Myrddin
 
 

Myrddin is the same as Merlin, the famous sourcerer from the legends of King Arthur.
He was believed to have erected Stonehenge, and was worshipped there. In the Artur Saga,
Merlin helps King Uther who had fallen in love with Igraine, wife of Gorlois.
Uther waged war upon Gorlois, and thus while Gorlois was away from home,
Uther and Merlin rode to Tintagel, where Igraine was held. Merlin used his sorceries to
enchant Uther and cast an illusion to make him appear like Gorlois. Thus Uther could enter the castle.
The abode of Merlin is described as a house of glass, a bush of whitethorn laden
with bloom, a sort of smoke or mist in the air. Britain, before it was inhabited,
was called `Clas Myrddin', Merlins Enclosure.