![]() Geoffrey of Monmouth Latinised the name to Merlinus in his works. The name 'Merlin' is derived from the Brythonic Myrddin, the name of the bard who was one of the chief sources for the later legendary figure. Merlinus (Merlin) in the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493) Other texts variously describe his retirement or death. A popular version from the French prose cycles describes Merlin being bewitched and forever sealed or killed by his student known as the Lady of the Lake after falling in love with her. Later stories have Merlin as an advisor and mentor to the young king until his disappearance from the tale, leaving behind a series of prophecies foretelling the events yet to come. Merlin matures to an ascendant sagehood and engineers the birth of Arthur through magic and intrigue. Merlin's traditional biography casts him as an often-mad being, born of a mortal woman, sired by an incubus, from whom he inherits his supernatural powers and abilities, most commonly and notably prophecy and shapeshifting. Later writers in France and elsewhere expanded the account to produce a fuller yet multifaceted image, creating one of the most important figures in the imagination and literature of the Middle Ages. His rendering of the character became immediately popular, especially in Wales. Geoffrey seems to have combined earlier tales of Myrddin and Ambrosius, two legendary Briton prophets with no connection to Arthur, to form the composite figure that he called Merlinus Ambrosius ( Welsh: Myrddin Emrys, Breton: Merzhin Ambroaz). His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and legendary figures, was introduced by the 12th-century British author Geoffrey of Monmouth. Merlin ( Welsh: Myrddin, Cornish: Marzhin, Breton: Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. Lady of the Lake, Morgan le Fay, Sebile (romance tradition) Prophet, magician, bard, advisor, warrior, others (depending on the source) The Enchanter Merlin, Howard Pyle's illustration for The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (1903) Husk, T-rigga & A₩AP Rossy) | Nema Kuta | Teuchter | Wonksie | The Dance Bandits | Los Chichanos | Goodvibes Sound | Breezak Bass | Stereo Kriminal | Veecat | U-Tense-L | Thom Ashworth | Baab | Outland Trio | Maz & The Phantasms | Zodownlo | aNu | Smurph | Moray Leisure Centre | Oceanallover | Jukebox Bingo | Pyroceltica Check out the full line-up here. Sir Skanksalot & The Rubba Dubba) | Joshua Burnell | Colin Hunter & John McMustard | Tennyson King | Morphamish | The Skinny x FUSE (with VAJ.Power & Maveen) | OH141: Sarra Wild and friends | Dairylea Donker | Frog Pocket | Santa Leticia | Howdo Bean | Awry | OWANJ | Falasgair | Bass Injection Takeover ( Simulate b2b Myco b2b Kosmotix) | Dub Loons Hi-Fi (ft. Roodboy, Shetland, Skatty Dreadz & Xian) | Mighty Oak Sound | Easy Skankin Crew (ft. PsyUbik, Discoordination & Quadrant) | Cenote Sounds Takeover (ft. Jamin Nimjah, Ma Bla, Sloth & Wretch) | North Fire Sound | The Ducks | Hammy Sgìth | The Positive Experience | Soluble Sounds | Cosmic Club Night (ft. □ Line up announcement! □ We are so thrilled to share our second line-up names! They join our previously announced acts to complete the musical line-up for an incredible 25th year! Bad Company UK | Ragga Twins | Radioactive Man | Ceephax Acid Crew | Ed cox | Stivs Tunes | The DSC | MASKK ( Kernelpanik sound) - Live Set | Katalyst | The Brothers Gillespie | Gavin Marwick: Quarterdays | Kaptin Barrett | Samedia Shebeen Trax Showcase | BBL Records Takeover (ft. ![]() The artists will collaborate online before performing the work live in their four respective countries, premiering at Knockengorroch Festival in our 25th Year. Our cross border project delves into myth and poetry to inspire new work, based around ‘Hen Ogled’ the ‘Old North’ (currently Galloway and N England) from which a large part of Welsh/British mythology comes. The artists are Gwyneth Glyn and Twm Morys from Wales, Lorcán Mac Mathúna from Ireland, Maeve Mackinnon from Scotland and Andy May from Northumberland, England. The project will bring together artists from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales to delve into the myth and its poetry to inspire new work. This character was later recast as Merlin, King Arthur’s wizard. ![]() In his madness, he acquired the gift of prophesy and lived as a wild man in the Southern Scotland Forest, talking to the birds and the beasts, his apple tree and his pig. In 573, at a battle near Carlisle, the king was killed and Myrddin went mad. The Real Merlin Project is our commission to create new music inspired by the truth behind Merlin.
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