#Arthurian mythos

[alicole-sideblog]

Lancelot in The Knight of the Cart

Guinevere's lock of hair he treats like a holy relic with healing powers

The ring from fairy-mama he thinks is magic

#lancelot the knight of the cart #the knight of the cart #arthurian mythos #arthurian literature #arthuriana #lancelot du lac

[knightsofsomethingorother]

The absolute BEST part of Le Morte d'Arthur is Thomas Malory's little authors notes sprinkled throughout.

Mr. Malory wants us to know that A) He's a knight, and B) that he's writing this in prison and C) to send him thoughts and prayers. Much like the AO3 writers of our own time, this man did not let something as petty as incarceration get in the way of writing his fanfic.

#arthuriana #arthurian legend #arthurian mythos #king arthur #send my man thoughts and prayers he keeps asking for them #thomas malory #le morte d'arthur

[mask131]

Seasonal theme: Magical summer (beginning)

This summer will be a season of wonders and enchantments, of spells and wizards - a magical summer!

Here is a list of beings, entities, objects and concepts you can check out if you want to add some magic to your summer:

In the myths, legends and so-called “real” world...

In the Arthurian literature: Merlin the enchanter, most famous of all wizards, derived from the legendary Welsh figure of Myrddin. Morgan le Fay, the ever-so-ambiguous enchantress of Arthurian mythos. Excalibur, the greatest and most iconic of all magical swords.

In Greek mythology: Hecate, the goddess of magic and witches. Circe, the divine enchantress of the Odyssey. Medea, the most frightening sorceress of the Greek legends. Lamia, a Greco-Roman bogeywoman that medieval times assimilated with various monsters and witches.

In Norse mythology: seidr, the old Norse magic, and its patron goddess Freya. Loki, expert shapeshifter and trickster supreme.

Christian legends, myths and beliefs: the Malleus Maleficarum, the unfamous manual used by many witch-hunters during the great witch hunts throughout Europe - a manual which was not accepted by the Church, unlike what many people believe. The Ars Goetia, both the art of invoking demons and the grimoire containing the secrets of said art. Astaroth, a demon often associated today with witchcraft. The famous witches sabbath, that was the great terror and fantasy of devil-fearing men of the Middle-Ages and the Renaissance. The paintings of Goya, which illustrated the various superstitions and beliefs surrounding witches in Spain.

The folklore of the British Isles: the British Grimalkin, with its cousins the English King of Cats and the Celtic Cat-sith. Lugh, the Irish Celtic god that mastered all of the arts, including magic.

Vaïnämöinen, the great bard-enchanter of Finland, and one of the sorcerer-heroes of the Kalevala alongside the magical blacksmith Ilmarinen, all fighting against the evil witch-queen Louhi.

In fairytales: the fairytales of the brothers Grimm brought many of the famous fairytale witches, from the evil queen with her magic mirror in Snow-White to the witch living in a house of bread and sugar in Hansel and Gretel. In Slavic fairytales, the great and iconic witch is the dreaded Baba Yaga. The French fairytales also brought the archetype of the fairy godmother: Cinderella, Toads and Diamonds, Donkeyskin, Cunning Cinders, The Hind in the Woods/The White Doe, Prince Marcassin... And let’s not forget Carabosse, the wicked fairy of the fairytale Princess Mayblossom, that became thanks to Tchaïkovsky’s ballet the old antagonistic fairy of Sleeping Beauty. Plus: the seven-league boots, one of the most famous magical items of French fairytales, appearing in Little Thumbling or The Orange Tree and the Bee.

The world of alchemy: the famous philosopher’s stone, elixir of life, and panacea that formed the ultimate goals of alchemists. Hermes Trismegistus, the mythological patron and ancestor of all alchemists (himself a mix of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth). Nicolas Flamel, the 14th century book-seller everybody believed to be the discovered of the philosopher’s stone.

Some famous grimoires of our world: The Book of Abramelin, a tome of sacred Jewish magic. The Lesser Key of Solomon, a demonology grimoire of the 17th century inspired by the older book of sacred spells known as The Key of Solomon. The very famous duo of French grimoires known as the Grand Albert and Petit Albert. The Book of Shadows, a type of grimoire originally part of the Wicca religion, and that became popularized in America media thanks to the television series Charmed.

Principles, beliefs, personalities and practices of our world (which, as you will note, frequently mix magic with religion and folk-healing): Nostradamus, the great French prophet. The magi of Persia, Zoroastrian priests and astronomers that gave birth to the concept of the “mage” as we know it today. The original mana - not the video game mechanic, but the supernatural force of Oceanian beliefs. The Celtic druids and the most famous of their sacred sites: Stonehenge. The marabout, a type of Muslim holy man from Africa to whom was attributed some magical powers in folk-belief. The shamans of Siberia, the ones from which the very principle of “shamanism” was codified in the West. The medecine people of the First Nations in Northern America. The sangomas of Southern Africa, one of the most famous types of African “witch-doctors”. The Haitian Vodou and the Louisiana/New-Orleans Voodoo, folk-religions and magic beliefs deriving from the Vodun religion of West Africa (not to be confused with their various “cousins”, such as the Vodu of Cuba, the Jejé of Brazil or the Hoodoo).

More general magic tropes and concepts: the magic potion. The flying broomstick. The magic wand, or its variation the wizard’s staff. The familiar of the witch. The trope of the wizard duel, which, despite its prominence in modern literature and contemporary folk songs, has roots in ancient mythological fights and legendary magic hunts. The tempestarii, or the belief in weather-influencing, weather-changing sorcerers.

#seasonal theme #magical summer #magic #witches #wizards #sorcerers #mythologies #greek mythology #norse mythology #celtic mythology #witchcraft #arthurian mythos #arthuriana #grimoire #demonology #finnish mythology #fairytales #fairy tales #fairies #alchemy #folk medecine #folk religion #tropes #archetypes

[knightfighttourney]

Knight Fight!

Alright lads and lassies and anyone in between! It is time to ask ourselves a very important question: Which Knight of the Round Table is YOUR favorite? Starting 09/25 the polls will open! Feel free to send in propaganda for these guys via the ask box!

You can vote for whichever you think is stronger. You can vote for whichever you think is more interesting. You can vote for whichever you think is hotter. Vote however you want! We're looking for the Knight of All Time!

(Also if I missed a Knight please tell me. There's so many. Any submitted will get an extra bracket to themselves.)

Brackets Below!

Bracket A) Grab Bag

Bracket B) The Gs

Bracket C) Half Orkneys, Half Other Guys

Bracket D) The Ps and Ls

Bracket E) Funny Guys

Bracket F) The B Listers

Bracket G) The C Listers

#tournament bracket #knight tournament #arthuriana #king arthur #arthurian mythology #arthurian mythos #tumblr polls #tournament #poll #tournament poll #knights #knights of the round table

[lancelots-bastard]

King Arthur, if you're out there, please take advantage of the current events...

#arthurian mythos #king arthur #queen Elizabeth #the queen is dead #arthuriana #arthurian literature #arthurian mythology #great britain

[empress-leo]

Every time I think it’s gonna be a normal list of kings, he pulls shit like this.

“King Blegrabed, a musician of such renown that he was worthy of the title The God of Jesters”

“King Samollpenissel”

Turns out the classics can shitpost just as hard as tumblr can.

#this happens every time I read one of these things #you’d think I’d learn to expect it by now #classic #classical mythology #british folklore #arthuriana #Arthurian mythos #king arthur

[a-system-of-nerds]

Dinadan writes songs that are satire and thinly-veiled critisms. The songs kind of have the vibe of Panic! At The Disco’s album “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out.”

#dinadan #sir dinadan #arthurian legend #arthuriana #arthuriana fandom #arthurian fandom #arthurian fantasy #arthurian mythos #arthurian mythology #arthurian headcanons #dinadan headcanons #sir dinadan headcanons #dinadan headcanon #sir dinadan headcanon #headcanons #headcanon

[time-valley]

Imagine a world where when Galahad finds the grail, it doesn't raise his soul to the heavens but instead sends him back in time with the future of the ruin of Camelot in his memories.

Imagine a world where Galahad must prove himself of worthiness to the holy grail by saving the Kingdom from certain doom. Imagine a world where Galahad is locked in a time loop of trying and failing to save his Kingdom.

And what if on his repeats of the years, he notices Mordred, who he has been shown to lead a rebellion against his king and bring about the ruin of Camelot. What if he notices a Mordred who is not yet filled with resentment but instead a Mordred who lingers in the shadows, watching, watching and wanting. What if Galahad befriends this Mordred over the timelines?

What then?

What if Mordred, not used to this new Galahad who acts strangely to him, notices something is wrong with the pure knight?

What then?

#arthurian legend #arthurian mythology #galahad #mordred #Listen I'm not crazy #I am just fascinated by how well Mordred and Galahad parallel each other #And also fascinated by how there are so few timeloop aus for Arthuriana #Which led to this unhinged creation of mine #It's very loosely based on the mythos and I pick and choose which authors I follow ahhdhshsh

[johaerys-writes]

I think it was in Book 23 that had the bit about Achilles hair. Hair grows about 15 cms a year, and Achilles grew his hair for 9 years. So I think a Rapunzel AU would be fitting for patrochilles. Achilles can lounge and sing and have luxurious hair. Pat can thrive as a chivalric knight.

My dear anon I'm blowing you kisses because a) you GET me, and b) I have thought many times of a patrochilles rapunzel AU ngl!!!! Achilles the beautiful princess with long golden hair, locked in a tower by his goddess mother, Patroclus the wandering knight that was exiled from his country and was lured to said tower by the sound of Achilles' lyre and his singing. Cue them falling in love and trying to devise a plan to help Achilles escape, but Thetis finds out about it and tries to whisk Achilles away. And Pat goes ALL out travelling through dangerous magical forests and battling monsters to rescue his beloved. I might just go ahead and write it one day 🤣

#patrochilles #greek mythos meets arthurian legend meets beowulf #like it's ALL THERE #so many aus so little time 😩

[schafpudel]

Things about early drafts of Fakir I’m haunted by:

was referred to for an unknown period of production as “the black prince” (to Mytho’s “white prince“), including during the development of the 2001 trailer. (source) (source) (source)

machine translation of the last source: “Since the character of Fakir was still in the process of being set up, the "black prince" image that director Kawamoto had in mind at the time can be glimpsed in the [promo]. The deep V-neck was also in line with the concept.”

is presented as not just a (less tsundere and more, uh, aggressive) romantic option for Duck, but implied to be a romantic rival on the same level as Rue and Duck for Mytho’s affections in the 2001 trailer

production sketch of Fakir dancing with Rue, as Kraehe, when they have never once been on good terms in the actual final show: (source)

#princess tutu #fakir princess tutu #im just haunted. it seems like his role REALLY changed the most over the course of development #there was always odette-expy (would become duck) and odile-expy (would become rue) and swan lake prince expy (would become mytho) #as early as the 1994 balleriland draft for the series before sato came on board #although their exact personalities backstories roles etc would obviously change a lot #but fakir doesn't really map directly onto any swan lake character as far as i can tell #the knights implied name of lohengrin comes from the incorporation of knight of the swan folktales into german variants of arthurian lore #sick as hell allusion but does make him a little of an odd duck (hah) here! #was he at some point literally a prince like mytho or was that purely figurative. #was he at some point going to have a more positive relationship with rue/kraehe that got dropped #when in development did black prince fakir become knight fakir i wanna know i love cut content

[taliesin-the-bored]

Being overly invested in the lives of mildly obscure Arthurian characters is like “If you ship Caradoc with anyone other than Guinier or Dinadan with anyone at all then so help me I will go rampaging through the countryside like Lancelot, Tristan, Merlin, Roland (no, not Roland, Roland is a Paladin, to heck with Roland), Dagonet, Yvain…”

#There are many others but those were the first to come to mind #Sure is handy having all those wonderfully aesthetic forests for knights to let out their angst in #though they really should consider inventing therapy #Caradoc+Guinier is the best ship in the mythos and Dinadan is an aroace icon #I will die on those hills like it’s the Battle of Camlann #Caradoc #Guinier #dinadan #arthuriana #arthurian legend #arthurian legends

[alicole-sideblog]

hey, Arthuriana tumblr, can anyone point me to where can I read the Vulgate Cycle? They don't have it on Project Gutenberg.

#arthuriana #arthurian mythos #arthurian literature #vulgate cycle #lancelot-grail

[caltria]

Fate has ruined Arthurian myth for me. I know AC Zero was going for Pixy being Morgan, hell it's all but obvious with how the relationship between him and Cipher played out through the whole story. And the plane he flies at the end is called the Morgan. Yeah. Okay. I get it.

But eh, this is also the guy who once flew with one wing. He's known for that. He's the first person who Cipher meets in this game, and becomes a confidant of sorts. Until things went horribly wrong with the world, he was always there with Cipher and then there's the whole fight at the end that signals the end of the Demon Lord's legend....

All I see is Sir Bedivere.

And nothing good would have come out of these men getting their way in that critical moment. The Camelot Singularity. V2 leaving behind another nuclear wasteland in Osea.

In conclusion Pixy is more Bedivere than the actual Bedivere in this funny plane combat game.

#fgo #fate series #ace combat #ace combat zero #I refuse to be normal about this anymore #CAN THERE JUST BE A GAME WITH ARTHURIAN MYTHOS THAT IS NORMAL FOR ONCE? #No apparently #sobbing hysterically #Disclaimer I am not a genius so if I got details wrong in my generalizing I'm sowwee #Tune in next time for how ace combat 3 is just cyberpunk Avalon Le Fae

[dylankenobi]

I need people to treat King Pellinore and Sir Grummore like Destiel. I crave the incorrect text memes, the "wuthering heights plays every time they reunite" videos, the PLAYLISTS.

Can someone please make the T.H White Arthurian books popular so this can happen? Do it for me 🥹

#arthurian legend #arthurian mythology #arthurian literature #knights of the round table #king arthur #merlin #classic literature #mythos #mythology #supernatural #destiel #please #i beg of you

[psychopomp-recital]

What is your favorite folklore story or mythological tale relating to death/death-associated entities?

#death witch #death work #death worker #death deity #folklore #mythological #mythos #mythology #folktales #greek mythology #egyptian mythology #norse mythology #celtic mythology #irish mythology #arthurian mythology #any and all mythology #american folklore #United States folklore #european folklore #any and all folklore #looking for somethin to read

[knightsofsomethingorother]

I don't care what Alfred Tennyson says. Lynette and Gaheris were MADE for each other. Give me more mean couples. Also yeah, Lynette used magic to keep Gareth and Lyonesse from fucking. Remember. Magic is only Godly so long as it's being used to prevent Premarital Sex.

Bonus

#arthurian shitposting #arthurian meme #arthuriana #gaheris #lynette (arthurian mythos) #queue