What on earth? Gandalf is like 55,000 years old. He looks older than his age? Gandalf isnt a magician he's a wizard. He's also to all intents and purposes an angel. He has a corporal form but he is like Sauron, immortal. Dumbledore is also an old wizard. No where near as old as gandalf but 116 ... so also looks young for his age.
@ Probably. Harry potter is highly derivative and draws from Lord of the rings and British and European folk lore is also very old and extensive (like much of the world) so no doubt merlin was part of it but then the archetype for merlin is no doubt older still.
What on earth? Gandalf is like 55,000 years old. He looks older than his age? Gandalf isnt a magician he's a wizard. He's also to all intents and purposes an angel. He has a corporal form but he is like Sauron, immortal.
Dumbledore is also an old wizard. No where near as old as gandalf but 116 ... so also looks young for his age.
Yeah, I might have misspoken there. They look younger than their age; Are they both inspired by Merlin from king Arthur ??
@ Probably. Harry potter is highly derivative and draws from Lord of the rings and British and European folk lore is also very old and extensive (like much of the world) so no doubt merlin was part of it but then the archetype for merlin is no doubt older still.