Merlin [WAS-Origins of the Founders (British Geography input..

[B Arrowsmith]

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I like Merlin. Poor devil was bamboozled by females left, right and 
centre. What's new.

Outflanked by Morgan Le Fay ( Arthurs fairy sister ), imprisoned in a 
rock by Nimue and entangled by thorn bushes and enchanted into 
permanent slumber by Vivien, The Lady of the Lake.

The only difficulty is deciding which group of legends to  use as the 
relevant text; there are at least five, ( Nennius, Geoffrey of 
Monmouth, Robert Wace, Robert de Borron, and the Orlando series; all  
from the 9th Cent. onwards), plus later modifications.

  Even the more recent historically solid(?) theories that date Arthur 
to the 5th/6th Cent. still put Merlin (probably known as Ambrosius) as 
of Welsh origin, even though all the great Arthurian  battles  except 
Badon, which no-one can definitely identify, take place on the Scottish 
border!

Now for a weak, weak WEAK link.

Ambrosia is the food of the Gods, made from honey. Dumbledore is 
dialect for a bumblebee.

If you can find a weaker link  than that, you deserve a medal

Kneasy