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moriaen · 3 years

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ok the tolkien arthuriana post bc i kept saying i’d make it

background/overview

huh so he was actually a lot less inspired by arthurian legend than i initially thought and kind of denied its influence;

his main problem with arthurian legend was that it was not actually british: “Of course there was and is all the Arthurian world, but powerful as it is, it is imperfectly naturalized, associated with the soil of Britain but not with English; and does not replace what I felt to be missing. For one thing its 'faerie' is too lavish, and fantastical, incoherent and repetitive. For another and more important thing: it is involved in, and explicitly contains the Christian religion.” [letter 131]

he mostly wanted something that was uniquely british, mythological and actual concise storytelling but considering arthurian legend is a bit of a hodge-podge and was spread all across europe (and even further) it was decidedly not that (honestly “fantastical, incoherent and repetitive” is a very fitting description for arthurian legend as a whole--)

he also found the characters like arthur to be too idealised and over-powered

but still you can draw a lot of parallels and have fun there: there’s gandalf as merlin, galadriel as the lady of the lake, aragorn as arthur, etc.

but generally, having interacted and influenced by medieval and european literature, interaction with arthurian legend would have been inevitable whether or not he particularly liked it

sources?/further reading? (a lot on parallels if you’re interested in that): wikipedia on tolkien’s influences, arthurian influence on lord of the rings by daniel nozick, the letters of j.r.r tolkien, interrupted music, the making of tolkien’s mythology by verlyn flieger, aragorn and the arthurian myth by pascual mondéjar, gandalf and merlin: j.r.r. tolkien’s adoption and transformation of a literary tradition by frank p. riga, galadriel and morgan le fey: tolkien's redemption of the lady of the lacuna by susan carter,

and with that done, onto:

works!

sir gawain and the green knight

sir gawain and the green knight (1925) scholarly edition (i.e. middle english) edited by tolkien & e.v. gordon

(this is also what they had to say about the gawain poet:)

He was a man of serious and devout mind, though not without humour; he had an interest in theology, and some knowledge of it, though an amateur knowledge perhaps, rather than a professional; he had Latin and French and was well enough read in French books, both romantic and instructive; but his home was in the West Midlands of England; so much his language shows, and his metre, and his scenery...

sir gawain and the green knight - translation

sir gawain and the green knight, pearl & sir orfeo - edited by christopher tolkien

original work

the fall of arthur (written c.1930s; published 2013) - unfinished epic poem, edited by christopher tolkien

other??

a middle english reader (1922) - it’s tough to know where to really draw the line between arthurian legend & medieval literature because of how entwined they are but for intents and purposes enjoy this; it’s a glossary of medieval english :-)

the red book of westmarch (fictional hobbit manuscript) may be based on the red book of hergest (featuring the mabinogion -- for which alan lee also did some illustrations for!!)

and that’s more or less it. now enjoy some various quotes vaguely pertaining to arthuriana because i combed through his letters for this

But the feats of arms in (say) Arthurian Romance, or romances attached to that great centre of imagination, do not need to 'fit into a politically purposive pattern'. So it was in the earlier Arthurian traditions. Or at least this thread of primitive but powerful imagination was an important element in them. [183]

I actively disliked [C.S.L’s] Arthurian-Byzantine mythology; and still think that it spoiled the trilogy of C.S.L. (a very impressionable, too impressionable, man) in the last pan. [259]

But his own mythology (incipient and never fully realized) was quite different. It was at any rate broken to bits before it became coherent by contact with C. S. Williams and his 'Arthurian' stuff – which happened between Perelandra and That Hideous Strength. A pity, I think. But then I was and remain wholly unsympathetic to Williams' mind. [276]

You can (if you wish) shove in 'Arthur'* on some other date, when you are recovered fully. *=presumably a lecture on arthurian legend [48]

most of which are actually in the context of c.s. lewis who probably had a stronger connection to arthurian legend if this is anything to go by however i have never read anything by him so. erm. tolkien arthuriana post over. here’s the lord of the rings. ok bye thanks for reading

#i <3 making long useless lists #i was actually pretty surprised he wasnt more into arthurian legend but at the same time i get it #resources #compilations #arthuriana #j.r.r tolkien #tolkien #arthurian legend #this could have been way better formatted ahhh sorryy

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to-many-towered-camelot · 3 years

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for anyone who is interested in a nuanced take on fairy beliefs vs the Christian Church in the Middle Ages, this book by Richard Firth Green was actually so good, if your library has it:

[Image: Front cover of the book ‘Elf Queens and Holy Friars: Fairy Beliefs and the Medieval Church’ by Richard Firth Green]

like, obvs it’s just one person’s take on a very complex topic, but it’s well-written, well-researched, and it uses a bunch of Arthurian examples throughout to explore this dynamic (see under cut)

really interesting exploration of how the Church’s response evolved from the early-High Middle Ages (”dude, you believe in fairies? hhhmmm, do penance for 10 days”) to the Late Middle Ages/Early Modern Period (”kill them for heresy and witchcraft!”)

and how it enfolded vernacular/fairy beliefs into Christian doctrine as fairies being either a) demons or b) the illusions of demons (and how dangerous/bad these demons were depended on the time/location/cleric in question - some packaged fairies as “neutral” demons who fell when the rebel angels did, and who must be punished on Earth but will return to Heaven on Doomsday - potentially doing this to soften things for their parishioners, who often held these fairy beliefs and reconciled them with Christianity, uh, differently than the Church officially would prefer)

and enduring belief in fairies existed in both common and aristocratic circles (can see this in medieval romances, although they’re not the only source of evidence), rather than just being used as cultural “decoration” by a more sceptical upperclass

aaaaand because of this conflation of fairy = demon, you get a really interesting blend/overlap with medieval demonology and enduring “folk” beliefs (obvs not all of medieval demonology was just rebranded fairies, but some of it defs was - you see stories being retold with “devil” instead of “elf”, for example)

INCLUDING in Arthuriana - how you get Morgan the Fairy (”le Fay”) vs Morgan who was raised in a nunnery and learned dark magic there, the Lady of the Lake as a (largely) positive force, Merlin inexplicably as a (perceived to be...) Good Guy despite being the literal antichrist, the Green Knight and all the overlap with Christian symbolism in that story, etc, etc. and they all just either??? co-exist in the same stories or appear through either more fay or more ~Christian lenses depending on the version

and it creates a very interesting and very confusing soup of Stuff stemming from a very confusing - and sometimes dangerous - soup of official and unofficial beliefs evolving over hundreds of years

anyway, WRT Arthuriana it’s got (and ymmv on these, but they’re all interesting thoughts):

(i think in Gottfried’s Tristan???) apparently Tristan has a rainbow fairy dog called Petitcriu...name a knight less deserving of such a Good Boy smh

Chretien’s Yvain flooding out Laudine at the fountain (...jerk) as a continuation of the beliefs surrounding a magical Spring at Barenton

Gingalain moving from being the son of Gawain and the fairy Blanchemal (and having a fairy love interest, Pucelle) in the French OG version (~1200-ish) to being the son of Gawain and his human mistress (with Pucelle also being human) in a later 15th-C Middle English version)

AJDKN UJ IOE E Merlin’s conception, that one’s a wild ride - theologians REALLY didn’t like the idea of demons being fertile, and the work-arounds they came up with were...incredible. but skipping over that sheer comedy, the author draws links between Merlin’s conception and the general trend of claiming a fairy lover/whatever when a difficult-to-explain pregnancy arose. He also theorises that Geoffrey’s idea for Merlin’s father being a demon/fairy may have come from Nennius saying that Merlin/Ambrosius’ mother “never knew a man”. Later adaptations of this storyline made it even more fay-like (when they weren’t, like Robert de Boron, making it more fucked-up) by making Merlin’s father invisible (Wace) or a super attractive guy in swanky gold clothes (Layamon) - and Vortigern’s advisor explaining the creatures that lived between the earth and the moon until doomsday, etc, etc (walking that line between fairy and incubi, whichhhhhh was not clearly delineated in the Middle Ages the way it is now). also there’s one 13th-C Anglo-Norman poem where Merlin’s father is a bird that transforms into a dashing young squire, which isn’t terribly demon-y. So even though most versions of this story describe Merlin’s dad as an incubi-demon, what people understood this to mean may have been more fay-ish that we’d expect nowadays (depending on the reader, and also on authorial intention - some are pretty explicit that he’s a demon [many clerics keen to push this as the main narrative], while others refer to him as an elf or fairy). some contemporary scepticism during this time about Merlin having any sort of supernatural parentage as well

[none of the same Church anxieties about explaining away how the Plantagenets and other aristocratic families claim a female fairy ancestress - maybe bc there’s none of the stress about patrilineal bloodlines??? who knows! but yeah, much less thought given to those stories in ecclesiastical circles, and they were very popular in vernacular romances (male aristocratic wish fulfilment?). also, fairy enchantments =/= necromancy, so there are stories like the non-cyclic Lancelot where the Lady of the Lake is found out to be “a fairy by education, not by nature or heredity” (Elspeth Kennedy), with the spirits used in necromancy being demons, not fairies. also potential trend of female-associated magic becoming more passive and book-learned, gradually demonising it leading up to early-modern witch hunts.]

Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Historia and in the Vita Merlini being actually pretty circumspect about saying whether or not Arthur was alive/dead, returning/not returning, maybe due to his work/text being a (hypothesised) defence of the Welsh as being “civilised” (and having been so for centuries before the Normans came) - with the corollary that believing in Arthur’s return was somehow “uncivilised”. Author argues that this may be due to an association with fairy beliefs, and that Layamon is the one that makes Avalon explicitly fey. Also the author describes Arthur as living in a “feminised version of the Christian heaven” (iconic) and says that later writers and people could be very scornful of this belief held by the Britons/Welsh/etc, and that it was contrary to orthodox ways of thinking.

Links the “discovery” of Arthur and Guinevere’s bodies in Glastonbury in the late 12th-C as similar to when individuals found the bodies of their loved ones, thus making it much harder to believe (and hope) that they were still alive in fairyland. Makes a suggestion that the monks in Glastonbury who “found” these bodies may have been trying to curry favour with the English crown (i.e. champion/hope of the Welsh isn’t coming back) but also may have been trying to “help”/”save”/correct the thoughts/ideology of the Welsh (i.e. “set them on the correct path to salvation”). Lots of medieval writers describing Arthur as living in “fairyland”. Precedent of people visiting fairyland and returning, so Avalon/fairyland =/= a place only for the dead (i.e. Arthur isn’t dead). An Arthurian example, albeit a less explicitly fay one, is Lancelot getting in and out of Gorre (with Gorre as a “typically supressed and rationalised” version of fairyland) in Chretien’s Knight of the Cart.

Some stuff about the wild horde (distinct from the wild hunt) being presented by some writers as very penitential (i.e. they are departed souls that may look like they’re bearing arms/hunting/whatever as they did in life, but really they are in agony e.g. because their weapons burn them) and tbh demonic (black armour, carrying torches, ominous aesthetic). Other writers thought maybe it was - once again! - demonic impersonators rather than actual mortal souls. (Should note also that the wild horde/wild hunt motifs were not always associated with their being dead). Relevant in the Arthurian context because Arthur and his court were sometimes associated with the idea of the wild horde (as in, sometimes the wild horde is described as Arthur’s court living it up in a cool, undying sort of way - “in the likeness of knights hunting or jousting, commonly known as the household of Hellequin or of Arthur” [Etienne de Bourbon, a medieval writer] - with Hellequin’s household often being used to encompass either the wild hunt or the wild horde). Ultimate point made by the author (props to him, he’s always like “if i’m right” lol) that for many clerical writers, it was very uncomfortable to leave people with the impression that Arthur and his court were living it up in fairyland (and similar for other figures associated with the wild hunt/horde) and this idea needed to be corrected/shaped to suit more orthodox perspectives - e.g. tying in with notions of purgatory, etc.

Aaaand this one was exciting to me just bc i’ve vaguely heard about Arthur and his knights snoozing under a hill, but for some reason i could only remember this being in Victoria-era-and-onwards poetry. 3 versions of the same tale, where a servant looks for his master’s lost horse on a Sicilian mountain. Version 1) servant of a bishop finds his master’s horse in the beautiful palace of Arthur’s court beneath Mt Etna. Aside from the fact that the ancient wound Arthur received from Mordred opens once a year, it’s not very purgatory-like. Version 2) a dean’s servant is told by an old man that King Arthur has the horse on Mt Gyber (Mt Etna). he is told that his master must attend Arthur’s court in 14 days, but the dean laughs it off...then sickens and dies on the appointed day (whoops). Enough differences to this story compared to the first to suggest an oral circulation. Also a note in the version/text that such mountains are said to be the mouth of hell, and only the wicked are sent there, not the chosen. Version 3) Etienne again! Also likely changed with intervening oral circulation. The master is not an ecclesiastical figure, and Arthur’s palace is now a populous city - also Arthur is not referred to, just a nameless prince. There is a gatekeeper who warns the servant not to eat or drink while he’s there (that...is a very fairy-ish proscription). This mountain is apparently reputed to be the site of purgatory. The book author (Richard, i mean) ties these versions in with other stories/accounts of different entrances to purgatory (e.g. one on an island in an Irish lake) as being part of a gradual process of “rendering [...] fairyland purgatorial”.

Finally, Gawain in Roman van Walewein: To get to an ‘earthly paradise’ [i.e. King Assentijn’s garden with its fountain of youth - side note that ‘earthly paradises’ were often popularly described to be fairyland/where fairies live, in addition to their theological functions, e.g. Avalon was sometimes described as an earthly paradise...i should also say that purgatory was frequently thought to be located beside earthly paradise, so there’s the proximity element] and the castle containing it, Gawain must cross a river (guided by a magical talking fox) that a) has waters that burn like fire, and b) can only be crossed by using a bridge sharper than a razor. His reaction? “Is it the enchantment of elves or magic / that I see?”. He is then guided by the fox underneath the river through a tunnel, and is told that the river’s source is in the depths of hell, and “[the river] is the true purgatory / All souls, having departed from the body / Must come here to bathe.” So it’s a very strong intermingling of fairy and purgatorial imagery/ideas!

I dunno, I just found this very ??? satisfying to read

it leaned towards lit-crit at times (which, considering the subject matter, is honestly fair enough), but it was more respectful of vernacular beliefs than so many other academic takes i see (ofc ymmv re: anything to do with non-Christian major religions, but i think the author’s pretty solid on this!), and it had an explanation for the survival of these beliefs that imo made a lot of sense, especially from a pan-European perspective, not just a Celtic one

plus it explored the undeniable damage done by Christianity over history without making up some “ranged battle between paganism and the Church” that i see e v e r y w h e r e in casual Arthurian circles...which, like, i empathise with the vibe, but also! that’s just straight-up historical revisionism! (i blame MZB and the 80′s for that one)

(there was a fantastic post floating around a while ago about how the religious syncretism in Arthurian literature is much more interesting than peeling away all of the Catholicism in the medieval lit (...you ?? don’t end up with much left?) and saying that this is more “accurate” to some obscure original)

anyway yeah yeah ymmv but it’s v interesting 😊

#arthuriana #Arthurian legend #religion #religious history #christianity #folklore #*#richard firth green #AUDEI FEF HEF this is hilariously long #but really it was such an interesting book!#esp if you're a bit like me and you've been turned away from discussing vernacular/folkloric elements in Arthuriana bc of how badly/weirdly #it's been handled in the past #arthurian literature #medieval history #medieval literature #medieval romance #(also im so sorry to any medieval historian reading this im just throwing around 'The Church' willy-nilly i know it's not a monolith!!!#pinky swear

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teatitty · 4 years

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HONESTLY SHE BETTER SHOW UP. WE NEED HER IN OUR LIIIIIVES. maybe we'll get lucky and it'll be a singularity from her world, so we'll get her AND ladymuid, plus maybe even lady finn or other hot and beautiful warriors to look at respectfully 🥺👉👈

PLEASE IF WE’RE GONNA KEEP GETTING GENDERBENDS ANYWAY AT LEAST MAKE THEM PROTOS LIKE MY GOD CAN YOU IMAGINE A LADY OKADA??? LADY BARTHOLOMEW???? A MALE MEDB??? (lady fionn would take me the fuck out a GILF lady with silver/grey hair wielding a huge sword??? f u c k)

Protolin also means there’s a possibility we get Morgan le Fey :eye zooms:

#today on the blog: we get thirsty for hot women alts #Anonymous #asks

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talesofealdancynedom · 4 years

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Character Index

All characters alphabetized by first name.

All Characters listed; Includes side characters, fey, and canon character unmentioned in writing but related. The stories the character appears in, or is mentioned in, will be indicated in brackets.

Spoiler warning. I recommend doing a ctrl+f search for characters you have questions about.

will be edited if any changes or errors are recognized

Achilles: Cerberus’s familiar. Sugar Glider. (2, 12, 13)

Airtimes Craweleoth (ravensong): Third child of Morgan and Emilia. Child of fall housed in the raven kingdom. Seer kingdom mage. (11)

Amadeus Rostharn (rosethorn): Morgan’s friend. Palladin warg mage, housed in the tree kingdom. Wargs into moon serval. Heir of Rosethorn manor in The Grand West. (2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 17)

Ametrine (Arthur O’Conner): Solo magician from Emilia’s realm who inspired her to do magic. (3)

Antuon Inktale: Mattias and Requiem’s Grandson. studying sorcerer,specializing in sleep magic, and aspiring dancer. Student of Augustine.

Aquarius: Saianne’s familiar. Blue merlin. (14)

Aries: airtimes familiar. Richen raven. (11)

Asada Fauxbit (furfang): original mage of the monkey gate. Seer beacon mage. (20, 21)

Augustine Musham (mousehutch): Orpheus’s uncle, maker of mirrors and mind. Warlock memoir le morte mage, Rat kingdom robes. (13, 15)

Aurum Bitenbellen (Briddlebell): Mage of the stag gate in the East Lands. Witch becon mage, stag kingdom robes. (16)

Bandirel “Bandie”: Fire wildling. Tasked with warming the tower, stove and hearth of Tiberius gate. (1, 2, 6, 11, 19)

Beacon “bea”: Twin terrilith tree on Tiberius gate. Roams as human in Pepperidge. (1, 2, 5, 6, 7)

Belle: Augestine’s familiar. Domestic Bunny. (13, 15)

Bassilisk “Basil” Blacksnake: Ouroboros and Sainanne’s son, in Grand Snow. twin to Leviiathin “Levi“, Cadence’s in-law. (10)

Betleguse: Fyra’s familiar. Red hamman ferrit. (1)

Bexfineth Monabellan: Youngest remain wolf prince. Witch, kingdom mage; wolf kingdom. (0)

Blue Healing Creek: Saianne’s little sister. Studying Witch wizard, Morgans biggest fan.

Brocid “Broc”: Eldest living Fish prince. Crown Leguid Mermaid. Bound to Rah Wintersleapen. (5, 7, 9)

Buanel “boomer”: Swamp wildling in club on Tiberius gate, but resides with Helrund in the Stone Gate forest of lost children.

Cadence Bucflowen (Deerrun): First child of Morgan and Emilia. Child of spring housed in the stag kingdom. Heortemann meader mage. (10)

Calisto: Estella’s familiar. Black Caribou. (2)

Calliope Cwenfyr (Queensfire): Second child of Morgan and Emilia. Child of summer housed in dragon kingdom. Seer season mage. (17)

Castor Radcyening (redcrown): Poullux’s brother. Worlock kingdom mage,housed in tree kingdom. Warlock of light. Mage of the tree gate, and Tree Queen in waiting to Flourenceon. (15)

Celeb Locket “Cinnibar”: Emillia’s father. Magician. (3)

Celebrel: Royal white mothkin. Tasked with regency in absence of a Fairy Queen.

Cerberus Monafyra (moonflare): falsely accused criminal, Heortemann beacon mage, housed in wolf kingdom. Orpheus’s husband. (2, 9, 12, 13, 14, 21)

Cetus Dawnhill: Regina’s father and Morgan’s uncle. Seer beacon wizard, housed in dragon kingdom. (2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Celscael “chelsea”: blue midnight mothkin that lives in Pepperidge academy fairy conservatory.

Chichi Orechild: Rah’s mother. Paladin wizard, stone kingdom. (7)

Cristaline “crista”: War Hoarse. Odysseus Cyendom’s mount and friend. (6)

Corona Wintersleapen “wintersleep”: First meader mage of the fairy gate. Heortemann, meader mage. (19)

Dao Bucflowen: maker of th a jade and brace arsenal of mundane looking magic objects that do the opposite of what they should. Warlock gate mage, stag kingdom. (16, 21)

Dolly: leo’s familiar. Meincoon Cat.

Draco: Ouroboros’s familiar. Black and White Tegu. (14)

Eatheltwein Cynedom: last king of the Grand West. Mage kept secret by aunt Merium Craweleoth. Witch becon mage. (19, 20, 21)

Eaorwaeth Monabellan: youngest surviving wolf heir. Warlock Kingdom mage, Wolf Kingdom. (0)

Edmond Monabellan: Last king and peace bringer of The Far North. Palladin abyss mage, wolf kingdom. (20, 21)

Emilia Locket “rhodochrosite”: Magician who went back with Morgan to Ealden Cynedom after they fell in love. Morgan’s wife. (2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 10, 11, 17,18)

Eobreth: current wolf king, first fey friend to Morgan as Eldest prince Aliki wolf. (2, 0)

Entel “ent”: Mountain wilding in club on Tiberius gate. Rescued from Iron trapping in the Eastlands.

Eros: Orpheus’s familiar. European House Finch. (12,13)

Estella Celestine: Stag Queen. Previous head paladin of the Grand West, and Morgan’s first mentor. Paladin kingdom mage, stag kingdom. (2, 3, 10, 12)

Fama Fauxbit (furfang): current mage of the monkey gate, in the South Central. Witch kingdom mage, monkey kingdom. (14)

Felin Harequeen: childhood friend of Merriam (19)

Feon Seabryd: Lyra’s mother and previous mage of the Fish gate in the North Lands. Seer Stormbracker mage, fish kingdom. (20, 21)

Fleagonan”flag”: princess of dragons. Crown Cynedom Dragon. Bound to Hara. (5, 9)

Florenceon”florence”: Youngest tree princess. Crown Terralith tree. Bound to Castor. (15)

Flowen Geagwulf (greyback): Previous Wolf Queen, and mage of wolf gate in the Far North. Witch season mage,wolf kingdom. (2, 0, 19)

Freya. Cadences’s familiar. Dominion deer. (10)

Fyra Haracwen (queenhare): Tiberius’s daughter and last mage. Previous mage of Tiberius gate. Witch kingdom mage, rat kingdom. (1, 21)

Galahad: Scarlet Familiar. Dalmatian Dog. (7, 17)

Geagstearran “gray star”: ghost naga, who loved a human and decide to live through grief and remains on the stone gate.

Gemini Wintersleep: Amadeus’s father. Witch of Pepperidge Grand West. Witch beacon Wizard, fairy kingdom. (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 22)

Glendel “Glen”: Second surviving Fountain Nymph. Lives with Orpheus and Cerberus.

Gothrimel “gothrim”: River nymph and first fey Morgan saw. (2)

Grettle Beamranch: Aurums nanny and best friend. Witch wizard. (16)

Gyldsunael “gylda”: rescued sun nymph who lives on Tiberius gate.

Hapheasteus Redcrown: friend to Augustine, Father of Castor, Pollux and Promethus. (15)

Hara FyrStan (firepot): professor of fey studies and specialist at Pepperidge academy. Seer beacon mage. Dragon Queen in waiting to Fleagonan. (4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, 10)

Herra beamtelghyldan: Rate queen. Seer Season mage. Infamous criminal mastermind in time of mages. (19)

Helios: Matthias’s familiar. Markhor. (12, 13)

Helrem Monafyra: Maker of wands and modern magic. Father to Murdoc and Tiberius. Warlock season mage, wolf kingdom. (1, 2, 20, 21)

Helrundel ”Helrund”: prairie wildling, and Odysseus’s Cyendom’s friend. (6)

Helvetica: Jupiter’s familiar. White Indian Giant Squirrel.

Heracles: Calliope’s familiar. Quetzalcoatl. (17)

Hilda Greenwood: Leo’s twin sister, seer wizard, and nymph collector.

Hypocrites: Tiberius’s familiar. Andean Condor. (1, 21)

Icthya Daigandun (dawnhill): Morgan’s mother, Charmer gate mage, dragon kingdom. (2, 6, 8, 9)

Icarus: Morgan Cyendom’s Familiar. Golden Eagle. (all)

Igneus Bluegem: Witch wizard teacher at pepperidge academy. Saianne’s older brother.

Iliad: Poullux’s familiar. Silver Fox. (15)

Iolitdor “Io” blugimm: Stone Queen. Warlock gate mage. (9, 19)

Issel “Issa”: Snow wildling in club on Tiberius gate. Stolen from Grand Snow.

Jupiter Geagmann (minkmonk): Regina’s mother. Paladin kingdom mage, Rat kingdom. (2, 6, 8, 9)

Jhivettel “jhoseff”: Storm Wildling in club on Tiberius gate. Rescued from Northand traders.

Kent Summorhind (Summerpalm): Private hire paladin wizard. Currently paladin bacon mage at the monkey gate in the South Central. Monkey kingdom. (14)

Khursha Plegianstol: Monkey Queen. Paladin abyss mage. AKA Fredrick. Hehe. (29)

Laurellan ”laurel”: dragon princess. Cyendom Dragon tasked with guarded the magic treasury of The Grand West in exchange for lemon deserts. (2,5)

Lasearline ”Laser”: First domino deer born to Queen Estella after they had been wiped out. Eldest stag prince, and best friend with Cadence. (10)

Leo Greenwood: witch wizard of The Capital in the Grand West. Morgan’s councilor.

Leviathan “Levi” Healingcreek: Ouroboros and Saianne’s son in Grand Snow. twin to Bassilisk “Basel“, Cadence’s husband. (10)

Lyra Seabryd: Fish Queen. Charmer stormbracker mage, fish kingdom. (7, 19, 20)

Macatchis “matcha”: Youngest Raven prince. Griminthrope. (8, 11)

Mathilda Herocrown: Friend to Augustine, mother of Castor, Pollux, and Polaris. (15)

Matthias Hwithas (whitestead): Orpheus’s father and Augestines brother in law. A seer memoir le morte mage, Stag kingdom. Current mage of the Rat gate in the North Central. (12, 13, 15)

Melida Daigendun (dawnhill): Cerberus and Ursus’s mother. Lead paladin of The Grand West. Paladin beacon mage, dragon kingdom. (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14)

Meriam Craweleoth: Mage Queen of the Grand West. Seer memoir de morte mage, raven kingdom. (20)

Mertyl: Melida’s familiar. Indian Cobra. (12)

Morgan Cynedom (London): king mage, lead protagonist. A seer gate mage, raven kingdom. (all)

Murdoc Monafyra: Tiberius’s best friend and the recorder of the last days of mages. Seer season mage, wolf kingdom. (1,2,14,21)

Natalia Queenhare: Augestines partner who also works at the dance studio in Fort De Lapin by the rat gate.

Netylid “nettle”: leguid mermaid. Fish princess who remains in the shadow veil to aid the Fish King.

Nightingale Autmnwind: Southern boarder officer of the Southlands, later pepperidge academy security. Paladin Wizard. (22)

Niwel “naiven”: Cave wildling in club on Tiberius gate.

Norminwe Musham: maker of the Rat gate and owner of Fort de Lapin. Uncle to Meriam, ancestor of Augustine. Warlock mage; rat kingdom. (19)

Nymphalia Barefoot: studying paladin wizard, friend of Sunaeth.

Odette Craweleoth (Ravensong): Raven Queen. Daughter of mage queen Merium of the Grand West. Charmer kingdom mage, raven kingdom. (2,8,11,19, 20)

Odysseus Cynedom(London): Morgan’s father, heortemann meader mage, raven kingdom. Mage of the stone kingdom gate in the Grand East. (2,6,8)

Okokwo Grenehilt: Tree Queen. Charmer season mage. AkA.”Debra” hehe.

Orion: patrick’s familiar. Aliki wolf. (18)

Orpheus Heofokfleagan’’oreeo” (hawkwing): ex paladin and current charmer beacon mage, raven kingdom. Cerberus’s husband, Matthias and Requiem’s son. (12, 13, 14)

Osairus: Aurum’s familiar. Shetland Pony. (16)

Ourorboros Blacneadre (blacksnake): Mage of the dragon gate in Ent snaw (Grand Snow) in The West Lands. Heortemann season mage, dragon kingdom. (14)

Pamethelon “pam”: twin Terelith tree on Tiberius gate tasked with feeding guests to the gate.(1,5,7,15)

Palladis: Richen raven, raven princess. Tasked with controlling any of her brothers/griminthropes if they enter the day veil. (8,9,11)

Patrick Daigendun (Dawnhill): Morgan’s infamous grandfather. Paladin warg mage, dragon kingdom. wargs into a hydra. (2,6,8,9)

Patrick Monabellan (moonsong): Fourth and youngest child of Morgan and Emilia. Child of winter housed in the wolf kingdom. Palladin Kingdom mage, wolf kingdom.(18)

Plumba Rosethorn: Amadeus’s Mother, and Gemini’s wife. Previous owner of Rosethorn manor in the Grand West. Paladin wizard. (7)

Polaris Mousehutch: Poullux and castor’s little sister.(15)

Poullux Eorlcyenning (herocrown): Castor’s sister. Paladin kingdom mage, wolf kingdom. Paladin of sound. (15)

Promethius QueenHare: studying historacal seer wizrard from For de Lapin. Friend of Antuan Inktale.

Quelelethan Cwenfyr “Quelella”: Dragon Queen. The eldest beast king. Witch beacon Mage, dragon kingdom. (2,5,14)

Qilyn Celestine: studying Apothocarty from the stag gate.

Ragnar Goldenscale: Ouroboros’s case manager, and social worker for the heritage site of Grand Snow and it’s magic forest. (18,29)

Rah Wintersleapen (wintersleep): Amadeus’s cousin. A charmer stormbreacker mage, fairy kingdom. Fish Queen in waiting to Brocid. (7, 9,12)

Regina Geagmann (minkmonk): Morgan’s cousin. Warlock beacon mage, housed Rat kingdom. Stone Queen in waiting to Wyverndor.(2,3,5,7,8,9)

Requiem Heofokfleagan (hawkwing): Orpheus’s mother, Mattias’s wife, and Augestine’s older sister. Witch wizard of Fort de lapin, rat gate. (13,15)

Rosael “rosa”: garden wildling in club on Tiberius gate. Patron of Morgan’s grandfather’s garden; and florist gardens in Pepperidge.

Saianne Healpenbroc (givingcreek): Sirulius’s ancestor. Charmer Gray dark mage, fish kingdom. (14)

Proff.Saturn Firpot: Professor of fey studies at Pepperidge academy. Adopted Woodwick and is Hara’s grandfather. Seer abyss wizard. (4,5)

Seiph Blugimm (Bluegem): Original mage of Io’s stone gate. Suirulius’s twin. Witch season mage; stone kingdom. (19)

Scarlet Stankild (Stonechild): Amadeus’s romantic partner. Heortmann abyss mage, stone kingdom. (7, 17)

Scorpio Knightheorte (knightheart): school friend of scarlet, rah and Amadeus. Current wolf queen. Paladin season mage, monkey kingdom and wolf kingdom. (7,0)

Schuliel “shermmie”: Storm Nymph adopted by Collector Hilda Greenwood.

Sirulius Healpenbroc: Mage causing havoc on a seaside village in the Grand East. Warlock storm breaker mage, fish kingdom robes. (7,14, 19, 21)

Stearra: Muedoc’s familiar. Panther, female. (1,21)

Suanne Locket ”Spinel”: Emilia’s mother. magi. (3)

Sunaeth “suna” Monabellen:Eldest wolf princess of previous wolf king. Seer kingdom mage. Used to be an Aliki wolf. (0)

Taurus Snowdance: Apothecary Wizard. Acadia house door boy, currently Pepperidge academy secretary. (22)

Tiberius Blacsorm (blackstorm): previous King Mage. Mage who made the gate of the same name. Father of Fyra. Warlock gate mage, raven kingdom.(all)

Ursus Monafyra (moonflare): Fairy Queen. Cerberus’s brother and melida’s son. former paladin season mage, wolf kingdom. (2, 9,12)

Viola: Eatheltwein’s familar; golden Canary (19)

Virgo Wintersleep: Rah’s father, Gemini’s twin brother, and chi chi’s husband. Estranged due to abuse. (7, 17, 22)

Woodwick, Carlhose (Wondael): Fountain nymph, rescued from a fey hoarder and raised to be human by previous professor Firepot. Head of transmutation and Morgan’s second mentor. (2,4,5)

Wyverndor “Wyvern”: Princess of stone kingdom. Crown Acrean Gimm. Bound to Regina Geagmann. (5,9)

Yavisel “yve”: Forest Wildling in club on Tiberius gate. Transferred from Stag Gate in the Eastlands, as he didn’t want to lead the club of forest wildlings there.

#apendix #characters #tales of ealdan cynedom

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[ PRESS ] for the shorter muse to take hold of the taller one’s face to pull them down so they can press their foreheads together. // @kaerinio for morgan !!

__________♕ THEY MUST HAVE BEEN BETRAYED. it is the only thing that explains how most of the queen's guard had been called to another disturbance or how these assassins have found their way into the throne room. it knots a pit of burning anger in her stomach, threatening to consume her as she moves in front of daenerys. assassin eyes track her; the boldest amongst them spit at her feet ( she knows the rumors that swirl amongst the people, that the witch of westeros ensared the queen's mind to siphon power they call her whore, monster, demon behind her back they cannot fathom that her intentions could be true, bound together by a golden thread of love ) when she has descended the dais steps, she pauses && looks over her shoulder, a sad smile pulling at her lips. ❛ close your eyes, dany. ❜

♕__________ CLOSE YOUR EYES && REMEMBER ME AS I ONCE WAS TO YOU. there is no line she would not cross, no forbidden magic she wouldn't embrace if it meant keeping all she held dear safe. as she turns her back on her queen, her love, she raises her delicate hand, fingers curling inward into a fist. every candle in the room flickers out && a heavy unnatural shadow floods the space. no one can see past its veil, no one, that is, but her. if these men are foolish enough to threaten her heart, they will die like the prey they are. once, across the see, she had been labeled the queen of air && darkness; she had been feared for all she could do && what she could become. monstrous, a fraction of a woman.

__________♕ THOUGH SHE STEALS THE BREATH FROM THEIR LUNGS WITH HER POWER, SHE RESOLVES THAT IT WILL BE HER HAND THAT LAYS THE FINAL BLOW. tooth && claw rip into flesh, her body stuck between a transformation of this one && the faerie beneath ( the men cannot even scream as the silence stretches on && on, the only sound coming from bodies torn apart in her rage ) it takes her a moment to pause, to realize what she has done, && with a flick of her wrist, the darkness disappears. she is left standing in a lake of blood, corpses strewn at her feet && dress ruined beyond repair, the crimson staining her hands, her mouth; she cannot meet dany's gaze. shame fills her, for what she had to do, && she rubs her palms together as if the movement can rid her of the sin.

♕__________ HER BODY SHAKES AS THE QUEEN APPROACHES, her own gown dragging across weapons && fallen enemies. morgan will go without argument if the queen wishes to dismiss her, if she has seen all of her && deems it unworthy of being at her side. only dany reaches up, takes her face in hand, && brings their foreheads together. gentle hands wipe away the blood flecked along her alabaster cheeks, a thumb runs along morgan's lips. it cannot rid her of the iron taste, but it is lovingly cleaned away the kindness threatens to break her but truly, nothing could have prepared her for the words that follow. every part of you leaves me in wonder. it cracks something deep inside of her ( tears she hasn't shed in years burn in her eyes ), her shoulders caving in as she dares to place her hands on the other's shoulders. this is peace, this is acceptance ... --

this is coming home.

#❛ time in a bottle ❜ ▬ ( answered. )#c; morgan le fey #kaerinio #❛ spellbound ❜ ▬ ( morgan le fey meme. )#(( excuse the NOVEL ))#(( BUT I AM EMOTIONALLY COMPROMISED ))

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crashing9against9the9walls · 4 years

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[Spoiler Alert]

Finally finished Runaways Season 3 and it was awesome as always!!!

Literally loved every single thing about it, from the angst, the acting, effects, storylines, C&D crossover, Gert's death scene (which I admittedly cried to before washing the dishes), and mostly important: Elizabeth Hurley and her portrayal of Morgan Le Fey (which I felt is accurate to how the comics portrays her).

I really gonna miss this show. We were literally this close to getting Victor but I still love how it fully closes the story. I really hope Feige will reconsider and have this show revive, special since the story of Runaways in the comics is expanding and all of the fans are literally demanding for Victor and Klara to appear and how about resolving what Tandy saw in Alex's hopes.

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Eternals: Who is Marvel's Black Knight?

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Kit Harington will play Dane Whitman, Marvel's Black Knight in the Eternals movie. Here's what you need to know about the character.

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You Know Nothing…about the Black Knight.

Get it? Because the Black Knight is being played by Kit Harington? You know, the dude that played Jon Snow on Game of Thrones? So like, “you know nothing…” Ah, forget it.

Ahem.

So it seems that the Black Knight is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in The Eternals. This is a bit surprising considering that the classic Marvel Comics Black Knight really has very little to do with the world of the Eternals. But, Dane Whitman, the Avenger known as the Black Knight, is a great character with a rich and surprising history that stretches back to the early days of Marvel. Now, there is some history with the Eternals which we will get to in a bit, but not enough to make the Black Knight’s inclusion in the movie anything but surprising.

So, let us go on a regal and honorable quest and check out the history of Marvel’s latest cinematic champion: the Black Knight. Along the way, we’ll indulge in some speculation on how this swashbuckling swordsman could impact the MCU and The Eternals.

The First of His Name

Dane Whitman wasn’t the first hero to hold the name. The first Black Knight was Sir Percy of Scandia, a knight of Camelot. This early Marvel legend first appeared in Black Knight #1 (May 1955) and was created by Stan Lee and Joe Maneely. There were very few costumed heroes in these bygone days of the '50s, so Black Knight remains a little explored gem of a comic.

read more: Everything You Need to Know About The Eternals Movie

Sir Percy was a Knight of the Round Table who proudly served King Arthur and fought threats like Mordred and Morgan Le Fey, two villains who would appear years later in the Marvel Universe. The Black Knight wielded the Ebony Blade, a magic sword carved from a meteor by Merlin himself. Later, it is revealed that Percy was killed by Mordred and the mantle of the Black Knight began to be passed down to the fallen knight’s descendants. Some did him proud, but one darkened the once heroic name.

The Blackest of Nights

The Black Knight who would go on to join the Masters of Evil first appeared in Tales to Astonish #52 (1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Dick Ayers. One of Percy’s descendants, Nathan Garrett, a brilliant research scientist, led a spy ring until he was defeated by Giant Man (that's Hank Pym, folks). Disgraced, Garrett ran to Europe where he found the tomb of Sir Percy. Garrett was rejected by the Ebony Blade because of his dickheel tendencies. Embittered, he became a new Black Knight, but profaned Percy’s good name by becoming a villainous facsimile of Camelot’s champion.

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Instead of wielding the magic of Camelot, Garrett built weapons like a blaster lance and other hi-tech medieval nonsense. He also created a genetically engineered flying horse named Aragorn because I guess even villains like Tolkien? But yeah, dude, don’t sell your method of making flying horses to make cheese, rob banks! The second Black Knight was a douche. Anyway, Garrett was again defeated by Giant Man, the Avengers, and Iron Man. In his final battle with Tony Stark, Garrett fell from Aragorn and was mortally wounded. Dying, Garrett summoned his nephew Dane Whitman which brings us to our man of the hour...

Avengers, Hero, Eternal?

So is Dane Whitman, the third Marvel character to use the moniker of Black Knight an Eternal? No, he is not. So who the hell is he?

Whitman is the nephew of Nathaniel Garrett. When the evil Black Knight lay dying after his battle with Iron Man, he summoned Whitman to see his side. There, Garrett made a face turn and begged Garrett to take the mantle of the Black Knight to restore honor to Sir Percy’s legacy. Whitman created his own costume, adapted some of Garrett’s weapons, saddled up Aragorn and became the new, modern Black Knight.

read more: Marvel's Eternals Comics Reading Order

This all happens in Avengers #47 (1967) by writer Roy Thomas and artists John Verpoorten and George Tuska. In his first adventure, the Avengers mistake Whitman for Garrett and a superhero smackdown ensues. To prove his worth, Whitman infiltrates the Masters of Evil and helps the Avengers. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes offer Whitman membership and the heroic legacy of Black Knight begins again.

Over the years, Black Knight has appeared in a handful of memorable stories. He was the catalyst of The Avengers/Defenders War when each team raced to find a cure after Whitman turns to stone thanks to a kiss by the Enchantress. Black Knight focused stories were few and far between even though the character was seemingly ever present in Avengers and early issues of Defenders. The first major change to Whitman came in Doctor Strange #68–69 (1984) by Roger Stern and Paul Smith where Whitman finally finds the Ebony Blade, the Merlin-forged sword of Sir Percy.

The Ebony Blade is more of a curse since if the sword draws even a drop of blood, Whitman will be horribly cursed. With this tragic twist, Whitman rejoins the Avengers and becomes a member in good standing until Namor uses the sword to draw blood. Whitman is cursed and begins to transform into the same metal used to forge the Ebony Blade. What’s with Black Knight petrifying? It’s a whole thing.

Anyway, Whitman is cured by the ghost of Sir Percy and creates a high tech laser sword for himself. Yes, essentially, Black Knight began wielding a lightsaber. I swear to Kirby, if Kit Harington wields a lightsaber in these movies...

So What is the Black Knight Connection to the Eternals?

So where does all this fit in with Eternals lore? At one point, Black Knight became the leader of the Avengers. At the time, the roster experienced a major shakeup with a number of new members that included Crystal of the Inhumans and Sersi of the Eternals. As members of the Avengers, Black Knight and Sersi became lovers as the Eternal sorceress took a liking to the scion of Camelot. Sadly, a love triangle begins when Whitman develops feelings for Crystal and a whole mess follows. A villain named Proctor complicated matters further. This convoluted baddie was an alternate universe version of Whitman possessed by the Ebony Blade. To battle Proctor, Sersi and Whitman undergo an Eternal process called gann josin which bonds Sersi and the Knight together.