Strange skeletons of unknown creatures have been discovered in England. Collection of mysterious cryptids by Thomas Merlin (18 photos) Adult male lycanthrope

Thomas Merlyn's collection of cryptoids was found in 1960 in London during renovations to an orphanage building. Workers were sorting through a pile of abandoned rubbish and discovered a walled-up basement containing filled wooden boxes with the remains of fantastic creatures.

British newspapers immediately suggested that this find belonged to Thomas Merlin, who throughout his life collected mysterious and enigmatic animals, unconfirmed and unrefuted by modern science.

Thomas Merlyn was born in 1782 into a family of British aristocrats. His mother died during childbirth and raising the child fell on the shoulders of his father, Edward, who was a retired military man. Having sufficient financial resources Edward decided to go on a trip with his son to collect a collection of rare plants and artifacts.

The death of his father greatly shocked Tamas and made him a hermit, whose main hobby was only searching for and collecting rare plants, animals, artifacts and ancient manuscripts. To replenish his collection, he traveled a lot, visited the most remote corners of the earth and met many interesting people.

In 1899, Thomas Merlin decided to organize an exhibition of his collection of cryptoids in several small towns in the United States. However, the townspeople were not interested in the mysterious animals, and the tour was cancelled.

During this tour, contemporaries noticed unusual fact: At 117 years old, Thomas Merlin looked 40 years old and did not age at all! In this regard, they began to consider him a sorcerer and stopped communicating. Soon after this, Thomas Merlin's collection of cryptoids and the owner himself mysteriously disappeared.

However, in 1942, a man who looked to be about forty years old showed up in London, presented documents in the name of Thomas Merlin and proved ownership of one of the houses in this city. After that, he donated the house to an orphanage with the condition that the building would never be sold. Moreover, according to the document presented, Merlin was already 160 years old at that time!

In 2005, a book was published in England, the authors of which claimed that Thomas Merlin's collection of cryptoids was just a fake , completed unknown artists and sculptors. However, there are no traces of processing on the bones of the mysterious exhibits, and their location and connection with each other does not contradict physical laws.

In London in 1960, quite by accident, while renovating the building of an orphanage, builders discovered an entrance to a dungeon, which was carefully walled up so that not a single soul could enter it.

This underground storage facility contained thousands of artifacts and cryptids that defy any reasonable explanation other than the assumption that our world is not structured at all as it is presented to us by pundits of all stripes, from historians to biologists.

In the basement there were creepy skeletons of some fantastic creatures, strange devices and unique ancient manuscripts. Researchers have suggested that all these things once belonged to Thomas Theodore Merlin. And there were certain reasons for this.

Thomas Merlyn was born into an aristocratic British family in 1782. Since his mother died during childbirth, the boy was raised by his father Edward, who devoted the rest of his life to this. Being a military man, he just soon retired, and since he was not a poor man, he went with his son to travel, along the way collecting and collecting rare plants and various artifacts. This was facilitated by the fact that Edward was interested in esotericism, as well as natural history.

So father and son traveled long years, until Merlin Sr. died. Thomas, having barely survived the death of his father, turned practically into a hermit, who was only interested in collecting rare exhibits of plants and animals, artifacts and ancient manuscripts. However, on the other hand, all this made him a fairly famous scientist in certain circles in England. He traveled the world many times (with his father and after him), visited its most isolated corners, met with a wide variety of people, thanks to which he expanded and deepened his esoteric knowledge received from his parent.

The Riddle of Thomas Merlin

Sir Merlin, according to the descriptions of his contemporaries, was a surprisingly ageless man. Already at an advanced age (to say the least), he remained in excellent physical shape, and no one gave him more than forty years. There were rumors that this eternal youth and his occult practices brought him health. They began to fear and shun Merlin, after which he realized that it was time to disappear from the circle of people he knew. And he disappeared...

It was not until the spring of 1942 that rumors leaked out that someone claiming to be Thomas Merlin had produced (unquestionably authentic) documents confirming his ownership of a house in London. This gentleman, no more than forty years old, wished to transfer the property to the Tunbridge Children's Home, stipulating that the house would never be put up for sale.

Some researchers who knew a little about Thomas Merlin immediately became interested in this strange person, since the owner of the house being sold at that time would have to be one hundred and sixty years old. However mysterious Merlin disappeared again, and now, it seems, forever...

The house, given over to an orphanage, was not actually for sale, but in 1960, as was said at the beginning of the article, it was producing major renovation, during which a basement was discovered with numerous fantastic cryptids and artifacts that Sir Merlin had been collecting for many years around the world...

British builders in the 60s accidentally discovered a basement with boxes containing the remains of mysterious creatures while renovating an orphanage, and scientists immediately assumed that it was the collection of Thomas Merlin. Their colleague devoted his whole life to searching for cryptids, the existence of which he managed to prove.

For many centuries, experts have tried to prove the reality of the most famous monsters described in the stories of eyewitnesses of the events. This concerned Bigfoot and a monster from Scotland, but no one found any compelling arguments confirming their presence in the world. It’s worth adding right away that these animals are called cryptids, and the scientists involved in the search are sure that there are hundreds of unknown species on the planet, hiding in hard-to-reach corners and known only local residents or described in their legends. Until the 19th century, the gorilla or giant panda was also classified as one of these species not found in nature. Lakes and seas are the most common refuges for mysterious monsters, because they are only 3% explored and can bring sensational discoveries scientific world.

Ancient sailors often described encounters with terrible creatures capable of dragging ships to the bottom. Krakens really were in real life and are mentioned in 12th century chronicles, where some people described them as octopuses or crabs. Such monsters can be found not only in sea ​​depths, since Americans from Oklahoma also repeatedly noticed a giant monster with tentacles in the waters of lakes, attacking people. Because deaths in this corner there is much more than in other reservoirs of the country. Mysterious fish of incredible size were also found. Many residents of the South African city of Margate in the 20s witnessed an incredible fight between such an individual covered with fur and killer whales, but no one else saw it.

Also, scientists cannot classify the inhabitants underwater world, living in such places, so Nessie is still considered a type of dinosaur or warm-blooded creature, but most experts find it difficult to answer this question. Skeptics used to say that they simply did not exist, but it was only after the 18th century that the sea cow was recognized biological species, and until that moment only sailors had seen her while sailing. This refers to flying monsters, striking in their resemblance to ancient extinct pterodactyls. Pilots flying over Papua New Guinea have seen a ropen with 10-meter wings, a reptile-like beak and a crest on its head. The Indonesian jungle hides giant akhuls from people bats, going out to hunt at night and having 3-meter wings. They were first discovered by scientist Ernest Bartels, who explored these areas in the 20s, after which he described that these individuals are covered with thick hair and feed on caught fish. Latin American Indians even have legends about mice with human heads that drink the blood of people and still live in mountain caves.

Many cryptids appearance resemble a monkey, so the Kenyans were absolutely right in talking about a monster who steals sheep from villages for his dinner, but is afraid of the sound of drums. Big foods are also often mentioned by Americans who have seen their large footprints and also describe these creatures as three-meter giants covered with fur, with a small forehead and weighing 200 kilograms. They are capable of not only frightening a person, but also hypnotizing him with the help of superpowers, and also suddenly disappear from view, passing through a time portal. Mapinguari also looks like a primate, only it moves on two legs and emits a strong stench after death, so the hunters were forced to immediately bury the corpses in the ground. This includes the yeti, which is similar in appearance to a person and lives in the mountainous areas of Pakistan and Nepal at high altitudes.

The most known species The cryptid became a Tatzelwurm, living in the Alps. Scientists consider it to be a type of reptilian, and the first mention of such an unusual dragon can be found in chronicles of the 15th century. At that time, many people variously described the creature, reaching 4 meters, and having a sharp ridge on its back, covered with scales or warts. It then disappeared from view until 1850, when temple parishioners were able to contemplate the remains of the murdered monster for the first time on public display. Then they decided to destroy them, and already in 1914 in Slovenia, a military man caught such a monster and made a stuffed animal out of it. Then came the turn of falsifications, when instead of a dragon they showed an American lizard and pictures of a figurine, and Europeans on the first day of April were already accustomed to every new sensation about finding the creature should be perceived as a joke.

But what did the legendary collector, who himself was also a mysterious person, collect? Thomas Merlin was born in 1782 and then spent his entire life traveling around the world in search of mysterious exhibits, and then decided to show the Americans his collected collection, only in 1899 did no one appreciate such a great discovery. Then the scientist crossed the 117-year-old mark, but his contemporaries described him as a 40-year-old man, after which strange features organism began to be considered witchcraft. No one wanted to communicate with the man who had disappeared along with his rarities, but in 1942 he suddenly appeared in the British capital and showed original documents for his house, transferring the building to the orphanage on the condition that it would never be sold. Then his age was 160 years, but the scientist mysteriously disappeared again. The collection of unique cryptids was partially mummified, and there were also ancient manuscripts proving the authenticity of the exhibits. Now 800 specialists from 20 countries have created an alliance to find traces of mystical creatures and people are still waiting for new future discoveries that can revolutionize current scientific theories.

Reshetnikova Irina

In London in 1960, quite by accident, while renovating the building of an orphanage, builders discovered an entrance to a dungeon, which was carefully walled up so that not a single soul could enter it.

This underground storage facility contained thousands of artifacts and cryptids that defy any reasonable explanation other than the assumption that our world is not structured at all as it is presented to us by pundits of all stripes, from historians to biologists.

In the basement there were creepy skeletons of some fantastic creatures, strange devices and unique ancient manuscripts. Researchers have suggested that all these things once belonged to Thomas Theodore Merlin. And there were certain reasons for this.

Professor and Lord Thomas Theodore Merlin

Thomas Merlyn was born into an aristocratic British family in 1782. Since his mother died during childbirth, the boy was raised by his father Edward, who devoted the rest of his life to this. Being a military man, he just soon retired, and since he was not a poor man, he went with his son to travel, along the way collecting and collecting rare plants and various artifacts. This was facilitated by the fact that Edward was interested in esotericism, as well as natural history.

So father and son traveled for many years until Merlin Sr. died. Thomas, having barely survived the death of his father, turned practically into a hermit, who was only interested in collecting rare exhibits of plants and animals, artifacts and ancient manuscripts.

However, on the other hand, all this made him a fairly famous scientist in certain circles in England. He traveled the world many times (with his father and after him), visited its most isolated corners, met with a wide variety of people, thanks to which he expanded and deepened his esoteric knowledge received from his parent.

Merlin had to cancel his tour before he even reached California. And although he had plenty of money, he abandoned his plans to “enlighten humanity.” By the way, he was already one hundred and seventeen years old at that time...

The Riddle of Thomas Merlin

Sir Merlin, according to the descriptions of his contemporaries, was a surprisingly ageless man. Already at an advanced age (to say the least), he remained in excellent physical shape, and no one gave him more than forty years. There were rumors that his occult practices brought him this eternal youth and health. They began to fear and shun Merlin, after which he realized that it was time to disappear from the circle of people he knew. And he disappeared...

It was not until the spring of 1942 that rumors leaked out that someone claiming to be Thomas Merlin had produced (unquestionably authentic) documents confirming his ownership of a house in London. This gentleman, no more than forty years old, wished to transfer the property to the Tunbridge Children's Home, stipulating that the house would never be put up for sale.

Some researchers who knew a little about Thomas Merlin immediately became interested in this strange person, since the owner of the house being sold at that time would have to be one hundred and sixty years old. However, the mysterious Merlin disappeared again, and now, it seems, forever...

The house, given over to an orphanage, was not actually for sale, but in 1960, as was said at the beginning of the article, a major renovation was carried out in it, during which a basement was discovered with numerous fantastic cryptids and artifacts that Sir Merlin had collected for many years to the whole world...

In the 1960s in London, while clearing a site for the construction of a new residential area, an old, long-abandoned mansion that previously belonged to a certain Thomas Theodore Merlin was sent for demolition.

In the basement of the house, builders discovered several thousand small wooden boxes that were tightly sealed. Imagine their surprise when inside they began to find the corpses of strange mythical creatures, which, it seemed, should only live in fairy tales.

Lord and Professor Thomas Theodore Merlin.

Sir Merlin was born into an aristocratic London family in 1782. His mother died during childbirth and the boy was left to be raised by his father Edward. His father was a military general, but soon after the birth of his son he retired and began to become seriously interested in esoteric natural history. Good investment in profitable commercial companies allowed him to travel around the world in search of various artifacts and unknown species of animals and plants.

They traveled together for many years until Edward passed away. Thomas took the death of his father very hard. Seeking solace in his work, he became practically a hermit, collecting at home an impressive library and specimens of unseen creatures. However, he found the strength to return to scientific world. During his long career, Thomas Merlin traveled all over the world many times. Earth, he was friends and corresponded with many famous scientists of that time. And, of course, he continued to collect his collection.

Once in 1899, he even made an attempt to show it to the world, going on tour overseas to America with a small part of his impressive collection. But the local conservative public reacted sharply negatively to the creatures that Merlin showed them. The tour had to be canceled before he could reach California. Surprisingly, even at his advanced age, Sir Merlin retained an amazing physical fitness. He rarely looked older than 40 years old. It even got to the point that some began to accuse him of occult practices that supposedly gave him eternal life.

These doubts were only strengthened in the spring of 1942, when someone posing as Thomas Merlin presented the ownership papers for the house and stated that he wished to transfer ownership of it to the Tunbridge Children's Home on the condition that the house would never be sold and the basement would never be opened. People who followed the work of Thomas Merlin naturally assumed that he had been dead for a long time, since in 1942 he would have been over 160 years old. But this man quickly disappeared and it was no longer possible to find him. The orphanage kept its promises; they never opened the mansion's basement. But in the 1960s they had to move out, and the house was demolished. Only after destroying it almost to the ground did the builders manage to find Merlin’s secret collection. And what was there is simply amazing.

Fairies

Newborn dragon Draco Magnus

Homo Vampyrus

Complete skeleton of Draco Alatus

Homomimus Aquaticus, or Icthyosapien - a distant ancestor of jumping fish,

which evolved into some kind of mermaid

Draco Alatus

Homo Vampyrus (Vampire) Homo Lupus (Lycanthrope)

Homo Lupus (Lycanthrope Cub)

Devil child

Adult male lycanthrope

Homomimus Dentata (Tooth Fairy)

Homunculi (Goblin)

Homunculi (Dwarf)

Nymph

Succubi (Succubus)

Lepus temperamentalus (Horned hare)

Sea monsters

Ceratopsid Dinosaur

Draco Fluminis

Mummified Vampire Child

Lycanthrope head

Important addition.

In order to avoid all sorts of misunderstandings, it is still necessary to make a separate clarification (although this is already obvious) that this entire collection is just a set of interesting miniatures created by artists that are in no way connected with reality. And the story about Sir Thomas Merlyn is nothing more than beautiful legend. In our pragmatic everyday world, sometimes you want a little secrets and riddles. Take it easy.