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gawrkin · 4 months

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The Vanishing of Lancelot's Mom

One of THE most conspicuous things about the Grail Quest and the "Fall of Arthur" narratives is the utter absence of the Lady of the Lake.

Like, in Lancelot Proper, the Lady constantly aids Lancelot and Guinevere multiple times. She even helps Lancelot and Guinevere get together through the Magic Split shield; She even apologizes to Guinevere for a poorly worded letter regarding her maternal relationship with Lancelot.

Then, when the Grail Quest occurs, she just... vanishes.

The Lady is never called into question for her actions regarding the encouragement of the Affair. Neither she nor Galehaut are ever criticized by the narrative.

And when the affair is exposed, the Lady is nowhere in sight. Unlike in Lancelot Proper, Lancelot's mom never comes to Lancelot's aid. Ever. She never comes to warn Lancelot and Guinevere about what will happen or try to avert the affair's exposure. She's not there to support her son during Arthur's assault on Benoic. She's not there to save Gwen from Mordred. She's just gone.

Post-Vulgate makes it worse - it makes the Lady a guardian of King Arthur in lieu of Merlin, because Arthur was mighty defender of chivalry. And the Post-Vulgate assumes the events of Lancelot Proper happened, given the mention of Galehaut in the Suite. Which means the Lady probably supported LanceXGwen, same as before.

And again, the Lady is absent. She's not there for the Grail Quest or the Fall. She doesn't come to Arthur's aid against Mordred.

There's absolutely no intervention from the Lady of the Lake in any of these major story arcs, despite her oaths, her motives, her obligations and her relationships.

Its only with Thomas Malory, and his character Nimue, that the "Lady of the Lake" actually shows up for the Fall... right at the end. Taking Arthur to Avalon. After the final battle. That's it.

**(Note: I don't consider Lancelot's mom to be the Excalibur-giver. It doesn't happen in Vulgate. In Post Vulgate and Le Morte, Balin killed the Excalibur-giver and Nimue/Ninianne shows up later as the Damsel Huntress)

#my thoughts #vulgate cycle #lancelot-grail #mort artu #wtf arthur #arthurian literature #arthuriana #arthurian legend #arthurian legends #arthurian mythology #king arthur #le morte d'arthur #post-vulgate #lady of the lake

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muchmossymess · 4 months

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Merlin: uh oh looks like I can't manipulate mansplain manservant my way out of this one

Merlin: manslaughter it is

Arthur: meRLIN NO!

#idc how canon it is im dying on the hill that merlin has killed more people than arthur you cant change my mind #everytime merlin kills someone arthur just stands there gaping like wtf how did my idiot cinnamon roll just do that #merlin bbc #merthur #bbc merlin #merlin emrys #merlin #merlin x arthur #arthur #king arthur #arthur pendragon #incorrect quotes #incorrect merlin quotes #incorrect merthur quotes #moss' madness

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rubysunnday · 3 months

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MERLIN 109: Excalibur

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weaponizedducks · 3 months

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another arthur returns au. merlin is sad and In Love so everyone he meets hears about this blond guy who insulted him for ten years and makes merlin sob everytime he talks about him and hears about how he 'left him' and how he's 'waiting for him' and they assume arthurs a really shitty ex boyfriend and merlin is delusional, traumatized, and whipped.

when arthur returns he has to deal with various verbal attacks form people who think he's merlin's ex and is just so confused.

#everyone's just like #'merlin don't take him back you can do BETTER'#arthur says wtf #merthur #merlin #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon returns #arthur pendragon #leon's also there and is enjoying it #long suffering leon #leon the long suffering #merlin emrys #modern au

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justaz · 12 days

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merlin’s secret being a visual thing. when he is around arthur or gwen or leon or morgana or [insert whatever character here] merlin seems pale and thin, almost like a ghost or an apparition. when the sun lands on him he reflects it like a corpse, he eyes seem dark and dull. he has this ethereal beauty to him, this otherworldly visage that leads many to believe he is of fae blood. he just doesn’t seem to be 100% human. but when he is ONLY with lancelot or gaius (cough or gwaine bc gwaine DEFINITELY knew) merlin is heartachingly human. merlin shines in the sunlight, colors are brighter and more vibrant around him, and his smiles are wide and his laughs are boisterous. he takes on color and leaves everyone wanting to know him. but when other join in or interact with the two, merlin shifts before their eyes so quickly and suddenly that they aren’t sure whether or not what they saw was a trick of the light. the idea still leaves them wanting more and wanting to see the merlin who is just so full of life but that merlin only appears for a small select group of people. merlin who has a guard so high that it has an effect of other’s perception of him.

#arthur is absolutely steaming about this btw #he so desparately wants to be in the golden bubble around merlin in those moments #but his mere presence seems to pop it #hes fuming #its not until after the magic ban is repealed that everyone gets to see the glowing golden merlin #and they finally realize what the trick of the light was #merlin who is magic incarnate who (no matter how hard he tries) cannot fully repress what makes him him #arthur who finally gets to be in the golden bubble and its so much better than he ever couldve imagined #merlins magic is finally able to roam free the way it only could with a few people #merlins magic who absolutely adores arthur and is constantly reaching out for him even if him and merlin arent in the same vicinity #lmao arthur bringing up how merlins magic likes to card thru his hair and ease any sore muscles he may have #and lancelot and gwaine going ‘wtf? what about my muscles and hair?? merlin hates me?? merlin is playing favorites???? jail.’#bbc merlin #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #merthur #subtle magic my beloved #visibly Strange merlin my dear #idk i was thinking about pre-magic reveal!arthur watching merlin and lancelot talking and then pouting and going #‘why doesnt he smile and look at me like that? :(‘#and then post-magic reveal!arthur having a moment of realization and going #like ‘oh hes hiding a huge part of what makes him him. i only know half of my best friend.’#and then setting out to know ALL of him bc arthur and merlin are soulmates and in love and two sides of the same coin and best friends and-#im going thru my drafts and finding so many banger posts #idk why i never posted them LMAOO

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amphitritemists · 6 months

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Jonathan Sims the Archivist and John Doe from Malevolent are such theater kids. Like why do they both go so hard with their narrations? Especially, John Doe like he could simply be like they're wearing a blue hat but no he has to be all dramatic like "They're wearing a blue hat, Arthur. It's the kind of blue a mother would choose for a nursery. The kind of blue that invites a feeling of calm. But this man. This man has a cold hard look in his eyes like he's seen things too terrible to repeat. I don't trust him. We should probably go." And then Arthur will be like "... Cool story, bro, but I think we should introduce ourselves."

#the magnus archives #jonathan sims #tma #malevolent #arthur lester #malevolent podcast #malevolent john #horror podcast #Genuinely malevolent was terrifying each description was like wtf

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ink-through-her-veins · 6 months

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Merlin telling Arthur he’s so repressed that they’ve both nearly died for each other countless times but can’t even hug him, and Arthur being like WTAF, we’ve hugged, Merlin. You smelled like a bog, and I remember it clearly because it was the greatest moment of my life. I even pressed my nose into your muddy neck IN FRONT OF GWAINE.

Arthur’s upset that their hug was so meaningless to Merlin that he forgot it, and Merlin swears he will get revenge upon Morgana for stealing it from him.

Still no one talks about the magic because it’s BBC Merlin.

#merlin #bbc merlin #merthur #arthur pendragon #merlin bbc #merlin emrys #merlin x arthur #merthur fanfic #those gifs going around get me every time #did Bradley have to turn his entire face into Colin’s neck?#I mean it’s genius and perfect and amazing #but how am I supposed to believe Arthur didn’t want to kiss his neck right then #it’s impossible #he’s covered in mud and Arthur wants to kiss the mud away #it’s all I can see in that scene #aaaauggghhh wtf!#ITHVmerthurprompt

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marcskywalker · 7 months

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no but arthur gaslighting everyone and their mother to believe that merlin doesn't have magic is so KSGFKJDKV

and it's not even on purpose. It's just because arthur believes in merlin so much; trusts his loyalty and the goodness of his heart.

Even when he catches merlin doing shady (shady AS FUCKKK) shit, there is never any serious questioning or doubt. They'll banter and be nosy about each other, but there is never any serious interrogation on what merlin is doing or what he's hiding.

and then, because he believes merlin so much, he goes and convinces everyone else (his knights, his father, his court members) to have trust in merlin as well. not just that, he actively berates anyone who doubts merlin?????

every time I remember dotd where arthur says "you don't have magic, merlin. I would know" there is legit a physical pain in my chest and stomach that I can't stand WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE FUCK

#bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin #merthur #meta #I LOVE how much faith arthur has in merlin #and even in general arthur is someone who has a lot of faith and is loyal to a fault #but I LOVE IT when that loyalty is pointed towards merlin #I'm insane about them actually #AND THEY'RE INSANE ABOUT EACH OTHER #even merlins steadfast believe in arthur; that arthur will always do the right thing #it's so KJGSDFBDD #wtf is wrong with them

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madebypointlesswords · 4 months

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Merlin when Kilgarrah says anything

Merlin: I was put on this earth to do one thing Merlin: Luckily, I forgot what it was, so I can do whatever the fuck I want

#Kilgarrah in the back #Wtf emrys #Do what i tell you to do emrys #Dont be a little bitch emrys #merlin bbc #merlin #arthur pendragon #merthur #merlin memes #merlin incorrect quotes #bbc merlin

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smushystrawbabies · 11 months

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Red Dead Crossing? Animal Redemption? Cowboy Crossing? 😰😰

#rdr2 #red dead redemption 2 #john marston #animal crossing new horizons #arthur morgan #rdr2 fanart #rdr #charles smith #dutch van der linde #animal crossing #rdr2 shitpost #wtf am i doing #Arthur looks kind of bad #he has to be blonde bc there’s no accurate hair colour :(#john marston rdr2 #Arthur Morgan rdr2 #Charles smith rdr2 #dutch vanderlinde

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dollopheadsandclotpoles · 1 year

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Why are they like this

#bbc merlin #merlinedit #mine #bbcmerlinedit #merlin #merthur #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #merlin x arthur #arthur x merlin #bradley james #colin morgan #At least the merlin one had SOME explanation #WTF WAS THE POINT OF THE ARTHUR ONE #just to stop Merlin from telling Balinor he was his son???#surely there's a more heterosexual way the writers could have come up with #to stop Merlin from revealing that piece of info? HELLO?!?!#anyway given how many non-merlin people were shocked by the last gifset #thought i'd treat them to some more of bbc merlin's special brand of supposed heterosexuality

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adhd-merlin · 7 months

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thank you grain reports for always being there when Arthur needs to be kept occupied with some menial task

#wtf is a grain report #I think they were mentioned maybe once in the show?#but in fanfiction they're ubiquitous #one thing about fanon arthur is he will be checking those grain reports #and he will not like it #fandom #fanon #merlin #*

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inconceptual-nonsense · 2 months

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Okay, but the fact that Kayne kinda had a 4th wall break moment during Intermezzo. He makes a pun about one of the previous episode titles, implying that he knows the episode titles. More explanation on the pun below the cut- Spoilers though

When he's ab to offer to erase Arthur's memory of his deal to John, he says it's like a D.S. al Coda which is where in a piece of music you would go back to the Coda (a separate section of the music that you jump to when indicated) so he was joking that it was like the Coda episode when he offered to bring John back without his memories. All of this to say Kayne somehow knows the name of the episode enough to make a bad music based pun about it, and the worst part is I actually laughed at it.

#malevolent #malevolent podcast #arthur lester #john doe malevolent #john doe #arthur lester malevolent #wtf kayne #why kayne #what is wrong with him #and why is it kinda funny

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tommyshelbysrighthand · 1 month

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