#taliesin the bard

[taliesin-the-bored]

A few things which are “canon” somewhere for people who are worried they’re stretching it too far

Arthur was killed by a giant cat. 

Arthur killed the cat.

Arthur didn’t fight the cat. Kay did.

Kay and Bedivere use salmon as taxis. 

Lucan is half giant, half lion. (This Lucan, Lucano in the original Italian, is evil and not related to Bedivere). 

King Arthur raided the land of the dead.

The human knight Caradoc Briefbras has three half siblings: a dog, a horse, and a pig.

A large portion of Arthur’s troops was killed a while before Camlann by his nephew’s attack ravens in self-defense. Arthur and said nephew were playing chess at the time and neither did much to stop it.

Merlin retired peacefully and went to live in the countryside with Taliesin.

Wherever Arthur walks, plants die. They don’t grow back for years.

Arthur had a spunky (half?) brother who died in battle after making a mysterious oath.

Dagonet is more or less able to run the kingdom when Arthur is gone. His biggest error is overspending on mercenaries.

Guinevere has an evil almost identical twin half-sister.

Hector beat up all the best knights except for Galahad while possessed by a demon.

Gawain plays tennis.

Gawain has used a chessboard as a weapon.

Near the start of his reign, Arthur left Lot in charge of the kingdom and went on a quest with a sassy parrot.

Gawain or Galahad succeeded Arthur as king. 

[poparthuriana]

Both of these characters are known for having magical powers which could help them win the game by predicting their opponent's moves or by interfering with the game in some other way.

Sebile is a very powerful sorceress whose name may be a reference to the Cumaean Sibyl, suggesting prophetic powers.

Taliesin is a shapeshifting bard with allegedly unparalleled powers and magical knowledge of the past and future.

[danwhobrowses]

Since I have some free time on the weekend, Downfall is next week and it's Missing Bells Hells hours for me, I'd like to share with everyone my vision for when the Hells return to table

[dynamite124]

Yes, I made Taliesin in Baldur's Gate III. XD Yes, his appearance is 95% vanilla and 5% modded hair like his predecessor. He is a bard.

His "Guardian" I modeled after @wellthebardsdead since one of the hairstyles reminded me of their character, Marigold.

[nightfall093]

Iorek: *Trying to play his new flute but keeps messing up the notes* Urrrgh by Talos I hate this thing! *notices Taliesin’s offended expression* Uh, I mean all flutes except this one. THIS one is from you so I will keep and love it forever and ever but all other flutes can get thrown into the fiery pits of Oblivion. Um. Yeah.

Taliesin: *raises eyebrows* Good save.

[gawrkin]

(From Athletics and Manly Sport by John Boyle O'Reilly)

Words to live by: Fear Celtic Poets

[dez78]

Taliesin: My mother used to call me her 'little piper'.

[tales-of-valentine]

Junelezen Day 11: Noon Noon is often the perfect time for a nap no?~

As always Seth Hewitt belongs to @nikyri-ninky <3

[wildbasil]

saturday night in annwn's cheapest pub

[feykrorovaan]

Well, my idea didn't work. Anyone else?

(I actually had the wrong shout on, but it made for a funny screenshot, so I don't mind. 😂)

[dent-de-leon]

so if I wanted to make a little Mollymauk to play as in bg3,, what class should I make him in lieu of bloodhunter--

[taliesin-the-bored]

I'm sure he meant this as a compliment but it could just as easily be a grievous insult.

(from "The Dialogue of Myrddin and Taliesin" in The Black Book of Carmarthen)

[chaos-burst]

i wish sooo much for the cast to give me a full on paladin next campaign. 

[jaskierswolf]

Rolling up to your masquerade ball, barely out of the car door:

EYELINER!BARD, I AM FERAL

Oh god. Same. He's so unbelievably hot. The new shirt is chefs kiss. The stubble is driving me mad. The messed up hair. The eyeliner.

I am unwell.

Also I would like to take a moment to say Philippa could actually destroy me and I would thank her. Like it is a good day to be bisexual.

[quidam-sirenae]

Btw I was talking w my welsh prof about an actual hot take which is that modern druids are frauds bc they DONT know what hour of midday cyw was born ect but basically because the point of druidry is preservation of knowledge and learning the old lore. Which modern druid orders don’t rly do. It’s more of a cosplay than anything and tbh i think if you wanna call yourself a Druid you should have at least read the old lore at the very LEAST. Ideally you’d have a couple hundred lines memorized maybe more but like. I get that memorization isn’t seen as an important skill in our modern world. Still if you wanna call yourself a new order druid in the pre Christian Celtic revival or whatever they’re calling it nowadays (I’m NOT getting into Celtic Christianity in this post that’s a whole other can of worms) at least know your goddamned history and lore. Cathbad is rolling in his grave over here. Anyway Christ endows me that I be not sad or whatever

[theimpossiblescheme]

Thought that just came to me because I am always thinking about these books one way or another...

In my perfect live action Prydain adaptation, tons of characters would get their own leitmotifs in the score, and one of them would be Fflewddur.  Something lighthearted and kind of bouncy, but bracing and warm.  The musical equivalent of getting a genuinely good pep talk that sends you away smiling.  And of course, it would be played on the harp with maybe some other string instruments backing it up... until the cave scene in The High King.  With the loss of Flewddur’s harp, maybe another instrument picks up the melody, but there’s still that sonic gap where the harp once was.  It’s still the same music, but unmistakably changed.