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Merlin is a legendary figure best known as the wizard featured in Arthurian legend. The standard depiction of the character first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, written c. 1136, and is based on an amalgamation of previous historical and legendary figures. Geoffrey combined existing stories of Myrddin Wyllt (Merlinus Caledonensis), a North Brythonic prophet and madman with no connection to King Arthur, with tales of the Romano-British war leader Ambrosius Aurelianus to form the composite figure he called Merlin Ambrosius (Welsh: Myrddin Emrys). He is allegedly buried in the Broceliande forest, near Paimpont in Brittany.
Geoffrey's rendering of the character was immediately popular, especially in Wales. Later writers expanded the account to produce a fuller image of the wizard. Merlin's traditional biography casts him as a cambion: born of a mortal woman, sired by an incubus, the non-human from whom he inherits his supernatural powers and abilities. The name of Merlin's mother is not usually stated but is given as Adhan in the oldest version of the Prose Brut. Merlin matures to an ascendant sagehood and engineers the birth of Arthur through magic and intrigue. Later authors have Merlin serve as the king's advisor until he is bewitched and imprisoned by the Lady of the Lake.
Merlin (also called Neurofibromin 2 or schwannomin) is a cytoskeletal protein. In humans, it is a tumor suppressor protein involved in Neurofibromatosis type II. Sequence data reveal its similarity to the ERM protein family.
The name "merlin" is an acronym for "Moesin-Ezrin-Radixin-Like Protein".
Human merlin is coded by the gene NF2 in Chromosome 22. Mouse merlin gene is located on chromosome 11 and rat merlin gene on chromosome 17. Fruit fly merlin gene (symbol Mer) is located on chromosome 1 and shares 58% similarity to its human homologue. Other merlin-like genes are known from a wide range of animals, and the derivation of merlin is thought to be in early metazoa. Merlin is a member of the ERM family of proteins including ezrin, moesin, and radixin, which are in the protein 4.1 superfamily of proteins. Merlin is also known as schwannomin, a name derived from the most common type of tumor in the NF2 patient phenotype, the schwannoma.
Vertebrate merlin is a 70-kDa protein. There are 10 known isoforms of human merlin molecule (the full molecule being 595 amino acids in length). The two most common these are also found in the mouse and are called type 1 and type 2, differing by the absence or presence of exon 16 or 17, respectively). All the known varieties have a conserved N-terminal part, which contains a FERM domain (a domain found in most cytoskeletal-membrane organizing proteins). The FERM domain is followed by an alpha-helical domain and a hydrophilic tail. Merlin can dimerize with itself and heterodimerize with other ERM family proteins.
The Sword in the Stone is a 1963 American animated fairy tale film produced by Walt Disney and originally released to theaters on December 25, 1963 by Buena Vista Distribution. It was the final Disney animated film released before Walt Disney's death. The songs in the film were written and composed by the Sherman Brothers, who later wrote music for other Disney films like Mary Poppins (1964), The Jungle Book (1967), and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971).
The film is based on the novel of the same name, first published in 1938 as a single novel. It was later republished in 1958 as the first book of T. H. White's tetralogy The Once and Future King.
After the King of England, Uther Pendragon, dies, leaving no heir to the throne, a sword appears inside an anvil in London. The sword bears an inscription proclaiming that whoever removes it will be the new king. No one can remove the sword, which is eventually forgotten, leaving England in the Dark Ages.
Years later, a 12-year-old orphan named Arthur, commonly called Wart, accidentally scares off a deer his foster brother Kay was hunting, causing Kay to launch his arrow into the forest. In retrieving the arrow, Arthur lands in the cottage of Merlin the wizard, who declares himself Arthur's tutor and returns with the boy to his home, a castle run by Sir Ector, Arthur's foster father. Ector's friend, Sir Pellinore, arrives with news that the annual jousting tournament will be held on New Year's Day in London, and the winner will be crowned king. Ector decides to put Kay through serious training for the tournament and appoints Arthur as Kay's squire.
sassiest boy i know show: merlin (bbc) available on netflix in some countries! my instagram: https://instagram.com/dragonlcrd (i post more edits there!) my twitter: https://twitter.com/dragonlcrd format inspired by spellbooked & others - Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. - #merlin #bbcmerlin #colinmorgan
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show: merlin (bbc) my instagram: https://instagram.com/dragonlcrd (i post more edits there!) my twitter: https://twitter.com/dragonlcrd format inspired by spellbooked & others - Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. - #merlin #bbc #merthur
Subscribe and 🔔 to the BBC 👉 https://bit.ly/BBCYouTubeSub Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 https://bbc.in/iPlayer-Home http://www.bbc.co.uk/merlin Arthur knows Merlin needs help if he is to survive. He tells the Knights they must return to Camelot immediately. Sir Leon voices his concern - they cannot abandon their quest, for though Merlin might live, thousands more will certainly die. Lancelot offers to take Merlin back to Gaius whilst the others continue on without them. Arthur reluctantly agrees. But Merlin is fully aware that Arthur intends to sacrifice himself on the Isle of the Blessed and begs the Prince to take him with him. Arthur refuses, leaving Merlin powerless to stop him. As Lancelot leads the stricken Merlin off, Arthur watches him go. It is a painful parting, for th...
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Merlin is the archetypal wizard, Welsh and Celtic in origin but with connections across the water in Cornwall and middle Europe, and, of course, the Arthurian legends. The powerful wizard is portrayed across folklore with many magical powers, including the power of shapeshifting, and is well-known for being King Arthur's mentor, ultimately guiding him towards becoming the king of Camelot. In this documentary, we take a deep dive into the fantastic world of Merlin and his influence in today's society. Welcome to Chronicle; your home for all things medieval history! With documentaries covering everything from the collapse of the Roman Empire to the beginnings of the Renaissance, from Hastings to Charlemagne, we'll be exploring everything the Middle Ages have to offer. Subscribe now so you ...
[Heads up to folks with photosensitivity: there are flashes between some of the cuts in the S3 and S4 sections] I was at my friend's house and wanted to show him the bloopers but I couldn't find a good video of them all on YouTube, so I figured I'd take it into my own hands and upload them myself. Fun fact, there aren't any bloopers in the S1 boxset, and the S2 ones are mixed in with S3. Subtitles have now been added! Tag yourself, I'm Arthur sneezing at a funeral 0:00 S2 + S3 3:23 S3 8:24 S4 14:58 S5
Dino Merlin Live: 19/10/2024 Olympiahalle, München, Germany 26/10/2024 SC "Morača", Podgorica, Montenegro 16/11/2024 Arena Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland 29/11/2024 Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin, Germany 30/11/2024 Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin, Germany 07/12/2024 Stadium Arena, Norrköping, Sweden 14/12/2024 NOVA Spektrum, Oslo, Norway 21/12/2024 Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark 31/12/2024 Rixos Premium Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia Ulaznice ➡️ https://dinomerlin.com/live OUT NOW 'Skoro će zima' & 'Ne radujemo se (feat. Marko Louis)' Dino Merlin Live - BUY TICKETS: https://dinomerlin.com/live SHOW 'Mir svim dobrim ljudima' http://hyperurl.co/DMSHOWMMXXI SHOP Dino Merlin Merchandise ► https://www.dinomerlin.com/shop NEW Dino Merlin Viber Community ► https://vb.me/dinomerlin_yt Apple Music ...
Dino Merlin Live: 16/11/2024 Arena Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland 29/11/2024 Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin, Germany 30/11/2024 Uber Eats Music Hall, Berlin, Germany 03/12/2024 Arena Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria 07/12/2024 Stadium Arena, Norrköping, Sweden 14/12/2024 NOVA Spektrum, Oslo, Norway 21/12/2024 Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark 31/12/2024 Rixos Premium Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia Ulaznice ➡️ https://dinomerlin.com/live OUT NOW 'Skoro će zima' & 'Ne radujemo se (feat. Marko Louis)' Dino Merlin Live - BUY TICKETS: https://dinomerlin.com/live SHOW 'Mir svim dobrim ljudima' http://hyperurl.co/DMSHOWMMXXI SHOP Dino Merlin Merchandise ► https://www.dinomerlin.com/shop NEW Dino Merlin Viber Community ► https://vb.me/dinomerlin_yt Apple Music ► http://smarturl.it/DMTunes Deezer ► http://hyper...
Merlin is a legendary figure best known as the wizard featured in Arthurian legend. The standard depiction of the character first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, written c. 1136, and is based on an amalgamation of previous historical and legendary figures. Geoffrey combined existing stories of Myrddin Wyllt (Merlinus Caledonensis), a North Brythonic prophet and madman with no connection to King Arthur, with tales of the Romano-British war leader Ambrosius Aurelianus to form the composite figure he called Merlin Ambrosius (Welsh: Myrddin Emrys). He is allegedly buried in the Broceliande forest, near Paimpont in Brittany.
Geoffrey's rendering of the character was immediately popular, especially in Wales. Later writers expanded the account to produce a fuller image of the wizard. Merlin's traditional biography casts him as a cambion: born of a mortal woman, sired by an incubus, the non-human from whom he inherits his supernatural powers and abilities. The name of Merlin's mother is not usually stated but is given as Adhan in the oldest version of the Prose Brut. Merlin matures to an ascendant sagehood and engineers the birth of Arthur through magic and intrigue. Later authors have Merlin serve as the king's advisor until he is bewitched and imprisoned by the Lady of the Lake.