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Merlin According To The Arthurian Myth
According to the Arthurian legend Merlin was a paradox due to the fact that his father was a demon and he was a servant of a god. This also means that he was sired to his father and god, which is also the reason why he has great intelligence and power. Merlin was said to be sent by god to tell the people and let them know of oncoming situations. In the prophecy it was said to be that water will rise up and the winds will be so powerful that it would be as if they are fighting against each other and England will be weird , men and women will be jailed for no reason , many battles will occur as well as adultery and children will be against their parents. Many of these things were said to not happen until 2010 but happened in
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