The Legendary Beginnings of Merlin a Magician


Lots of people now have heard of the Magician Merlin, as his identity had been popularized through the centuries and the story had been dramatized in many television programs, novels, and films. The powerful wizard has been depicted with lots of magical powers, with the shape shifting power, and is popular in mythology as the tutor and the mentor to the famous King Arthur, eventually guiding him towards turning into King of Camelot. Whereas the general tales are famous, Merlin’s initial emergences were only somewhat connected to Arthur. It seized many decades of editions before Merlin turned out to be the wizard of Arthurian myth he is famous as today.

Ambrosius and Merlin

It is a common faith that Merlin was made as a form for the Arthurian legend. Whereas Merlin the Wizard had been the very prominent personality in the Camelot story and that isn’t where he starts off. Monmouth Writer Geoffrey was credited with making Merlin during his work in 1136 AD, Historia Regum Britanniae – History of Britain Kings. While a big portion of the Historia Regum Britanniae had been the historical version of the previous kings of Britain, this Merlin was integrated as the fictional character (even though it seems that Geoffrey aimed for the readers to consider he was the figure taken from the long-lost prehistoric texts. Merlin was ironic, as he was mutually a servant of God and the son of a devil.

Merlin was made as the combination of legendary figures and several histories. Geoffrey combined tales of madman and North Brythonic prophet, Romano-British war head and Myrddin Wyllt, Ambrosius Aurelianus, to make Merlin Ambrosius. Ambrosius had been the figure in the Nennius' Historia Brittonum.

Into Historia Brittonum, the British king Vortigern desired to put on a tower, but every time he attempted to, it would collapse just before his completion. He was informed that to shun from this, he might have to initially sprinkle the ground underneath the tower with a child’s blood who had been born without the father. Ambrosius has been thought to have been born without the father, and so he was taken before Vortigern.

Ambrosius clarified to Vortigern that a tower would not be sustained upon the foundation since two battling dragons dwelled beneath, symbolizing the Britons and the Saxons. Ambrosius induced Vortigern that a tower could only stay with Ambrosius as the leader, and the Vortigern gave Ambrosius a tower, that was also a kingdom. Geoffrey told them again this tale with Merlin as a child born without the father, even though he retained a character of Ambrosius.

Merlin’s Love and his Death

Finally, from the different tales emerged Merlin’s ruin, at Niviane (Vivien) hands, the ruler of the Northumberland’s descendant. Arthur convinced Niviane to remain in his castle, through Merlin’s encouragement. Merlin falls for Niviane. But, Niviane feared Merlin will then use his mysterious powers to have an advantage of her. Niviane swears that she cannot fall for him, not unless he will teach her all the magic he goes through and Merlin agrees.

Niviane and Merlin depart to go back to Northumberland, when they’re called back to help out King Arthur. When they’re returning, they pause to stay in the stone chamber, where the two lovers once passed on and had been buried together. During the time Merlin falls to sleep, Niviane placed him under a spell, and trapped him within a stone tomb, and this was where he died. Merlin did not realize that his wanting for Niviane, his willingness to make her learn the magical ways will finally lead to his early death. Read more amazing stories here.


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