Who kills Nimue Merlin?

Nimue died
The finale was titled The Sacrifice and it appeared heroine Nimue (played by Katherine Langford) made the biggest one of all by giving up her life. Despite trying to rescue her people, Nimue couldn't save herself and was killed by Iris (Emily Coates).
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Who killed Nimue in Merlin?

Having long plotted to kill Nimue and other “witches” like her, Iris finally takes her shot, landing two arrows in Nimue's chest.
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What happens to Nimueh in Merlin?

The two battled and Merlin was hit by Nimueh's magic, which appeared to kill him. He survived, however, and summoned the power of the old magic to strike Nimueh with a lightning bolt, killing her, and using her death to save Gaius (Le Morte d'Arthur).
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Is Merlin the father of Nimueh?

With Arthur, Morgana and Pym, Nimue takes an audience with Merlin, revealing him to be her father.
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Why is the dragon mad that Merlin kills Nimueh?

When Merlin discovered this betrayal, he became angry with Kilgharrah because the Dragon possessed the ability to foresee the things that have not yet come to pass, thus knowing when he advised Merlin to go to the Isle of the Blessed to save Arthur that Merlin's mother, or another innocent, would very possibly be ...
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Does Merlin save Aithusa?

Merlin used his powers to summon Aithusa from its egg by giving the Dragon a name. However, Aithusa later saved and bonded with Merlin's arch-enemy, Morgana, for reasons unknown.
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Does Freya repay Merlin?

Though he hadn't been able to heal her, she assured Merlin that he'd already saved her, that he'd made her feel loved, and with her last breath promised him that one day she would repay his kindness. She died seconds later in Merlin's arms.
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Does Nimway become the Lady of the Lake?

Who Is Nimue, Historically Speaking? In most versions of King Arthur's story, Nimue ultimately becomes the Lady of the Lake, a mysterious water enchantress whose main purpose is to emerge from a lake in order to give Arthur his destined sword, Excalibur.
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Is Nimue really dead?

Nimue died

The finale was titled The Sacrifice and it appeared heroine Nimue (played by Katherine Langford) made the biggest one of all by giving up her life. Despite trying to rescue her people, Nimue couldn't save herself and was killed by Iris (Emily Coates).
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Is Nimue Merlin's mother?

Lenore is the mother of Nimue. She fell in love with Merlin, while she was supposed to marry Jonah. She got pregnant with the father being Merlin. After Jonah finding out about this, he left Nimue and her.
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Is Nimue evil in Merlin?

Nimueh is an evil sorceress hell bent on destroying King Uther Pendragon and his city of Camelot.
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Is the Lady of the Lake Merlin's daughter?

Nimue and Merlin have a very different relationship in the legend. 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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Why does Arthur take the sword from Nimue?

In her carriage, she asks if he wants money. He says he wants Lord Ector's sponsorship to enter the knight's tournament. It seems that what he said to Nimue about the sword being a way to build his reputation as a knight is the real reason he took the sword.
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Who killed Nimue once upon a time?

Once she felt the power the Grail gave her, something changed in Nimue, and after pretending that a masked man named Vortigan killed her, she killed him, fully giving into the darkness and becoming the original Dark One.
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Is Nimue Arthur's mother?

She was friends also with King Uther Pendragon. Uther, desiring a son and heir, realised that Ygraine was incapable of providing one and asked Gaius to approach Nimueh with a request that she use the power over life and death to help his wife get pregnant. She did so, and as a result Arthur was born.
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Who Cursed Lancelot?

In the Cursed Season 1 finale, the Weeping Monk reveals his name is really Lancelot. Lancelot is the most famous knight in Arthurian legends. He is known for being the greatest warrior of the age and for having an affair with King Arthur's queen, Guinevere.
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Is Nimway alive?

The Cursed TV series ends a few moments before the novel upon which it is based does. The book not only confirms Nimue survives her fall but several other key factors as well, including what appears to be her assumption of the Lady of the Lake mantle.
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Why did Netflix cancel Cursed?

Although the series' idea was promising, Cursed was likely canceled by Netflix because it didn't live up to expectations and didn't draw enough viewers in compared to their other projects.
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Does Nimue give the Sword to Merlin?

When Nimue's village is the target of a brutal attack by the Red Paladins, Christian crusaders intent on ridding the land of magical folk, her mother smuggles the sword of power to her and asks, as her dying wish, that Nimue give the sword to Merlin. COURTESY OF NETFLIX—2020 Netflix, Inc.
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Was the Lady of the Lake evil?

Alfred, Lord Tennyson adapted several stories of the Lady of the Lake for his 1859–1885 poetic cycle Idylls of the King. He too splits her into two characters; Viviane is a deceitful villain who ensnares Merlin, while the Lady of the Lake is a benevolent figure who raises Lancelot and gives Arthur his sword.
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Who is Nimue in Arthur?

In almost all versions of Arthurian legend, Nimue is the architect of Merlin's downfall. Nimue is often depicted as an apprentice of Merlin's, along with other familiar sorceresses like Morgan le Fay and Sebile.
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Who does Merlin end up with?

The finale was “a love story between two men”

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.
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Why did Merlin end that way?

“What we decided to do was to tell the legend how it was in many ways,” Murphy says. “And I suppose we're very sad that Arthur had to die, [but] that is a massive part of the legend.” This was the reason for the final scene, where we see Merlin in the present day.
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Why did the Lady of the Lake imprison Merlin?

Arthur's magician Merlin fell in love with the Lady of the Lake, but she did not return his affection. However, she did persuade him to teach her some of his magic. While the two were traveling together, the Lady of the Lake used the spells she learned from Merlin to imprison him in a tower with invisible walls.
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