Is Merlin Still Alive?

Merlin was indeed an historical figure, living in what are now the lowlands of Scotland at the end of the sixth century A.D...an authentic prophet, most likely a druid surviving in a pagan enclave of the north."

How did Merlin die?

The 15th-century Scotichronicon tells that Merlin himself underwent a triple-death, at the hands of some shepherds of the under-king Meldred: stoned and beaten by the shepherds, he falls over a cliff and is impaled on a stake, his head falls forward into the water, and he drowns.

Does Merlin come back to life?

In short, the BBC show got its audience invested in its characters only to have the last episode wrench us back into reality as Arthur dies in Merlin's arms despite everything that Merlin tried to save him. The ending is an emotional battering ram.