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
Merlin and Vivien	1
TV series "Merlin"	1

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 ⓘ

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 ⓘ