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Who loves BBC merlin here?!

Gargano name Is From Garganthua Celtic God son of Belinus Celtic God on Gargano Mount in Northern Apulia

43:00 WOW! I never had any idea that Gandalf's pipe stored in his staff like that! I don't recall them ever showing that in the film! That's such a great touch in the design!

I’m French and half of my family is from Brittany. They have such a strong shared culture, history and language with the Welsh that I grew up thinking that Merlin roamed the forests of Brittany (namely Broceliande, with was hit so hard by the violent storms of 1987)… Anyway, I’m very grateful that you included the French part in the story of Merlin because so few do it. Merlin is intrinsically part of the Celtic-Christian culture as a whole. The British too often forget that Brittany had a big part in it - that’s where the British nobility hid all the time, for starters. Thanks 🙏🏼

The Eagle and Child NOT The Bird and Baby. Is the Public House in Oxford where C. S. Lewis and J. R. Tolkien would meet. I'm there quite a lot if anyone wants to meet for a pint.

Thanks for posting the full version. I've only seen the abbreviated version on Smithsonian so it was a pleasure seeing the cut segments.

So glad I found this documentary on Merlin. Seen others on the same topic. But this by far has been the clearest and easy to follow and digest.

Wow! Arwen = poetic frenzy! Ya learn something new every day.

always loved merlin, excalbur, knights, medievil times, wizzards, witches, and all the stories of it all. this was awesome. never heard the true stories of where and when merlin came about. very interesting. thank you for posting!

You may claim King Arthur was a myth and not a real person, Ms. Wood. I choose to believe he was a real person. I like the mystery. I don't need scientific proof for everything. Even almighty God has secrets, and I'm alright with not knowing them. I have had enough encounters with miracles and magic that I prefer to keep an open mind.

Very interesting! But leaves out T.H. White's Merlyn, who lived backwards in time and taught the young Arthur by recalling the future of his youth.

Arthur was know king at all. He was known as the the “Boar of Cornwall”. His infamous knights of the round table truly were bloodthirsty murderous thugs. Merlin on the other hand was truly a man of peace, for a time. Merlin was born on May 1st, 449 a.d. His first name, Merlin means the one with great knowledge. The Welsh version of Merlin is: Myrrdin, which means ‘the laughing one’. His last name was Emrys (Welsh), which means Ambrosia/Ambrosius, so he was also called Merlin/Myrddin Ambrosius Merlin’s mother was a daughter of the King Of the Demetier region. Merlin's father, King Morvyrn, was a visionary, and these visionary capabilities led to Merlin being referred to as a "scion of the devil," a magician, a sorcerer. The naïveté and simplicity of the Christian interpretation held that Merlin and his father's paranormal abilities meant that they were satanical, and that father and son were allied with the devil and thus fathered by him. Merlin was also a bard, a doctor, a teacher, a prophet, a historian and ultimately the Prince and King of the Druids of the Demetier tribe from South Wales. This whole area was the homeland of the Celts. The Plejaren Keridwena, who was a sister of Ptaah’s grandfather Ezekiel. Thus an Aunt of Sfaath, was sent on a mission to instruct Merlin in Henoch's teachings. Merlin, being a Celtic druid, was chosen in the hoped that with his help, Arthur, would transform Henoch's teachings of love, peace, harmony and the freedom and equality for all people into reality. The Holy Grail? A Grail was a sacred place with a spring, usually located on a mountain that the Celts considered a nature sanctuary, where also a druid’s grove was erected, surrounded by trees and other plants and was where the druids meditated in deep consciousness-related interconnection with water, the earth and plants as well as with the inexhaustibleness of life. These holy places were intended as places of meditation for the druids. They were numerous and indeed existed wherever druids lived and fulfilled their obligations. Over the years and centuries after this time Christian writers changed the word grail to mean the actual vessel, or cauldron into which Myrddin put Keridwena’s transcription of Henoch’s teaching. This is a fabrication woven into the stories and passed down through the ages as scripture which are nothing but falsehoods and fantasies. The grail was a place and had nothing to do with the apparent ’‹holy grail’ of Christianity which was only based on lies and deception; it never existed and therefore was not used by Joseph of Arimathea to collect the blood of Jmmanuel (Jesus) at his crucifixion as Christian lore attests, which on top of everything, represents a mishmash of different time periods, given that Myrddin existed about 350 years after the death of Jmmanuel. The true ‘holy grail’ only existed as a holy place.

This show was so good . Nothing like some magic in your life . and this man sure has brought a lot of magic in people's life for hundreds of years .Thank you again for the History .

a lot of weed was smoked in the making of this documentary likewise a lot of weed was smoked while watching this documentary

Thoth, Hermes (Trismegistus), Mercury, Enoch, Melchizedek, Odin, Merlin. Seems like the same archetype.

I prefer Sam Neill's Merlin. :()

According to my discovery, magic or will power is not impossible. The answer makes it plausible that wizards could in fact have existed in this world. Bad science and religion has stopped the people to seek further. There's much more than you can ever imagine.

Looks like many of the same footage and exact but more complete interviews as in the Timeline YT video except this version includes complete narration. Much more interesting. Gave Timeline video a thumbs down. This one gets thumbs up!

I can only think of the devoted selfless young sorcerer in BBC series. A devoted manservant to a prince.

I'm only thinking of Merlin (collin Morgan) version..

I also think it was the failed roman invasion....or the viking invasion that merlin predicted. I lean more towards the first roman invasion because the Briton's beat back caesar and his army twice

Are we just going to ignore the fact there's a grown ass man who walks around his home dressed as a wizard and makes paintings all day?

There are no absolutes in history

''Awen'' poetic frenzy? Good grief, what nonsense ! The old case of ramming doctrine and dogma down one's throat combined with the never ending urge to Christianize . Sad.

Sorry......none of these commentators possess an accurate idea, or knowledge, of who Merlin truly is.

Merlin is actually a wizard in Harry Potter lore as well. One of the most powerful

The story goes like this: Arthur’s father, Uther Tudur Pendragon, fell in love with Queen Ygerna of Cornwall, the young and beautiful wife of Gorlois, Duke and Prince of Cornwall. Ygerna, however, was faithful to her husband. So Uther Pendragon sought the support of Merlin and devised an intrigue to abduct the Queen of Cornwall and seduce her. Merlin lured Gorlois away from his castle on a pretext in order for Uther Pendragon to secretly snatch Ygerna at night and bring her to Tintagel. A confidante of Merlin who was also a servant to the Queen Ygerna of Cornwall then administered a drug to her, and she reached a hallucinogenic and will-less state. Ygerna was kidnapped from the castle and taken to a certain place where Uther Tudur Pendragon and several male and female druids where already assembled under Merlin’s leadership. Inside the circle they formed, Uther and the drugged (will-less) Ygerna performed the procreation. From their union, Arthur/Artus/Arthus was born on January 4, 469. Uther Tudur did not leave that matter to rest for long - the very same night he let Ygerna’s prince consort Gorlois be killed by his own bloodthirsty knights. The plan he devised with Merlin thus ended with complete success, Ygerna’s husband now out of the way. When Gorlois’s dead body was returned to Tintagel, Ygerna was already back home, but was now made pregnant by Uther Tudur and was still highly intoxicated by the drug and did not realize what had really happened, since she only later learned everything. The Caladvwlch sword (pronounced Caladfluch) was known as a “lightning sword“ because it emitted lightning-like rays. It later became known as Cliburn and was rendered falsely by the church and its Latin language as Excalibur. It was a light ray-weapon in the form of a sword, forged on the Isle of Avalon under the guidance and with the participation of the ] Keridwena, a sister of the grandfather Ezekeel[.Keridwena (The Triple Godess) gave it as a gift to Merlin, who later handed it to Arthur, who then fought many bloody battles with it. All of Keridwena’s efforts to regain possession of the sword failed because it had been abused. Hence, she was very angry with Merlin but could not persuade him to demand Arthur’s sword back and return it to her. It was only after Arthur’s death that the sword was reclaimed by Merlin and returned to the Plejarin Keridwena, after which she left Earth. She had already angrily ceased contact with Merlin at the time when Arthur committed his first murderous deeds with the sword. The purpose of the sword and Henochs teachings to Merlin and on to Arthur were to stop the cult of Christianity.

Merlin is just one of The Doctors regenerations.

will not watch this woke nonsence, utter piffel.

...is...is that Gaius who speaks at the end of this documentary?!?!?!

Like. Mark Twain described Merlin best. Alternatively, US SF female writer Andre Norton in her "Merlin's Mirror" novel offered her version of Myrddin's origin from a human female and an alien bot in the context of confrontation between two advanced alien civilizations. Funny, yet (silly) thought-provoking.

Bernard Cornwell wrote a great series where Arthur is a war lord rather than a pretty king and Merlin and Nimue are his druids. Seems logical to me. Morticia

Read Mary Stewart - The Crystal Cave for starters. . .

So I was intrigued by the guy who called himself "George Merlin Vernon" and searched him on Google, turns out he was arrested in 2016 for making racially charged death threats to a neighbor. Not sure if I find it hilarious or sad.

I still believe he was true

Is it fact or fantasies??? ,in my opinion Merlin is more like a Monk, that study Herbs 🌿 and plants to heal and nature to help man on his guess at the end converted to Christianity ✝️

sorry but merlin is in harry potter 😅 so it would be kinda hard for him to also be dumbledore

bloody hell!!!! More adverts than film! Thats just way too greedy guys!

Mists of Avalon had one of the best Merlin characters of all. I think MOA And Bernard Cornwell's Winter King series are the 2 best. The sky stone series, and Deepak Chopras "Return of Merlin"

Great video thank you. Hope you will keep making more of these types of shows

Yay! I’m from Chicago ♥️ that was awesome 😎 and uh we Americans read too !

Merlin is NOT Dumbledore...he is Hagrid!! ☝️

By what definition is Geoffrey of Monmouth little known? Why are the beginnings of these episodes so misleading?

Can anyone ask Morgana to enchant this lady?

Who is the super cool guy with the wonderfully deep voice at 48:49 ?

I don't know a single Bard, Ovate or Druid that would call the "Awen" a poetic frenzy...these "experts" aren't exactly experts...

Put some more fucking ads over this

You could of left out the separation of the calf's from their mother. I don't agree with that

Merlin's origins and his role in the Arthurian legend are fascinating subjects, and this video provides valuable insights into the mythical world that surrounds him. It's a must-watch for anyone interested in the legends of King Arthur and the magic of Merlin! 🧙‍♂

Edgar Cayce was Merlin

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നമ്മുടെ ക്ലാസ്സിലും മന്ത്രവാദം ഒന്നും അറിയാത്ത പാവം സുന്ദരി മെർലിൻ ഉണ്ട്.

Too much music over the talking. poor audio which is too bad because otherwise it is good.

Merlin is apparently still with us and has been "chanelled." For an account, see the Hypno-Archaeologist by Philip Ditchfield.

Merlin he was lived on Umbra's Forest on Gargano Mount in Northern Apulia where my grandfather and my father they was born

The contemporary love for druids just leaves out that bit where they carried out human sacrifices...

A Druid pagan sorcerer magician !!

Pagan story's from Mexico with love 🇲🇽🇺🇸🇨🇦

This is a wonderful documentary with terrible musical score, i had to skip forward so many times because the notes were so sharp and sustained it hurt my ears

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This was really good! Thank you!

Ahh I wanted to see a clip of the Disney version, at least a mention

Never would have thought Tales of Arcadia in Harry Potter

No mention of Thom Merrilin?

I dislike all that background noise sounds like people talking in hushed tones! Annoying

"Bułat " of the old Kievian Rus myths was the character, a wizard in moral stories. He helped or harshly educated various princes. Predates Arthurian stories.

Same annoying and poorly made documentary with at least four different titles.

The documentary is great but the background music could have been chosen better.

How was moosa and Merlin and the samael and the weaca are the same as the other half befor elgha and Salomon and. Moss and jhousa the poufet use the word of God and the sam as wecena and the mlien of the camalot

boring

I was trying to watch some ads but a documentary got in the way sometimes.

The magic of ancient Druids like Merlin, works even today... Check on yt: " Merlin's magic wand to remove stress"

So.... he's Odin

گنجه من از روزه اوله بشر هست ، 😏

His origins seem a little like someone I know personally (Jesus)

Hi 👋🏾 Friends, but there is no proof, of an King in this Time and no proof of an King Arthur! So when there is no Proof for Arthur ❓Who is then Merlin and is there proof, that he did excites ❣️❓Okay Love 💕 ma Hatchiko

قیمت نداره ، 👽👽👽😴😴😴😏

Merlin is on DMT, his spirit of prophecy is going apeshit

Arthur is not mentioned by Gildas or Bede, and Arthur’s story is not narrated by Nennius, Malmsbury (1st chronicle), and Huntingdon, and was mocked by Newburgh. Arthur’s story only arrived in 1135, when Crusaders and Templars arrived back from the First Crusade, and this story was narrated by Monmouth and Oxford. So who was King Arthur? The clue is that the Round Table was modelled on the Last Supper table (see book: Merlin Grail). So King Arthur and his twelve knights of the round table, are synonymous with King Jesus and his twelve disciples of the round last supper table. And the table itself was modelled upon the Jewish zodiac at Hamat Teverya on the Sea of Galilee, and its twelve constellations. In addition, many of the early manuscripts say that Arthurian legend was written by Josephus Flavius - which has caused a great deal of head-scratching. So what is the answer to all this? In reality, the Crusaders brought home the secular history of Jesus. But since this story was highly heretical, they formulated this story into Arthurian legend. The uncomfortable truth is that King Arthur was King Jesus. See book ‘The Grail Cypher’. www.amazon.co.uk/Grail-Cypher-secrets-Arthurian-revealed-ebook/dp/B0152BGX7A Ralph

31.18 Is that a young Mathew Ryss? ( I think I've spelt his surname wrong, but I mean the actor who was in The Americans and more recently he did Perry Mason.

Folk tale like Robin hood has I think MARVEL CHARECTERS have been around a lot BEFORE holywood! lol

Merlin wizard is a figure so fascinating, and I guess his magic really works even today. Check on yt: "Merlin's magic wand to remove stress "

MERLIN THA HERO Of A.LL THA ENGLISH BUSTERS

George Vernon's paintings are cool. But I think if he really was Merlin, they would be out of this world.

F.I.G.U. has some interesting info.

My image looks like Nicole Williamson.

I was disappointment that they didn’t use Merlin’s other name “Lailoken”

Some of the things that Dynamo does are astounding. There has to be a secret line of magicians still existing in Britain today

Art @35:55 looks eerily similar to John Butler here in this video link. Pause it at 2 min in with his eyes closed. Spooky. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hqtPeMUMX4g.html

Thank you.

Knights who say neee

Thank you i enjoyed your effit and work .it was a in-lightning view on the old stores we all grew up with , It.will change the way i will look at somethings .

I don’t believe in time traveling but imagine that’s why it’s tough to really get proof of him.

It seems to me that the legend of Merlin was heavily influenced by the rumors regarding Michael Scot.

Merlin was just the first English guy to discover how to use magic mushrooms.

This is the right version of this documentary phew! Wat a headache RU-vid smh lol

They stole Merlin from the Roman Empire

What if I were to say Merlin is just another guise of the norse demi-god loki the trickster remember the norse men were here longer back then you may know?

Too many commercial interruptions.