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Merlin: The Return

Merlin: The Return is a 2000 film that chronicles the story of Merlin and King Arthur.


Aberavon RFC

One theory of the nickname 'The Wizards' is thought to have been based on the many workers who came to Port Talbot in the 19th century from the Carmarthen area, strongly associated with the legendary wizard Merlin.

Absent-minded professor

An example of this would be the characterisation of Merlin in The Sword in the Stone—particularly the Disney adaptation—and Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter.

Anne McCaffrey

McCaffrey made a fast start in Ireland, completing for 1971 publication Dragonquest and two Gothic novels for Dell, The Mark of Merlin and The Ring of Fear.

Aplomado Falcon

Two other Falco species of the Americas, Merlin (F. columbarius) and American Kestrel (F. sparverius), seem to be closer to the Aplomado group than most other falcons, but the relationships of all these lineages are fairly enigmatic.

Around the Fur

A poster of the album art can be seen in the film Universal Soldier: The Return.

Barnard Hughes

He was the central character in three sitcoms: Doc, which ran on CBS from 1975–77, where he played a physician; Mr. Merlin, in which he played Merlin, a magician mentoring a 20th-century teenager; and The Cavanaughs, co-starring Christine Ebersole, in which he played the family patriarch (Art Carney played his brother, and Glynis Johns made guest appearances).

Bonanza: The Next Generation

Bonanza: The Next Generation was the pilot for a television series that was never produced but was followed by Bonanza: The Return (1993) and Bonanza: Under Attack (1995).

Bonanza: Under Attack

Bonanza: Under Attack is a 1995 TV-movie sequel to the 1959-1973 television series Bonanza and television films Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988) and Bonanza: The Return (1993).

Chronicles of the Sword

When Ambrosius Aurelianus and Uther Pendragon killed Vortigen and stole his throne, Merlin appeared to change his allegiance and support Ambrosius until his death, and then Uther when he succeeded him.

Clothar the Frank

The story is narrated by Clothar (Lancelot) and describes his early life in Roman Gaul, his education in Auxerre with Bishop Germanus, his participation in a civil war and his travels to Britain where he meets Caius Merlyn Britaniccus (Merlin) and King Arthur for the first time.

Consortium of British Humanitarian Agencies

The Consortium of British Humanitarian Agencies(CBHA) consists of 15 UK based NGOs - ActionAid, Action Against Hunger, CARE International UK, CAFOD, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide UK, Helpage International, International Rescue Committee, Islamic Relief Worldwide, Merlin, Oxfam GB, Plan International UK, Save the Children UK, Tearfund and World Vision UK.

Cymbal-banging monkey toy

The Devil's Gift, a 1984 horror film, exhibits similarities to the Stephen King story and was later re-edited as the 1996 film Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders.

Cyr Myrddin, the Coming of Age of Merlin

It is the story of the early life of Merlin as he searches for his destiny, ultimately taking part in the conception of King Arthur.

Cyr Myrddin, The Coming of Age of Merlin is a novel originally published in hardcover in 1979 and written by Michael de Angelo.

Daniel Merlin Goodbrey

Daniel Merlin Goodbrey is an English writer and online pioneer known for his work in webcomics and the British small press.

GRS 1915+105

Observations with high resolution radio telescopes such as VLA, MERLIN and VLBI show a bi-polar outflow of charged particles, which emit synchrotron radiation at radio frequencies.

Heroes II: The Return

Peter Yeldham did a great deal of original research, helped by Lee Robinson who had previously made a film on the same story, The Highest Honor (1982).

Ieuan Evans

He went on to win 72 caps for Wales and scored 33 tries – at that time a record for Wales – and was dubbed "Merlin" by TV commentator Bill McLaren.

Iris Owens

During the 1950s she lived in Paris, where she was associated with the group of expatriate writers who produced the literary review Merlin, among them Alexander Trocchi, Christopher Logue, George Plimpton and Richard Seaver.

Jon Turner

Turner was originally apprenticed to 'Spud' Peter Rowsell, a boat builder in Exmouth with whom he won the Merlin Rocket Championships at Abersoch in 1978.

Knockin

Knockin is also home to one of the radio telescopes that make up the Jodrell Bank MERLIN (Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network) radio telescope array linking six observing stations that together form a powerful telescope with an effective aperture of over 217 kilometres.

Kogan Page

Kogan Page authors and publishing partners include: Michael Armstrong, Drayton Bird, John Adair, Richard Denny, Paul Sloane, Merlin Stone, the Institute of Directors, Accenture, the Hay Group, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Geneviève Brame and many others.

Meadow Pipit

This species is one of the most important nest hosts of the Cuckoo, and it is also an important prey species for Merlins and Hen Harriers.

Meghan Ory

In 2008, she married John Reardon, with whom she worked on Merlin's Apprentice.

Merlin Park Regional Hospital

Merlin Park Regional Hospital now called Merlin Park University Hospital is a HSE public hospital in Galway in Ireland.

Merlin: The Quest Begins

Merlin: The Quest Begins was created by Eamonn Maguire and is a 1998 television movie about a young Merlin (Jason Connery).

Merlin's Apprentice

It is a sequel to the hit 1998 television miniseries Merlin with Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson reprising their roles as Merlin and the Lady of the Lake, albeit slightly different versions of their characters.

Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders

The second segment of the film is a recut version of The Devil's Gift, a 1984 film made by the same director.

Merlin's Wood

This story first appeared in a 1980 work titled Interfaces, edited by Ursula K. Le Guin and Virginia Kidd.

Michel Rubini

In 1992 he wrote and performed music for the Merlin & The Dragons audiobook by Jane Yolen (read by Kevin Kline).

Miles Merlin

A few weeks later, the Merlin was delivered to Birkett Air Service, for its air taxi and charter business based at Heston Aerodrome.

North American P-51 variants

The Vice-Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sir Wilfrid R. Freeman, lobbied vociferously for Merlin-powered Mustangs, insisting two of the five experimental Mustang Mk Xs be handed over to Carl Spaatz for trials and evaluation by the U.S. 8th Air Force in Britain.

Númenor

According to the novel, Merlin of the Arthurian Legend was the last in a long line of wizards familiar with the magic of Middle-earth, brought to the shores of prehistoric Britain by refugees from the sunken continent.

Operation Bowery

on a high speed run to Malta, carrying, apart from food and general stores, 100 spare Merlin aircraft engines and RAF ground crews trained on Spitfires.

Pickmere

Pickmere is home to one of the radio telescopes that make up the Jodrell Bank MERLIN (Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network) radio telescope array linking six observing stations that together form a powerful telescope with an effective aperture of over 217 kilometres.

Queen Mab

Queen Mab is portrayed by Miranda Richardson in the 1998 TV miniseries Merlin, serving as the prominent antagonist to the title character.

Queen of the Summer Stars

The novel introduces Lancelot and also outlines King Arthur's victory at the Battle of Badon Hill as well as his betrayal by his halfsister Morgan la Fay, the death of Merlin and the death of Morgause by her son Agravain Guinevere takes in and raises Mordred Morgause and Arthur's son after Mordred is revealed to Guinevere as King Arthur's son.

Rowan Ayers

Rowan Ayers was the father of Kevin Ayers, a founder member of Soft Machine and a very keen Merlin Rocket sailor in the 1960s.

San Sebastián de los Reyes

Major industrial companies have branches in San Sebastián de los Reyes, including IKEA, Leroy Merlin, PC City, Selther, Carrefour, Alternate, Media Markt, Telepizza, Antena 3, and many more.

Stella Matutina

During the next few years, Felkin established Hermes Lodge in Bristol, the Secret College in London, and Merlin Lodge, also in London.

Supermarine Spitfire variants: specifications, performance and armament

In most circumstances this proved to be sufficient but during the air battles over Dunkirk and during the Battle of Britain it was found that whenever the Merlin was subjected to negative "g" forces, such as a quick "bunt" into a dive, the engine would briefly lose power through petrol starvation.

The Final Experiment

Edward Reekers as Merlin on "Prologue," "The Awareness" and "Ayreon’s Fate;" as Ayreon on "The Awareness" and "Ayreon’s Fate".

The Kingmaking

By putting King Arthur into a realistic historical setting, some characters from Arthurian legend such as Merlin and Lancelot are left out.

The Knight of the Sacred Lake

Morgan le Fay, now the mother of Arthur's only son, Mordred, has become the focus of Merlin's age-old quest to ensure the survival of the house of Pendragon.

United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment

In 2008, Wounded Warrior Regiment officials held an unveiling ceremony to rename their call center in Dumfries, Virginia the “Sgt. Merlin German Wounded Warrior Call Center” in his honor.


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