Merlin has intrigued people the world over since he was first introduced in the 12th century, through the pages of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae. The powerful but doomed magician of ...

Thanks to the BBC's Merlin series a whole new generation know the story of Merlin the Welsh wizard. Intriguingly, some of the earliest sources depict him not as a Welsh sorcerer but as a wild man ...

One of my guilty pleasures in life is living through fantasy movies, and most of the time, those take place during some sort of medieval-like point in history. One of the most known legends during ...

The Harry Potter series has had its fair share of powerful wizards. Not all of them stood on the side of good as the likes of Gellert Grindelwald or Lord Voldemort proved. On the other hand, there ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

The BBC's lavish adaptation of the Arthurian legend has now arrived on our screens, depicting Merlin the sorcerer as a young lad moving into adulthood. But the character is no stranger to television, ...