 )

* The Flaming Ceremonial Fire ( 熊熊聖火 ), sub theme song from TV series Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre ( 1978 )

* The Oath Must Enter the Mountain of Sword ( 誓要入刀山 ), theme song from TV series Luk Siu Fung III ( 1978 )

* Sentimental Cold Lust ( 情冷情熱 ), theme song from TV series Sword Stained with Royal Blood ( 1985 )

* Hu Han Dream ( 胡漢夢 ), theme song from TV series The Legend of the Book and Sword ( 1987 )

* Sword Of Justice ( 1978 ) TV Series ( executive producer ) ( producer )

In 2004 he directed a feature film / TV two-parter Sword Of Xanten ( aka Ring of the Nibelungs and aka Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King ), based on the Volsunga saga and the Nibelungenlied.

* Sword of Gideon ( 1986 ) ( TV ) .... Avner

He is co-creator of the Fabled Lands series, and also wrote for the Virtual Reality, Blood Sword, and Golden Dragon series, as well as penning a single Fighting Fantasy gamebook, ( The Keep of the Lich Lord ) and a number of TV and movie novelizations.

TV Programs: The 80s was the era of Doordarshan with shows like Hum Log ( 1984 ), Buniyaad ( 1986 – 87 ) and comedy shows like Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi ( 1984 ), Mythological dramas like Ramayan ( 1987 – 88 ) and Mahabharat ( 1989 – 90 ) glued millions to Doordarshan and later on Bharat Ek Khoj, The Sword of Tipu Sultan and Chandrakanta.

* Supplements: Disc 1: Commentary by Bey Logan and Jon Benn, Introduction to the film by Bruce Lee's brother, Robert Lee ; Disc 2: Introduction to the extras by Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan, " Double-Edged Sword: An Interview with Bob Wall ", " Memories of the Master: An interview with Pat Johnson ", " Warrior Immortal: An interview with Master Hwang In-Sik ", " A Dragon Remembered: An Interview with Robert Lee ", original trailer, UK campaign trailer, original UK theatrical trailer, original UK teaser and TV spot, HKL TV spot, trailers for Fist of Fury, Armour of God, Once Upon a Time in China, Police Story, Iron Monkey, production photo gallery, Way of the Dragon retrospective film notes by Bruce Lee expert Will Johnston, Bruce Lee screen test, biographies for Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Bob Wall and Nora Miao, " Inside Way of the Dragon: An Interview with Chaplin Chang ", " Artist and Warrior: An Interview with Lau Wing ", " Inside Way of the Dragon: An Interview with Louis Sit "

* Supplements: Disc 1: Commentary by Bey Logan and Jon Benn, Introduction to the film by Bruce Lee's brother, Robert Lee ; Disc 2: Introduction to the extras by Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan, " Double-Edged Sword: An Interview with Bob Wall ", " Memories of the Master: An Interview with Pat Johnson ", " Warrior Immortal: An Interview with Master Hwang In-Sik ", " A Dragon Remembered: An Interview with Robert Lee ", original trailer, UK campaign trailer, original UK theatrical trailer, original UK teaser and TV spot, HKL TV spot, trailers for Fist of Fury, Armour of God, Once Upon a Time in China, Police Story, Iron Monkey, production photo gallery, Way of the Dragon retrospective film notes by Bruce Lee expert Will Johnston, Bruce Lee screen test, biographies for Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Bob Wall and Nora Miao, " Inside Way of the Dragon: An Interview with Chaplin Chang ", " Artist and Warrior: An Interview with Lau Wing ", " Inside Way of the Dragon: An Interview with Louis Sit "

* Sword of Freedom TV series-The Physician ( Episode, The Ship, 1957 )

* Sword of Freedom TV series-Luigi ( Episode, The Lion and the Mouse, 1957 )

* Sword of Freedom TV series-Muzio ( Episode, A Choice of Weapons, 1957 )

* Gun Sword ( 2005 TV series ), Denehee ( ep 4 )