Merlin - Emrys - Myrddin - Taliesin As with more mythical figures, Merlin has many names. Merlin is the one most of us know, and that will be the one I will use on these pages. However: personally I prefer to use the name Emrys - the immortal. According to legend, Merlin was of crucial importance to the whole of the Arthurian Legend: without Merlin no Arthur, no foster education, no sword in the stone and no Excalibur. I have searched my books on these four events. Please click the images to go to the quoted text. Merlin put a spell on Uther, so he could lay with Ygraine while she was sure she was with her man. Read that fraction Merlin came and took care of baby Arthur after his birth and took him to sir Ector. Read that fraction Merlin led Arthur to the Sword in the Stone and talked to the barons when they did not accept Arthur as their new King. Read that fraction Merlin introduced Arthur to the Lake of the Lake from whom he received Excalibur. Read that fraction