#the Hürrem Games

[magnificentposting-fabrizioart]

I love how Mustafa is portrayed as genuinely sweet and affectionate towards his brothers, because apparently he's old enough to train in the army but not enough to be told what happens to all princes but one.

[humasahsultanimsworld]

Hürrem Sultan VS Other Sultans

Hürrem Sultan's black and yellow patterned caftan

[v7lgar]

27: Who was your favourite childhood crush?

ariel... and meryem uzerli

[hurremsultanns]

People being scandalised by Hürrem poisoning Ibrahim and going 'Look she's PURE EVIL!!!' gives such 'I can excuse what Ibrahim did to Leo but I draw the line at Hürrem wanting revenge' energy.

[medievalandfantasymelee]

Candidates for the title of

🌹Queen of Love & Beauty🌹

Candidates were given priority based on the number of submissions they received (in brackets behind their names and credentials). After all candidates with multiple submissions were entered, single submission candidates were admitted in order of submission.

Guinevere [Angel Coulby], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012) [17]

Morgana Pendragon [Katie McGrath], BBC’s Merlin (2008-2012) [11]

Lady Éowyn of Rohan [Miranda Otto], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) [10]

Lady Marian Fitzwalter [Olivia de Havilland], The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) [9]

Isabeau of Anjou [Michelle Pfeiffer], Ladyhawke (1985) [8]

Arwen Undomiel [Liv Tyler], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) [7]

Galadriel of Lothlórien [Cate Blanchett], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) [7]

Princess Buttercup [Robin Wright], The Princess Bride (1987) [6]

Lucrezia Borgia [Holliday Grainger], The Borgias (2011-2013) [6]

Princess Isabella Maria Lucia Elizabetta of Valencia [Karen David], Galavant (2015-2016) [5]

Lagertha [Katheryn Winnick], Vikings (2013-2020) [5]

Sorsha [Joanne Whalley], Willow (1988) [5]

Lady Æthelflæd of Mercia [Millie Brady], The Last Kingdom (2015-2022) [4]

Princess Gwendolyn [Angela Lansbury], The Court Jester (1955) [4]

Maid Jean [Glynis Johns], The Court Jester (1955) [4]

Lady Marion of Leaford [Judi Trott], Robin of Sherwood (1984-1986) [4]

Rebecca of York [Olivia Hussey], Ivanhoe (1982) [4]

Alicent Hightower [Olivia Cooke], House of the Dragon (2022-) [3]

Aliena [Hayley Atwell], The Pillars of the Earth (2010) [3]

Queen Cersei Lannister [Lena Headey], Game of Thrones (2011-2019) [3]

Princess Daenerys Targaryen [Emilia Clarke], Game of Thrones (2011-2019) [3]

Danielle de Barbarac [Drew Barrymore], Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998) [3]

Devasena [Anushka Shetty], Baahubali (2017) [3]

Elizabeth de Burgh [Florence Pugh], Outlaw King (2018) [3]

Queen Guinevere [Vanessa Redgrave], Camelot (1967) [3]

Hürrem Sultan [Meryem Uzleri], Magnificent Century {Muhteşem Yüzyıl} (2011-2014) [3]

Lady Jocelyn [Shannyn Sossamon], A Knight’s Tale (2001) [3]

Princess Lili [Mia Sara], Legend (1985) [3]

Lady Margaery Tyrell [Natalie Dormer], Game of Thrones (2011-2019) [3]

Marian of Knighton [Lucy Griffiths], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009) [3]

Lady Sansa Stark [Sophie Turner], Game of Thrones (2011-2019) [3]

Sheng Minglan [Zhang Liying], The Story of Minglan (2018) [3]

Queen Susan the Gentle [Sophie Winkleman], The Chronicles of Narnia (2005-2010) [3]

Lady Anne Neville [Claire Bloom], Richard III (1955) [2]

Lady Anne Neville [Phoebe Fox], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016) [2]

Brienne of Tarth [Gwendoline Christie], Game of Thrones (2011-2019) [2]

Bronwyn [Nazanin Bonialdi], The Rings of Power (2022-) [2]

Queen Catherine of Aragon [Maria Doyle Kennedy], The Tudors (2007-2010) [2]

Contessina de Bardi [Annabel Scholey], Medici (2016-2019) [2]

Egwene Al’Vere [Madeleine Madden], The Wheel of Time (2021-) [2]

Queen Eleanore of Aquitane [Katharine Hepburn], The Lion in Winter (1968) [2]

Queen Elizabeth Woodville [Rebecca Ferguson], The White Queen (2013) [2]

Donna Giulia Farnese [Lotte Verbeek], The Borgias (2011-2013) [2]

Queen Guinevere [Cheri Lunghi], Excalibur (1981) [2]

Jadis, the White Witch [Tilda Swinton], The Chronicles of Narnia (2005-2010) [2]

Jeanne d’Arc [Renee Falconetti], The Passion of Joan of Arc {La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc} (1928) [2]

Joan of Arc [Milla Jovovich], The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) [2]

Kate [Laura Fraser], A Knight’s Tale (2001) [2]

Lady Kate Percy [Michelle Dockery], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016) [2]

Queen Lucy the Valiant [Rachael Henley] [2]

Queen Madelena [Mallory Jansen], Galavant (2015-2016) [2]

Queen Margaret of Anjou [Sophie Okonedo], The Hollow Crown (2012-2016) [2]

Lady Mary Boleyn [Charity Wakefield], Wolf Hall (2015-2024) [2]

Moiraine Damodred [Rosamund Pike], The Wheel of Time (2021-) [2]

Morgana Pendragon [Eva Green], Camelot (2011) [2]

Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen [Emma D’Arcy], House of the Dragon (2022-) [2]

Queen Sibylla of Jerusalem [Eva Green], Kingdom of Heaven (2005) [2]

Eliška Pomořanská [Jana Brejchová], A Night at Karlstein {Noc na Karlštejně} (1973) [1]

Lady Marian [Audrey Hepburn], Robin & Marian (1976) [1]

Ophelia [Jean Simmons], Hamlet (1948) [1]

Aykız Hatun [Hande Subaşı], Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014-2019) [1]

Roberta Steingas [Clare Foster], Galavant (2015-2016) [1]

Tamina [Gemma Arterton], Prince of Persia (2010) [1]

Princess Isabelle [Sophie Marceau], Braveheart (1995) [1]

Alexandra [Geraldine Viswanathan], Miracle Workers: The Dark Ages (2020) [1]

Isabella of Valois [Emma Hamilton], RSC’s Richard II (2013) [1]

Jade Claymore [Erin Kellyman], Willow (2022) [1]

Anne Boleyn [Genevieve Bujold], Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) [1]

Mu Nihuang [Liu Tao], Nirvana in Fire (2015-2018) [1]

Padmavati [Deepika Padukone], Padmaavat (2018) [1]

Queen Isabella [Tilda Swinton], Edward II (1991) [1]

Djaq [Anjali Jay], BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009) [1]

Below is a list of Honorable Mentions...

Anne Boleyn [Natalie Portman], The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

Aslaug [Alyssa Sutherland], Vikings (2013-2020)

Aviendha [Ayoola Smart], The Wheel of Time (2021-)

Catherine of Aragon [Charlotte Hope], The Spanish Princess (2019-2020)

Cecilia Algotsdotter [Sofia Helin], Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)

Doric [Sophia Lillis], Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (2023)

Queen Elizabeth of York [Jodie Comer], The White Princess (2017)

Jiang Yanli [Xuan Lu], The Untamed (2019)

Guinevere [Julia Ormond], First Knight (1995)

Hafsa Sultan [Nebahat Çehre], Magnificent Century {Muhteşem Yüzyıl} (2011-2014)

Hatice Sultan [Selma Ergeç], Magnificent Century {Muhteşem Yüzyıl} (2011-2014)

Queen Isabella of Castile [Michelle Jenner], Isabel (2011-2014)

Isolde [Sophia Myles], Tristan + Isolde (2006)

Joan of Arc [Ingrid Bergman], Joan of Arc (1948)

Kira [Lisa Maxwell, Kathryn Mullen], The Dark Crystal (1982)

Queen Mab [Miranda Richardson], Merlin (1998)

Maleficent [Angelina Jolie], Maleficent (2014)

Lady Margaret Tudor [Georgie Henley], The Spanish Princess (2019-2020)

Marian Dubois [Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio], Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Lady Mary Tudor [Sai Bennett], The Spanish Princess (2019-2020)

Empress Maude [Alison Pill], The Pillars of the Earth (2010)

Morgaine [Julianna Marguiles], The Mists of Avalon (2001)

Queen Ravenna [Charlize Theron], Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Rebecca of York [Elizabeth Taylor], Ivanhoe (1952)

Rosie Cotton [Sarah MacLeod], The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003)

Sharako Lohar [Abigail Thorn], House of the Dragon (2022-)

Tár-Miriel [Cynthia Addai-Robinson], The Rings of Power (2022-)

Ygritte [Rose Leslie], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Yara Greyjoy [Gemma Whelan], Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

[kaledya]

You deserve everything. You. Not me. Your art is everything, I think everyone can agree !*give a bouquet of flowers* 🌸🌸🌸 _

Its great that you thoughts about Cain and Abel because I haven't think at all ! I think if I talk about them it will be in season 3 or 4 ? But its great another follower of yours is writing about them !

Not the twilight ptsd (I can't ahah)

I didn't see Supernatural (too many episodess), I'm more Vampire Diaries/Originals but...

Wait a minute. So Cain is the father of murder who written so... technically he is in Hell as Sinner ? In SSAU ? Just curious ! Where is he ? _

Very intelligent and nice character.. hum... I found one!! After some reflexion. Sam in Game of Thrones ? Does it works ? He is very intelligent in comparison of others!

Yeah the harem in my head is wild. But its fine. The boys are fine. And Jack is very clever in a... foxy way. I have James Bond too somewhere, I'm sure they get along. And Raphael will have very interesting chat !

Hannibal : Hello. *scylla song epic the musical begin* You : son ! Raphael ! Run(row) for your life ! Raphael : what– Me : don't worry you will regenerate! See you later ! Don't be traumatised please. Thanks.

This is chaos ahah.

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The next gifts are sent !🌸 I kinda thinking making Verdelet in maid outfit for 200 kudos achieved ? Good idea ? I don't know. Is it a good gift for everyone ? Its funny !

Fun fact : i draw a first version of Hürrem late at night and when I woke up on the morning I was like "what is THIS ?!" so I draw her again.

Thank you for accepting Hürrem as partner with Giovanni !!

Have a nice day too, as always !

NOO!! (ಠ⁠ ⁠೧⁠ ⁠ಠ YOU DESERVE EVERYTHING TOO!!!

I love your writing and it's seriously one of the things that gives me the most morale during the days I'm having right now! seriously reading your ideas. And see your writing It makes meso happy. Even though when I'm unhappy, I'm become happier because I'm thinking Marquisev will published a new episode soon .Seriously, don't underestimate yourself, you deserve everything too.

Also, you draw beautifully too.If you do not have a tablet, I recommend IbisPaintX. You can take the drawings you have drawn on paper with your phone, convert them into lineart format and use them as digital drawings.You are seriously a very talented person, you really deserve everything.

And I really want to shower you with gifts, but I can't draw many art these days, and I would like to thank you very much for the drawing gifts you gave me. Every time ı see them ıll be like Do I really deserve these?

So in short, you are truly someone who deserves everything and thank you for everything!!!

🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂

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I don't think much of it, but after the fanfic written by Void-maker, I was inspired and started to think that the two of them would be interesting characters, especially Cain.

Yes, the best idea is to have them at 3 or 4. You already have a lot of characters that need to be processed!

Yes, the fanfic written by Void-maker is really fun to read and I love the dialogue writing!!

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Yeah twilight PTSD *crying*Every time I see a half-naked werewolf, I say:

"Put a t-shirt on! your nipples are staring at my soul!!"

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Yes, it's long, but technically, if you watch up to 5 or 12, the rest is bad. A seriously entertaining series with lots of creatures, demons and angels. Also, the main characters are interesting types.

I watched the originals but then stopped, I don't remember exactly why?I was thinking of watching Vampire Diaries, do you rec that is it good?

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Cain is not a sinner. According to my research, God cursed him with immortality after he committed the first murder.In fact, I think it was mentioned as "the man who wants to die more than anything else and cannot die"He can go to hell if he wants, but he is not a sinner and has been wandering around the world for thousands of years.And I guess that makes him an interesting character because I don't think the human mind is designed to live that long.That's why Cain's experiences and personality are interesting.

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Sam can be considered I think ,he was both smart and cinnamon roll.

AND lmao the dialogues you wrote were great, probably dialogues will ne like This if we were there!

FANFIC LAST WHEN I LOOKED IT WAS 199 PLEASE DRAW HIM WİTH THAT

Öhm.. I mekan I think that's a very good idea my good Man*with british Accent* I'm quite sure The reader will Love to see him in that maid outfit.

WHAT??? The first version was great but you made her even more awesome!!! SHOW MEEEEEEEE!!!

Of course I will accept it, I really thank you for creating Hürrem!!!

I hope you have a good day, take care of yourself!!🫂🫂🫂

[magnificentcenturyfics]

Love your ideas, would love to see how Hürrem telling Süleyman about Leo and her family would go

I was kinda afraid of this one, but in the end I wrote it in like one sitting? I don't know what y'all will think of it, but I have to say, I've never gotten so much into one of my fics as this one. The more I wrote, the more words just... Poured from my keyboard. This one has... Allusions to sex, plus period typical misogyny, but what else is new. Also lots of Ibrahim bashing. Also also slight Hürrem backstory headcanons (but less than I initially planned, sorry, this one is more Leo-centric).

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That evening started out marvelously. Hürrem had just recovered from the treatment she had to endure in captivity, and came to his chambers for the first time in years with colour back in her face crowned with a big smile, red hair tastefully falling onto her back, topped with a blue tiara, in what seemed to be new dress. She cheekily bent down and kissed the hem of his robes, fixating him with a mischievous gaze. Süleyman smiled back at her. His Hürrem had well and truly returned.

   They made love slowly and gently, savoring every minute, and might’ve repeated the experience had it not been for the heat in the room and Süleyman’s parched throat. He angrily called upon the servants to bring him water and cool down the room; while they fiddled with the fireplace and heating pan, he waited in the frigid night air of the terrace, the morose old man’s frown on his face. Hürrem dutifully followed him there, dressed only in a nightgown and an equally flimsy robe. She surprised him by embracing him around the waist. “Such a beautiful night!” she sighed.

Süleyman caressed the hand she placed on his stomach. “Beautiful indeed.” he said somewhat absentmindedly, already somewhat ashamed by his outburst, yet trying not to have it show on his face or voice.

“Just like the first night.” Hürrem continued. “Remember? That night was also uncommonly warm.”

Süleyman chuckled. “And you wanted me just as desperately as you did tonight.”

“As I still do.” Hürrem noted softly, kissing the back of his head. “It felt like a fairytale, truly. I have gone trough all sorts of trouble the previous day, so ending up in your embrace… It seemed like an immense victory. And then you took me, you, the great sultan, ruler of this great empire, in this beautiful bedchamber, kissing me like I’ve never been kissed before, and whispering sweet words about how much you want me…”

“…and Ibrahim played us his violin from the next balcony.”

He successfully brought the awkward feeling that her words brought him onto her. Hürrem’s embrace went limp. “That he did.” she said weakly, and that was all she could muster in response.

   After a while in which neither of them could find a good way to break the uncomfortable silence between them, Hürrem tried to pull back. Süleyman’s guilt and regret mixed with the desperate need to have her by his side, which in turn battled a long-dormant doubts about her involvement in Ibrahim’s death. He should know better than anyone that she was innocent of all charges, and yet, for years, the accusations were so persistent they sowed a small, irrational seed of doubt even in his head. “Why did you hate Ibrahim?”

Hürrem was taken aback by this question. “Are you accusing me of some dirty games, Süleyman? Have my enemies finally succeeded in making you doubt me…?” She sounded like she was on the verge of crying.

Süleyman could not bear that tone of voice, and turned towards her before answering. “I am not accusing you of anything, Hürrem. I was just… Wondering. All those years, I only heard rumors and second-hand reports of your enmity, but you scarcely showed it front of me, so how could I know what was the matter with you two? Was it truly just petty jealousy? Or did his support of Mustafa and Mahidevran worry you?”

Hürrem sighed deeply. “My love, during my first spat, I had not thought of such things yet. Heavens, Mehmet wasn’t even born. Instead… Ah, Süleyman, I was so young and foolish! Yes, it was indeed petty jealousy, at first.”

“And then?” When Hürrem hesitated, he came closer in a gesture he might’ve changed into comforting or threatening at will, and his voice was soft, but not warm for the same reason. “You are my lawful wedded wife, Hürrem, aren’t you? And you have no secrets in front of me, just as I have nothing to hide from you, correct?”

Hürrem seemed apprehensive, even fearful. “Well…”

“What?”

She looked deep into his eyes and saw the face of a man that could be one’s most adoring lover and generous benefactor, or worst enemy. Hürrem knew a lie could spare her both. But at the same time, she realized that she no longer feared the latter or distrusted the former. Mayhaps she was foolish to get so comfortable in his affection – after all, so did Ibrahim, and he paid for that dearly – but what if the time was finally right? “Süleyman, I… Look, I do not wish to talk about it. It is said that one should not speak ill of the dead…”

Süleyman lifted his eyebrows. “Had Ibrahim done something? Tell me, Hürrem! After all, he is not there to lie and slander you anymore.” The last sentence bore a noticeable tinge of irony.

Hürrem hanged her head. “It is a long story.”

Süleyman sat onto the sofa. “Well, we have the whole night ahead of us, don’t we?”

“I suppose…” And with those words, she sat next to him.

   Hürrem took a deep breath. “A long time ago, when I was a young girl in Rohatyn… Have I ever told you of my younger years?”

“I don’t think so. Besides the fact that you are from that area, I suppose. I’ve never heard of Rohatyn; it must not be large, now is it?”

“It truly is not. It has been awarded town rights some decades before my birth, but as far as towns go, it is neither old nor important. At any rate, my father was a priest in the local Orthodox church. He could read and write, and a pay from his parish was good enough to feed his family, though we were not that rich either. As a Christian girl of no wealth or importance, I was free to socialize boys as I wished…”

“Your father wasn’t worried for your honour?”

“Well, of course he was, but you know how it is. I was young and silly, I did not think of such things too much. Besides, where I come from, we were free to talk to boys, as long as we did not do so in secret and our displays of affection weren’t too open. My father had a friend, painter of icons… Have you ever heard of those?”

“I’ve spoken with the patriarch of Constantinople enough times to have some idea. Aren’t those the pictures the infidels of your church worship?”

Hürrem laughed. “I suppose you could call it that…”

“Say no more. I’ve had the man swear up and down that they aren’t idols enough times, as if I cared…”

“Either way, my father’s friend made those, and he had a son who was to take up his trade. His name was Leo, and we knew each other ever since we were children. When we fell in love, our fathers were quite pleased, as you might imagine – Leo was a suitable husband, in status as well as in kind, personable nature, and besides, they quite liked the idea of our families growing closer. My father was ready to give us his blessing as soon as he noticed the longing glances we exchanged anytime we happened to be in the same room.”

“Was he not afraid of anything inappropriate happening between you two?”

Hürrem smiled. “Oh, heavens, was he! He watched us like a hawk, but… Well, we were so young and innocent, I could not even imagine such a good boy as Leo even trying anything. Our wedding was not far away when…”

Süleyman noticed the nostalgic joy draining from her face immediately. To her relief, he seemed worried and not the least bit intimidating. “When what?”

“A Tartar raid.” Hürrem said quietly. “I was carried away at a Tartar raid.” She suddenly raised her voice. “But do not let me worry you with the tales of that horrible incident, Süleyman. Needless to say, I’ve lost my family that day, and I thought I had lost Leo too… In a way, I had, for I was his no more, but he had survived, against all odds he evaded the terrible fate that had befallen so many of our neighbours. What happened to me then you know. I’ve forgotten my dead love, put him away with my childhood, and became a woman – your woman.” She sat closer to him and rested her body against his, holding him with such deep, honest love he did not doubt her sincerity for a second, as subtly manipulative as it seemed in context. “Alexandra, priest’s daughter from Rohatyn, died. Hürrem, the most beloved and devoted servant of the great sultan Süleyman, was born.”

“Most beloved and devoted servant, you say? Tell me again, where does the previous holder of that title come into this story?”

“Well, at this point, I suppose. As I’ve said, I was a foolish girl, and drew Ibrahim’s ire by my demanding nature. We were as spiteful as the other, and so, no matter how petty this feud started, none of us could be the bigger person and deescalate it. Even so, I could not even imagine the cruelty with which he would strike against me. You see, Leo was nothing but a faint memory of days gone by when he resurfaced in Istanbul. How could he not be? In all those years, I never remembered him. Father, mother, sister, those have a place in one’s heart that no one can replace, but a boy I loved when I was myself almost a child? He was barely a star on my heaven, of course he paled in the light of my sun.”

She curled up closer against him, and after some hesitation, he gently caressed her head. Sure, he’ll believe her for now. “But Leo came back to you. What did you think of when you saw him?”

“Oh, I was shocked, of course! And – well, I hope you won’t interpret this in the wrong way… I worried about him. You see, Leo was acting so foolishly, seeking out my company and talking to me despite my warnings. Unfortunately, despite his efforts, he wasn’t given a permission to leave, much as I wished him to do so; his continued presence embarrassed me and tormented him.”

Süleyman’s voice was bitter. “He still loved you, then.”

“If I had any control over what happens in that poor man’s heart, I would’ve erased that hopeless love from it with pleasure, but alas. He eventually at least kept his distance from me, and I would think of him no more if it wasn’t for that letter.”

She felt Süleyman’s body tense up. “What letter?”

“When he could finally leave, he gave Nigar kalfa a letter for me, in which he bid me farewell. A horrible, reckless decision, but no crime.”

“Consorting with a sultan’s woman behind his back is no crime?”

“Well, I’ll let you be the judge, my love, whether it was deserving of such terrible punishment, and from a man who had no right to dole it out anyway.”

“So Nigar gave that letter to Ibrahim.”

“Exactly. And knowing it will throw me in the most terrible suspicion, knowing it will cost me and my children – our children – our lives… He summoned me and Leo into the room, giving me a choice. Either I eat candy drench in the most terrible poison, killing not just myself, but our unborn child, our little Bayezit…”

   If she was merely acting, she would find her place in the most heart-wrenching Greek tragedy. For a while, she was so consumed by grief, that despite his repeated requests, only sobs left her mouth. Eventually, after he started cradling her in his arms and kiss her forehead, whispering sweet words into her ear, she managed to pull herself together enough to continue her tale. “Or Leo could eat the poison for me, making me watch as an innocent man dies because of our mistakes, so said Ibrahim. That… That evil man knew his outrageous accusations might turn against him – after all, he threatened the lives of sultan’s children! At the same time, he knew that even the terrible possibility of you not believing me would be enough to make me do anything he wanted.”

“Not without reason. Had I heard this story from his mouth and read that letter, I would’ve believed him.”

It was as if Hürrem shrank in his arms even more. Again she didn’t say anything, weeping terribly for a few minutes.

In the end, he whispered softly in her ear. “And so Leo ate that candy.”

All that Hürrem said was a quiet. “Yes.”

   He did not want to take Hürrem’s story at face value. Surely, Ibrahim must’ve believed he was acting in his best interest; after all, from his point of view, Hürrem probably looked very guilty, and he was offering her a way to save at least her living children. But then he remembered how he got that letter. Nigar just… Gave it to him. Why? Were they already carrying out their affair? So soon after Ibrahim’s marriage to Hatice? Hürrem probably didn’t know, but that terrible possibility made Süleyman realize that none of Ibrahim’s concerns about Hürrem’s guilt or innocence could’ve been genuine. Whatever other motives drove him, the pain of Süleyman’s beloved was what he cared about most of all. Süleyman’s mind was suddenly plagued with memories – shocking revelations of Ibrahim’s affair with Nigar, the death of Iskender Çelebi, and of course the immense, revolting hubris of that man he was once foolish enough to call friend… And whatever half-truths or distortions Hürrem’s story might’ve contained, it was just too incriminating to be completely fabricated. Most of all, Süleyman realized that after all those years he knew Hürrem’s heart inside out, it was simply unthinkable for him to even consider the possibility of his wife betraying him in that way. Hürrem, whose jealousy could drive her mad, who was willing to die just to prove him her love and who was truly, honestly unable to imagine life without him… That woman would so much as look at another man lustfully?! Nonsense. If such a thing was possible, then there might as well be no God, because it would make Süleyman doubt everything he ever held to be true. “You made a mistake.” he whispered in her ear. “And so did he. Neither of you deserved what he did to you. Ibrahim had wronged you terribly, just like he had wronged everyone else he had ever known. He deserves to rot in a grave somewhere in the woods. I wish we all could’ve simply forgotten him.”

   She kissed him so hungrily, with such joy and gratitude, that even his aging body found it in itself to grab her in his arms and lift her into his lap. And as he pulled up her nightgown while her hand stumbled blindly trough the inside of his trousers, she whispered into his ear the words he remembered for the rest of his life. “Finally, my love. I had given up the hope, but finally you understand.”

[awkward-sultana]

“Hürrem played a game with my lion. She wants to get married. If she manages that it would be a disaster for everybody.” 

[flowerandblood]

I see you still don't see my point and keep twisting my words to show your brainless fans how great you are because you are afraid they'll see who you really are. The truth is you won't feel the need to write your fantasies about reader being dominated by masculine and violent aemond if your husband was satisfying for you. We all know why Stephanie Meyer or E.L.James started to write their wish fulfillment fantasy. They weren't able to get something great from men in their life so they created naive, helpless and stupid characters to try to experience something this way. I've got a huge list of how your readers imitate bella and/or anastasia so you could live your dream of being dominated in bed and manipulated this way. If it turns you on, fine. As if the only way to get a men is to be obedient good girl. Well I'll tell you a secret, you don't need to offer yourself on golden tray to have him on his knees. But majority of women just like to be weak, play the victim and just be passive, lying in bed accepting things. Patriarchy is still strong. And one of your answers proved that I am right. "In my opinion, a woman who "fights and opposes in such times" will simply be punched in the face, because who is she in relation to her husband? I approach it logically, not with dreams of what it might have been like if feminism had existed back then. I don't think this makes my characters weak - they try to cope with what they have." Darling, fighting and opposing in such times doesn't have one face. I've never said lady B has to fight with aemond with sword. i meant feminine way. how do you think women get their power, like Anne Boleyn, Hürrem Sultan, Elizabeth Woodville? They weren't known for their beauty. However they possessed only 1 thing beauty will never replace - intelligence. If they were stupid they'd never be anything more than baby machines and sex toys. But they were smart, used all they had and achieved more than any of thousands poor distressed nobodys. They show determination, resilience and self reliance which allowed them gain something in very patriarchal society. They understood men's games and beat them at their own misogynistic games. That's why there are so many films, tv shows or books about Anne Boleyn and zero about Jane Seymour and her uninteresting story of serving men, her lord and king. And I am afraid that's what Alys will do with Aemond once she will got her claws in him. Good for her. I hope you'll be enjoying her ruling with her pussy. Maybe take a note from her. Lady B fighting with Aemond with swords it's pointless, she would lose anyway. I mean at this point, after 50 chapters, I think you purposely keep lady B in place of no growth. She doesn't know how much power is between her legs, she hasn't learned anything about aemond (if she had learned she would have manipulated him, but this is too complicated for her poor brain) and men in general (despite being close to her father and brother) and at this point I think she's just being intentionally dumb. Feminism didn't exist back then but if you think writing about a character with Stockholm syndrome and martyr syndrom makes her or this story great you are mistaken. There is no honour in just existing, bearing things, being manipulated and lied to and then you try to tell readers it's liberating. Darling, I see you encountered abusive and terrible men throughout your lifetime who made you believe such things but another secret from me: women are able to gain nearly anything if only they learn men have always had problem with women they couldn't control. You know I really pity you, men in your life must've hurt you a lot so you decide to write a story which message is: just accept it, even if he emotionally abused you you should be thanking him. You just show how you perpetuate patriarchy in simplest way possible. Accept scrumbs from men's tables, beg for their attention and you won't be neither loved nor respected. But you don't seem to mind at all, so there's no difference for you in there.

I can't believe you devoted half an hour of your life to write such bullshit, feeling like Plato, thinking that you sound smart and can make ma sad. I'm impressed. I didn't read even half of this gibberish, I thought you were an unfulfilled woman after you started writing about my sex life and relationship with my husband.

Next anon from you and I will block you, so this is our farewell post my love 💐💐💐💐

I love how you humiliated yourself with this message and how you showed the level of your criticism

[dodscans]

If you don't mind asks regarding your thoughts on the latest chapter of DoD, why do you think Suleiman is accepting Ibrahim's answer that he supports Mustafa as the eldest prince despite clearly not believing that's all there is to it, and warns him not to err in his judgment of the matter of Mustafa and Mehmed? Do you think it's possible that he knows about Ibrahim and Hurrem's night together and is testing Ibrahim to see if he'll answer truthfully, or something like that?

Hi!

No, I don't mind at all! I think as things stand at the end of our latest release, Suleiman suspects that something is going on between Hürrem and İbrahim, and that something is more than simply politics. Because obviously, one would expect İbrahim to back Mehmed.

But I also feel that Suleiman legit doesn't care if his former boyfriend loyal retainer fucked his waifu or not, and he's genuinely enjoying this "game of thrones." In one of the chapters, he said that he was fine with any of his sons succeeding him provided that he manages to overcome his brothers. That really was how the Ottoman succession worked: there was no heir apparent, and the princes almost always went to war or proceeded to kill each other when their father died. Suleiman's ascension to the throne was an odd case as he didn't have any brothers when his father died, so I feel like manga Suleiman wants to see how the brotherly competition would go, and he finds it amusing.

So, becoming the sultan was a matter of capacity: the prince who could come to the capital first to claim the throne without being toppled by other princes on the road "deserved" the throne. Suleiman wants to keep that tradition, and warns İbrahim not to do petty things like trying to support Mustafa without actually believing him to be the most fit to rule. Anyone can tell that İbrahim is not a huge Mustafa fan. He comes off as anti-Mehmed more than anything.

Like you said, Suleiman is kind of pushing İbrahim to come clean about his motives so that they move on with the tedious state affairs. He wants İbrahim to know he's not buying his fake Mustafa fanboy-ism. He's not a jealous man, but he wants honesty. I don't want to give spoilers, but I just want to say that you'll LOVE chapter 74. ;)

Sorry, I'm just rambling and being incoherent because it's too damn hot here...

tl;dr: Suleiman want İbrahim to know that he knows, and to stop trying to take him for a fool.

[elcoco005]

Is Hürrem & Suleyman's love as beautiful as it seems ?

While watching Magnificent Century, I've found that one of the most complex relationship in the show was the one of Suleyman and Hürrem themselves. In the context of sexual slavery, traumas and the Ottoman Empire their story is too complex to not analyze.

Hurrem arrives to the harem completely traumatized. She's shipped to this foreign land where all of the sudden she has no one and is no one. It's clear from there that her love for Suleyman is some sort of coping mechanism. This relationship allows her to survive and find some meaning in her life and that's the first problem, Suleyman becomes the center of her destroyed world.

That said, Suleyman really does show her some real affection, he listens to her, they laugh a lot and he immediately starts caring about her. Most importantly, he protects her when he learns she's been thrown in the donjons by Valide and for someone who's in such emotional turmoil that's everything.

But even with that, the foundations of their relationship is absolutely not healthy.

If Hürrem angers Suleyman, disobey or annoy him, or even if he just gets bored of her, she's finished. He can kill her, threatened her, torture her or just abandon her like he did to Mahidevran and her and her children's whole future are threatened. In those circumstances what kind of relationship is this ?

I won't even do more than mention the many times he had her exiled and separated from her children because he was angry at her, but I do want to mention the time he made her drink what she believed was poison to "test her". I was convinced when she woke up that it was going to be a point of non-return in their relationship, the moment she realizes how little choice and agency she had in this. I thought this would shake her delusion that this was love, but no. I blame the writing team for this one, it's doing the story a big disservice to never acknowledge how unbalanced Suleyman and Hürrem's relationship is.

This brings me to the question I've had in mind for a while. Since Suleyman is in many ways all the harem women's captor and master, does Hürrem suffer from Stockholm Syndrome ?

I've focused a lot on Hürrem up until this point, but even if Suleyman has the power life has messed him up just as well. His father tried to kill him, he becomes responsible for a whole Empire at the age of 26, the people in his life lies and sometimes even plays him, some wants his power all to themselves and there comes a point where he can never really know who to trust, who's not imagining his death so they can gain more power. As he grow older, he learns the downside of power in the harshest way, it prevents him to trust his loved one. It's horrible.

I think this is why Hürrem's loyalty was so important to him, because in many ways, no matter if it came from a fucked up place she was the only one who was there for him first and foremost. Yes, she enjoyed the power and played her own little games, but it was never against him.

Again, the issue here is that Suleyman's love seem to mostly come from massive trust issues he developed during his whole life, so how legitimate is it ?

Hürrem and Suleyman built a family together, they had children and grandchildren after that, they really started ruling together as they got older, discussed states affairs and compromised and after her death, he was never really quite the same.

But here where it gets really depressing, with all that said the question is not so much if there was affection between Hürrem and Suleyman or not (they clearly cared for each other) but more if what they thought was love was not just them not being able to give up this companionship in this lonely and miserable life they both led ?

And in many ways, isn't that what a lot of humans beings do, decide to stick together so they won't have to face this harsh life alone ?

In the end, is this what love truly is ?

[redxluna]

Going to start fights right away: 1 and/or 2 for the choose violence ask game.

1. the character everyone gets wrong

Braced for the drama this'll kick off, but, honestly, this is Katherine of Aragon for me. So many of her "fans" insist on viewing her more as a saintly figure than an actual person, which means that anything approaching a possible flaw or fault has to be promptly ground under heel and the person who tried to utter it run out of town.

At that point you're not even liking the real historical figure; it's just some one dimensional version you've built up in your head.

2. a compelling argument for why your fave would never top or bottom

*sweats in switch and inverted tropes author*

Um, Hürrem would wind up never bottoming after Suleiman learns that a woman can top in the bedroom because after that he's not going back by any means.

[andorerso]

5 fav female characters ever ( any media, book. Movie, show, etc)...

ooh a very difficult one! I love so many female characters

jyn erso from rogue one - my darling <3

hürrem sultan from magnificent century

yennefer of vengerberg from the witcher 3 - I liked her in the show as well but I only watched the first season and overall wasn't a huge fan so I'm mostly a game fan

prue halliwell from charmed

wynonna earp from wynonna earp

[mc-critical]

Nobody:

Me, watching Magnificent Century for the 2457571563th time: hey wait a minute, in episode 17 Mahidevran, after declaring to Gülşah that she has to play by the rules, not only attends the ceremony of Hürrem's newborn baby, but also gives the child a gift for health and protection. And guess who was born then? *Selim*.

[hurremsultanns]

Thanks for tagging me @multiverse-of-multifandoms! 💖

Rules: Make a poll of your favorite female characters (no limits - as many or as little as you want) and see which your followers like the most!

Tagging anyone who wants to do this

[myname-isnia]

It’s been 2 weeks since I finished Magnificent Century and I’m experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms