Difference between revisions of "Merlin"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_143123" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) A small European falcon (Falco lithofalco, or F. aesalon). </p> | |||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76800" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76800" /> == | ||
<p> A legendary [[Welsh]] prophet and magician, child of a wizard and a princess, who lived in the 5th century, and was subsequently a prominent personage at | <p> A legendary [[Welsh]] prophet and magician, child of a wizard and a princess, who lived in the 5th century, and was subsequently a prominent personage at King Arthur's' court; prophecies attributed to him existed as far back as the 14th century; Tennyson represents him as bewitched by Vivian; legend also tells of a Clydesdale [[Merlin]] of the 6th century; his prophecies, published in 1615, include the former; both legends are based on Armorican materials. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_143123"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/merlin Merlin from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_76800"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/merlin Merlin from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_76800"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/merlin Merlin from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 12 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) A small European falcon (Falco lithofalco, or F. aesalon).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A legendary Welsh prophet and magician, child of a wizard and a princess, who lived in the 5th century, and was subsequently a prominent personage at King Arthur's' court; prophecies attributed to him existed as far back as the 14th century; Tennyson represents him as bewitched by Vivian; legend also tells of a Clydesdale Merlin of the 6th century; his prophecies, published in 1615, include the former; both legends are based on Armorican materials.
