Merlin is a gray-bearded legendary wizard and mentor of King Arthur, the lord of beasts and forests, who has become on a par with the gods. The British do not skimp on the epithets of Merlin, considering him one of the most important characters in British mythology, which has seriously influenced the English-speaking culture in general.
Already in the Middle Ages, the image of Merlin was loved so much that fanfiction was literally written on it. Although in the XIII century, no one knew a word like that.
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Ambrosio regnumque datur regnique corona,
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Emensis autem per lustra quaterna diebus,
proditur a medico moriturque bibendo venenum.
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"Thus with these deeds and the favor the the clergy and people,
the kingdom and its crown were given to Ambrosius,
and thereafter he ruled by treating everyone justly.
However, with the days improving over a period of twenty years,
he was betrayed by a doctor and died from drinking poison.
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Merlin possessed all the wisdom that can come from demons, which is why he was so feared by the Bretons and so revered that everyone called him a holy prophet and the ordinary people all called him their god.
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As often happens with such highly coveted awards, Ministry of Magic favourites seem to receive the Order of Merlin, especially the higher classes, more often than one might expect. While nobody argued when Albus Dumbledore received his O.M. (First Class) for defeating the Dark wizard Grindelwald, there was a good deal of muttering in the wizarding community when Cornelius Fudge, Minister for Magic, awarded himself an O.M. (First Class) for a career that many considered less than distinguished.
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— This Stranger, this Merlin, is a minion of the Tower? Like yourself?
— Much greater than I. It has been given to him to live backward in time. He darkles. He tincts. He is in all times. Yet there is one greater than he.
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