Who was really Merlin? "Sorcerer, druid, bard, prophet, sage, I guess ...? Myth or reality? I concluded that it is impossible to know, this is the information available on this enigmatic character, a key part in the Arthurian myth, and which are mixed inextricably legend, history, mythology and literature.
over his birth are numerous legends: according to some, Merlin was begotten in the union of an incubus with a virgin priestess in order to bring the evil and darkness to the world. But he argues that the extreme kindness of the mother was transmitted to his son, who at birth and had the ability to speak, reason and predict the future.
As a child, he was pursued by King Vortigern of Britain, as the palace soothsayers had predicted that the throne would be endangered because of a fatherless child. Merlin was brought before the king and legend, revealed the existence of two snakes on a subterranean lake palace (in another version are two dragons). The king's soldiers found that effectively was certain, were two snakes, one red and one white, who fought between them until the first dominated the second. That was when Merlin predicted that the red snake symbolized the Breton village while white represented the king supported by the Saxons. This was his first prophecy was fulfilled later.
Not only had the ability to foretell the future. He was also able to talk to animals and interpret their signals, see and connect with magical beings as gnomes or fairies, change shape or become invisible and control the powers of nature. For his wisdom was counselor, spiritual guide and soothsayer great kings, including King Arthur of Camelot.
The end of Merlin is linked to lack of love, the magician fell in love with the sorceress Vivian, also known as
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