#merlin poetry

[lexa-gui]

As balance is required but (not once would be desired)

A land of myth, a time of old,

So goes the wordsmith’s prose.

Still, verses fade, and truth be told

Not one amongst us knows...

What happened in a distant land

As far from men as ken.

In turrets high as kestrels fly

Spread-winged o’er their demesne.

Yet these words here are not unknown

To any that have grown

With fabled tales of crown and throne

And swords thrust into stone.

For legend spaed a child of drake

With raven-feathered haire,

And eyes a hue so deep and blue

They’d shimmer gold in stare.

But any blaze must cast a shade,

And suns will set for stars,

So double-edged must be the blade

That mars that flesh with scars.

As balance is required but 

Not once would be desired,

If one would know the lengths they’d go

To keep their own entired.

And thus his other half was born

In golden swaddled glory.

A bairn received in time to mourn

His kingdom’s blood-soaked story.

All that remained was for the fates

To bind these halves as whole,

And for the wheels of time of yore

On them to take a toll.

On Ao3 as well.

#merthur #poetry #merlin #merthur poetry #merlin poetry #merlin bbc #bbc merlin #lexafic

[ollyrewind]

imagining arthur following merlin to the library to annoy him into reading out loud

#bbc merlin #merthur #arthur pendragon #merlin #they were reading poetry for real he didn’t lie!! #wanted to draw something heart wrenching again but thought you can have this as a treat

[thenerdyalien]

So I was getting lost in a Merlin Wiki rabbit hole, as one does, and I stumbled across the page for spells. And turns out the writers actually put a lot more thought into it than I initially thought (they're not actually just shouting random words in Old English). But what shocked me the most was learning what Merlin was actually saying to Arthur while he was unconcious in the Poisoned Calice episode. I always thought he was trying to enchant some sort of protection spell to keep Arthur safe while he couldn't be there for him. But turns out he was actually declaring poetry, POETRY to Arthur the whole time!

That's right, Merlin was declaring actual POETRY to Arthur on his deathbed!! I kept seeing the wiki mention verses from a book called Beowulf and I got curious so after a quick Google search, I found out that it's actually one of the most famous epic poems in Old English and I just lost it!! I never thought this episode could get any gayer...

#no i'm not normal about them #i just can't with these two #i didn't lie when i said i was deep in merthur brainrot #ill never get over this show #merthur #merlin #arthur x merlin #bbc merlin #bbc arthur #poetry #beowulf #fic research #what i do for fic purposes #merlin fic #1x04

[shit-sorry-fuck-mybad]

I love that it doesn’t matter if you ship merthur or not, the only thing that could be going through Leon’s mind when he walked into Merlin and Arthur standing dangerously close to each other in a dark room alone could be “they are fucking” and this keeps me alive everyday

#sir Leon #merlin #Arthur #merthur #merlin x Arthur #Arthur x merlin #merlin bbc #and they did not make it better with the poetry excuse

[pyjamacryptid]

sonnet 89 [excerpt] - pablo neruda

The format/style of this photoset is very much inspired by @nextstopparis's bbc merlin photosets (which are incredible)

#bbc merlin #merthur #i skipped some lines of the sonnet #felt it was better shorter and without extra lines #just felt this was perfect for them. been thinking about this for weeks #weeks!!!!!!! #merlinedit #merthuredit #merlin x arthur #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #sonnet 89 #pablo neruda #poetry #bbcm #merlin #photoset

[pigfacedbitch]

If Gwaine found Arthur and Merlin instead of Leon...

Gwaine: [ narrows eyes ] What's going on here?

Arthur: Uh... Merlin, tell him what we're doing.

Merlin: Poetry!

Gwaine: Is that so?

Merlin: I'm surprised as you are! He can't get enough of it.

Gwaine: ...Can I join?

Arthur: ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ [ pushes Gwaine out of the room and closes it ]

Gwaine: Arthur, please! I want some poetry too.

Merlin: [ confused ] W-What does he mean-

Arthur: Shush, let's just continue.

more incorrect quotes here!

#bbc merlin #merlin #we all know what 'poetry' means #merlin bbc #emrys #arthur #arthur pendragon #merlin incorrect quotes #merthur #merlin x arthur #merthur incorrect quotes #merthur memes #merlin memes #merthur prompt

[sibbydoo]

It is December at last, and I remember your words. “Thank you,” you said to me, and perhaps I should have known then; to take it and let you go. Maybe if I had, all those years ago, I would not be so miserable now. It is December at last, and I stand by the lake; still, you are not here. And somehow… I understand.

It is indeed December. Y’all know what that means!!

(Pain. Nothing but pain)

I had to make a tribute to the finale for once. I have no excuse as to why I ignored the past few anniversaries, but this year felt right, somehow. Like letting things go, like hoping again. Even if things can feel a lot more hopeless. Consider this piece a vent of sorts, but projected toward a fandom that kills and heals me constantly.

I hope you guys enjoy your holidays! Stay safe, stay warm. Always hope.

-Jack 🌻

#sibbyart #fanart #my art #illustration #sketch #art #artists on tumblr #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #merthur #merlin and arthur #merlin ambrosius #bbc merlin fanart #bbc merlin finale #diamond of the day #merlin x arthur #painting #tumblr artist #clotpole #poetry

[has-merlinofficial-posted-today]

News from Merlin Official?

Year 1 Day 116

No

Yes ✅

They replied and liked

Of course he is.

We almost received them liking a suggestive poetry answer. We were this close to perfection.

Sigh... I'll take it

#bbc merlin #bbc merthur #camelotgate #merlin #merlin twitter #merthur #yes #likes #replies #reply #Answer #Poetry

[fixing-bad-posts]

arthur/gwen + fixing-bad-posts

#they are everything to me 😭 #fixingbadposts #fixing-bad-posts #erasure poetry #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #arthur x gwen

[chaoticallymuse]

Merlin and Arthur

"It's a tragedy, they way he loves you; it is a tragedy that star crossed lovers will read an weep over a hundred years later, and weep over blood not yet spilt - because if you two could not make it, no one will" - the playwrights will write your names in the darkness of the sky."

- Madison Miller

#I'll never recover from this #they make me sick #physically in pain #merthur #cursed romance #poetry #quotes #web weaving #aesthetic #merlin #merlin bbc #arthur pendragon

[hex-is-vexxed]

Honestly how I see merthur’s first introduction from Arthur’s perspective

Just,,, “There’s something about you Merlin, I can’t quite put my finger on it” like some deep subconscious part of Arthur’s mind just knew that Merlin was going to be important to him.

Also… I mean they were flirting IMMEDIATELY so there was that

#merlin #merlin ramblings #bbc merlin #merlin bbc #merthur #merthur ramblings #arthur pendragon #merlin emrys #poetry #merthur poetry to me

[rainbowsmagicandshit]

#bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin #merthur #merlin emrys #the once and future king #emrys #two halves of a whole #two sides of the same coin #their destiny was there before they were even born #so surely some part of them also had to exist #maybe their souls were already intertwined in the magic of the earth waiting for their time to be born #these poems feel very merthur to me #lang leav #lang leav poems #poems #poems and poetry #love poem #love poetry #I just remembered the poetry scene lmao

[occasionaloranges]

@osmpranboo // moomin // lullaby - sleeping at last // richard schmid // atticus // paterson (2016) dir. jim jarmusch / i went to bed and i loved you - tom rosenthal // donald duck// the song of achilles by madeline miller // unknown // ribs -lorde // stranger things (2019) // @emil// unknown // watch you sleep - girl in red // the fairy caravan // stardew valley (2016) // in bed, henri de toulouse-lautrec, 1893 /1 @hegurgurk// master bedroom - andrew wyeth // memorial to a marriage by patricia cronin //summer kitchen by donald hall // jo - haley heyderickx // bbc merlin (2008-2012) // @obsob

#web weaving #mine #bbc merlin #in bed #in bed together #poems and poetry #poetry #words #moomin #sleeping at last #richard schmid #paterson 2016 #paterson #adam driver #the song of achilles #i went to bed and i loved you #love #humanity #sleep #sleepy time #stranger things #ribs by lorde #girl in red #stardew valley

[crillmeister2000]

I thought of this scene when I heard this music

Leon: 🤨 poetry???

#merthur #bbc merlin #merlin #merlin x arthur #merlin bbc #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #bbc arthur #king arthur #poetry #leon the long suffering #suspicious

[sundry-whovengerslocked]

Snow and Dirty Rain (Merlin)

Richard Silken, "Snow and Dirty Rain" // BBC Merlin

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4

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and we've got a part three! with merthur this time! and significantly less angst!

I tried to make this one a bit like a duet, if you pay attention you can see that the words are closer to one of the boys vs the other, rather than spread across the pictures like I usually do.

Gaius, Hunith, and Leon will be in the next part, I promise. I've got it all sorted out.

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the first one is arthur and merlin in ealdor. I was gonna do the "there is no more rope!" scene for the literal climbing out the window, but I figured the more metaphorical rebellion against uther was better.

peep the poetry with the scene about poetry! haha

I chose the labyrinth of gedref for that catalog line because I wanted to include it, and also I found it fit because they were trying to bring back the food/harvest - like dawn to a field

also that kingdom line was too perfect to not use for Ygraine's sigil! I'm so happy I got to fit it in!

#bbc merlin #richard siken #merthur #labyrinth of gedref #ygraine pendragon #ygraine's sigil #arthur's sigil #merlin #poetry #original post #arthur #arthur pendragon #ealdor #the battle for ealdor #snow and dirty rain #excalibur #the most powerful sorcerer #merlin emrys #the once and future king #two sides of the same coin

[cinnabon-sweetroll-tiramisu]

They(with the knights) get attacked by bandits, however these bandits recognise Merlin

Bandit 1: Holy shit it's you! Marcus it's him!

Bandit 2: Omg, it is!

Bandit 1: *pulls out a pretty leathered book* please sign this, my sister loves your work!

Bandit 3: *pulls out his book* aye, mine too, me wife loves it.

Pretty much all of them bring out a book for Merlin to sign. Once it's all signed and Merlin negotiating that they don't attack(and sends them the druids for some spy work), the ex-bandits are happy and patting Merlin's shoulders or back.

Bandit 1: Thank you. My sister is going to love this!

Bandit 6: You're a good one.

Waving goodbye they all watched the bandits leave.

Merlin: Well, that was unexpected. Let's go home shall we?

Arthur: *grabs Merlin* I don't think so.

Merlin: *sweating*

Gwaine: What's the book about?

Merlin: Um...poetry?

Leon: *face-palm

#seriously merlin? poetry?? #you love doing poetry to me arthur #leon the long suffering #merthur #merlin #arthur pendragon #cinnabon sweetroll tiramisu #sir leon #sir gwaine #the knights of the round table #bbc merlin #arthur x merlin #merlin x arthur #bbc arthur #reblog this #share this #incorrect merlin quotes #merlin incorrect quotes #otp incorrect quotes #merthur incorrect quotes #merlin prompts #merthur prompts #the knights of camelot #camelot shenanigans #medieval husbands #they're husbands your honor #they're gay for each other #merlin headcanons #merthur headcanon