She is variously depicted as the lover of Merlin, the foster mother of Lancelot, and the protector of Arthur, upon whom she bestows the sword Excalibur.
Merlin fell in love with Nimue. He was so in love with her that he was constantly at her side. Nimue accompanied Merlin on a journey so that she might learn his magic. Knowing that Merlin could take her unwillingly, she made him swear that he would use no magic to make her lay with him.
The French Vulgate texts establish the idea that Viviane is Merlin's student as well as the woman that he is in love with. We also learn that Merlin is the son of the devil. Viviane and Merlin are in love, and Viviane wishes to preserve the state of happiness that they are in.
Merlin met an innocent girl called Freya with who he shared a time, in the time he falls in love for her, she also felt something for Merlin, they were all the time together and they even kiss but inside Freya there where a demon that was attacking Camelot for that reason Arthur had to kill her and Merlin just did a ...
In the Vulgate Merlin, Viviane refuses to give Merlin (who at this time is already old but appears to her in the guise of a handsome young man) her love until he has taught her all his secrets, after which she uses her power to seal him by making him sleep forever.
This fragile young druid girl is not a true villain. Instead she proves to be a much needed confidante for Merlin. She has magic but we are not sure what form it takes.
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.
Merlin was a great and powerful wizard who lived centuries before our story takes place. He studied at Hogwarts and was a Slytherin. JKR got his name from Merlin, the wizard-advisor of King Arthur. In fact, we Potterheads like to think that our Merlin was King Arthur's advisor.
In this verse play, based largely on the Vita Merlini, Geoffrey's Ganieda is split into two characters, Merlin's sister Gwyndyth and Redderch's queen Langoreth. Their attitudes to Merlin in his madness are contrasted: Gwyndyth patient and comforting, Langoreth exasperated with how well he is being treated.
Despite the fact that Freya had many male lovers she loved her husband Odr the most. Her love was so great for him when Odr was a mortal she asked Odin and the other gods to allow him in Valhalla and make him a god even though he did not die in battle.
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.
In series 4, Uther is wounded during an assassination attempt on Arthur. Merlin tries to heal him but due to Morgana's meddling, the spell instead kills him. In the television series Camelot, Uther is poisoned by his daughter Morgana in the first episode.
Freya was married to Od (also spelled Ódr or Odur), about whom little else is known, except that they had a daughter named Hnoss, who was said to be as beautiful and precious as treasure. Od was often away on travels.
"As soon as Arthur knows that Merlin has magic, we felt the format of the show was over," Capps explains. "Because the format of the show was that he had to hide it. It's the end of the story – or the end of this version of the story."
Speculation surrounds the inclusion of persons of color in the series – namely, the fact that Merlin is portrayed by Nathaniel Marello-White, who is a 'Black Briton. ' Another character, Guinevere, played by the incredible Jordan Alexandra, is also a Black Briton.
Unbeknownst to him, Lenore had kept the sword hidden from him but told him that it had been destroyed. After the sword was removed from his body, Merlin lost his magic, though he tried to keep that hidden from others in order to keep up the appearance that he is still very powerful.
Merlin did not, in any myth about him with King Arthur. He was betrayed by Nimue on Morgana's orders in Malory's version. In the alternative version, Nimue acted on her own decisions, and Morgana took advantage of Merlin's absence.
Mordred as a young boy keeps calling Merlin "Emrys", which is actually Merlin's name as a Celtic druid and sorcerer. In Welsh, Merlin's full real name is actually Myrddin Wynn Emrys. Myrddin is his first name, Wynn is his family name and Emrys is his druid name.
Avalon: In some versions of the legend, it is said that after King Arthur's death, he was taken to the mystical island of Avalon to be healed or to await his eventual return.
