#all time favorite Knight in Merlin bbc

[functionalasfuck]

Me: BBC Merlin is my favorite show of all time. Longest standing fandom I have ever been in. I am borderline obsessed. These are my emotional support characters

Also me:

“Arthur is just Ken”

“it genuinely angers me that the only people Merlin has killed are sorcerers or sorcerer accomplices driven to ‘evil’ by systemic oppression and genocide but has never really killed any of the people in power perpetrating such a genocide”

AKAB “All Knights Are Bad” sure y’all get to not oppress the poor but you’re also upholding a genocide so FUCK that

Arthur, I love you, but you could have been replaced with literally any of the knights and the prophecy would probably have come sooner. The only reason you’re the once and future king is because you are next in line for the throne so you becoming king wouldn’t cause a war and you have the “super rare” attribute of being convinced maybe genocide and starving people is bad. But only with a decade of convincing

Merlin why aren’t you using your powers to create a Camelot Underground Railroad, my dude

Kilgharagh, I know you are just a plot device the writers used to allow for there to be more seasons than necessary, but I would wear your skin for my boots if I could.

Merlin the revolutionary WHEN???? How DARE you take that from me. How DARE you make Merlin be passive to a genocide and just play bodyguard for 5 seasons and then kill off his fucking charge before any TRUE systemic change could happen. I will NEVER get over this

[queer-ragnelle]

hello! hope you're having a good day :)

I'm slowly introducing my girlfriend to arthurian legend and I was wondering what films you would recommend for a complete beginner (her). I will be next to her explaining things but I also wanted to start off with something more digestible. We've already watched the green knight (2021) (I know) and excalibur (1981) together. thank you for all you do!

Hello, I am and I hope you are too!

Oh yayyy this is so awesome. I'm going to suggest things that I personally feel really give a newbie a grasp of the characters in such a way that if they were to watch something else afterward, it would actually aid them in understanding. There are some films that are so experimental they're unrecognizable (like Knightriders (1981) or Shadow of the Raven (1988)). Those are amazing, visionary films. But they're entrenched in their respective cultures (American and Icelandic respectively) so they don't really help someone new grasp the foundational lore like the things I'll be suggesting will. This list offers self-contained stories with solid writing, great acting, and entertainment enough to keep one engaged, without any requirement for prior knowledge to appreciate.

Here are the beginner friendly options listed in order of release:

Knights of the Round Table (1953)

Details the rise & fall of Camelot from Arthur pulling the sword from the stone to his & Mordred's deaths. It has everything, the A/G/L of all time, adorable Percival & Elaine as siblings, Orkney bros Gawain, Agravaine, Gareth, & Mordred (who is not a product of incest), sassy clever Morgan beefing with fatherly sweet Merlin, gorgeous costuming, moving script.

BBC The Legend of King Arthur (1979)

This is technically a show but hear me out. It's only 8 episodes, half hour each, & covers the full Arthurian story from Uther's battle with Gorlois to take Igraine all the way to Arthur's passing. Morgan is a central character & fascinating. Arthur raised by Ector alongside Kay. Goes to battle against Lot & Accolon & the other rebellious lords. Great Lancelot & Bors. Guinevere is strong & interesting & sympathetic. Orkney bros Gawain, Agravain, Gareth, & Mordred (who is not a product of incest). Elaine of Corbenic & Elaine of Astolat both present as separate women. Grail quest led by Galahad (no Percival unfortunately). Mador’s brother Guido poisoned “by Guinevere” like in Le Morte d’Arthur & a trial by combat ensues. It’s a really compelling version of events that can give a beginner a great overview of the legends.

Sword of Lancelot (1963)

Opens with an older Arthur looking to marry. Lancelot is his bestie & champion. Other knights include Gawain, Mordred (who is not a product of incest), Bedivere, Dagonet the jester, Lamorak, Kay the seneschal, & eventually Tor. Lancelot/Guinevere have great chemistry they were married irl.

Gawain and the Green Knight (1991)

Faithful adaptation of SGATGK complete with three days of kissing! Unique by having Gawain recount the reason for his journey as he’s already on it. Flashbacks show Gawain at the high table with Arthur & Guinevere, sitting next to his brother Agravaine, when the Green Knight comes in, & is beheaded. The events at Bertilak’s castle play out just like the poem with the lady coming to tempt Gawain & then he forwards those kisses to Bertilak in exchange for the animal of the hunt. Colorful & fun!

Tristan & Isolde (2006)

One of my favorites. I think the leads have great chemistry & gives a decent overview of the Medieval story without too much access. Mark here is morally way better than in Medlit but it does make the live triangle more juicy. Brangain is really funny here too. There is no magic in this version, so no love potion. Just pure unaided adultery.

Sir Lanval (2011)

Short & sweet indie movie adapting Marie of France’s lay of the same name. Great casting, beautiful costuming, pretty sets. Lanval’s rags to riches story thanks to his fairy lady Tryamour. Sport but well-meaning Arthur not doing his marital duties gives Guinevere sufficient motivation to try & seduce Lanval. Kay is here as Arthur’s foster brother & seneschal but sort of acts like an attorney? Lol? Great movie.

Sire Gauvain et le Chevalier Vert (2014)

Another SGATGK poem adaptation, this time in French (with English subtitles) & condensed to a mere 28 minutes run time. Visually stunning & beautifully acted. A little more mature than the 1991 version, bc of course the French have to get freaky with it sexual style (this is a good thing). Another awesome adaptation worth checking out.

Okay I think those are all my suggestions! Hope that gives you and your girlfriend a solid watch list and you both enjoy them. Take care!

[fuckyeaharthuriana]

mordred through time (movies, tv shows, opera and musicals)

Part 4: From 2014 to 2017

Other Parts: Part 1: From 1949 to 1981 -> here Part 2: From 1982 to 2002 -> here Part 3: From 2002 to 2010 -> here Part 5: From 2018 to 2023

For this part I just wanted to talk a bit about sympathetic Mordred.

Through time we started to see a more sympathetic Mordred. I think the first iteration in audio/movies/tv was the the Blind Guardian's song in 1995. For the first time we have Mordred as a protagonist, mainly lamenting of regret, pain and lonliness. While I do not know why they decided to focus on Mordred, it is also notable that writing a more sympathetic Mordred was already happening in novels, around the same time. I used the arthurian list of novels I made so I might have missed any, but at this time we have 1956 "The Great Captains" by Henry Treece, "Sword at Sunset" by Sutcliff, "The Wicked Day" (the first novel focusing on Mordred as protagonist) by Mary Stewart, 1982 "The Idylls of the Queen" (Phyllis Ann Karr), 1983 "The Mists of Avalon" (Marion Zimmer Bradley), Persia Wolley's 1987 Guinevere trilogy, 1988 "The road to Avalon" by Joan Wolf and 1988 "The Book of Mordred" by Hanratty all depicting Mordred as a more round character, as someone the reader can feel sympathy too or even enjoy or relate to.

A slighty sympathetic but still villanous potrayal can then be found in 2001 ("The Mists of Avalon" miniseries) but we have to wait till 2008 ("Merlin", BBC) to have a tv Mordred who is actually shown trying to do the right thing (at least for a bit), and working with Arthur. I think this is more due to the fact that "Merlin" often tries to depict villains' origins and motivations than a real conscious attempt to redeem Mordred or make him less villanous.

Other following examples are the kid movie 2010 "Merlin and Arthur the Lion King" and the album 2014 "High Noon Over Camelot" that positions Mordred in a co-protagonist role and fully allows the listeners to empathyze with him. The Fate franchise (the introduction of Mordred should be around 2012 in the novels) continues on this trajectory, making Mordred a main sympathetic and beloved protagonist in many of the adaptations.

2014 High Noon Over Camelot album by The Mechanisms: The song I used is "Peacemaker". The album has multiple arthurian characters sung by different artists, and Mordred is interpreted by Ashes O'Reilly. This is also the first time we have an explicitly queer Mordred (outside of novels), as Mordred is a trans man in this retelling. The story is a Western reimagining of arthuriana, and another case of a sympathetic Mordred - this time Mordred is more overtly sympathetic and even reconcile with his father Arthur at the end.

2011 recording of Albeniz's "Merlin": Piotr Prochera plays Mordred. This is another recording (no dvd, this has been shared by Piotr Prochera acor himself on youtube) of the "Merlin" opera.

2015 recording of "Le Roi Arthus": This opera is probably my favorite arthurian opera. It was created by Ernest Chausson between 1886 and 1895 and it is sung in French. Mordred is a bass and a classic villain, here jealous of Lancelot and the attention Guinevere gives Lancelot. This 2015 version was a modernized edition, with the knights depicted as modern soldiers. Mordred here is played by Alexandre Duhamel.

2016 Rex, youtube webseries: This series is on Severe Chill Studios' Youtube channel, with 48 short episodes. The series is a vlog of arthurian characters living in modern times (no reincarnations, just reimaginings). It follows Rex (Arthur) a student who is dealing with his abusive family and the brothers Merlin and Lancelot. Moore (Mordred) is Arthur's spoiled and arrogant friend (played by Daniel O’Sullivan). He lets Rex crash at his place for a bit, and is often depicted insulting his mother and calling her slurs. If you decide to watch this just know the series has some pretty heavy themes (a part from domestic abuse it also touches on terminal illness). Youtube link.

2017 Fate/Apocrypha: This is one of the many anime adaptation of the Fate franchise. Mordred is voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro. The Fate franchise is massive and deals with numerous spin-offs or even alternative realities to tell the tales of wars/battles for the Holy Grail mainly fought by Servants who are personification of historical/legendary figures. Fate/Apocrypha is based on a series of novel and is an alternative timeline to the previous Fate/Stay Night anime and also the first time we have Mordred in the anime. Mordred is here a Servant, they are the cloned-son of Saber (Arthur/Arturia, who is a woman) and Morgana. Their story is massive so let me just say I am using they/them for Mordred because the Fate series is very ambigous regarding theri gender. They are born as the close of a woman (Saber) and often referred with female pronouns through the series, they hate being called "a girl", and also hate being called "a boy". While I do not think the series was making an effort to actually depict a non-binary character, I do believe Mordred can easily be read as one.

2017 King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table: 2017 was a wild year for arthuriana but nothing was as wild as this movie. The movie follows the life of some arthurian characters' descendant living in Thailand. Morgana and Mordred (banished in arthurian times) ended up in space, working with aliens, and are now back to destroy the descendants. The movie is full over dramatic close up, Morgana turning into a mecha, fighting scenes and more. Interestingly, given how ridiculous the movie is, Mordred is depicted as a sympathetic (almost) villain. He is played by Russell Geoffrey Banks.

2017 King Arthur: Excalibur Rising: The scene I used in the video is right at the start, as the movie is set after Arthur's death. While Mordred might seem sympathetic there he is actually a pretty violent villain for the rest of the movie. The story is focused on Owain (Arthur's illegitimate son) trying to take back the crown from Mordred and Morgana. Here Mordred (played by Gavin Swift) is Arthur's incestuous son with Morgana.

2017 Legend, youtube webseries: A webseries you can watch on Tufts University Television's channel (link here). The series has 7 episodes and an epilogue and is set in a university. Each student is an arthurian character, with Mordred (Morty) as the overly joking, friendly guy who is hiding some deep hatred and jealousy towards Arthur. Unfortunately I do not remember if Mordred is Arthur's half-brother or just a friend. Mordred is played by Yuval Ben-Hayun. The story and production were pretty good, so I recommend it!

2017 Mordred La Revolte: I cheated a bit as this movie is the end of a long webseries. The series started in 2013 and run till 2018 with two season and can still be found here on youtube. The series was created by Tommy-Lee Baïk (who also played Mordred) and is in French. Unfortunately I cannot really tell how arthurian the series is, but the plot does not mention other arthurian characters. If I am not wrong, la Revolte is simply S2 turned into a movie.

2017 Fate/Grand Order The stage - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot: Part of the Fate saga but in the Grand Order timeline, this is a stage adaptation of one of the events in the videogame Fate/Grand Order. In particular, it should be the same story shown in the later movie Camelot part 1 as the full title is Fate/Grand Order THE STAGE - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot Replica; Agateram. I will explain more about it in the next part of this Mordred series. Chihiro Kai plays Mordred.

[dilfdarthvader]

The official 'OP has read 500 Merlin fics in a month' rec list

I am truly deep in Merthur hell and have recently hit around ~500 fics read for this fandom so far. As such, I wanted to compile my favorite Merthur fics so far.

(if y'all like rec lists, i might do an obikin rec list too!)

Secretary by Candymacaron

rating: E

Summary: Job-hunting has familiarized Merlin with rejection. Most of the listings in the paper require qualifications he lacks, or prior job experience no eighteen year old would have. One listing sticks out at Merlin—a simple advert, with the word ‘Secretary’ written in bold typeface. (A Secretary Movie/BBC Merlin AU in which a fragile Merlin learns to love his job, himself, getting spanked, and his boss. All in that order.)

one of the first fics i read in this fandom and!!!! it's such a good secretary au (which is always a classic for any kink readers)

The Wedding Night by s0mmerspr0ssen

rating: E

ship: Gwen/Merlin/Arthur

Summary: The consummation of a royal marriage must be witnessed by a third party. Naturally, for Arthur and Gwen, that witness is Merlin.

My bookmark note read: "did i start watching merlin for the show or for the smut fic? this fic makes me think it's the latter". This ship is just SO GOOD too.

Next to You (It's the Rule) by LunaMyLove

rating: T

summary: Arthur and Merlin have a special relationship. They always have, even when they were prince and servant. While many question it when first noticing, eventually it becomes an understanding in Camelot—and even among some other countries—that where there is Arthur, there is Merlin. And, where there is Merlin, there is Arthur. Or Arthur and Merlin's relationship as witnessed and explained by others. Also, or Five times someone realizes that Merlin is the Queen, one time Merlin realizes it himself, and one time he owns it.

such a fluffy read that had me giggling and kicking my feet in the air and twirling my hair. instant reread

all the scars at the start (I could’ve showed you) by AgapantoBlu

rating: T

ship: Gwen/Merlin/Arthur

Summary: [In which Gwaine accidentally brings Merlin's dead girlfriend back to life as a ghost. Leave it to Arthur and Gwen to overreact over every small thing, but being very chill about the very big thing.]

you'll need to be logged into AO3 to read this, but boy is it worth it. i was sobbing. full on sobbing. 10/10

Glow Gold by BelleCrow

rating: E

Summary: Merlin takes the final battle into his own hands after Mordred's blade finds Arthur's heart. Wielding power over life and death there on the battlefield, Merlin's magic is revealed. But the only surviving witness is Arthur, and he has carefully spun the tale to keep Merlin's magic a secret. The King is determined to keep it so until he can drag the truth from Merlin's lips and press his own revelations back into his sorcerer.

this fic gave me a magic kink. i had to keep pausing reading bc holy shit.

Fit for a King by Clea2011

rating: E

Summary: Merlin is a prize fit for a king. But the king he was intended for hasn't taken that prize. When the king of the faeries loses his big-eared, argumentative and troublesome bedmate, he orders his people to find a replacement. Nobody disobeys Oberon. Ever. But Merlin is Arthur's.

FAE! FICS! i love love love this fic and it was so fun and full of some fun familiar characters

so close and I'm halfway to it by ariadne_odair

rating: M

Summary: Merlin swears he doesn’t go looking for trouble, but it seems to follow him around regardless. After being ambushed by a group of bandits, it’s up to Arthur and Merlin to rescue the rest of the knights. Of course this involves journeying through a forest full of magical creatures- because nothing in Merlin’s life is ever easy. That would be more than enough for Merlin to deal with, but nights alone in the wilderness and escaping death every five minutes, have a funny way of bringing two people together. Merlin doesn’t want to reveal his true feelings to Arthur, but then he never wanted to reveal his magic to anyone, either. And look how that turned out. It's a lot easier to manage Merlin's secrets between them when they're surrounded by nothing but trees. But Arthur and Merlin will have to return to Camelot eventually. Merlin's destiny might just be closer than he thinks.

and finally, the first fic in a decade that kept me up until 2am to read. this fic made me fall in love with fics again.

[ghost-righting]

Heyyyyyy 👋🏻

My main acct is @stari-eyed

Just a writer here deciding to actually-maybe share some of my work with people. My name is Lulu (they/she), and I’m a queer, neurodivergent writer and fiber artist. (prepare for this post to be added to in perpetuity)

Here you can expect:

* original work (maybe)

* fan fiction

* character studies

* poetry

Genres: fantasy, sci-fi, gothic horror, romance

Fandoms (in no particular order): Star Wars, Baldur’s Gate, Story of Seasons, Stardew Valley, My Time at Sandrock, Mass Effect, The Witcher, Once Upon a Time, BBC Merlin, Studio Ghibli, Delicious in Dungeon, Frieren, Lord of the Rings, Bridgerton, Thunderbolts, Wicked, The Locked Tomb, The Knight and the Moth, Pokemon, Legend of Zelda, The World of the White Rat, the Tortall universe, The Owl House, Arcane…. that’s all that’s coming to me right this second lol.

Favorite authors: Ava Reid, Silvia Moreno Garcia, T. Kingfisher, Tamsyn Muir, Saara El-Arifi, Hannah Whitten, Stephen Graham Jones, Rachel Gillig, Jordan Ifueko, Tamora Pierce, Rebecca Ross, Nia Davenport, Liselle Sambury, Claire Legrand, Alix Harrow

I don’t know if I’ll share everything here because I do submit work to be published, but I’ve been craving a space where I can just play around in my lil sandbox.

💖💜💙

On this page we:

* read diversely

* support the lgbtq+

* punch nazis

* believe in a free palestine

If you don’t vibe with that, this is an unsafe space for you 😗✌🏻

[thebroccolination]

ELYAN!!!

I NEED ELYAN FIC RECS.

I NEED THEM LIKE I NEED LIFE.

I just watched "A Herald of the New Age" for the first time and my god????????? This moment between Elyan and the Shrine Boy was hands-down the sweetest I've seen in the entire series.

THAT IS THE BEST KNIGHT. THAT ONE.

After Elyan disturbs the shrine in the forest by drinking from the well because Gwaine drank all his water (I already shipped the hell out of it before this and now I ship it even harder), this ghost boy shows up before him twice and terrifies him.

And yet???

His first impulse is to hug and protect this child.

I made the most wounded animal noise when he did this??? Like, especially in an episode where he's punched unconscious by Gwaine and then Percival, Elyan's gentle and protective nature is so, so beautiful. He immediately offers to help the child, too, and I don't think the insinuation is that the child was using magic to influence him. I think it was just Elyan's empathy.

Man, what a great episode.

To recap, I watched season 1 of Merlin as it was airing, lost all interest when season 2 began, then just exclusively read fic from then on until my friend was like, "PLEASE WATCH THE OTHER SEASONS WITH ME," and I said, "Yeah, okay," so we've been gradually doing that for the past two years.

Therefore, I only knew Elyan through fic until now and, like??? I knew plenty about Gwaine and Percival and Leon and Lancelot from the fic I read (canon and AUs alike). But I only remember Elyan being mentioned in fic occasionally? And it was either just in passing or as The Older Brother of Gwen. At the time, I always figured, "Well, maybe it's because Elyan didn't get a whole lot to do in the show." And, sure, he doesn't seem to have as much screentime as Gwaine or Leon so far (I haven't seen S5 yet), but this whole episode was about Elyan! And we find out so much about who he is!

I've now seen more of Elyan's personality than I have of Sir Ripped His Chainmail Sleeves Off, and I've seen lots more of Percival in fic. Even when Elyan's possessed in this episode, we find out plenty about him through the other characters reacting to it. The general consensus is, "Whoa, Elyan went after Arthur?" even though his sister was just banished and a few characters think that would be enough to turn his loyalties (I still can't believe the writers expect me to believe that nonsense was consistent for Arthur's character like the writing in BBC's Merlin was very weird sometimes).

This one episode has made Elyan my favorite knight.

HOW IS THERE NOT MORE FIC ABOUT ELYAN.

OR AT LEAST BIGGER ROLES FOR HIM IN ENSEMBLE FICS?

On the bright side, I just went looking for Elyan/Gwaine fic and there was literally one posted two days ago set after this episode and I'm going to read it ASAP and then scour the rest of the tag for more. \:D/

Like, man, I've never written Merlin fic before despite the hours of my life devoted to reading Merthur fic but I think I have to write some Elyan/Gwaine when my friend and I finish watching the series. :')

(If anyone with Elyan fic recs of any kind reads this please please please feed me.)

[theroundbartable]

If you don't mind me asking, can I ask your top favorite fics that you've written (feel free how much that you want to list)? Why they're special to you? Is there a specific inspiration when you wrote them?

Ooooooh, that is a very good question.

On my ao3 count, I currently have 125 published works. 3 of them are works in progress, one of them is discontinued. (I have a rather good publish - actually finishing ratio.)

I'm gonna list a few but in no particular order. It's just my personal highlights. For a full fic list, you can find my stories on ao3, aka, HERE.

No... just no (Merthur)

For some reason, out of all of my fics, this one is the most popular (so far). The idea was that Merlin is caught doing magic and just thinks: Lol, I'm Emrys, whatcha gonna do? kill me? I'm immortal, lmao. The inspiration was that I just wanted Merlin to carry on with his life when Uther tries to kill him and fails every time.

Connecting the dots (Merthur)

While this one doesn't have the best world building, it was definitely the most fun to write. The brainstorming had me laughing at work like an insane mad man. I loved working on this one, it made me very happy. The premise is that the knights make up stories to explain the strange things that happen in Camelot. It's a game, like D&D and they accidentally end up being right. Somehow I turned Gwaine into a god and the whole D&D game into a religion were people get babtized when you put them in the stocks. It makes no sense but it's so absurd that it's funny again XD

Chosen (Merthur)

This one is depressing but it marks a certain change in my writing style. When I wrote this, or rather, AFTER I wrote this, I swore to myself to only ever write happy endings again. This one really hurts, so I wouldn't advise to read it ;)

I realised how my writing influences my own mood and what I needed to do to keep myself happy. And that making myself happy is a good thing!

Clockroom (Merthur)

This is my oldest ongoing project that requires an enormous amount of work. Because of historical research, working with literal transcripts of the episodes, and because it's timetravel and time travel is IMPOSSIBLE to write... at least well... at this length.

Reversed (Merthur)

The premise is that everyone knows Merlin has magic - except Merlin. Before I wrote this, I actually had writers block, so I told myself: You always think backwards. How can you make BBC Merlin backwards? This was the result.

And I really think that this is one of the best fics I've ever written. Merlin's stubbornness and the way magic works in this fic have really influenced later one shots, but this one is very special to me because it wasn't meant to turn out as deep as it has.

The magic realm (Merthur)

Likely my best world buidling concept, challenged only by Dragon island. Well except for Incarnation but that's a novel I'm working on, not a fic. The idea is that the day Merlin loses his magic, Arthur is ready to turn to magic for help. Gaius sends them into the magic realm to learn magic there. Only that Merlin IS magic and so everything in there is connected to him in some way. I loved how the characters turned out and how magic is seen, depending on who is looking at them.

Mirror of truth (Merthur)

This one was an accident, really. Originally, Merlin was meant to be Camelot's champion, but then I thought about borders and how would the mirror know how to show Merlin and I got so deep into it that I eventually realised that Merlin couldn't be Camelot's champion at all. It was mind blowing. As I believe it is to you when you read the summary:

Every ten years or so a tournament is held between all the five kingdoms. In which one (strongest of the kingdom) sorcerer is chosen as a representative of their king/queen/crown bearer. The monarchs, however, do not choose the sorcerer for themselves, which Arthur is thankful for, since magic is still banned in Camelot. Instead, they are chosen by the mirror of truth. It shows the face of the strongest sorcerer in said lands, so Arthur can reach out to them. When the mirror finally chooses the participants, Camelot's champion is......... well i mean, who is the strongest magic user in Camelot? Exactly! It's Morgana. After all, Merlin was born in Cendred's kingdom.

8. The eternal suffering (Leon & George)

This one is special because it's not about Merthur. This is a fic that marks me as one of the two first people within this fandom who wrote Leon & (servant) George fanfics. And I am very proud to have coinvented this ship (although I'm more inclined towards them being entirely platonic). The idea was that I saw many parallels between Leon's and George's character and started imagining them complaining about their jobs to each other.

9. Everything I do, I do for you. (Merthur)

This one isn't even good. The reason this one is dear to me, is because of how much honesty and truth I put into these words. It was inspired by real life and I should warn you before you read it. It's a bit heavy. This one and Regent have the same/ similar orgigins and themes and may be the most painful for me personally to revisit.

10. Haunted (Merthur)

The ghost!Arthur Au no one asked for. It switches between funny moments and heartbreaking pasts and I think it's one of my better paced and thought through fics.

I just often keep wondering what Arthur does in Avalon and then I sometimes wonder, what if he didn't go there at all?

11. Free Delivery (Merthur)

This one is definitely one of my better thought through fics. I made notes and everything! Haha XD This one was inspired by DIrty Laundry, THE Klance fanfiction. I was rereading it and it somehow - I dunno - developed into this fic.

12. The Joker (Klance)

I can't believe how old this one is. Personally, I liked Alternative realities better, but people keep commenting on this one more. And well... comments inspire. That's why I've started a new fic in the godforsaken year of 2024. The Joker was just me mary sueing Lance. Because why not?

13. Second Chances (Drarry)

So far, this is my only Drarry fic and it is the LONGEST fic I've ever written. Including the clockroom. This one has been 2 years in the making and over 300 pages and I am TIRED. Anyways, I hope I'll be able to finish this one eventually. Otherwise my gf will kill me, I'm afraid XD

The idea is that Draco is a therapist, because I love psychoanalysing him and I wondered what he would do with himself after the war. I also tend to write time travel on accident, so that happened too. This was once supposed to be a one shot. Can you believe it?

I think 13 is a good hill to die on. Thank you for the ask, anon ^^

[katabay]

Hi! I hope this ask will not take up too much of your time if you don't want, but my friend sent me your comic about Perceval's temptation/awakening and intertextual narrative haunting and it's kind of tipped me over the edge into ferally needing to sink my teeth into Arthurian myth. I'm insane about it. I read the whole description/caption several times.

However, I don't know where to start and feel very overwhelmed by the huge body of works there are out there. Would you perhaps be able to recommend a small pile of things to start with when wading into the fray?

Thank you for your time and I hope you have a good day!

to be 1000% honest, I started out with Arthuriana by getting way too into analyzing the thematic structure of BBC's Merlin which prompted me to read a lot of scholarship on Merlin (like, the broad literary tradition of Merlin), and somewhere in there I veered off into fixating on Grail Quest narratives which led to me reading all the big Perceval texts

my most entry level I Am Completely Unfamiliar With These Texts starter kit is probably to browse through Concepts of Arthur, pick a favorite knight and then read texts featuring that knight! if the summary of the text sound fun, then get into it! if it sounds uninteresting to you in the moment, skip over it, it'll be there later if you decide the themes are compelling. if you end up focusing on Merlin over the knights, I'd go to Merlin: Knowledge and Power through the Ages, Stephen Knight :)

also The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights, John Steinbeck. I've been thinking about this for a thousand years

[witchmd13]

Hello.... Can I ask your top 5 (or top 3) favorite characters from Merlin BBC? And why you loved them? And your top 5 favorite moments from the series? Thanks if you want to answer....

I just noticed this ask in my inbox. I'm so sorry. I don't check desktop tumblr that much anymore and asks get so easily lost on the app. I hope it's okay I'm answering right now :)

My top 5 favorite characters are: Arthur, Merlin, Gwen, Morgana, and Lancelot.

Arthur is the character I relate to the most in the show. just a bisexual disaster who can't handle emotions and always puts too much pressure on himself. Also, despite being born privileged and growing up sheltered, he always tries to be better and he listens to others and I love him for it.

Merlin. I mean who can't love Merlin? He deserves the world honestly. Above all, I love him for how good he chooses to be. He has all this power to do anything he wants. He could literally be a god, but he chooses to stay in camelot in constant danger and protect his friends and try to build a better world.

Gwen means so much to me as a character, especially in the early seasons. most of my favorite quotes from the show are hers. you have no idea how many times "worry is not a wise counsel. forget everything else. you have to follow what you believe is right" saved me from falling into an anxiety spiral. she will always have a special place in my heart.

Morgana, well, what can I say about her that's not already obvious lol. to me, she represents all the rage all of us develop growing up at seeing unfairness in the world. and while she lets her hatred of it consume her and make her bitter, instead of trying to cling the tiniest bits of love that you can find in it, like merlin did, I still love her anger and relate to it. in the end, she did do what she believed was right and damned the consequences and I think there's something to be said about her fighting for what she believed to be right until the very end.

Lancelot, well, Gwen and Lancelot's story has always been one of my favorites since I was a kid. I've always liked Lancelot more than Arthur ironically lol so I liked him the moment he showed up. He's still my favorite knight and his story in the show is just so tragic and I have a thing for tragic characters in general.

I yammered on a lot about my favorite characters so I'll keep my favorite moments brief. I'll try not to make them shipping specific!

Merlin drinking the poison for Arthur in the poisoned chalice and Arthur's entire reaction, going against his father for merlin and everything.

Arthur's apology for what he did to the druids' camp.

Merlin confronting Uther's ghost in the death song of uther pendragon.

Lancelot getting knighted as himself.

Morgana's "and you, Uther, are going to hell."

Thank you for the ask! and again sorry for not noticing it earlier!

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-> Day 8 - "Describe your favorite type of whumper"

I don't necessarily have a type of character I like to Whump in specific. Usually it's just the character that I end up liking or it's the character that I end up getting attached to. I was trying to scroll through all my wip's and Fics to see if I do have specific characters but really it's everywhere. Heres some I was able to kinda narrow down as of recently. (For @whumpmasinjuly-archive)

Lancelot, Mordred, Merlin, Gwaine, Arthur, Elyan - BBC Merlin

Victor - Penny Dreadful

Anders - The Almighty Johnson's

Peter (surprisingly) - Hemlock Grove (I say surprisingly because roman is my favorite but roman suits more emotional Whump while peter I've written physical Whump with)

Then we have my back in the olden days characters that I always used to whump...

Saruhiko Fushimi - K project

Yagen toushirou - Token ranbu

Judal - Magi

Shiki, Aido, Kane (and others) - Vampire Knight

Xerxes Break, Leo, Elliot - Pandora Hearts

Kanato Sakamaki, Laito Sakamaki, Azusa Mukami - Diabolik Lovers

Nico Di Angelo, Alex Fierro, and some others which I can't remember right now 😅 - Pjo-verse

Vergil - Devil May Cry (yup you read that right, the early 2000's were a wild time XD)

Kadaj, Vincent Valentine, Genesis - FFVII (also characters from FFX but I honestly can't remember them all right now)

Riku, zexion, marluxia, aqua - Kingdom Hearts

There's so much more now that I'm really thinking about it, to much to name honestly. To give a kinda perspective, every summer from the time I was 5 to I was about 13-ish I would watch one anime a week... Yeah... The amount that I have watched & read is too much for even me now to fathom, it was a lot, so I'm leaving my list there. I don't see any pattern in the people I have whumped though so maybe my pattern is just convience?

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[fuckyeaharthuriana]

List of arthurian tv series + videos

The list with information, tags, my small comments (stars 1 to 5) and a bit more is here. But I wanted to put the chronological text list on a post that can be reblogged as well.

List of movies is here. // List of musicals is here

Number of series: 49 Lost or partially lost series: 5

Animated series = in blue

Webseries = green

Not fully arthurian but just have some arthurian elements (this is my personal opinion) = orange

Movies that have the strikethrough are ones I could never find and might be lost

1949 The Adventures of Sir Galahad IMDB The dvd is pretty easy to find. 15 serials in total (queer-ragnelle list)

1956 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot IMDB Pretty easy to find in dvd, two seasons. (season 1, thearchive) (both seasons in queer-ragnelle list)

1966 Arthur and the Square Knights of the Round Table IMDB Imdb says 51 episodes, but there seems to be extra ones around. Partially lost. (youtube: about 25 episodes, some incomplete, plus VHS episodes that seem extra)

1972 Arthur of the Britons IMDB The dvd is also available. This was also made into a movie called King Arthur, The Young Warlord. (queer-ragnelle list)

1979 The Legend of King Arthur IMDB My favorite show. Dvd is also easy to find. 8 episodes. (queer-ragnelle list)

1979 The Boy Merlin IMDB (youtube) 6 episodes miniseries.

1979 King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table ANILIST 30 episodes, in Japanese and English it seems lost, only Italian dvd and episodes are left (Italian, toonitalia links, this is season 1, called "1* Stagion")

1980 King Arthur: Prince on the White Horse ANILIST The sequel of the 1979 anime, 22 episodes. Seems only to exist in Italian (Italian, toonitalia links, this is season 2, called "2* Stagione")

1980 Merlin IMDB 13 episode of a German tv show. Dvds are easy to find, only in German.

1981 Mr. Merlin IMDB 22 episodes, mostly lost. There is a dvd but it seems only in French. I need to check if I saved the whole series somewhere. (ep1-9, youtube ep10, ep11, ep12, ep13, ep14, ep15, ep16, ep17, ep18, ep19, ep20, ep21, ep22)

1985 Alias the Jester IMDB 13 episodes, partially lost as the dvd seems hard to get and episode 4 and 1 are missing. (youtube, every episode but 1st and 4th)

1989 Space Knights IMDB Imdb only lists two episodes, but this series had 22. This is mainly lost, I cannot even find the full list. (episode 1 "The Golden Knight" only in New Zealand; youtube eps "Double Trouble" and "Counfunded Computers"; ep "The Mists of Time"; "Electro Excalibur")

1991 Merlin of the Crystal Cave IMDB BBC 6 episodes series. (youtube)

1991 The Legend of Prince Valiant IMDB Adaptation of Hal Foster's comics, two seasons (65 episodes) (queer-ragnelle list)

1992 King Arthur and the Knight of Justice IMDB 26 episodes (queer-ragnelle list)

1995 Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Rider IMDB 26 episodes divided in 2 seasons. (both seasons on youtube)

1996 Blazing Dragons IMDB 26 episodes divided in 2 seasons. (all episodes on youtube)

1998 Il cuore e la spada IMDB Italian miniseries, can only be found in Italian and Russian. Dvd is impossible to find, but I might have the Italian series. (youtube episode 1, episode 2, episode 3 in Russian)

1998 Merlin IMDB Two episodes miniseries. (episode 1 youtube, episode 2 youtube)

2001 The Mists of Avalon IMDB Two episodes miniseries, easy to find on dvd.

2002 Guinevere Jones IMDB 26 episodes divided in two seasons. Season 2 is half lost for now. (season 1 eng in queer-ragnelle list; partial season 2 in French)

2002 Sir Gadabout: The Worst Knight in the Land IMDB 20 episodes divided in 2 seasons. Some episodes seem impossible to find. (tumblr doesn't allow me to link to it, but if you search the title on youtube you will find 5 episodes)

2005 Stargate SG-1 seasons 9-10 IMDB The whole series has 10 seasons, the last 2 have arthurian elements and new characters so can be watched as standalone. Easy to find in dvd.

2005 Kaamelott IMDB 6 seasons, in French. Dvds are easy to find. Click here for more info on subtitles (some dvd also have subtitles).

2005 King Arthur's Disasters IMDB 26 episodes divided in 2 seasons. Some episodes can be found in dvd. (youtube season 1; dailymotion season 2, tumblr doesn't allow me to link the episodes, just search for "King Arthur's disasters s2")

2006 Fate/Stay Night ANILIST Easy to find on anime websites. 24 episodes.

2006 Merlin's apprentice IMDB Two episodes, sequel of Merlin 1998. (queer-ragnelle list)

2008 Merlin BBC IMDB 5 seasons. On dvd everywhere. (queer-ragnelle list)

2011 Once upon a time (especially season 5) IMDB Easy to find on dvd.

2011 Fate/Zero ANILIST Easy to find on anime websites. Two seasons.

2010 House of Anubis IMDB 88 episodes, probably can be found on dvd.

2011 Camelot IMDB Starz series, cancelled after one season. (queer-ragnelle list)

2012 Merlin miniseries IMDB Two episodes miniseries, can be easily found on dvd in French or in Spanish or German. I do own the Spanish version somewhere. ("L’enchanteur désenchanté", youtube, French and "Le secret de Brocéliande", not found)

2013 Mordred (youtube) Webseries, complete. In French.

2014 Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works ANILIST Fate anime, easy to find on general anime websites.

2014 The Librarians IMDB 4 seasons, can be found on dvd as well.

2014 Nanatsu no Taizai ANILIST 4 seasons anime. Very easy to find on any anime website.

2016 Rex (youtube) Webseries, vlog style, unsure if finished or abandoned.

2016 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia IMDB 3 seasons, the 3rd is the most arthurian one. Can be found on net/flix. (s3 queer-ragnelle list)

2017 Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] ANILIST Trilogy of three movies. Very easy to find on any anime website.

2017 Legend (youtube) Webseries, complete.

2017 Fate/Apocrypha ANLIST Very easy to find on any anime website.

2017 Runaways IMDB 3 seasons, Marvel show, can be found on disn/ey+

2018 The Campaign for Camelot (youtube) Webseries, complete.

2018 Arthur et les enfantes de la Table Ronde IMDB 2 seasons, 98 episodes in total. Dvd exists but not in English. (season 1, Italian) (season 1+2 in German up till episode 95; ep96, ep97, ep98) (Eng subtitles ongoing)

2019 Fate/Grand Order Babylonia ANILIST Very easy to find on any anime website.

2020 Cursed IMDB 1 season, the show was cancelled. Can be watched on net/flix.

2023 The Winter King IMDB 1 season, the show was cancelled. (queer-ragnelle list)

2023 Four Knights of the Apocalypse IMDB Sequel of Nanatsu no Taizai, second season will come out in 2025. Very easy to find on any anime website.

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Hello :) do you parhaps have and could share any arthuriana book references for someone who wants to get into it but doesn't know where to start?

Also your art is amazing and beautiful and everytime you post a new piece i stare at it in adoration and then go try to find and read the cited sources, so thank you so much for sharing your art with us :)

ough, there's probably some arthuriana blogs on this site who have a much more entry level friendly rec list/equipped to answer this than me, because my interest in arthuriana follows specific historical focuses and genre discussions. literally I read the prose tristan because I was scrolling through jstor and a text on the law in camelot mentioned the murder of dinadan, and I went, oh HELLO---

tldr; my other historical interests gave me enough background info that I comfortably jump around wherever my curiosity takes me, so I'm absolutely useless for this 🙃

tbh I'd probably just look up a summary of the main block of arthuriana texts and pick whatever sounds most fun or focus in on a knight you like and run them through a jstor search. perceval and tristan are my favorites, and kay compels me too. watch bbc's merlin and weep over gawaine, then do lancelot du lac (the film) and cry over gawaine a second time)

additionally I'd rec Stephen Knight's Merlin: Knowledge and Power through the Ages and Caitlin R. Green's Concepts of Arthur to go alongside it all because I think both books fuck severely

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Happy birthday! My favorite arthuriana Easter egg is in one of Shakespeare’s history plays, Henry V, when Mistress Quickly mourns Falstaff’s death and attempts to comfort herself with the thought that Falstaff is now “in Arthur’s Bosom” (rather than “Abraham’s Bosom”)

I’m pretty sure that this is the only arthuriana reference in all of Shakespeare’s work (at least off the top of my head), which is strange because at least a few other playwrights of his time were engaging with arthuriana legend. Most notably the play The Birth of Merlin was mistakenly attributed to Shakespeare for awhile, but now it’s widely accepted as being written by William Rowley. It’s a shame Birth of Merlin isn’t performed more often, though: it’s certainly not the best play to come out of the early modern period, but it’s got some bonkers adultery plot lines, a “the baby’s father was actually the devil!” plot twist, and dragons hiding under a castle (just like bbc Merlin…) Overall it’s very fun and would be great to see with modern special effects.

Ooh I love that! Henry IV-Henry V is one of my favorite parts of Shakespeare, but I’d never noticed that before! Appropriate for Falstaff being a knight (Henry IV part I and II and Henry V present a far different and more exploitative take on knighthood than most of Arthuriana - which makes sense!)

A total tangent - I find Falstaff such a despicable character in the ways that he uses people and then laughs off using them as a joke. I think he is easily the most fucked up of Shakespeare ‘drunken clown’ comedic relief archetype. But then at the same time I like and enjoy Hal as a character, and he’s equally and at moments moreso complicit in the same type of behavior, so it’s all complicated.

That’s FASCINATING that it’s the only reference to Arthuriana - I wonder why Shakespeare never wrote any Arthuriana of his contemporaries were so enamored of it? Thank you so much for telling me about the Birth of Merlin, I’d never heard of it and I’m excited to look it up and read it!

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Happy STS Locke!

I've just gotta know, what made you start your Arthurian retelling? Like, why Arthurian myth specifically? (please ramble to me about why it's your fav, I love that shit)

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Happy STS!! I will absolutely ramble!

I first discovered the Arthurian tales through The Magic Treehouse series as a kid, and then later, I found it again through the BBC show Merlin.

This show in particular was one of my biggest inspirations, despite its cheesy nature. I find it absolutely inspiring that with the budget they had, they did incredibly well. The actors and writing genuinely carry the show, so much so that I don't even care that the CGI isn't excellent!

I loved the smart-ass personality of Merlin, the humor of the show, and the intricacies of the story; from Arthur's father, to Morgana, to Mordred. Not to mention, I've always adored dragons and magic.

Throughout my life, I've come across so many versions of twisted fairytales. So much so that it inspired me to write my own! The first is actually a WIP based on Alice in Wonderland. My Arthurian retelling came after.

Another big point of inspiration for my retelling is Nanatsu no Taizai, or The Seven Deadly Sins. It was the first time I'd seen Merlin as something other than an old white man with a long gray beard, and I immediately wanted to create my own, entirely unique story.

Other sources of inspiration include the tv show Cursed, the movie King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and The Green Knight with Dev Patel. Doctor Who has also played a part in my works, thanks to the sci-fi twist of many themed episodes.

Merlin is regarded as an integral part of Arthurian legend. I would even argue he is more well-known than Arthur himself. You'll likely find him referenced in any media with witches and wizards, magic and sorcerers. This led to my idea of Merlin being the main character; the 'most important.'

BBCs Merlin went with a similar approach, seeing as he was to help Arthur to his destiny. I liked the idea of him working 'behind the scenes' but I wanted him to have a bigger role. To be much more complicated.

So, Myhren was born.

A non-binary, AFAB, half-dead, dark sorcerer, trapped in a time loop where everything is at least slightly different than what we know. Having a character with a traditionally 'dark' or 'evil' power is one of my favorite tropes to twist around. After all, why not play into the 'magic is evil' idea a little bit more, when it comes to banning magic in Camelot?

I also took inspiration from BBC Merlin with their 'dragon lord' idea. Because, c'mon. Who doesn't love dragons?

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This ramble is definitely more disorganized than I'd like, but, at least it's an honest and accurate portrayal of my chaotic thought process!

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SIR LEON WEEK 2021!

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