What is Merlin?
{{unsourced|date=October 2014}} [[File:Merlin (illustration from middle ages).jpg|right|thumb|250px|Merlin]] {{for|the array of [[radio telescope]]s|MERLIN}} '''Merlin''' is a [[legend]]ary character. He is best known as the [[Magician|wizard]] in the [[King Arthur|Arthurian legends]]. He was King Arthur's guide. Merlin is always a mysterious figure. He rarely gives his reasons for the things he does. Merlin was probably first written about in [[Wales|Welsh]] [[legend]]. His story is based on parts of several different real and fictional characters. Merlin is usually said to be one with nature, being the source of his enormous power. The Lady of the Lake enchanted him. == Other websites == *{{wikiquote-inline}} *{{Commons category-inline|Merlin (legendary figure)}} *{{Wikisource-inline}} {{Authority control}} {{Lit-stub}} [[Category:Arthurian legend]] [[Category:Characters in written fiction]]