Merlin was a wizard, not a magician.
As was Gandalf in LOTR.
Also, IIRC Merlin was awakened from a sleep rather than being resurrected. And IIRC, Gandalf was resurrected.
And the difference is what??? My dictionary lists the words as synonyms of each other.
Also, IIRC Merlin was awakened from a sleep rather than being resurrected.
So he must have been Merlin Van Winkle???