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Was Merlin a real wizard?

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Wizard theory: Merlin was no magician but he made an army vanish. Merlin, the most famous fictional wizard of them all, was actually a 6th-century warrior king living in northern England, according to a new biography.

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Consequently, did King Arthur know Merlin was a wizard?

It was here, for the first time, Merlin was seen as sorcerer or wizard. He had used his magic to move the stone. It was his magic that allow Uther to disguise to look like the husband of Igraine. Merlin became involved in the conception of Arthur, when Uther fell in love with Duke Gorlois' wife, Igraine.

Also, who is Merlin in real life? The real Merlin, Myrddin Wyllt, was born in about 540 and had a twin sister called Gwendydd. He served as a bard to Gwenddoleu ap Ceidio, a Brythonic or British king who ruled Arfderydd, a kingdom including parts of what are now Scotland and England in the area around Carlisle.

Beside this, was Merlin a wizard?

Merlin (Welsh: Myrddin) is a legendary figure best known as an enchanter or wizard featured in Arthurian legend and medieval Welsh poetry.

When did Merlin exist?

There may have been a real Merlin, such as the one Nikolai Tolstoy describes in Quest for Merlin: " Merlin was indeed an historical figure, living in what are now the lowlands of Scotland at the end of the sixth century A.Dan authentic prophet, most likely a druid surviving in a pagan enclave of the north."

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