Merlin

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Arthurian character Legendary figure Magician Mythological character Wizard

Merlin is the legendary wizard of Arthurian myth, often depicted as King Arthur’s powerful but enigmatic advisor and magician.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Merlin canonical 58
Merlin (mythical wizard) 1
Merlin (prose romance) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arthurian character ⓘ
Legendary figure ⓘ
Magician ⓘ
Mythological character ⓘ
Wizard ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: Britain

King Arthur ⓘ
associatedWith King Arthur's court ⓘ
surface form: Camelot

Excalibur ⓘ
Holy Grail ⓘ
King Arthur ⓘ
King Arthur's court ⓘ
surface form: Knights of the Round Table
basedOn Aurelius Ambrosius ⓘ
surface form: Ambrosius Aurelianus

Myrddin Wyllt ⓘ
createdBy Geoffrey of Monmouth (literary consolidation) ⓘ
surface form: Geoffrey of Monmouth
culture Celtic mythology ⓘ
surface form: British mythology

Celtic mythology ⓘ
enemy Morgan le Fay ⓘ
surface form: Morgan le Fay (in some versions)

Vortigern ⓘ
surface form: Vortigern (in Geoffrey of Monmouth)
fate Imprisoned in a cave or tree by Nimue (in many versions) ⓘ
firstAppearance Historia Regum Britanniae ⓘ
genre Arthurian legend ⓘ
influenced Depictions of Dumbledore ⓘ
Gandalf ⓘ
surface form: Depictions of Gandalf

Modern fantasy wizards ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Latin ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ
Middle French ⓘ
mentorOf King Arthur ⓘ
notableAppearance Historia Regum Britanniae ⓘ
Le Morte d'Arthur ⓘ
surface form: Le Morte d’Arthur

Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
notableWork Prophecies of Merlin ⓘ
occupation Advisor ⓘ
Prophet ⓘ
Wizard ⓘ
parent Incubus (in some traditions) ⓘ
Mortal woman (in some traditions) ⓘ
power Illusion ⓘ
Prophecy ⓘ
Shape-shifting ⓘ
Time manipulation (in some versions) ⓘ
residence King Arthur's court ⓘ
surface form: Camelot

Forest of Brocéliande (in some French romances) ⓘ
role Advisor to King Arthur ⓘ
Court magician of Camelot ⓘ
Mentor of King Arthur ⓘ
romanticPartner Nimue ⓘ
surface form: Nimue (in some versions)

Viviane (in some versions) ⓘ
teacherOf King Arthur ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court → featuresCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
The Beguiling of Merlin → depicts → Merlin ⓘ
King Arthur → mentor → Merlin ⓘ
King Arthur → associatedWith → Merlin ⓘ
King Arthur's court → hasResident → Merlin ⓘ
King Arthur's Britain → associatedWith → Merlin ⓘ
Santiago Cabrera → notableWork → Merlin ⓘ
Camelot (Broadway production) → hasCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
Raptor → predecessor → Merlin ⓘ
Queen Guinevere → portrayedIn → Merlin ⓘ
this entity surface form: TV series "Merlin"
Arthurian legend → hasCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
Le Morte d'Arthur → mainCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
Uther Pendragon → alliedWith → Merlin ⓘ
Uther Pendragon → advisor → Merlin ⓘ
Sam Neill → characterPortrayed → Merlin ⓘ
Collected Poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson → hasNotablePoem → Merlin ⓘ
Carmarthen → isLinkedTo → Merlin ⓘ
Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai → familyName → Merlin ⓘ
Merlin engine family → namedAfter → Merlin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merlin (mythical wizard)
King of Britain → associatedWith → Merlin ⓘ
Myrddin Wyllt → associatedWith → Merlin ⓘ
Myrddin Wyllt → precursorOf → Merlin ⓘ
Vulgate Cycle → focusesOnCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
Vulgate Cycle → expandsLegendOf → Merlin ⓘ
Forest of Brocéliande (in some French romances) → associatedWith → Merlin ⓘ
subject surface form: Forest of Brocéliande
Viviane (in some versions) → associatedWithCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
subject surface form: Viviane
Depictions of Dumbledore → inspiredBy → Merlin ⓘ
Prophecies of Merlin → hasAuthor → Merlin ⓘ
Prophecies of Merlin → authorAttributedAs → Merlin ⓘ
Prophecies of Merlin → hasCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
Matter of Britain → hasKeyCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia → featuresCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
Vivien → subjectMatter → Merlin ⓘ
Nimue → associatedWith → Merlin ⓘ
Nimue → imprisons → Merlin ⓘ
Sword in the Stone → associatedWithCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
Sword in the Stone → appearsInWork → Merlin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merlin (prose romance)
Sword in the Stone → enchantedBy → Merlin ⓘ
Historia Regum Britanniae → includesCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
Geoffrey of Monmouth (literary consolidation) → centralFigure → Merlin ⓘ
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights → featuresCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
Dominique Caine → notableWork → Merlin ⓘ
Knights of the Round Table (1953 film) → mainCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
Statesman → supportsCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
Nicol Williamson → portrayed → Merlin ⓘ
Shrek the Third → featuresCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
David Merlin → familyName → Merlin ⓘ
Idylls of the King → mainCharacter → Merlin ⓘ
Idylls of the King → containsPoem → Merlin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merlin and Vivien
Phil Davis → notableWork → Merlin ⓘ