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Odin, Merlin, the Past, and the Future (CD Spoilers)

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123456789blaaa:
I find your theories unlikely because:

1) This WoJ doesn't seem to fit:



--- Quote ---:  Is the original Merlin still alive?
A:  Kind of… life… death… it’s kind of a squishy line in the Dresdenverse.
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Odin seems quite clearly alive.

2) We learned that Odin was the one who taught the Merlin. Now I can't for the life of me remember where we learned this but I do remember it (help guys?). Odin being a close mentor of the Merlin also explains a number of your points.

Now I'm sure you could get around both of these points in some twisty way but that just seems overcomplicated.

The "eye" references are a pretty interesting find though. Kudos on that  :).
 

--- Quote from: TheCuriousFan on February 02, 2013, 06:01:25 PM ---http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,36681.0.html

http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,36689.0.html

Here you go. I think.

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WOOHOOO! I WAS RIGHT!  ;D.

TheCuriousFan:
We learned that Vadderung taught Merlin from Ebenezar at the end of changes.

wizard nelson:

--- Quote ---2) We learned that Odin was the one who taught the Merlin. Now I can't for the life of me remember where we learned this but I do remember it (help guys?). Odin being a close mentor of the Merlin also explains a number of your points.
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eb told harry this, in changes iirc. could you adress the fact merlins history is from earliest 4th A.D. to (iirc) the 'romanticised' version around 9-11 A.D. were as odin worship was 11 to 13 A.D. this seems odd to me. jim twists mythology to suit his purpose of course but i don't see him intentionally skewing the timeline or blundering on the classics.

123456789blaaa:

--- Quote from: wizard nelson on February 04, 2013, 01:39:04 AM --- eb told harry this, in changes iirc. could you adress the fact merlins history is from earliest 4th A.D. to (iirc) the 'romanticised' version around 9-11 A.D. were as odin worship was 11 to 13 A.D. this seems odd to me. jim twists mythology to suit his purpose of course but i don't see him intentionally skewing the timeline or blundering on the classics.

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Meh, myths are a huge gloopy insane mess at the best of times. I can see Jim messing with the timeline a bit.

wizard nelson:

--- Quote from: 123456789blaaa on February 04, 2013, 01:44:40 AM ---Meh, myths are a huge gloopy insane mess at the best of times. I can see Jim messing with the timeline a bit.

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odins rise as the all father isn't really a myth though. its a historical event backed by a religious faith. its pretty solid. plus this would make the council much too young.

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