#arthur Pendragon

[maryluis]

It's magic! ⭐🌟💫✨ Download here

#bbc merlin #merthur #merlin fanart #merlin #maryluis #arthur pendragon #magician #stars #camelot #mago merlino #colin morgan #bradley james

[aerismoon]

Quick! While Merlin is randomly trending: I went to the Renaissance Faire this weekend and made a Merthur coin necklace!

Dragon for Arthur and triskelion for Merlin!

Two sides of the same coin and all. I was proud. I had to in depth explain this to my friend that I went with.

#bbc merlin #merlin #arthur pendragon #merthur #merlin emrys #merlin bbc #the once and future fandom #two sides of the same coin

[captainfairygodmother]

#bbc merlin #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #the fandom is Merlin because like him we are immortal

[storm-3arth]

sketchbook page of rando doodles but i wanted to mess with it digitally aaandd. yea

#my art #bbc merlin #merlin #merlin fanart #aithusa #arthur pendragon #merthur #i guess. i mean its got the coin!! #technically theres like 3 aithusas hELP #merlin emrys

[myoonmii]

Merlin is trending for no reason again!! so here’s a silly little doodle I had of merlin picking Arthur up because he canonically can in s5

#merlin #merthur #bbc merlin #merthur fanart #Merlin fanart #doodle #this was never supposed to see the light of day #because I’m still struggling to figure out how I draw them #but merlin trending calls for dumpster diving into my wips to find something #arthur pendragon #merlin emrys

[mirayladraws]

Finally can post this (and the next) art!

This is my second collaboration for the merlin reverse bang!

My concept was “where does all the magic go when a sorcerer dies? Back to the source, but what if the source has a human vessel? Can the vessel contain that much magic?”

And of course every source needs a conductor that guides flow and redirects excess

Story can be read here! https://archiveofourown.org/works/54716203?view_full_work=true

#my art #digital art #art #fanart #merlin #bbc merlin #merthur #merlin fanart #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #merthur fanart #rvbb

[nuttersinc]

Why is Merlin trending?

Are we doing the collective thinking about our favourite wizard again?

How do we do that? It's been almost twelve years since this show ended.... 😂

#merlin #merthur #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin bbc

[flying-ham]

#these are all based on what I was aware of or shipped in 2014 #star trek #spirk #kirk/spock #k/s #james t kirk #Spock #supernatural #destiel #dean winchester #castiel #merlin #merthur #arthur pendragon #teen wolf #sterek #stiles stilinski #derek hale #bbc sherlock #johnlock #sherlock holmes #john watson #marvel #captain america #stucky #bucky barnes #steve rogers #hannibal #hannigram #hannibal lecter

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

I love how Gwaine’s whole thing with Merlin is: I’ll follow you into any chaos you want but do you really need to bring your boyfriend along?

Then just casually being in love with him the entire time.

“Arthur’s lucky to have us.”

“Not Arthur.”

They’re madly in love and no one can convince me otherwise.

#I can in fact be convinced otherwise #it entirely depends on the brainrot and that changes day to day #bbc merlin #merlin #merlin emrys #gwaine #sir gwaine #mergwaine #merwaine #arthur pendragon #merthur #merlin bbc #random #i’m bad at tagging #i have brainrot #to absolutely no one’s surprise

[queerofthedagger]

the thing i feel people don't really take enough into account when it comes to arthur's supposed obliviousness regarding merlin's magic is that merlin is the absolute opposite of what arthur has been raised to believe sorcerers to be. merlin is clumsy and kind and - in the earlier seasons - like walking sunshine. he so obviously has negative desire for actual power, nor any respect for it, and while arthur absolutely knows that merlin isn't stupid, he 100% is an idiot.

and it's not stupid or ignorant on his part! people just do this, whenever they are taught someone who does or believes a certain thing is inherently evil! it's never the friendly guy next door who snacks half of your breakfast and then just grins when you complain, obviously not! arthur trusts merlin even early on, and beyond belief later on. of course merlin can basically do magic in front of him, because there is no part of arthur that actually thinks someone like merlin could have magic. you don't see what you're 100% convinced can't be there. if he ever got there, his already brittle construct of indoctrination and supposed repeated confirmation of said construct would crumble immediately! as it does in dotd after like, a day. it only doesn't in regards to morgana because as far as arthur is concerned, the moment she started using magic she became the cold and ruthless enemy he still couldn't bring himself to actually pursue! like.

it's very easy to think it's startingly oblivious, but one thing i really wish people would keep in mind a little more is that the viewer watches from a different point of view, and operates with a whole other set of information. that arthur operates under a certain worldview in an environment that does not teach to question it at all, and gives little opportunity to do so. it's actually wild arthur questions uther's teachings as often as he does, and considering that every time he does, they, to his knowledge, just get confirmed again (nimueh, morgause, morgana, uther's death, and so on and so forth), it's even wilder that he keeps doing it

#*mine #mona's rambling #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #bbcm #yea yea once again in the arthur trenches but i've been meaning to say this for SO long so yk #merlin meta #like. it's not as if he can go google 'are sorcerers actually evil' #he only has people's words and people's actions for it and his overall experience on that front is. uhm. not good #to put it mildly #it's frankly a lil infuriating but also very on the zeitgeist how this just rarely gets taken into account #but like. let's not go there i've managed to be so nice imma shut up while i'm ahead and all that <3

[counting-stars-gayly]

Sometimes, I think about how Merlin purposefully turned Arthur against magic twice—the first time to save his soul and the second to save his life—so when he finally told Arthur he was a sorcerer, it was the ultimate bamboozle.

“How could the bumbling idiot I’ve known all these years have been my greatest protector the whole time?” Yeah, sure. But also: “How could a sorcerer have chosen me over magic? Over his own freedom and the freedom of those like him? Over the gods who created him and the religion that saves him?” It’s one thing to die for someone and another thing entirely to give up who you are for them.

Obviously, Merlin was wrong, and that’s why playing God had an effect opposite to what he’d intended. But I think it’s so interesting to consider how Arthur might have viewed this confession. He was betrayed by Morgana because she loved herself more than her own brother and betrayed by Uther because he loved himself more than his own son. And all of this while Merlin, at first, fell in love with the cause and, then, even more with the man behind it. His loyalty to and love for Arthur was so pure it turned sinful, and I don’t think Arthur would have ever gotten over that. If he hadn’t died.

#there’s something so hozier about this it’s killing me #anyway #I’d forgotten this was in my drafts and…March Me was going through it I think #bbc merlin #Merlin #arthur pendragon #merthur #merthur angst #Merlin season 5 #Merlin s5 #merlin 5x13 #merlin finale #Merlin magic reveal

[remuscariad]

In honor of us TRENDINGG, here are five fics 💯 worth your time:

1. My breath are run by your compass by @regulusrules [20k+] [post-camlann fix-it]

This fic has torn and mended my heart at the same time; it’s what we deserve, what you deserve — the Golden Age after Camlann with a stab (in the heart, pun intended). But golden it is, I promise.

Need I say that this author is the same mastermind behind my heart is readily yours?

2. The Phantom of Arthur Pendragon by @clockwrkpendrxgon [15k+] [dark!arthur]

This fic is going to make on you on the edge of your seat 24\7, GUARANTEED. A mind-blowing plot twist and a new, sinister side of Arthur post-camlann. But we fix him, don’t worry, and it ends happily, I swear. Enjoy the ride!

3. hold me closer by summertimeroses [1k+] [touch-starved]

When I tell you I’m a complete sucker for touch-starved fics, especially when it’s Arthur, I mean it 100%. Short, sweet and so heartfelt. Our love needs to be held more, doesn’t he?

4. Sanctuary by LittleGreenGirlxx [3k+][domestic fluff]

Fluff. That’s it— fluff for our weary hearts. Winding down merthur fics will always be a top need for this fandom. We know enough pain. Complete idiots in love and soft Arthur POV.

5. and love, I find, has no considered end by @schweetheart [690] [sharing a bed]

I will never get tired of these two sharing a bed, especially when it’s winter. The softness. The warmth. It is moments like these that make us swoon over them over and over again.

#merlin #bbc merlin #merlin fic recs #arthur pendragon #merthur #ao3

[gyrhs]

Quick, Merlin is trending! I'm using it as an excuse to ask you to share a merlin doodle or old sketch or WIP :) anything as silly as you want to celebrate this random day :)

I'm working on a little merthur fancomic, so random panel of it :D

#ask me anything #merlin bbc #bbc merlin #merlin #arthur pendragon #fan comic #wip #gyrhs #merthur #king arthur

[noodles-and-tea]

Grocery shopping

#I think this was a continuation from a different piece I did but I can’t be bothered to find it #in other news I think 80s pop changed Arthur’s life #more than it already was u suppose #my art #bbc merlin #merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin emrys #merthur

[salemsvlog]

Nobody:

The show of the gay wizard and his bisexual soulmate, on a random Tuesday with no updates since it end it on 2012:

#merthur bbc #salemshit #arthur x merlin #bbc merlin #arthur and merlin #merthur #Merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin emrys #Morgana #i mean why not #we are in this together

[thenerdyalien]

My headcanon about Arthur's mortality (or how I think he was able to survive before Merlin came to Camelot)

"(The griffin is a creature of magic.) It is born of magic, sire, and it can only be killed by magic." - Gaius, S1E5

Alright, since Merlin is trending again for no reason I'll share one of my lastest headcanons I came up with during my last Merlin rewatch.

There was something about this line from Gaius and the way the camera then directly pans out to Arthur that made me think of an interesting headcanon that would explain how Arthur managed to survive so long without Merlin.

You see, according to this logic, because he was born of magic, Arthur can only be killed by magic (or weapons forged by magic *winkwink*). So he could never really die from simple illnesses or battle wounds unless those were directly inflicted by magic. And, since Uther started the purge against magic right after Arthur was born, he probably wouldn't have had much contact with it in his early years (at least until he became a knight and started going out on quests, raids, etc).

That would explain why (much like Merlin) he seems able to endure so many injuries (broken ribs, poisoned arrows, etc) that other knights can't. (I mean, just the fact that this man didn't sustain some severe brain damage from all the times he's been knocked out is impressive lol)

What I'm saying is that being born of magic must have given him some sort of endurance that other mortals don't have, because by Gaius' logic the circumstances of his birth in itself made him a sort of creature of magic (just like Merlin).

It would also make for a good Canon divergence fic in which this was the reason that made Uther start the purge in the first place (to protect his son from the only thing that could kill him)...and it can get even more angsty if you add in the fact that Merlin is literally magic itself, but I digress.

Anyway, I'm probably reading way too much into this. I doubt the writers would've thought so far ahead as to put foreshadowing so early on in the series. But I just thought it was an interesting headcanon and just another fun parallel between Merlin and Arthur.

#bbc merlin #merlin #merthur #arthur pendragon #merlin rewatch #merlin headcanons #merlin prompt #fic inspo