Quick tip when pronouncing anything Welsh, a double d, so DD actually makes a sort of “dth” sound. So “Myrddin” or “Gododdin” should sound like “Myrdthin” and “Gododthin”. For anyone who’s played Elden Ring, this is why characters pronounce Blaidd the Half-wolf’s name like “Blaidth”.
Great comment! My favorite books growing up were the Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander, which are retelling of Welsh mythologies. It's a real shame that English rule of the British isles has resulted in the decimation of the other cultures that inhabit it
@@jackievanhelen True. I'm 34 and only now getting to really learn Welsh as, as recently as the 1990s, my mother was spat on for speaking it in public. Edit: You might really enjoy Sharon Penman's Here Be Dragons trilogy (historical semi-fiction), and Stephen Lawhead's Pendragon Cycle (King Arthur retold)
Hey! As someone who only knew Welsh was a thing when my last boss got offended when I called him English or British.. I can say.. Interesting but also, who cares?
I was about to be like “that don’t make no sense,” but then I realized that he has achieved the ultimate goal of every essayist, regardless of subject. Becoming a sword seller.
I live in a town called Marlborough in Wiltshire, England and the local folklore here is that Marlborough translates to Merlin's Town and that his final resting place is here in town in the form of a large man-made iron age mound ! Very cool to think about tho I'm sure there's very little basis
@@HollowR6S well it's not open to the public but I've been to the top and unfortunately the centre of it has been filled with concrete for some reason, not sure how deep. It may be due to a risk of collapse or drainage idk.
I’m very sick I have a flu that’s killing me however this video nursed me to health and I now bench 350 on an off day and I’ve been inducted into Mensa I got a full ride scholarship to MIT
As a Welsh person i especially enjoyed this one lol, having volunteered on Enlli not knowing it was supposedly his final resting place, that was a cool thing to learn lol. I also really liked the visuals in this one, I appreciate you not using AI anymore.
“A dream to some…a nightmare to others!” Since my childhood I can’t read any Merlin portrayal and not think of Nicol Williamson, such an iconic role. Thanks for the flashbacks ❤
Celtic lore is a topic so vast that the term "Celtic cultures" is close to being uselessly vague. Whenever somebody says that, I ask, "which one? Irish, Welsh, Manx, Scottish, Cornish, Gaulish?" Each one shared certain similarities, but most practices are distinct. Well done distilling the fundamental concepts from Welsh folklore! Another impressive essay 😊
Your essays are prefect The tone and pacing - both written and spoken - are ideal. The way they flow with the images is flawless I can't imagine a more thoroughly crafted work
This is genuinely one of the best channels on TH-cam. You are so well researched and your calm yet deliberate delivery as well the eye catching visuals and editing make every video a fascinating dive into a decidedly niche topic
My favorite essay so far. I've read most of your source material. I loved Tolstoy's books. Merlin is part Celtic god, part druid and part bard. Half real and half magic. Love that Tolkien took inspiration. Is possible to do Weyland Smith ?
Yo horses, I doubt you’ll see this. But I really think you should make Joan of arc video. Would love for you to give your own breakdown video on her history
"Are you sitting comfortably?"...A fleet of golden galleons, on a crystal sea. Are you sitting comfortably? Let Merlin cast his spell. Ride along the winds of time and see where we have been, The glorious age of Camelot, when Guinevere was Queen. It all unfolds before your eyes, As Merlin cast his spell. The seven wonders of the world he'll lay before your feet, In a far-off lands, on distant shores, so many friends to meet. Are you sitting comfortably? Let Merlin cast his spell... From the song "Are you sitting comfortably", written by Ray Thomas and recorded by the Moody Blues off their fourth album 'On the Threshold of a Dream', recorded in April of 1969. This was the Moody Blues first Number One Album in the United Kingdom. 🧙(This was a great video, and a great video needs a great narrator, and your voice more than meets that standard.🙏)
I think it was very appropriate that you contextualized the shift in Merlin's moral presentation within the shift in the moral representation of magic in Europe. That kinda makes questions about the historical person more interesting since the legends about him had to be continually recontextualized in that way instead of retaining a straight-forward, easily communicable narrative.
I realize there's not much chance you'll be able to redo your entire voiceover, but I just started watching this and wanted to give a heads-up that the DD in Welsh is pronounced "TH" and not as a "D" and likewise "dw" is "Doo." Enjoy your content very much regardless!
@@dorkbaitart I think the big issue here is that too many languages use the same alphabet, so words from completely different languages are taken as is without much adaptation of spelling. The result is the lack of consistent rules. There's a whole competition over spelling words.
I was just talking to my brother about Merlin as he appears in my favorite book series by C.S. Lewis, the Space Trilogy, in the final book, That Hideous Strength. And this pops up, so thank you device that listens. Gonna have to start video over now, was typing and not listening. My bad. Peace!
Tip: Always check the pronunciation of words not English in origin, most Wikipedia articles spell out the title in the international phonetic alphabet in the very first sentence...
You are such an amazing storyteller from the tome of your voice and how you pace the way you tell your tale Even though I may not be interested at the subject matter,I get enraptured into the video anyways because of how you present it
Love all the Caldwell, Easley and Parkinson paintings. Very fitting that a documentary about the Father of all Modern Wizards contain countless visuals from the tabletop RPG that allowed so many of us to embody the trope that a singular mythical figure managed to capture and beguile the hearts and minds of people for centuries to come. Awesome, 👏🏽
Oh Exciting new Horses❣️ AND it's about MERLIN, Bless your heart, Michael. Loving this beautiful content You make, Wonderful Wonderful ART❣️ THANK YOU ❣️
I think we can all agree the best version of all time was in The Sword in the Stone by Disney lol But for real though that was one of my favorite movies growing up. I still love it. I didn’t realize it was it was made in 1963 until I just looked it up. The animation they were able to do back then never ceases to amaze me. Very good video as always! I had never heard this kind of deep dive on this character before. I love the way you cover these topics. No matter what it is I always learn something new while watching you. Great work! 💜
@@DreadPirateRobertz no I don’t. I mean Goodbye Horses by Q Lazarus. It’s the song that plays in Silence of the Lambs. In the scene where Bill dances in front of the mirror in his skin suit.
Great essay! I enjoyed it immensely. Feels like it was a lot of work to put together. Slight moment of dissonance at about 7.20 when you introduce Geoffrey of Monmouth's 'History of the Kings of Britain' and you tell us that it was the 'History of the Kings of England'. It feels like a tiny bit of a slip, because you revert back to Britain past this! I know that outside these islands, people get Britain and England mixed up as being synonymous when they are not, but I don't mind the occasional brain fart ;-) especially when everything else is so high quality.
Why was the video, the Destruction of Madame X, deleted or removed from your channel? I've been trying to share it with some friends and cannot find it anymore. What gives?
Using prophecies as 4th wall break is actually really smart. Its like the birds from rango looking at the camera and going "yeah he's going to die soon"
When I was a kid this Made For TV Film simply titled Merlin debuted on cable television. Funny to see what they pulled from the mythos and used for the film.
Wonderful, now I need to re-watch it after viewing this. Remember the scene where Merlin tells the architect that his tower is built on a stream? You think that was an allusion to the two dragons fighting beneath the Vulgate's Tower?
Thank you for this!! I truly appreciate your steadfast approach and delivery. @HorsesonYT Regardless of mispronunciation you’re bringing a Delightful World!!
There may have never been an "historical Merlin" but someone, at some point, definitely believed that someone else, at some earlier point, definitely believed that Merlin actually existed.
I love old Arthurian legends and contemplating where fact may have intersected with fiction. I would love more artistic and vague movies like The Green Knight adapted from these stories, especially a Merlin centric one.
Hoping i can maybe add-in some stuff the internet doesn't have: Maerlyn (Maerthyn) was a Bard, the top-end of Classical Druidic practice. The Druids were of all Tribes in a geographical area, but above them all. Druidry as an aboriginal practice was far smarter than we give it credit for, bringing me to the other obvious protagonist; the Romans. The Romans famously went fully after the Druids because Julius Caesar and the Gauls; you can read about this in the odious words of Caesar himself if you want to. Chased the Druids all the way to Britain, didn't get to murder them all. Even after centuries in Britain, the Druidic tendency of the native aboriginal Briton people could not be extinguished, eventually giving us Arthur and his cycle of legends. From "Wales." Merlin's an amalgamation of other, older things. On the one hand, he's Maith Maithonwy and Gwidion; you saw how he takes counsel with Taleisin, the God of Bards. He adds native cred to what Arthur was doing during his Dark Age period; defending the land and the people against the latest set of invaders: the Saxons. This is why he's At All Turns In the Path, gifted with Prophecy but letting Arthur or whoever Choose Their Own Adventure. See, according to Classical Druidry, YOU can see "the Future" but you can't tell nobody when it matters. Sick Cosmic Joke territory. In order for Arthur to Be and to do what Arthur's legends say he did, a representative of the Ancient Spirit of Britain etc. had to (literally) wave a magic stick over Arthur and what he represented at the time: the Old Order, blood and Tradition. Excalibur, given by the Goddess Danu of the Waters (the monks didn't record the Mother Ancestor of all "Keltoi" by name or correctly) as Arthur's badge of Favor or the other story of magic sword from a stone/anvil (indicative of the land and soil connection) both are disclosed by Maerlyn the Seer. Either telling of the story, the High Bard is right there. You pointed out that the degen christian monks at the time, recording "oddities" of the regions they lived in christianized freaking everything. You can but only understate that. Arthur and Merlin are from my Ancestors' part of the world. We do not even have the ability to conceive of the headspace of our Ancestors, the way even in which we perceive "Reality" compared to them has no equivalence. Seriously. Please do not skip about the Headspace or it'll always just be carved rocks. So, deliberate Stories with/about Maerlyn and Arthur and their whole gang can be perennial, eternal. Maybe it's called the "Dark Ages" to hide a bunch of stuff. More'n you're supposed to be able to imagine. Maerlyn was an elected Druid of the Old Ways, probably born to some random family of one of the numerous clans/tribes in Britain. He would have had to demonstrate...aptitude in whatever tests they did with kids back then to snatch up Initiates or Novices. Only more over the 51% line that scientifically brackets randomness. See Also: Nepali/Tibetan Monk selection. To show it's not localized in time or place. The Tale of Arthur's a bunch of tangle. Roman scum were abandoned to the incoming Frisians. The native Britons were conditioned to depend on the red Roman standard but then...is where the Arthur legend is from. Whole thing is DOOM YOU CAN SEE COMING and Yesterday. Legends of my People.
Yeah I'm "neopagan" "reconstructionist" etc. Maybe as you gawk at me I wonder about you. Ready to swallow anything offered without even looking at it. No context. No "How'd This Become That." Certain you spent >90s and nailed your life's attainment for the next 90s< On your fucking "phone." I had and paid for a phone. You got...something else.
Are you able to provide artist names for the art used in this video? Even some would be better than none. Also could you provide a source for the film footage used?
My god when I seen the notification for a new drop It made my heart flutter.❤ these videos come in so fucking clutch man, please don’t ever stop, keep Up the great work 🎉 happy new year as well.
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I just ate the best grilled cheese of my life
@toat_ love to see it
-michael
@@HorsesOnYT I wouldn’t mind an essay on Druidism to be honest! I love these videos!
@@HorsesOnYTany restocks on the swords?
unlikely
-michael
Quick tip when pronouncing anything Welsh, a double d, so DD actually makes a sort of “dth” sound. So “Myrddin” or “Gododdin” should sound like “Myrdthin” and “Gododthin”. For anyone who’s played Elden Ring, this is why characters pronounce Blaidd the Half-wolf’s name like “Blaidth”.
I was annoyed at first, but this is a good comment.
Great comment! My favorite books growing up were the Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander, which are retelling of Welsh mythologies. It's a real shame that English rule of the British isles has resulted in the decimation of the other cultures that inhabit it
@@jackievanhelen True. I'm 34 and only now getting to really learn Welsh as, as recently as the 1990s, my mother was spat on for speaking it in public.
Edit: You might really enjoy Sharon Penman's Here Be Dragons trilogy (historical semi-fiction), and Stephen Lawhead's Pendragon Cycle (King Arthur retold)
Hey! As someone who only knew Welsh was a thing when my last boss got offended when I called him English or British.. I can say.. Interesting but also, who cares?
im welsh and was gonna comment this 🔥 beat me to it
Bro just casually drops that there’s a sword in his merchshop… I love this channel so much.
Do they ship to london?
@@cliftonfurney5083thats where most of them go to
@@cliftonfurney5083knives are too small, time to upgrade
this dude selling a sword is proof he's the best essayist.
It's already sold out
I was about to be like “that don’t make no sense,” but then I realized that he has achieved the ultimate goal of every essayist, regardless of subject. Becoming a sword seller.
@@agoogolofgeeseah the classic pen and sword proverb, but in a different way?
Real men pick up the pen and sell the sword
@@treheronthe pen is mightier than the sword but the sword is cooler.
I live in a town called Marlborough in Wiltshire, England and the local folklore here is that Marlborough translates to Merlin's Town and that his final resting place is here in town in the form of a large man-made iron age mound ! Very cool to think about tho I'm sure there's very little basis
would be really neat to see that excavated properly!
@@okeusI hope it to be untouched to be honest with you
@@HollowR6Sthe futures wild, soon we’ll be able to image things underground without unearthing them
So the real Marlborough Man is a wizard and not a cowboy?
@@HollowR6S well it's not open to the public but I've been to the top and unfortunately the centre of it has been filled with concrete for some reason, not sure how deep. It may be due to a risk of collapse or drainage idk.
Your essay writing skills are something most students and moreover people are no doubt beyond envious of. Fantastic work as always Horses
Horses is one of the only channels that deserve that you run to watch when he uploads a new video
YES!! I RAN!!
Gallop, even
Word. I like Wendigoon as well and try to watch his content alot
most definitely
I been waiting all week🤣
I’m very sick I have a flu that’s killing me however this video nursed me to health and I now bench 350 on an off day and I’ve been inducted into Mensa I got a full ride scholarship to MIT
Well, _I_ for one, believe I exist.
MERLIN! CAST TH-cam COMMENT!
That is all it takes, mate.
Welcome to existence!
I AM SO INTO the choice of aspect ratio here of 4:3 with the large Celtic lettering title cards. So pretty
YES, MOM, I need to watch a 48+ minute video to know if Merlin was real, DUH
As a Welsh person i especially enjoyed this one lol, having volunteered on Enlli not knowing it was supposedly his final resting place, that was a cool thing to learn lol. I also really liked the visuals in this one, I appreciate you not using AI anymore.
God, you have everything down to an exact science on how to properly weave a story with stark visuals. Very nice work.
I second this! I can’t get over how effective the visuals are with his speaking and story-weaving style. It’s so good and engaging
“A dream to some…a nightmare to others!”
Since my childhood I can’t read any Merlin portrayal and not think of Nicol Williamson, such an iconic role. Thanks for the flashbacks ❤
God, I _love_ that quote. One of the best iterations of Merlin in modern media.
_"Excalibur belongs only to ME!!!"_
Celtic lore is a topic so vast that the term "Celtic cultures" is close to being uselessly vague. Whenever somebody says that, I ask, "which one? Irish, Welsh, Manx, Scottish, Cornish, Gaulish?" Each one shared certain similarities, but most practices are distinct. Well done distilling the fundamental concepts from Welsh folklore! Another impressive essay 😊
Your essays are prefect
The tone and pacing - both written and spoken - are ideal. The way they flow with the images is flawless
I can't imagine a more thoroughly crafted work
It’s a truly informative work of art, isn’t it? So good, I love this channel so much
My name is Emrys, and my mother named me after Merlin. ❤
clever mom and awesome name :)
This is genuinely one of the best channels on TH-cam. You are so well researched and your calm yet deliberate delivery as well the eye catching visuals and editing make every video a fascinating dive into a decidedly niche topic
My favorite essay so far. I've read most of your source material. I loved Tolstoy's books. Merlin is part Celtic god, part druid and part bard. Half real and half magic. Love that Tolkien took inspiration. Is possible to do Weyland Smith ?
I couldn't be more happy about this video. Just recently I started reading "Le Morte d'Arthur", so I'm thrilled to say the least
Hey man. I told you when had 100 subscribers that it would take off. I hope you're proud of where this went. We had faith in you, keep it up.
I like the pictures you've used, there must be loads of old art we can celebrate
Yo horses, I doubt you’ll see this. But I really think you should make Joan of arc video. Would love for you to give your own breakdown video on her history
Love your vids homie, your choice in typography is fire
Love the effort you put in your craft brother. Keep going 💪 ✨️
"Are you sitting comfortably?"...A fleet of golden galleons, on a crystal sea. Are you sitting comfortably? Let Merlin cast his spell. Ride along the winds of time and see where we have been, The glorious age of Camelot, when Guinevere was Queen. It all unfolds before your eyes, As Merlin cast his spell. The seven wonders of the world he'll lay before your feet, In a far-off lands, on distant shores, so many friends to meet. Are you sitting comfortably? Let Merlin cast his spell... From the song "Are you sitting comfortably", written by Ray Thomas and recorded by the Moody Blues off their fourth album 'On the Threshold of a Dream', recorded in April of 1969. This was the Moody Blues first Number One Album in the United Kingdom. 🧙(This was a great video, and a great video needs a great narrator, and your voice more than meets that standard.🙏)
I’m from Cornwall it’s called tingagel castle where he resided …thanks 🙏🏼 great videos bro 😎
I think it was very appropriate that you contextualized the shift in Merlin's moral presentation within the shift in the moral representation of magic in Europe. That kinda makes questions about the historical person more interesting since the legends about him had to be continually recontextualized in that way instead of retaining a straight-forward, easily communicable narrative.
Recently got into Arthurian Legend and mythology. Can’t wait to see what new things I’ll learn now your video.
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I realize there's not much chance you'll be able to redo your entire voiceover, but I just started watching this and wanted to give a heads-up that the DD in Welsh is pronounced "TH" and not as a "D" and likewise "dw" is "Doo." Enjoy your content very much regardless!
i thought those words seemed too easy to pronounce... thanks for the correction!
@@HorsesOnYT I'm being really petty now but "y" in Welsh is usually pronounced as "uh". So "Myrddin" would be "Muhrthin"!
English is a horrible lanugage, innit?
It is! But Welsh, which is one of the Celtic languages, is horrible in that uniquely Celtic way.
@@dorkbaitart I think the big issue here is that too many languages use the same alphabet, so words from completely different languages are taken as is without much adaptation of spelling. The result is the lack of consistent rules.
There's a whole competition over spelling words.
6th video in a row with no horses 🤔
The celts are horse tribes.
4:12
I love your work. Thank you so much for these works of art. ❤
I was just talking to my brother about Merlin as he appears in my favorite book series by C.S. Lewis, the Space Trilogy, in the final book, That Hideous Strength. And this pops up, so thank you device that listens. Gonna have to start video over now, was typing and not listening. My bad. Peace!
Always watching Horses videos before bed. So good. When i watch his videos my mind and soul are at peace.
Tip: Always check the pronunciation of words not English in origin, most Wikipedia articles spell out the title in the international phonetic alphabet in the very first sentence...
Always a good day when Horses uploads
Whomever it is at the core of the Myth, the real person beyond the long history of telephone.
He acheived Immortality
Your channel deserves so so so much more attention; I’m always being left so incredibly in awe after each and every video💜
You are such an amazing storyteller from the tome of your voice and how you pace the way you tell your tale
Even though I may not be interested at the subject matter,I get enraptured into the video anyways because of how you present it
Love this 4:3 format and the old school vibe. Subscribed.
Lol just when I was thinking "Man Horses hasn't uploaded in a minute...".
Looking forward to this one !
Thank you for not overpricing your merch, Might be the first pair of youtuber merch I pick up.
Im surprised you skipped right over the 1st mention of Taliesan in the early source with the 2 Myrdons. Taliesan also became one of his names.
Glad I have a new channel to subscribe to and binge. Your work is immaculate.
Love all the Caldwell, Easley and Parkinson paintings. Very fitting that a documentary about the Father of all Modern Wizards contain countless visuals from the tabletop RPG that allowed so many of us to embody the trope that a singular mythical figure managed to capture and beguile the hearts and minds of people for centuries to come. Awesome, 👏🏽
What are these artists full names? I'm interested in looking these up
Clyde Caldwell, Jeff Easley and Keith Parkinson@@austinleavitt9674
Oh Exciting new Horses❣️
AND it's about MERLIN, Bless your heart, Michael. Loving this beautiful content You make, Wonderful Wonderful ART❣️ THANK YOU ❣️
4:3 is such an underrated aspect ratio honestly
I think we can all agree the best version of all time was in The Sword in the Stone by Disney lol But for real though that was one of my favorite movies growing up. I still love it. I didn’t realize it was it was made in 1963 until I just looked it up. The animation they were able to do back then never ceases to amaze me.
Very good video as always! I had never heard this kind of deep dive on this character before. I love the way you cover these topics. No matter what it is I always learn something new while watching you. Great work! 💜
this channel never ceases to amaze me...i can tell ppl are catching on..thank you for everything
Horse will be a cornerstone of youtube mini docs
Interesting aspect ratio. Why did you make the video this way? Simply curious
I can’t wait for this channel to announce their retirement just so I can post an online tribute with the song “Goodbye Horses”
You mean wild horses? Lmfao
@@DreadPirateRobertz no I don’t. I mean Goodbye Horses by Q Lazarus. It’s the song that plays in Silence of the Lambs. In the scene where Bill dances in front of the mirror in his skin suit.
@@Glassandcandyhe says “all things… pass into the night…” and I said “oh no sir, I must say you’re wrong, I MUST DISAGREE!”
I love this video and all of your videos so much, nobody out there is making such amazing videos visually or intellectually.
Your videos are so aesthetically pleasing ❤
My answer as a historian who studied Arthurian legend and Irish and British history in college:
“Lmao idk maybe”
😂
The choice of typefaces was excellent.
The visual edit is out of this world
Great essay! I enjoyed it immensely. Feels like it was a lot of work to put together.
Slight moment of dissonance at about 7.20 when you introduce Geoffrey of Monmouth's 'History of the Kings of Britain' and you tell us that it was the 'History of the Kings of England'. It feels like a tiny bit of a slip, because you revert back to Britain past this!
I know that outside these islands, people get Britain and England mixed up as being synonymous when they are not, but I don't mind the occasional brain fart ;-) especially when everything else is so high quality.
Your channel will fill the giant Hochelaga shaped hole in my life
Why was the video, the Destruction of Madame X, deleted or removed from your channel? I've been trying to share it with some friends and cannot find it anymore. What gives?
Love the D&D popping up in this
17:50 Paraphrasing '18 month old baby defends his mother in a court of law' we need this on film 😂😂
No idea what prompts you used but the midjourney pictures in your Marcus video were gorgeous. Have mixed feelings about ai but I was definitely in awe
Using prophecies as 4th wall break is actually really smart.
Its like the birds from rango looking at the camera and going "yeah he's going to die soon"
Holy shit you've blown up I remember first watching your northman video years ago, congrats man you deserve it all
Merlin firebombed the Saxons
Bro I am bored of other video essays compared to the absolute curious questions you ask in yours. Thank you.🙏
HORSES is 10/10!! Visual, script, narration... oh what a delight!!!
Favourite subject, favourite TH-camr. The stars do align now and again.
When I was a kid this Made For TV Film simply titled Merlin debuted on cable television. Funny to see what they pulled from the mythos and used for the film.
That is one of my all time favourite films. I've found it here on YT.
Wonderful, now I need to re-watch it after viewing this. Remember the scene where Merlin tells the architect that his tower is built on a stream? You think that was an allusion to the two dragons fighting beneath the Vulgate's Tower?
Thank you for this!! I truly appreciate your steadfast approach and delivery. @HorsesonYT
Regardless of mispronunciation you’re bringing a Delightful World!!
Babe wake up. New horses video dropped
I've been needing this video for decades. Thank you.
I can’t wait until you get picked up by CuriosityStream/Nebula, you really are a diamond in the rough
Fantastic work, as per usual. Thank you, Horses!!!
I love you dude, been on my ftl shit for the last few weeks, but this was a perfect pallet cleanser.
Just found your channel today, and this is my 2nd video watched. I must say that so far I'm impressed. You've gained a new subscriber.
How do you not have more views? It’s so well done.
maybe the real Merlin is the friends we made alon- ok I'll go away
Babe wake up, a new horses video just dropped
33:25 Hey, some footage from Ralph Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings! Well done! Fits perfectly in this vid tbh
There may have never been an "historical Merlin" but someone, at some point, definitely believed that someone else, at some earlier point, definitely believed that Merlin actually existed.
I love old Arthurian legends and contemplating where fact may have intersected with fiction. I would love more artistic and vague movies like The Green Knight adapted from these stories, especially a Merlin centric one.
I rewatched Clive Owen's King Arthur yesterday!
Amazing video, I love your work!!
Hoping i can maybe add-in some stuff the internet doesn't have:
Maerlyn (Maerthyn) was a Bard, the top-end of Classical Druidic practice. The Druids were of all Tribes in a geographical area, but above them all. Druidry as an aboriginal practice was far smarter than we give it credit for, bringing me to the other obvious protagonist; the Romans.
The Romans famously went fully after the Druids because Julius Caesar and the Gauls; you can read about this in the odious words of Caesar himself if you want to. Chased the Druids all the way to Britain, didn't get to murder them all. Even after centuries in Britain, the Druidic tendency of the native aboriginal Briton people could not be extinguished, eventually giving us Arthur and his cycle of legends. From "Wales."
Merlin's an amalgamation of other, older things. On the one hand, he's Maith Maithonwy and Gwidion; you saw how he takes counsel with Taleisin, the God of Bards. He adds native cred to what Arthur was doing during his Dark Age period; defending the land and the people against the latest set of invaders: the Saxons. This is why he's At All Turns In the Path, gifted with Prophecy but letting Arthur or whoever Choose Their Own Adventure.
See, according to Classical Druidry, YOU can see "the Future" but you can't tell nobody when it matters. Sick Cosmic Joke territory.
In order for Arthur to Be and to do what Arthur's legends say he did, a representative of the Ancient Spirit of Britain etc. had to (literally) wave a magic stick over Arthur and what he represented at the time: the Old Order, blood and Tradition. Excalibur, given by the Goddess Danu of the Waters (the monks didn't record the Mother Ancestor of all "Keltoi" by name or correctly) as Arthur's badge of Favor or the other story of magic sword from a stone/anvil (indicative of the land and soil connection) both are disclosed by Maerlyn the Seer. Either telling of the story, the High Bard is right there.
You pointed out that the degen christian monks at the time, recording "oddities" of the regions they lived in christianized freaking everything. You can but only understate that. Arthur and Merlin are from my Ancestors' part of the world. We do not even have the ability to conceive of the headspace of our Ancestors, the way even in which we perceive "Reality" compared to them has no equivalence. Seriously. Please do not skip about the Headspace or it'll always just be carved rocks.
So, deliberate Stories with/about Maerlyn and Arthur and their whole gang can be perennial, eternal. Maybe it's called the "Dark Ages" to hide a bunch of stuff. More'n you're supposed to be able to imagine.
Maerlyn was an elected Druid of the Old Ways, probably born to some random family of one of the numerous clans/tribes in Britain. He would have had to demonstrate...aptitude in whatever tests they did with kids back then to snatch up Initiates or Novices. Only more over the 51% line that scientifically brackets randomness.
See Also: Nepali/Tibetan Monk selection. To show it's not localized in time or place.
The Tale of Arthur's a bunch of tangle. Roman scum were abandoned to the incoming Frisians. The native Britons were conditioned to depend on the red Roman standard but then...is where the Arthur legend is from.
Whole thing is DOOM YOU CAN SEE COMING and Yesterday. Legends of my People.
Yeah I'm "neopagan" "reconstructionist" etc. Maybe as you gawk at me I wonder about you.
Ready to swallow anything offered without even looking at it.
No context.
No "How'd This Become That."
Certain you spent >90s and nailed your life's attainment for the next 90s< On your fucking "phone."
I had and paid for a phone. You got...something else.
Your merch looks like it’s from some Black Metal band, lol.
If anyone likes metal music and Merlin there’s a really cool song about him by Suidakra called “Darkane Times”.
This is such an amazing channel.
It's always a good day when Horses
Waht movies are the scene from that you used??
I love how nonschalantly he just mentions the fact that he's selling his own brand of swords now.
Are you able to provide artist names for the art used in this video? Even some would be better than none. Also could you provide a source for the film footage used?
work is always phenomenal
Yet another fantastic video. This channel is one of my favourite things on the internet.
Brilliant as always. Would love to see one on the origins of tales about giants.
Knocks it out of the park again. Excellent content. Thank you.
What a beautiful channel. Thank you for the research.
Wooo, dropping an another 50 min video, You made my day
My god when I seen the notification for a new drop It made my heart flutter.❤ these videos come in so fucking clutch man, please don’t ever stop, keep
Up the great work 🎉 happy new year as well.