But there’s one wizard—Merlin the Great—who is the inspiration for them all. Since his first appearance in medieval literature, he has evolved over many centuries, transforming from a Welsh ...

Merlin, the most famous fictional wizard of them all, was actually a 6th-century warrior king living in northern England, according to a new biography.

Merlin wasn’t really a great wizard. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. Gandalf is greater than Dumbledore, although (or perhaps because) he had less power.

Thanks to the BBC's Merlin series a whole new generation know the story of Merlin the Welsh wizard. Intriguingly, some of the earliest sources depict him not as a Welsh sorcerer but as a wild man ...

The legendary wizard Merlin has been added to a list of famous Glaswegians, it was revealed today. Council chiefs have included the wizard, who featured in Arthurian legend, on a list of well ...