BBC's Merlin canon questions

[marguerite_26]

I've got a bunch of dumb questions about Merlin and canon and such. Does anyone out there know the answers or where I might get them? I'm scared to post this to a giant Merlin comm and be mocked. :P But I will if I need to.

1. Do we know for certain what the ages of Merlin and Arthur are? Are there generally accepted approximate ages? Merlin younger, yes?

2. Is there any kind of lexicon type thing like HP Lexicon where you can easily research stuff that is canon vs. fanon? Please tell this exists somewhere.

3. Is there any site or someone's post that compares BBC's Merlin to Arthurian legend?

4. Is there an easy to read/quick summary somewhere of Arthurian Legend (and yes, I do understand there are many sources, many versions) for someone who never studied it in school or grew up with it steeped in their tea?

Thanks, folks. ♥

Comments

[cinnatart.livejournal.com]

1) Huey got this one very well. Arthur's coming of age would have made him 21, in series 1. With the purge, timing, etc, Merlin would have to, realistically, be at least 1 year younger than Arthur. However, since you have to figure there's a time frame in there where Uther's got to go after everyone, the dragons, etc, then lure Balinor to Camelot, then B must flee... Realistically Merlin is 2-3 years younger than Arthur. I always figured 21 and 18 in series 1. =)

2) but I don't know that I'd trust it... (http://merlin.wikia.com/wiki/Merlin_Wiki)

let me know if someone finds you 3 or 4.

[marguerite-26.livejournal.com]

oh! that's a good link, too. I know to the wary because it's fan based but still. good stuff.

And Huey's first comment above has a reasonable answer to 3 with the BBC Merlin vs Arthurian Legend link. It suits my purposes but I'm sure it could go more indepth and as the series goes on I hope it will.