Poetry · Character
Merlin
The wizard who is trapped by the fay Vivian.
minor
First appearance: i
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With Vivian (romantic): Merlin is enchanted and ultimately imprisoned by the Lady of the Lake (Vivian), a relationship of love and…
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- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- Tristram and Iseult
- Persian epic heroes
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romantic · ambivalent
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