#merlin s03e04

[franzis-frantic-thoughts]

Gwaine: What am I doing in this bed?

Merlin: Not me, unfortunately.

[pippin-katz]

Rewatched S03e04

Gotta say, I love Gwaine and how protective he is of Merlin, but I would have loved for Arthur to see the bullshit the “knights” were doing. He was pretty pissed when the bounty hunter was about to punch him, I don’t think he would’ve been happy to see them throwing knives and swinging swords at him.

Besides that, love you Gwaine, you’re beautiful and your introduction is the best of all the knights honestly

[merlinrarepairfest]

Round Up 6

And another week of posting finishes; enjoy all these rare pair goodies if you need a break during the holidays if you celebrate, or to distract yourself from everyone else going nuts! <3

Title: smooth sailin’ Writer: masculinepeacock | @masculinepeacock Rating: T+ Warnings: none Word Count: 1.6k Pairing/Main character; Percival/Gwaine Up to 10 Tags; romcom elements, teachers, winter fair, gwen is mentioned, open ended

Summary: 

Percival meets Gwaine at a winter fair and the two hit it off. Is this destined to be a one off, or something more?

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51381598#main

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Title: A Disrupted Destiny Writer: sillydegu | @sillydegu Rating: General Audiences Warnings: None Medium/Word Count: 11 874 Pairing/main characters: Gwaine/Merlin Up to 10 tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Gwaine knows about Merlin's magic, Merlin's magic revealed, Episode: s03e04 Gwaine (Merlin), Angst with a happy ending, Gwaine being Gwaine 

Summary:

3x04 AU. Uther is not convinced by Arthur, and sentences Gwaine to death anyway. Merlin uses his magic to break Gwaine out of the dungeons, revealing it to Uther in the process. The two of them go on the run together, and fall in love on the way.

AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51257899

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Title: Knighting Writer: cynthia1314 | @cynthia39100 Rating: Gen Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Medium/Word Count: 4670 Pairing/main characters: Lancelot / Arthur Pendragon Up to 10 tags: Episode: s01e05 Lancelot (Merlin), Episode: s03e12-13 The Coming of Arthur (Merlin)

Summary:

Arthur is finally king, free to knight whoever he chooses. Lancelot pledges his life, honour and devotion to him. (Prompt by kairennart)

AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51135934

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Title: all the devils are here Writer: litinthyheart | @lit-in-thy-heart Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major Character Death Medium/Word Count: 21,000 Pairing/main characters: Lancelot/Merlin Up to 10 tags: Enemies to Lovers, Fae Merlin, POV Lancelot, BAMF Merlin, Execution, Restraints, Intimacy, Internal Conflict

Summary:

In light of half of Camelot's knights being killed in a dragon attack, Uther Pendragon has been forced to broaden the eligibility criteria. Lancelot, who has wanted to be a knight all of his life, is given a quest to prove his worth as a final test before he is knighted. He must kill the leader of the Unseelie Court, Emrys.

AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51551500/chapters/130293436

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Title: Siblings and Soulmates Writer: Merthurallure | @merthurallure Rating: Explicit  Warnings: Incest Medium/Word Count: 1 397 words/fic Pairing/main characters: Arthur/Morgana  Up to 10 tags: sibling incest, first time, canon era, PWP

Summary:

Morgana and Arthur enjoy their first time together 

AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51564880

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Title: Matters of the Heart Writer: The_Questing_Beast | @ummyesisthisjasongrace Rating: General Audiences Warnings: none Medium/Word Count: Fanfiction; 11,313 words Pairing/main characters: Mithian/Morgana Up to 10 tags: Canon Era, Canon Compliant, Arranged Marriage, Slow Burn, Good Morgana, Initial Mithian/Arthur, Fluff and Angst, Mithian really said 'thank god you introduced me to your sister'

Summary: 

It's all quite simple, really - marry the King of Camelot, fulfil her duty to her father and her country, become Queen. Or at least that's what Mithian thinks when she arrives in Camelot for the first time. However, things get complicated when the King's half-sister, the Lady Morgana, catches her eye instead. Turns out that no one, not even a Princess, has a say in matters of the heart.

AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51938515/chapters/131336134

[byblix]

Random bits from my planning/outlining/rambling documents that I think are funny. The inside of my head is like this all the time. Not all for the same ideas, though some are pretty general headcanon.

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Douxie in Part One: Man, walking home alone at night is probably a bad idea. Sure hope no one with malicious intent tries to ambush me.

Douxie in Part Three: By Talos Merlin's Beard, this can't be happening

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Douxie: [cleaning the café bathroom in S03E04] ???

Not-Enrique: [crawling out the window] No one will ever believe you.

Douxie: ...It is getting so hard to stay out of these things.

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Zoe: I would fight Merlin in a parking lot if I didn't know it'd make Douxie sad.

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Krel: You are remarkably calm.

Douxie: Not the first time I've been illegally detained. Granted, the spaceship is new....

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Douxie being responsible for the “Merlin ages backwards” part of the myth? Yes.

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Moppet!Douxie isn't as innocent or stupid as he acts. He's a dumbass that will, with time and character growth, become a smartass.

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And since Angor Rot would have no interest in keeping Douxie's secrets except as a way to tweak Strickler's nerves – actually, that's an excellent reason for him to keep Douxie's secrets.

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Though, if Merlin doesn't know shadow magic, and Douxie can't use shadow magic, and Morgana is currently dead…. Who breaks the curse?

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Merlin = Daedalus? Projecting his regret at not being able to save Icarus onto Douxie, whose joy and recklessness is so similar, only to dread that in keeping Douxie away from the sun, he might have pushed him into the sea? It's more likely than you'd think.

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Stasis trap in the chains to explain why Angor Rot doesn't, like, starve? Does he still need food or Heartstone energy if Morgana's power is sustaining him, when she's immortal? Does wizard immortality work like that? Does Morgana being in a Heartstone affect any of this?

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[tolkienlockian]

Dagr (to Arthur): “I’m gonna make you pay for that.”

Merlin (chuckles and smirks): “I’d like to see you try.”

Translation: “My boyfriend is a badass and you don’t stand a chance against him.”

[takaraphoenix]

You know what improves an already great and amazing show?

WHEN YOUR OTP FINALLY MEETS AND GETS TO INTERACT.

THAT’S WHAT MAKES GOOD EVEN BETTER.

[tentacookies]

i'm rewatching merlin for the fourth time, and i just got to gwaine (s03e04) again - which is the episode i watch when i'm sad

and i just realised

gwaine and sirius black are the same character

of course i'm in love with them both

[merthur-fanfics]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Merlin (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), minor mentions of Arthur/Gwen Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Original Characters Additional Tags: Insecure merlin, Humor, Fluff, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, POV Arthur, Canon Era, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Episode: s03e04 Gwaine, AU after episode 3x04 Summary:

After the barmaid in that tavern called Merlin 'handsome' Arthur can't stop thinking about it and begins to pay attention to his manservant as he hasn't before, trying to figure out what it was the woman had seen in the other man. This is the result.

Or

The three stages of Arthur realizing he's attracted to Merlin.

(Based on an iteration of the "Three Stages of Fangirling" meme on tumblr)

[franzis-frantic-thoughts]

Merlin does knock out a couple people in the bar brawl where they meet Gwaine, but I don't think any of them actually die. Sooo no counting

[fuckyeaharthuriana]

List of Arthurian Tv shows and series by Character

I made a list of arthurian tv shows and webseries that I know about or I have watched, divided by main characters. I’ve been maybe a bit generous with characters in some tv shows where the characters were protagonists only in a part of the series (an episode or a season).

I added a * for shows that I DID NOT watch, so they are in the list because of imdb and which characters were mainly listed there, or because of the plot summary I found.

AGRAVAINE The Legend of King Arthur 1979 (sort of) Robin of Sherwood 1984 s03e04

ARTHUR The Adventures of Sir Lancelot 1956 Arthur! and the Square Knights of the Round Table 1966 Arthur of the Britons 1972 Carry on Laughing 1975 s02e01 and s02e04* The Legend of King Arthur 1979 King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (anime) 1979 King Arthur: Prince on White Horse (anime) 1980* MacGyver 1985 s07e07-e08 Bill & Ted Excellent Adventures (Live Action) 1992 s01e01* Prince Valiant 1993 Blazing Dragons 1996* Merlin 1998 The Mists of Avalon 2001 Sir Gadabout, the Worst Knight in the Land 2002* Kaamelott 2005 King Arthur's Disasters 2005 Fate/Stay Night 2006 Merlin BBC 2008 Fate/Zero 2010 Once Upon a Time 2011 Camelot 2011 Merlin: L’enchanteur désenchanté" and "Le secret de Brocéliande" 2012 Nanatsu no Tazai 2014 Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2014* Rex 2015 (webseries) Legend 2017 (webseries) Arthur et les enfants de la Table Ronde 2018*

BAN (KING) Nanatsu no Tazai 2014

BEDIVERE Blazing Dragons 1996* The Campaign for Camelot (webseries) 2018

BORS The Legend of King Arthur 1979 Kaamelott 2005

CARADOC Kaamelott 2005

GALAHAD The Adventures of Sir Galahad 1949 The Legend of King Arthur 1979 MacGyver 1985 s07e07-e08 House of Anubis 2011* The Librarians 2014 Fate/Grand Order: First Order episode special 2016* Legend 2017 (webseries)

GAWAIN Prince Valiant 1993 Kaamelott 2005 Merlin BBC 2008 Camelot 2011 The Campaign for Camelot (webseries) 2018 Arthur et les enfants de la Table Ronde 2018*

GUINEVERE The Adventures of Sir Lancelot 1956 Arthur! and the Square Knights of the Round Table 1966* Carry on Laughing 1975 s02e01 and s02e04* The Legend of King Arthur 1979 Guiding Light 9 December 1982* Prince Valiant 1993 (sort of) Gwenevere and the Jewel Rider 1995* Blazing Dragons 1996* Merlin 1998 The Mists of Avalon 2001 Guinevere Jones 2002* Kaamelott 2005 King Arthur's Disasters 2005 Once Upon a Time 2011 Camelot 2011 Merlin: L’enchanteur désenchanté" and "Le secret de Brocéliande" 2012 Rex 2015 (webseries) Legend 2017 (webseries) The Campaign for Camelot (webseries) 2018 Arthur et les enfants de la Table Ronde 2018*

GUENEVAK The Campaign for Camelot (webseries) 2018

IGRAINE Merlin 1988 (a bit) The Mists of Avalon 2001 Merlin BBC 2008 (a couple of episodes)

KAY Arthur of the Britons 1972 King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (anime) 1979 Blazing Dragons 1996* Kaamelott 2005 Camelot 2011 The Campaign for Camelot (webseries) 2018

LANCELOT The Adventures of Sir Galahad 1949 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot 1956 Carry on Laughing 1975 s02e01 and s02e04* The Legend of King Arthur 1979 King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (anime) 1979 The Twilight Zone 1985 s01e24 Blazing Dragons 1996* Merlin 1998 The Mists of Avalon 2001 Kaamelott 2005 King Arthur's Disasters 2005 Merlin BBC 2008 Once Upon a Time 2011 Rex 2015 (webseries) Legend 2017 (webseries)

MELIODAS Nanatsu no Tazai 2014

MERLIN The Adventures of Sir Galahad 1949 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot 1956 The Time Tunner 1967 s01e27* The Ghostbusters 1975 s01e14* Carry on Laughing 1975 s02e01 and s02e04* The Legend of King Arthur 1979 The Boy Merlin 1979 King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (anime) 1979 Merlin 1980* Mr Merlin 1981* The Twilight Zone 1985 s01e24 MacGyver 1985 s07e07-e08 Doctor Who Classic 1989 s26e01-e04 King Arthur and the Knights of Justice 1994* Hercules 1995 s05e19 The Zack Files 2000 s02e15 Guinevere Jones 2002* Kaamelott 2005 King Arthur's Disasters 2005 Merlin's Apprentice 2006 Merlin BBC 2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold 2008 s01e05* Once Upon a Time 2011 House of Anubis 2011* Camelot 2011 Sofia the First 2012 Rex 2015 (webseries) Trollhunters 2016 Legend 2017 (webseries) Arthur et les enfants de la Table Ronde 2018* Fate/Grand Order -Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia 2019*

MORGANA The Twilight Zone 1985 s01e24 The Legend of King Arthur 1979 MacGyver 1985 s07e07-e08 Doctor Who Classic 1989 s26e01-e04 The Legend of Prince Valiant 1993 King Arthur and the Knights of Justice 1994* Hercules 1995 s05e19 Merlin 1998 The Mists of Avalon 2001 Justice League 2002 s02e20-21 and s03e03* Guinevere Jones 2002* Stargate SG1 2005 season 9 Merlin BBC 2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold 2008 s01e05* Winx season 4 2009 House of Anubis 2011* Camelot 2011 Sofia the First 2012 Merlin: L’enchanteur désenchanté" and "Le secret de Brocéliande" 2012 Ultimate Spider-Man 2012 s03e21* The Librarians 2014 (one episode) Trollhunters 2016 Runaways 2017 Legend 2017 (webseries) Arthur et les enfants de la Table Ronde 2018*

MORGAUSE The Mists of Avalon 2001 Merlin BBC 2008

MORDRED The Adventures of Sir Galahad 1949 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot 1956 (one episode) The Legend of King Arthur 1979 Doctor Who Classic 1989 s26e01-e04 Prince Valiant 1993 (first arc, if I am not wrong) Merlin 1998 The Mists of Avalon 2001 Justice League 2002 s02e20-21 and s03e03* Merlin BBC 2008 "Mordred L’Elu" and "Mordred La Revolte" 2013 Rex 2015 (webseries) Legend 2017 (webseries) Fate/Apocrypha 2017 The Campaign for Camelot (webseries) 2018 Arthur et les enfants de la Table Ronde 2018*

NIMUE/VIVIAN/LADY OF THE LAKE The Legend of King Arthur 1979 The Boy Merlin 1979 King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (anime) 1979 (one episode) Merlin 1998 The Mists of Avalon 2001 Kaamelott 2005 Merlin BBC 2008 Once Upon a Time 2011 Camelot 2011 Merlin: L’enchanteur désenchanté" and "Le secret de Brocéliande" 2012 Arthur et les enfants de la Table Ronde 2018*

OWAIN Kaamelott 2005

PERCIVAL King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (anime) 1979 Kaamelott 2005 Merlin BBC 2008

RAGNELLE The Campaign for Camelot (webseries) 2018

SAGRAMORE Arthur et les enfants de la Table Ronde 2018*

TRISTAN and ISOLDE King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (anime) 1979 Merlin BBC 2008 (a couple of episodes) Arthur et les enfants de la Table Ronde 2018*

UTHER The Boy Merlin 1979 Merlin 1998 The Mists of Avalon 2001 Merlin BBC 2008 Arthur et les enfants de la Table Ronde 2018*

[merlinrarepairfest]

Title: A Disrupted Destiny Writer: sillydegu | @sillydegu Rating: General Audiences Warnings: None Medium/Word Count: 11 874 Pairing/main characters: Gwaine/Merlin Up to 10 tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Gwaine knows about Merlin's magic, Merlin's magic revealed, Episode: s03e04 Gwaine (Merlin), Angst with a happy ending, Gwaine being Gwaine 

Summary:

3x04 AU. Uther is not convinced by Arthur, and sentences Gwaine to death anyway. Merlin uses his magic to break Gwaine out of the dungeons, revealing it to Uther in the process. The two of them go on the run together, and fall in love on the way.

AO3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51257899

[tyrseward]

frauds

Word Count: 846 Warnings: None Summary: Now, Merlin is not the brightest person in all the five kingdoms, but he knows full well what happens to those who displease a man with too much power. So how is he meant to stand aside when Gwaine stands before the king for a crime he didn’t commit, all for coming to his defense. / Well, he doesn’t. // An AU of s03e04: Gwaine.

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Now, Merlin is not the brightest person in all the five kingdoms, but he knows full well what happens to those who displease a man with too much power. So how is he meant to stand aside when Gwaine stands before the king for a crime he didn’t commit, all for coming to his defense?

Well, he doesn’t. He’s Merlin, after all, the foolish boy who can’t keep his mouth shut even when his life depends on it. And because he’s Merlin, he takes a step forward, ignores how the thugs bristle, how Gaius shakes his head in warning, how Arthur glares, and blurts out the first thing that comes to mind. 

“They aren't knights!” The king turns his scowl onto Merlin, but he does not divert his gaze, does not back down. Before anyone can speak, he says again, “they aren't knights. They're frauds, wearing necklaces that let them take on the shape of another person.”

“And you expect me to believe this?” The king demands, hand absently reaching for a sword forgotten in his haste to the throne room.

Alright, he thinks, backtracking a bit. So I need to tread carefully, not a problem.

“Sire, all that needs to be done to prove my claim is have them remove their necklaces.” And maybe, if Merlin’s eyes aren’t deceiving him, Gaius’ worried frown morphs into a single approving nod. Maybe. Merlin’s still not planning to bet his dinner on it, that’s for certain.

Uther paces forward, closing the distance between himself and the servant. Merlin straightens from his slouch as he fights against the urge to back away, to retreat.

“Would you be willing to bet your life on this?”

And he laughs. How can he not, even despite the frantic, aborted motions of hands and head shakes from those who wish he wasn’t such a fool.

“Sire, I’ve done so many times before,” he says, careless in the face of Uther’s rising temper, “and will not hesitate to do so again if someone’s life is in danger.”

“Very well,” the king responds, voice edged with unspoken threats. However, as he turns to the two in question, prepared to demand they remove the objects responsible for their disguises, the thugs are already backing away and drawing their swords.

“Stay back,” the one posing as Sir Oswald warns, waving his sword wildly. His hand wavers just the slightest, betraying his nerves at being discovered with Camelot’s finest at the ready.

Arthur, of course, ignores the order. It’s to be expected, after all, for who is this fraud to order a prince about? The guards holding Gwaine still release him in favor of backing their prince, leaving Gwaine free to make his way to Merlin’s side.

He doesn’t speak, eyes trained on the oncoming struggle, but he bumps his shoulder against Merlin’s, an action the servant returns as he, too, watches the others.

“Someone should stop the king from attacking them,” Merlin comments, half to himself, half to some imaginary person who cares. Aside from a grunt of acknowledgement, Gwaine does not respond.

But Uther truly does look as though he will launch into a fight unarmed and Merlin realizes someone does, in fact, need to stop him. And, of course, that someone is him.

Or Gaius, but he’d take on the king any day so long as it keeps Gaius out of harm’s way, so onward he goes. The king does not take kindly to being grabbed by the arm and tugged away from where Not-Sir Ethan has swung his blade to meet Arthur’s, but Merlin’s reminder of, “you’re unarmed, sire,” is enough to quiet him until they meet Gaius halfway across the room.

He’s back at Gwaine’s side in an instant, eager to put distance between himself and Uther once again. By the time Merlin turns his attention back to the fight, it’s over. The thugs kneel before Arthur, who stands with his sword under Not-Sir Oswald’s chin.

The guards restrain both men, dragging them away to the dungeon at the short nod Arthur gives them. The prince does not move except to sheath his sword until the door slams shut at their exit. It’s then that he turns to the two men standing, watching him, and says, “go back to Gaius’, this’ll be sorted out in the morning.”

He pats them both on the shoulder and with another nod, Arthur continues his path to his father.

And maybe Merlin isn’t sure what “sorted” means, exactly, but he hopes that this time he hasn’t made things worse.

“C’mon,” Gwaine says, nudging him toward the door, “nothing more we can do here.”

“Yeah,” he agrees, “but I do believe I hear dinner calling my name.”

“You, my friend, deserve the finest of all feasts, but I think you might have to settle for Gaius’ cooking for now,” Gwaine laughs as he throws an arm around his shoulders.

Merlin sinks into the hold with a grin, brushing aside future worries for the meanwhile. Worse or not, tonight he’ll take advantage of his friend’s presence. Tomorrow can wait.

[katiemcgrath]

Merlin S03E04 | Humans S03E03 for colinism

[takaraphoenix]

But also there is a beautiful duality to my stupid knight boys.

Lancelot, who wants nothing more than to be a knight and wishes he were noble but isn’t.

Gwaine, who hates being noble and wants nothing to do with this stuff.

Also, both of them instantly bond with Merlin and they are his knights.

[ao3feed-merlinarthur]

by dagwic

After Morgana and Morgause's army of the dead is defeated and Cenred's army withdrawn, the two sisters decide something must be done about Arthur's infernally devoted servant. Morgana decides to enchant Merlin with a love spell so the prince would deem him unfit for duty. Imagine her surprise when the enchantment seems to make no difference...

(set in early s3, starting just after the events of The Tears of Uther Pendragon and ending before The Crystal Cave)

Words: 2625, Chapters: 2/6, Language: English

Fandoms: Merlin (TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Uther Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin), Kilgharrah (Merlin), Morgause (Merlin)

Relationships: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Additional Tags: POV Morgana (Merlin), POV Merlin (Merlin), Love Potion/Spell, Enchanted Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Pining Merlin (Merlin), Love spells are kinda awful, Episode: s03e02 The Tears of Uther Pendragon (Part II), Episode: s03e03 Goblin's Gold, Episode: s03e04 Gwaine, Canon Compliant, Canon Era