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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 🙏🏼
And the Cornish too- Cornwall and Brittany very closely linked from ancient days and much coming and going between us- more in fact than welsh and Brittany, the Brythonic language between Cornwall and Brittany is almost identical, and when fishermen came to Cornish ports ( and visa versa ) around 50 years ago they spoke Brythonic with each other. All very interesting. 😊
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!
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!
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 .
Despite its low budget it still shocked me how much like dog feaces it turned out to be. You'll find unless its making masses of cash from merchandise, very little fantasy gets given the right resources. Not when theres still so much crime, gore, sport and reality to focus on! ...oh boy arent we the lucky generation pffft the west is old
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! 🧙♂
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.
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.
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.
The wisdom of the ancestors has been burned, destroyed, stolen, and hidden from us. Who knows how many thousands of books on magic have been locked away in the Vatican, never to be seen again. If we want to restore the use of magic, or if we want to see Merlin again, we have to experiment and research into magic ourselves; and re-discover what the ancestors already knew.
@@Alizudo I already discovered or rediscovered many. I see different worlds too. We're not alone. I actually did publish the very key that can reprogram your mind, so you will be able to see past all these lies and become more. I feel I started to evolve rather than grow old and die. But that state isn't easy to reach. And if you desire to go to different worlds, the better ones in comparison only let the worthy in. The better the world the bigger the price you can say. There are people in this world who are convinced that religion is bs so they can be a bad person like mafia because it doesn't matter. Well, religion is in fact bs. But it does matter what kind of person you are. Only the kids have got an excuse if their parents were bad who only teach them bad things. But a fully grown man who actually can tell a difference between what's good and bad, that person has got no excuse. And soon or later justice will find them. It is also the reason why so many wisdoms may got lost, because the people became more and more unworthy over the centuries. To be honest I haven't met many who actually try to make a change in the world. Most people only work for themselves and enjoy themselves. You've gotta give something too!
@Charles Smith No I meant literally. You can move stuff with your thoughts and much much more than that. My research did progress quite a bit these past 7 months. I'm getting real good at this stuff!
@@Alizudo yep we should check out the secrets of vatican,their well guarded library and probably secret tunnels,dungeons and what not that only the most powerful authorities of the catholic church has access to. But the most intriguing for me is the third secret of fatima which was never actually revealed as pope John Paul 2 hinted its too sensitive or may have started chaos or something like that. I know im segueing but for me mystery is the thin red line between fact and fiction and i mostly would want to live in between for inspiration 🤣✌
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.
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
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"
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
"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.
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 .
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.
A belief is something you have or do not have. You may believe you can choose your beliefs, but the neuroscience around the matter is quite settled on that being merely and illusion. Choice implies completely free will unaffected by any rationalle. So long as rationalle exists for why you believe, you didn't choose to believe.
My favorite book, watching this I was thinking why they never made a movie based on it; they've made movies based on some of her other books. Never mind, today they'd wind ruining it.
@@Gloria-ro4vn Trying to make "The Crystal Cave" would be a gargantuan task...and so many have made movies that didn't quite hold up to what hers would have been. The "Mists Of Avalon", "Merlin", "King Arthur" etc., while some were good they just never held up to that book, in my opinion. She was a fantastic writer and some feel she was simply channeling that stuff...the other two in the trilogy as well but I didn't like #3 much. It felt like it lost the mystique to me.
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.
Geoffrey of Monmouth was late on the chain of writings about Merlin, Geoffrey was not the first as stated above, nor was Merlin mythical, hundreds of years before that Nennius wrote of Merlin in the 9th cent'.
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.
I think what they meant is that though a lot of folks may know of Geoffrey of Monmouth, most people aren't aware of his works directly, but through later derivative works instead. it's parallel to only knowing "The Taming of the Shrew" by having seen "Kiss me Kate".
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
'The Keys to Avalon' by Lloyd and Blake places the original historical events in Wales, related in the Black Book of Carmarthen. There are no round table or twelve knights there, that was a later elaboration, probably in the Crusades era as you say. The deceptive conception of Arthur in the Black Book of Carmarthen is a riff on the ancient Greek myth of the conception of Heracles. Myrddin is probably an echo of Tiresias. Mix 'n' match.
no we are not, 'Merlin's' paintings are amazing! I came to the comments specofically to see if anyone else mentions him -however from the tone of your comment, i'm think i might be a bit more in awe of this individual! He's channelling his inner Merlin - good on him!
A grown ass man having the courage to do what he wants even though the masses will judge him for not fitting in their cultural dialog about what box he should be in to be accepted by the brainwashed? Yeah, not mad about it. Good for him. Concern yourself with yourself.
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.
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!
@@ivanmac89 Quite a darned few - been a member of The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids since about 1994. How many do you know? I really couldn't count all of the ones I know or have known...including the Chosen Chief of OBOD, Philip Carr-Gomm and the Secretary of the Order Stephanie Carr-Gomm...did some camping and forest exploring with them for several days at Millersylvania State Park in Washington state one year for Samhain. The "Awen" is much more of a "blessing" than a frenzy, poetic or otherwise. I believe many druid types are quite poetic but that goes with the territory...the Bardic level is often concerned with memory - for the Bards kept track of the ancient stories and songs, learned and recorded them in their heads for retelling the traditions, to keep the memories and most basic lessons alive for the next generations. Once one had those down throughout the course of their studies, they move on to more otherworldly pursuits and interests.
@@ivanmac89 I don't want to shock you but, I also know what year it is. Druids are all over the planet even today...by the hundreds of thousands if not millions. There are many druidic orders about these days, all over the world. They don't always agree and some Orders have it in for other Orders...but I think we can blame that more on "social media" than any real differences of the fundamentals of Druidry. If you or anyone else is interested there is a great book in the "Elements Of" series about Druidry, written by Philip Carr-Gomm. A brief, easy book to get through. Cheers to you Ivan! /|\ The symbol of the Awen has 3 dots above the three rays /|\ within three circles. You can google it.
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 ✝️
Anyone who respects nature and the natural world has no business converting to a religion that teaches to exploit and abuse it to elevate one species over all others.
''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.
@@DeeSee77 No...sorry. This may sound unbelievably strange; but I have this talent, so to speak, of placing my mind...ahh nevermind. It sounds too crazy.
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Great documentary though!
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 🙏🏼
And the Cornish too- Cornwall and Brittany very closely linked from ancient days and much coming and going between us- more in fact than welsh and Brittany, the Brythonic language between Cornwall and Brittany is almost identical, and when fishermen came to Cornish ports ( and visa versa ) around 50 years ago they spoke Brythonic with each other.
All very interesting. 😊
you tell em VEE
Good point well made! There is also a nice reproduction of one of Gustave Dore's illustrations.
According to many stories Arthur’s lineage is from Brittany
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!
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!
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 .
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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.
Thanks for posting the full version. I've only seen the abbreviated version on Smithsonian so it was a pleasure seeing the cut segments.
Who loves BBC merlin here?!
me
No. Not me. Load of shite the BBC programme.
Me! It was wonderful, brilliant stories and cast.
Despite its low budget it still shocked me how much like dog feaces it turned out to be. You'll find unless its making masses of cash from merchandise, very little fantasy gets given the right resources. Not when theres still so much crime, gore, sport and reality to focus on! ...oh boy arent we the lucky generation pffft the west is old
I've watched every episode. Its trash tbh. But I still managed to find myself finishing the whole thing.
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! 🧙♂
Wow! Arwen = poetic frenzy! Ya learn something new every day.
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.
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.
T.H. White's Merlin is rightly excluded. Mary Stewart's is infinitely better.
@@direfranchement Very true. But complete means complete, and it's not complete without White.
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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.
I can only think of the devoted selfless young sorcerer in BBC series. A devoted manservant to a prince.
Great video thank you. Hope you will keep making more of these types of shows
Merlin is actually a wizard in Harry Potter lore as well. One of the most powerful
Thoth, Hermes (Trismegistus), Mercury, Enoch, Melchizedek, Odin, Merlin. Seems like the same archetype.
This was really good! Thank you!
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.
The wisdom of the ancestors has been burned, destroyed, stolen, and hidden from us.
Who knows how many thousands of books on magic have been locked away in the Vatican, never to be seen again.
If we want to restore the use of magic, or if we want to see Merlin again, we have to experiment and research into magic ourselves; and re-discover what the ancestors already knew.
@@Alizudo I already discovered or rediscovered many. I see different worlds too. We're not alone. I actually did publish the very key that can reprogram your mind, so you will be able to see past all these lies and become more. I feel I started to evolve rather than grow old and die. But that state isn't easy to reach. And if you desire to go to different worlds, the better ones in comparison only let the worthy in. The better the world the bigger the price you can say. There are people in this world who are convinced that religion is bs so they can be a bad person like mafia because it doesn't matter. Well, religion is in fact bs. But it does matter what kind of person you are. Only the kids have got an excuse if their parents were bad who only teach them bad things. But a fully grown man who actually can tell a difference between what's good and bad, that person has got no excuse. And soon or later justice will find them. It is also the reason why so many wisdoms may got lost, because the people became more and more unworthy over the centuries. To be honest I haven't met many who actually try to make a change in the world. Most people only work for themselves and enjoy themselves. You've gotta give something too!
@Charles Smith No I meant literally. You can move stuff with your thoughts and much much more than that. My research did progress quite a bit these past 7 months. I'm getting real good at this stuff!
Agreed 👍
@@Alizudo yep we should check out the secrets of vatican,their well guarded library and probably secret tunnels,dungeons and what not that only the most powerful authorities of the catholic church has access to. But the most intriguing for me is the third secret of fatima which was never actually revealed as pope John Paul 2 hinted its too sensitive or may have started chaos or something like that. I know im segueing but for me mystery is the thin red line between fact and fiction and i mostly would want to live in between for inspiration 🤣✌
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.
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
"Britons". Just saying...
Spell check are apparently looking for you, offering you a career or some shit... il tel em ur intrested ;D
@@heroesgrantorino I wouldn't.... my grammar is atrocious.
Lovely documentary, thank you
The contemporary love for druids just leaves out that bit where they carried out human sacrifices...
as opposed to whom? christians? hahahahahaha you are a christian arent you? you may add BUFFOON to that judgmental list of tings that you are
Who is the super cool guy with the wonderfully deep voice at 48:49 ?
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"
Deepak is a new age charlatan.
I'm only thinking of Merlin (collin Morgan) version..
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.
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One of my top favorite Arthurian legends
I was trying to watch some ads but a documentary got in the way sometimes.
"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.
Some of the things that Dynamo does are astounding. There has to be a secret line of magicians still existing in Britain today
Pagan story's from Mexico with love 🇲🇽🇺🇸🇨🇦
I prefer Sam Neill's Merlin. :()
Agreed!
Yay! I’m from Chicago ♥️ that was awesome 😎 and uh we Americans read too !
Me too, NW side
Thanks for this, amazing :)
Merlin is just one of The Doctors regenerations.
...is...is that Gaius who speaks at the end of this documentary?!?!?!
This is the right version of this documentary phew! Wat a headache UA-cam smh lol
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 .
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.
I agree..sometimes not knowing is in some ways better
You need to calm down Heidi.
She’s calm. Sheesh, bossy.
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A belief is something you have or do not have. You may believe you can choose your beliefs, but the neuroscience around the matter is quite settled on that being merely and illusion. Choice implies completely free will unaffected by any rationalle. So long as rationalle exists for why you believe, you didn't choose to believe.
Read Mary Stewart - The Crystal Cave for starters. . .
My favorite book, watching this I was thinking why they never made a movie based on it; they've made movies based on some of her other books. Never mind, today they'd wind ruining it.
@@Gloria-ro4vn Trying to make "The Crystal Cave" would be a gargantuan task...and so many have made movies that didn't quite hold up to what hers would have been. The "Mists Of Avalon", "Merlin", "King Arthur" etc., while some were good they just never held up to that book, in my opinion. She was a fantastic writer and some feel she was simply channeling that stuff...the other two in the trilogy as well but I didn't like #3 much. It felt like it lost the mystique to me.
@@monaleigh1862 I didn't like #3 either; I was never quit sure why. I thought it might have been because there was no happy ending.
Yeah Great book
Great film. Thank you
Never would have thought Tales of Arcadia in Harry Potter
Thank you.
No mention of Thom Merrilin?
I appreciate what you do
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.
I still believe he was true
"It actually happened its on google" is the same as saying "its true Mcdonalds told me on a advert" c'mon dude you're smarter than that.
He's as real as 🎅.
sorry but merlin is in harry potter 😅 so it would be kinda hard for him to also be dumbledore
Ahh I wanted to see a clip of the Disney version, at least a mention
The documentary is great but the background music could have been chosen better.
Geoffrey of Monmouth was late on the chain of writings about Merlin, Geoffrey was not the first as stated above, nor was Merlin mythical, hundreds of years before that Nennius wrote of Merlin in the 9th cent'.
Merlin is apparently still with us and has been "chanelled." For an account, see the Hypno-Archaeologist by Philip Ditchfield.
a lot of weed was smoked in the making of this documentary
likewise a lot of weed was smoked while watching this documentary
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.
By what definition is Geoffrey of Monmouth little known? Why are the beginnings of these episodes so misleading?
I think what they meant is that though a lot of folks may know of Geoffrey of Monmouth, most people aren't aware of his works directly, but through later derivative works instead. it's parallel to only knowing "The Taming of the Shrew" by having seen "Kiss me Kate".
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
'The Keys to Avalon' by Lloyd and Blake places the original historical events in Wales, related in the Black Book of Carmarthen. There are no round table or twelve knights there, that was a later elaboration, probably in the Crusades era as you say. The deceptive conception of Arthur in the Black Book of Carmarthen is a riff on the ancient Greek myth of the conception of Heracles. Myrddin is probably an echo of Tiresias. Mix 'n' match.
Arthur is mentioned in the story of calwch and olwyn. And there are lots bede didn't write about he mist a lot
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?
no we are not, 'Merlin's' paintings are amazing! I came to the comments specofically to see if anyone else mentions him -however from the tone of your comment, i'm think i might be a bit more in awe of this individual! He's channelling his inner Merlin - good on him!
Yeah, like hes not starving being interviewed for a BBC documentary lol
Someone give him a new white robe, with long sleeves and shiny buckles.
A grown ass man having the courage to do what he wants even though the masses will judge him for not fitting in their cultural dialog about what box he should be in to be accepted by the brainwashed? Yeah, not mad about it. Good for him. Concern yourself with yourself.
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.
There are no absolutes in history
Too much music over the talking. poor audio which is too bad because otherwise it is good.
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 don’t believe in time traveling but imagine that’s why it’s tough to really get proof of him.
Really weaved in the whole metaphysics of it! Well done!
Merlin he was lived on Umbra's Forest on Gargano Mount in Northern Apulia where my grandfather and my father they was born
Can anyone ask Morgana to enchant this lady?
I don't know a single Bard, Ovate or Druid that would call the "Awen" a poetic frenzy...these "experts" aren't exactly experts...
how many Bards, Ovates, or Druids do you know?
@@ivanmac89 Quite a darned few - been a member of The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids since about 1994. How many do you know? I really couldn't count all of the ones I know or have known...including the Chosen Chief of OBOD, Philip Carr-Gomm and the Secretary of the Order Stephanie Carr-Gomm...did some camping and forest exploring with them for several days at Millersylvania State Park in Washington state one year for Samhain. The "Awen" is much more of a "blessing" than a frenzy, poetic or otherwise. I believe many druid types are quite poetic but that goes with the territory...the Bardic level is often concerned with memory - for the Bards kept track of the ancient stories and songs, learned and recorded them in their heads for retelling the traditions, to keep the memories and most basic lessons alive for the next generations. Once one had those down throughout the course of their studies, they move on to more otherworldly pursuits and interests.
@@monaleigh1862 I was just joking I don't know any its 2020.
@@ivanmac89 I don't want to shock you but, I also know what year it is. Druids are all over the planet even today...by the hundreds of thousands if not millions. There are many druidic orders about these days, all over the world. They don't always agree and some Orders have it in for other Orders...but I think we can blame that more on "social media" than any real differences of the fundamentals of Druidry. If you or anyone else is interested there is a great book in the "Elements Of" series about Druidry, written by Philip Carr-Gomm. A brief, easy book to get through. Cheers to you Ivan! /|\ The symbol of the Awen has 3 dots above the three rays /|\ within three circles. You can google it.
Brightest Blessings /|\
Merlin is NOT Dumbledore...he is Hagrid!! ☝️
Maybe a little of both?
He’s actually a character in the Harry Potter lore predating hogwarts
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bloody hell!!!! More adverts than film! Thats just way too greedy guys!
@Thoth Al Khem :( I didn't know :(
Skip to the end and restart.
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 ✝️
Anyone who respects nature and the natural world has no business converting to a religion that teaches to exploit and abuse it to elevate one species over all others.
It seems to me that the legend of Merlin was heavily influenced by the rumors regarding Michael Scot.
George Vernon's paintings are cool.
But I think if he really was Merlin, they would be out of this world.
You could of left out the separation of the calf's from their mother. I don't agree with that
It's how you get milk.
@@Alizudo It's commercialisation.You don't need to take a calf off it's mother to get enough milk for the household.
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You need to do it to get enough milk to SELL. People in New York City don't have cows living in their backyard.
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Merlin was just the first English guy to discover how to use magic mushrooms.
Gargano name Is From Garganthua Celtic God son of Belinus Celtic God on Gargano Mount in Northern Apulia
Came for Merlin, stayed for the narrator's voice
Put some more fucking ads over this
I was disappointment that they didn’t use Merlin’s other name “Lailoken”
Interesting..thank you..I didn't know he had another name
@@jacquelinedeigan776 its very interesting. There is a bible story where I think St. Peter meets Lailoken, Myrddin, the wild man of the wood.
i wish these guys would doone of these shows on the Green Man
Edgar Cayce was Merlin
This is like he lives for ever He still might be alived but in the Bible book of revelation John has seen a man similar to Merlin could the be him?
Are those donuts on "Merlin's" hat?
No man could defeat Merlin!!!
നമ്മുടെ ക്ലാസ്സിലും മന്ത്രവാദം ഒന്നും അറിയാത്ത പാവം സുന്ദരി മെർലിൻ ഉണ്ട്.
Merlin the Father Xmas of wizards
F.I.G.U. has some interesting info.
The magic of ancient Druids like Merlin, works even today...
Check on yt: " Merlin's magic wand to remove stress"
Too many commercial interruptions.
One word: Adblocker.
Get UA-cam red
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 "
He is the angel Uriel Merlinus W. Myrdden.
A Druid pagan sorcerer magician !!
Your point being?
@@lindagodi8146 That was it, nothing more nothing less ?...
''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.
Blah, blah, blah.
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Sorry......none of these commentators possess an accurate idea, or knowledge, of who Merlin truly is.
Samuhel Tompkins Any chance you could point us towards further source material, please?
But I know
@@DeeSee77 No...sorry. This may sound unbelievably strange; but I have this talent, so to speak, of placing my mind...ahh nevermind. It sounds too crazy.
@@VaxtorT no, go on. We won’t judge’
My image looks like Nicole Williamson.
So.... he's Odin