What are Merlin's powers?

He could battle gods single-handedly, instantaneously teleport anywhere in the world, or summon mythological creatures to do his bidding. He also possessed astral projection, telekinesis, reality manipulation, and the ability to bring anyone back to life. Often, he could use his magic by speaking backwards.
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What is Merlin magic?

Merlin Magic is a set of consciousness keys, esoteric knowledge, mythic principles, alchemical spell work, and natural magic that will help you shift your energy body, consciousness, and reality.
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Who has the strongest magic in Merlin?

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Kilgharrah is Merlin's mightiest magical creature, by far. His fire isn't only a weapon of destruction but also has strengthening qualities.
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Is King Arthur Merlin's son?

King Arthur Pendragon of Camelot was the son and heir of Uther Pendragon and the only child of Ygraine de Bois, the husband of Queen Guinevere, brother-in-law to Sir Elyan, son-in-law to Tom the blacksmith, the younger paternal half brother of Morgana, the nephew of Tristan de Bois and Agravaine de Bois, and the best ...
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Who was Merlin's lover?

Merlin fell in love with Nimue. He was so in love with her that he was constantly at her side. Nimue accompanied Merlin on a journey so that she might learn his magic. Knowing that Merlin could take her unwillingly, she made him swear that he would use no magic to make her lay with him.
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Where did Merlin get his powers?

Merlin's traditional biography casts him as a 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.
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Does Arthur love Merlin?

Most notably, the showrunner confirms that Merlin and Arthur did indeed grow to love each other by the end of the series, calling it a “pure” love. “We did, very genuinely, think of the episode as a love story between two men.
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How did Merlin become immortal?

Merlin's magic was so powerful he was able to achieve immortality as shown in The Diamond of the Day as he was capable of living forever as he was still alive even in modern times. His immortality may be because of his powerful magic or his destiny that ties him with the return of Arthur.
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Was Merlin good or evil?

In contemporary versions of the legend, Merlin is almost always depicted as good. T.H. White makes him a bumbling but wise teacher in The Once and Future King. BBC turns him into a young, foolish, but lovable magician who constantly defeats the forces of evil that plague Camelot in their series Merlin.
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Is Merlin a true story?

Merlin, also known as Myrddin Wyllt, Merlin Caledonensis, or Merlin Sylvestrus lived from about 540 to August 584. He is a figure from Welsh legend who served as a bard before ending his days as a madman, prophet and mystic in the forests of Tweeddale in the Scottish Borders.
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Who is Merlin's greatest enemy?

Lord Lot: Father of Gawain. One of Arthur's supporters. Mab: Merlin's nemesis. A powerful witch and sworn protector of the "Old Ways." Sister of the Lady of the Lake.
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Is Gandalf a Merlin?

Merlin and Gandalf are not characters from novels in the literary sense, but from legends. Merlin is undoubtedly legendary, and The Lord of the Rings in which Gandalf appears was intentionally written in a legendary style. This accounts for the two-dimensionality of most of its characters and their lack of growth.
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Is Merlin the most powerful wizard?

As legend has it, Merlin is one of the greatest and most powerful wizards who has ever lived. Part human, part demon, he is a being of supreme skill and wisdom.
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What is Merlin's real name?

Merlin's real name is Myrddin Wyllt. Myrddin is his given name, Wyllt is a family name, or his surname (last name) as a sixth century Celtic druid. Emrys is his druid name. When translated from original Welsh, and then anglicized, his druid name would be Ambrosius.
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Who trained Merlin?

Blaise is a character who appears in Arthurian legend, usually as a chronicler, and sometimes as a teacher to young Merlin.
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Did Merlin the magician have a child?

When Nimue and Merlin meet in the fifth episode, she asks the wizard why her mother instructed her to bring him the sword. By the end, viewers learn that not only did he and her mother have a relationship, but Nimue is actually Merlin's daughter.
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What animals does Merlin turn into?

Merlin is challenged by Madam Mim to a Wizard's Duel. After being told by Archimedes of Wart's capture by Madam Mim, Merlin appears to save his apprentice, and confront Mim. Mim angrily challenges Merlin to a Wizard's Duel, where he turns into a turtle, a rabbit, a caterpillar, a walrus, a mouse, a crab, and a goat.
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What did Merlin do with the dragon egg?

Back in Camelot, Merlin shows the egg to Gaius, though Gaius is still not impressed with Merlin's actions. Merlin takes the egg to Kilgarrah out in the forest and places it on a tree stump. Kilgarrah tells him that the egg is still alive, but that only Dragonlords can call dragons into the world by giving them a name.
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Does Arthur know Merlin has magic?

Arthur was unaware of Merlin's powers until the very last episode of season 5 ("The Diamond of the Day: Part 2). In one of Merlin and Arthur's best moments, both men share a beautiful but bittersweet conversation as Arthur's discovered everything Merlin had done and sacrificed for him.
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Does Merlin age backwards?

He ages slowly backwards due to a magical mishap 70 years ago and is currently twelve years old physically.
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Do Gwen and Arthur have a baby Merlin?

But Gwen is pregnant, and gives birth to a son she names after his father. And it turns out that this is in fact the Arthur whom the dragon was referring to when he told Merlin that he and the king were two halves of a whole, and that they would unite Albion together.
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Does Merlin get a girlfriend?

Freya was a Druid girl who fell in love with Merlin, who she met when he helped her to escape from the bounty hunter Halig. She later died on the shores of the Lake of Avalon, after which she became the Lady of the Lake.
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