The Wizard Gandalf from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings was inspired by Merlin from Arthurian legend and Odin from ...

Archaeologists searching for the archaeological roots of Scotland’s Merlin myth are in the running for a prestigious award. Those investigating the locations of the Merlin legend in the Scottish ...

Paul Martin discovers how the myth of Merlin is at the heart of Wales. Show more Today Flog It! is at the Old College, part of Aberystwyth University on the west coast of Wales, a popular student ...

The book has been widely influential, giving rise to timeless literary figures such as Arthur and Merlin, and providing the basis of much European and world literature - the fantasy fiction genre ...