Merlin is in love with the Lady of the Lake despite his age, and every time she comes he promises to teach her magic in exchange for her love. Every time this happens, she binds him in the tree by using magical thread which the Norns had at one time taught her how to spin.
Merlin's apprentice in chivalric romances is often Arthur's half-sister, Morgan le Fay, who is sometimes depicted as Merlin's lover and sometimes as just his unrequited love interest.
Some have speculated that they shared something more than friendship, and the producers confirmed this in the commentary of the last episode, "Diamond of the Day part two." Julian Murphy called it, "A love story between two men."
Guinevere is childless in most stories. The few exceptions of that include Arthur's son named Loholt or Ilinot in Perlesvaus and Parzival (first mentioned in Erec and Enide).
One of the saddest moments came in the episode "The Fires of Idirsholas" as fans saw the beginning of Morgana's descent into evil. After teaming up with her sister, Morgause, Morgana becomes unaware that she is being used as a vessel in her sister's plan to take over Camelot.
Escanor had never felt as though he belonged anywhere until he joined the Sins, and he gladly sacrifices his life for his treasured companions. A happy ending in its own way, Escanor professes his love for Merlin, knowing it is not reciprocated yet hoping that someone worthy of her love may find her someday.
Arthur, son of Igraine and Uther Pendragon, is thus Morgan's half-brother, and her full sisters include Mordred's mother, the Queen of Orkney. The young Morgan unhappily marries Urien, with whom she has a son, Yvain.
At first it seemed that Morgana had a crush on Arthur and she was always near him and supporting him, Arthur had feelings for her too and he thought that she was beautiful, time after she find out that she was the half sister of Arthur and Arthur was in love with Gwen.
In most tales, Guinevere is the daughter of King Leodegrance, who preceded Arthur as the owner of The Round Table. The table, which in Arthurian legends allows all knights equal footing, was reportedly part of Guinevere's dowry when Arthur met and fell in love with her.
Guinevere, nicknamed Gwen by Arthur and Morgana, was Arthur's wife and queen, and the love of his life. They had been betrothed when they were children and were close, although Arthur had been distrustful of the magical and "protected" Gwen from Nari even though she'd meant Gwen no harm.
In the actual legend Merlin never married, nor did he have any children - though the woman Nimue did indeed cause his downfall by seducing him. Here, Merlin breaks his vows of celibacy before the story of Arthur begins (which we learn in a brief prologue) and is punished for it by the gods.
Then Arthur is pulling him around and clasping the back of his head, tenderly, as though Merlin's the most precious thing in the world. 'Don't you dare ever lie to me again,' he says, and then kisses him. 'True love,' Merlin says breathlessly, when they break for air.
Merlin in the TV adaptation is black, which is strange for two reasons: First, Merlin is not black in the books. He is effectively a priest of a people that were almost entirely white, and an elder. I'm sure Nathaniel Martello-White is a fine actor, but he is also not old enough to play the Merlin from these books.
Moments before Escanor dies, he has a touching conversation with Merlin, letting her know that his love for her was not solely based on her resemblance to Rosa, but also because she interacted with him without any prejudice or discrimination and he also reveals he knew she never returned his love but was fine with it ...
After having her magic seal spell reflected back by Chandler's Full Counter, it is revealed that her true form is that of a child. In this form, she is described as an adorable child by Chandler with long black hair reaching her mid-back.
Merlin reasoned that even though she saved Elizabeth from the curse, she needed it active to motivate Meliodas to kill the Demon King, as the Demon King's death was necessary to free Chaos from its prison.
Both the Myrddin of the early Welsh poems, then, and the Merlin of Vita Merlini, were depicted as wild men and prophets. Each of them had taken part in a battle which caused him to slip into madness, and to flee into a forest where he lived as a wild man.
Old Merlin, otherwise known as Emrys, is Merlin's alter ego. The young warlock uses an aging spell to transform himself into an old man and must take a potion to transform back to his young self. Gaius is the only one to know Old Merlin's true identity.
If Merlin assists him in winning Igraine, Uther will give the wizard their first born child. That child was Arthur. Arthur is said to have been born at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall and was taken by Merlin to be raised by Sir Ector.
One of the sole reasons Morgana turned into a villain was because she was corrupted by Morgause. With Morgana in Morgause's company for a year, the witch successfully brainwashed her sister into believing Uther and Arthur were the real evil.
