"The Idylls of the King" character

Usage examples of merlin.

Having learned plainly how affairs stood, Merlin set his own plans accordingly.

Before it stood a young man trying on a jerkin on which rings of bronze were tightly sewn, one against another, His head was dark and for a moment Merlin was nearly startled into hailing him by name.

Then the youth raised his head and looked full square at the newcomer and Merlin saw in him a much younger Ector.

The son of Ector approached stiffly to pay him the courtesy of the house, holding the reins while Merlin dismounted.

He eyed the long package Merlin carried which was the safely trussed sword, but had better manners than to ask any questions as Merlin settled on a travelling stool with it across his knees close under his hand.

Still a little confused by memories and a sense of loss, Merlin looked up at the youth in near bewilderment.

No, there would be prattling of night demons who begat him, and the same aversion Merlin had met himself in days past.

Looking at him, Merlin knew a shock nearly as deep as Ector had experienced earlier.

There was an openness about his manner, about even his features, which Merlin could not reconcile with the Old Heritage at all.

Afterward Merlin was never to remember clearly how he confronted that assembled company.

Thereafter they agreed that the test Merlin proposed would be their first effort to select a war leader.

In the morning Merlin ate and drank what was given to him, tasting nothing, chewing and swallowing without knowing what he did, so centred was his whole energy on what was to happen.

The mirror had said that in using her energy to imprison Merlin in the cave she had nearly exhausted what force she could summon.

And Merlin was left with a shadow of fear of what might come to colour his days and disturb his nights.

And they turned on Merlin when they could with a gabble of sorcery, raking up once more the old tale that he was demon-sired.