"I wasn't asking about Merlin from the King Arthur legends. I meant whether there were any well-known wizards with the same name," Matthew said.
The common consensus in the future Wizarding World was that the Merlin active in the Wizarding World and the Merlin from Muggle legends of King Arthur were not the same person. They merely happened to share the same name.
The earliest literary record of the King Arthur legends in the Muggle World appeared in a Welsh bard song around the year 600. Historians determined that the Merlin of those King Arthur legends had likely been active around the fifth century.
The Merlin of the Wizarding World, meanwhile, should have been active between 900 and 1100. The two Merlins had been separated by several centuries.
"Wizards named Merlin? There are plenty of those. But if you mean famous ones..." One-Eyed Dave scratched his ear with his pinky. "Not a single one."
Matthew's greatest concern had come true. The Merlin he was looking for had no reputation in this era, and might not even have been born yet. After all, Hogwarts had not even been founded, while that Merlin had been among Hogwarts' first students, as well as one of the first students admitted to Slytherin House.
If he could not find that Merlin, he would have to seek another way back to the future.
Matthew continued asking about Herpo. "Have there been any large-scale disappearances or casualties among Muggles or wizards these past two days?"
"What you ordered only pays for the earlier questions. But I can tell you there have been some, although..." One-Eyed Dave rubbed his fingers together, indicating that Matthew needed to pay for the information.
After accepting a Sickle from Matthew, One-Eyed Dave took out a map from beneath the table. Pointing at