Merlin the magician - man or myth?

Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  February 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Merlin, like King Arthur, has a timeless quality, his exploits...Williamson taking the role of the magician. In that film Merlin galvanises feuding knights into unity: a circle under the Red Dragon banner of King Arthur. Back in the Middle ages Merlin was seen as a genuine historical figure and ...

Magic Merlin's escape act after being Jinxed

Evening News - Scotland;  August 26, 2000 ;     431 words ......fear of harm coming to the pet. But Merlin was a slightly unusual case of missing...used to roll around the floor . But Merlin had other ideas about his lifestyle, and was keen to escape. One day Merlin was placed in his globe while his owner...

Beckley police dog has cancer: ; Merlin, possibly the state's only...

Charleston Daily Mail;  November 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ......praise and someone to play fetch with him. But Merlin, the department's and possibly the state's only...could end the robust dog's life. Cpl. Will Reynolds, Merlin's handler, said Merlin has been diagnosed with Stage 5 lymphosarcoma, a...

Wizard theory: Merlin was no magician but he made an army vanish

The Independent on Sunday;  July 18, 2004 ;     631 words ...Merlin, the most famous fictional wizard of them all, was actually...King Arthur and Camelot almost certainly never existed, Merlin was a real historical figure - a leader of the Picts who...poems and cryptic Dark Age sources to uncover the true Merlin, or Myrddin, as he was known. "In many ways, there is ...

Pour un tombeau de Merlin: Du barde celte à la poésie moderne

Arthuriana;  October 1, 2008 ;     570 words ...YVES VAD, Pour un tombeau de Merlin: Du barde celte la posie moderne. Paris...this case, somewhat paradoxically, Merlin, whose survival is in fact averred...and anthropological readings of the Merlin corpus, guides the reader from the...

Merlin's a Weegie - and he hails from Partick

The Scotsman;  August 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Connolly and his big banana feet, but Merlin the Magician? Yet this is exactly the...citadel where King Arthur held court and Merlin guided his hand. Yet 1,400 years ago the...Ardrey's investigations, the man who would be Merlin lived in considerable comfort. To critics...

Challenge to legend of Merlin

South Wales Evening Post;  September 19, 2007 ;     327 words ......the birthplace and home of the mythical wizard Merlin is being challenged in a new book. Merlin has long been associated with Carmarthen which celebrates this every year with the Merlin Festival. According to legend, he lived in a...

Merlin mini-series spellbinding

The Press;  July 1, 2003 ;     305 words ...IN SHORT -------------------- What: Merlin. Where: Prime. When: 7.30pm, Monday and...Creature Shop that world has been created in Merlin. The entire family will enjoy this classic tale of good and evil as Merlin the wizard fights to overcome wickedness...

Merlin and paradigm

Step - by -Step Graphics;  May 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......his typeface designs. The typefaces are Merlin and Paradigm and the designer is Nick...solutions." A DIFFERENT KIND OF GOTHIC Merlin, released last fall, is Shinn's most recent...solution. He has this to say about the face: Merlin combines the conceptual drive of anarchic...

Digital Immersion Software Announces Merlin 3D.

PR Newswire;  August 10, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Digital Immersion Software announced Merlin 3D, intuitive 3D modeling and rendering...Slated for a fourth quarter 1999 release, Merlin 3D offers users the ability to build and...real-time. We're very proud to announce Merlin 3D today at Siggraph 99, said Mark Jewell...

Are Merlin's magic strokes omen?; Die-hard Cubs fan cards 2 aces on...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  March 25, 2005 ;     468 words ...Merlin Jaeger, the impassioned Chicago Cubs fan, has been waiting...St. Jude, champion of lost causes, is a close friend. Merlin Jaeger, the recreational golfer from Holy Cross, Iowa...his Navy days in 1952 during the Korean War. A realist, Merlin had heard the old joke about God telling the Cubs "Don...

Wanted: Merlin the missing porcupine/ Zoo offers reward for spiny resident

The Gazette;  November 19, 2001 ;     262 words ...Will Merlin, a porcupine missing from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, ever return? Will Esmeralda, Merlin's prickly paramour, ever find her true soul mate? Stay tuned to the zoo, where Merlin disappeared in late September. A wayward mountain lion or a hungry...

'Merlin': Magical History Tour

The Washington Post;  April 26, 1998 ;     700+ words ......don't have to believe in magic to believe in "Merlin," and in fact you don't have to believe in "Merlin" to have a good time with it. A sumptuous...special effects than you can shake a wand at, "Merlin" is nearly ideal as invigorating escapist...

New `Merlin' keeps most of old magic.(Arts)(Television)

The Washington Times;  April 26, 1998 ;     686 words ......legend, Hallmark has created a worthy Merlin. Its four hours feature production quality...start to finish. Sam Neill plays the adult Merlin, and it is refreshing to see the magician...emotionally silly old man. That is the Merlin of Disney, not the Merlin of legend. Rutger...

RICK WAKEMAN'S: MERLIN THE MAGICIAN

Piano Today;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Who really was Merlin, the enigmatic wizard featured in Arthurian...potions in Camelot castle. This is the Merlin most recognized in modern times and popularized...Sword In The Stone. Other sources make Merlin a wicked character instead, a powerful...