10-23-2023, 08:08 PM
(10-22-2023, 10:49 PM)JHG Wrote: Anyone familiar with Merlin the Magician? He didn't have his iconic white bearded wizard look until the native Celts(who were culturally Anglo-Saxon years centuries before which is a whole other story...) got influenced by the king of the Norse gods Odin and redesigned Merlin to have a similar white beard. Before then, Merlin was an...anime pretty boy in appearance.
Interesting stuff

To be honest, I'm a bit surprised that they would've been influenced by the Norse gods... I thought the Celts had long since been Christianized by that point!
(Then again, this would hardly be the only example of Norse influence over our culture... *cough* days of the week *cough*)
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