Emrys
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Emrys is a Welsh name (the Welsh form of Ambrose) and may refer to:
- Allan Emrys Blakeney (1925–2011), tenth Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan (1971–1982)
- Charles Emrys Smith, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Education
- Emrys ap Iwan (1851–1906), literary critic and writer on politics and religion
- Emrys Davies (1904–1975), Glamorgan cricketer and later a Test cricket umpire
- Emrys Evans (1891–1966), Welsh classicist and university principal
- Emrys Evans (rugby) (1911–1983), Welsh dual-code international rugby footballer
- Emrys G. Bowen (1900–1983), geographer
- Emrys Hughes (1894–1969), Welsh Labour politician
- Emrys Hughes (rugby league), Welsh former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s
- Emrys James (1930–1989), Welsh Shakespearean actor
- Emrys Jones (geographer), Professor of Geography at the London School of Economics
- Emrys Jones (actor) (1915–1972), English actor
- Emrys Roberts (1910–1990), Welsh Liberal politician and businessman
- Emrys Roberts (poet) (1929–2012), Archdruid and poet
- Emrys Wledig, Welsh for Ambrosius Aurelianus, war leader of the Romano-British
- John Emrys Lloyd (1905–1987), British fencer
- Paul Emrys-Evans (1894–1967), British Conservative Party politician
- William Ambrose (Emrys) (1813–1873), 19th century Welsh language poet
- William Emrys Williams (1896–1977), Editor-in-Chief of Penguin Books from 1936 to 1965
Merlin
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For other uses, see Merlin (disambiguation).
"Merlyn" redirects here. For other uses, see Merlyn (disambiguation).
Geoffrey's rendering of the character was immediately popular, especially in Wales.[1] Later writers expanded the account to produce a fuller image of the wizard. Merlin's traditional biography casts him as a cambion: born of a mortal woman, sired by an incubus, the non-human wellspring from whom he inherits his supernatural powers and abilities.[2] The name of Merlin's mother is not usually stated but is given as Adhan in the oldest version of theProse Brut.[3] Merlin matures to an ascendant sagehood and engineers the birth of Arthur through magic and intrigue.[4] Later authors have Merlin serve as the king's advisor until he is bewitched and imprisoned by the Lady of the Lake.[4]Merlin is a legendary figure best known as the wizard featured in the Arthurian legend. The standard depiction of the character first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, written c. 1136, and is based on an amalgamation of previous historical and legendary figures. Geoffrey combined existing stories of Myrddin Wyllt (Merlinus Caledonensis), a North Brythonic prophet and madman with no connection to King Arthur, with tales of the Romano-British war leader Ambrosius Aurelianus to form the composite figure he called Merlin Ambrosius (Welsh: Myrddin Emrys).
Case Closed
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For the book about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, see Gerald Posner.
Funimation Entertainment licensed the anime series for North American broadcast in 2003 under the name Case Closed with the characters given Americanized names. The anime premiered on Cartoon Network as part of their Adult Swim programming block and was discontinued due to low ratings. On March 2013, Funimation began streaming their licensed episodes of Case Closed. The first six films were released on Region 1 DVD in North America. Viz Media later licensed the manga series for English-language publication in North America and used Funimation's renamed title and cast.Case Closed, known as Meitantei Conan (名探偵コナン?, lit. Great Detective Conan, officially translated as Detective Conan) in Japan, is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since January 19, 1994, and has been collected in 78 tankōbon volumes as of December 2012. Due to legal considerations with the name Detective Conan, the English language release was renamed Case Closed.[1] The story follows the adventures ofJimmy Kudo, a prodigious young detective who was inadvertently transformed into a child after being poisoned.
Since its publication, Case Closed has spawned a substantial media franchise. The manga has been adapted into an ongoing animated television series by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and TMS Entertainment; the animated series has reached its twenty-second season. The series has spawned two original video animation series,seventeen animated feature films, three live action dramas, a live action series, numerous video games, and many types of Case Closed-related merchandise. A two-hour television special titled Lupin the 3rd vs Detective Conan was aired on March 27, 2009, and featured a crossover with the series Lupin III.
