C. T. Suddeth

In the 5^th century AD Ambrose Aurelian (Welsh Emrys Wledig) won a battle against the English. When next he appears, he is Merlin (name meaning Sea Fortress), Wizard/Druid to King Uther and King Arthur. Later he wrote the Merlin Prophecies. Alas the original Welsh and Cornish texts have vanished, leaving us with fewer facts than we would like. (Merlin’s cave beneath Tintagel Castle in Cornwall)