Some details were changed slightly to allow more player choice-for example, players can be full Trump Artists without having walked the Pattern or the Logrus, which Merlin says is impossible ; and players ' psychic abilities are far greater than those shown in the books.

In Robert de Boron's Merlin he is called simply Pendragon and his younger brother is named Uter, which he changes to Uterpendragon after the death of the elder sibling.

In Jack Whyte's Camulod Chronicles, Ambrosius Aurelianus is the half-brother of Caius Merlyn Britannicus ( Merlin ) and helps him lead the people of Camulod ( Camelot ).

This statement was likely picked up by the author of the Estoire Merlin, or Vulgate Merlin, where the author ( who was fond of fanciful folk etymologies ) asserts that Escalibor " is a Hebrew name which means in French ' cuts iron, steel, and wood '" (" c ' est non Ebrieu qui dist en franchois trenche fer & achier et fust "; note that the word for " steel " here, achier, also means " blade " or " sword " and comes from medieval Latin aciarium, a derivative of acies " sharp ", so there is no direct connection with Latin chalybs in this etymology ).

This sword is thought by many to be the famous Excalibur, and its identity is made explicit in the later so-called Vulgate Merlin Continuation, part of the Lancelot-Grail cycle.

However, in what is sometimes called the Post-Vulgate Merlin, Excalibur was given to Arthur by the Lady of the Lake sometime after he began to reign.

This series of texts was quickly followed by the Post-Vulgate Cycle ( c. 1230 – 40 ), of which the Suite du Merlin is a part, which greatly reduced the importance of Lancelot's affair with Guinevere but continued to sideline Arthur, now in order to focus more on the Grail quest.

Species for which the reserve is important include Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Wigeon, Teal, Pintail, Merlin, Dunlin, Bar-tailed Godwit and many others.

Merlin is a legendary figure best known as the wizard featured in the Arthurian legend.

Later authors have Merlin serve as the king's advisor until he is bewitched and imprisoned by the Lady of the Lake.

Geoffrey's composite Merlin is based primarily on Myrddin Wyllt, also called Merlinus Caledonensis, and Aurelius Ambrosius, a mostly fictionalised version of the historical war leader Ambrosius Aurelianus.

Geoffrey's account of Merlin Ambrosius ' early life in the Historia Regum Britanniae is based on the story of Ambrosius in the Historia Brittonum.

While Nennius ' Ambrosius eventually reveals himself to be the son of a Roman consul, Geoffrey's Merlin is begotten on a king's daughter by an incubus.

In Robert's account, as in Geoffrey's Historia, Merlin is begotten by a demon on a virgin as an intended Antichrist.

The demonic legacy invests Merlin with a preternatural knowledge of the past and present, which is supplemented by God, who gives the boy a prophetic knowledge of the future.

The earliest English verse romance concerning Merlin is Arthour and Merlin, which drew from the chronicles and the French Lancelot-Grail.

On the other hand, in the Lancelot-Grail it is said that Merlin was never baptized and never did any good in his life, only evil.

In the Suite du Merlin, for example, Niviane is about to depart from Arthur's court, but, with some encouragement from Merlin, Arthur asks her to stay in his castle with the queen.

Connected to the Spitfire was production of its equally important Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, Rolls-Royce's main aero engine facility was located at Derby, the need for increased output was met by building new factories in Crewe and Glasgow and using a purpose-built factory of Ford of Britain in Trafford Park Manchester.

He is the most important prototype for the modern composite image of Merlin, the wizard from Arthurian legend.

The Pumlumon area is also important for breeding, wintering and feeding bird fauna particularly Hen Harrier, Merlin, Short-eared owl and Red and Black grouse, and a number of Red Data Book and UK BAP invertebrates.

An important element is Merlin being half magic and half human, where Fairy magic relies on illusion Merlin can make illusion real melding fairy spellcraft with human feeling merging the powers together in reality.

At some time between the second and third book, Ransom's life was further transformed radically by becoming the secret Pendragon, the latest in an unbroken chain of secret inheritors of King Arthur who, it turns out, had been watching over Britain and helping their country in various crisis points in its history-a role which is crucially important to his relationship with the reawakened wizard Merlin.

Geoffrey combined existing stories of Myrddin Wyllt ( Merlinus Caledonensis ), a North Brythonic prophet and madman with no connection to King Arthur, with tales of the Romano-British war leader Ambrosius Aurelianus to form the composite figure he called Merlin Ambrosius ().

The name " Merlin " derives from the Welsh Myrddin, the name of the bard Myrddin Wyllt, one of the chief sources for the later legendary figure.

He keeps this new figure separate from Aurelius Ambrosius, and to disguise his changing of Nennius, he simply states that Ambrosius was another name for Merlin.

C. S. Lewis used the figure of Merlin Ambrosius in his 1946 novel That Hideous Strength, the third book in the Space Trilogy.

He splits her into two characters ; Viviane is a deceitful villain who ensnares Merlin, while the Lady of the Lake is a benevolent figure who raises Lancelot and gives Arthur his sword.

Though her identity may change, her role as a significant figure in the lives of both Arthur and Merlin remains consistent.

* Myrddin Wyllt, also known as Merlin Sylvestris, a figure in medieval Welsh legend

Despite the best efforts of a host of monsters, as well as one traitorous figure who is dealt with by the trusted Merlin, Van Helsing performs the operation and removes Downe's fangs.

Geoffrey of Monmouth recounts the Myrddin Wyllt legend in his Latin Vita Merlini of around 1150, though here the figure has been renamed " Merlin ".

Myrddin Wyllt (), Merlinus Caledonensis or Merlin Sylvestris ( c. 540 – c. 584 ), is a figure in medieval Welsh legend, known as a prophet and a madman.

His book Prophetiae Merlini was intended to be a collection of the prophecies of the Welsh figure of Myrddin, whom he called Merlin.

Until 2007, a wizard-like figure representing Merlin looked out from a high turret ( since replaced by a figure advertising Dick's Last Resort ).

In related Merlin literature, the figure of Myrddin Wyllt retreated to these woods in his madness after the battle of Arfderydd in the year 573.

Brocéliande is a notable place of legend because of its uncertain location, unusual weather, and its ties with Arthurian Romance, most notably a magical fountain and the tomb of the legendary figure Merlin.

Other films which he has starred or co-starred are Dance to Win ( also known as War Dancing ) ( 1989 ), Love Potion No. 9 ( 1992 ) as Enrico Pazzoli, Dead Men Can't Dance ( 1997 ), Susan's Plan ( also known as Dying to Get Rich ) ( 1998 ), Merlin: The Return ( 1999 ) as Lancelot, Convergence ( also called Premonition ) ( 1999 ), The Void ( 2001 ), The Breed ( 2001 ), Code Hunter ( 2002 ), Nemesis Game ( 2003 ) Throttle ( 2005 ), and Phantom Below ( also known as Tides of War ) ( 2005 ).

Recognisable for his distinctive rich voice, he has also enjoyed a successful voice acting career, starring in films such as Watership Down, The Lord of the Rings and Dogville, as well as BBC television series Merlin.

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 ).

In fiction, due to the influence of Merlin, a wise old man is often presented in the form of a wizard or other magician in medieval chivalric romance and modern fantasy literature and films ( e. g. Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Gandalf, or Albus Dumbledore ) See List of magicians in fantasy for more examples.

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.

Neidpath has been used as a location for many films and television series, including Merlin: The Quest Begins starring Jason Connery and directed by David Winning, which was filmed in September and October 1997.

But Walt asked me to return for the final Merlin Jones movie, ' The Monkey's Uncle ,' because the Jones films had been moneymakers for the studio.

The banqueting hall at Penshurst Place has been used as a filming location for the Hollywood films The Other Boleyn Girl and The Princess Bride as well as the BBC television series Merlin.

He later appeared in the Disney films Son of Flubber and The Misadventures of Merlin Jones.

Merlin Productions soon proved to be a poor investment, so in 1946 Mackendrick joined Ealing Studios where he worked for nine years and directed three of the most famous films made at the studios including Whisky Galore!

He acted with Sir Laurence Olivier in Shakespearean films, appearing as Polonius in Hamlet ( 1948 ), and often played wise old men, such as Merlin in Knights of the Round Table ( 1953 ).

In 1974 Francis directed the little-seen Son of Dracula, starring Harry Nilsson in the title role and Ringo Starr as Merlin the Magician, one of the great " lost films ", deemed a flop at the time but becoming something of a cult favorite in later years.