#arthurian cycle

[nysus-temple]

Arthur and Morgana have more impact in their story being inseparable siblings instead of enemies full of hatred for eachother; imagine them being together their whole life, promising to reign over Camelot together, but then, when they grow up, their ideals aren't the same, and they suddenly have to each go their own way and after doing so realize that they were not prepared to go each on their own because they did NOT want to get separated from eachother in the first place just because of their ideals and that's when both of them start training and preparing in order to find where their sibling is and begin to reign over Camelot together as they promised to eachother when they were both younger. In this essay I will—

#i love them so much ya'll can't even #imagine thinking siblings need to hate eachother to death just for the sake of being siblings. lmao #NOT MY THOUGHT #morgan le fay #king arthur #arthur pendragon #morgana le fay #morgana #arthurian cycle #arthurian legend

[tiodolma]

CHARACTERS IN ARTHURIAN LORE

#arthuriana #arthurian cycle #bastards counter

[dream-this-nightmare-over]

We got entire Arthurian cinematic universe from teen, struggles to ascend on throne, battles with romans to ultimate the end.

just imagine how cool would it be if they did a movie with three generations and put together those guys together in movie/series.

So, here is ARTHURIAN CINEAMTIC UNIVERSE

Royal prat (Merlin, played by Bradley James)

Misfit (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, played by Charlie Hunman)

Once and future king (Arthur, played by Clive Owen)

#king arthur #merlin #king arthur legend of the sword #arthur #bradley james #charlie hunnam #clive owen #arthurian legend #arthurian cycle #arthurian retelling #movies #historical movies #once and future king #guenevere #morgan le fay #uther pendragon #arthur pendragon #knights of round table #camelot #round table

[melancholy-in-andante]

The Lady of the Lake

Beneath the sun's reflected rays

Beneath the aimless tides

Beneath the silence; still, serene

Beneath the murk, she hides

She lies beneath the gentle waters

Beyond the grasp of light

Forgotten by the world above her

Safetly out of sight

Content to drift amidst the waters

She awaits the coming day

That she may offer victory

Or so the legends say

Within her grasp is ancient steel

A blade untouched by time

A once and future artifact

It's craftsmanship, sublime

She waits for someone at the shore

To seek that errant gleam

To take the sword of legends

And to wake her from this dream

She's left alone to wonder

Waiting for the future king

That the legends will remember

And of whom the bards will sing

She wonders if the rivers reach

The mountains from the lake

If a king beneath a mountain

Could be made to one day wake?

Do the rivers cross the waters

To that isle far away?

In the shadows of the tower

In the kingdom of the fey

Until the 'morrow comes at last

And the young king to the shore

The Lady of the Lake resides

Upon the lakebed floor

#arthur pendragon #the lady of the lake #faesthetic #watery waifs #excalibur #avalon #fate stay night #artoria pendragon #arthurian cycle

[roehenstart]

List of Monarchs: Legendary kings of Scotland. By Jacob Jacobsz de Wet II.

41. Eugenius II.

42. Dongardus (Domangart Réti, King of Dál Riata; 501-507).

44. Congallus I (Comgall mac Domangairt, King of Dál Riata).

45. Goranus (Gabrán mac Domangairt or Gabrán the Traitor, King of Dál Riata and Ulaid -Ireland-).

46. Eugenius III (Owain mab Urien was the son of Urien, king of Rheged. The historical figure of Owain became incorporated into the Arthurian cycle of legends where he is also known as Ywain. In his legendary guise he is the main character in Chrétien de Troyes's Yvain, the Knight of the Lion and the Welsh Romance Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain, which corresponds to Chrétien's poem.)

47. Congallus II (Conall mac Comgaill, King of Dál Riata from about 558 until 574).

48. Kinnatellus.

49. Aidanus (Áedán mac Gabráin, King of Dál Riata from c. 574 until c. 609 AD. The kingdom of Dál Riata was situated in modern Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and parts of County Antrim, Ireland).

50. Kennethus I  (Kenneth I Keir; Connad Cerr or Connad the Left-handed, King of Dál Riata).

#Jacob Jacobsz de Wet II #gwran wradouc #list of monarchs of scotland #eugenius ii #dongardus #domangart réti #congallus i #comgall mac domangairt #goranus #gabran mac domangairt #gabran the traitor #kingdom of ulaid #kings of ireland #kingdom of ireland #king of ulaid #eugenius iii #owain mab urien #arthurian literature #ywain #arthurian cycle #congallus ii #conall mac comgaill #kingdom of scotland #george buchanan #kingdom of dalriada #rerum scoticarum historia #kennethus i #kenneth i keir #connad cerr #connad the left handed

[hexadonis]

some feelings for adam’s graduation

#this and the arthurian art will be printed soon #my art #trc #the raven cycle #trc fanart #adam parrish #ronan lynch #gansey #blue sargent #pynch #bluesey

[queer-ragnelle]

list of medieval literature with links to read.

i’ll continue to update with more texts, better scans, & different editions. enjoy!

#arthurian legend #arthurian legends #arthuriana #ulster cycle #history #medieval literature #med lit #illuminated manuscript #illuminated manuscripts #translations #translation #english translations #english translation #resource #resources #book recommendations #book reccs #arthurian preservation project #my post

[silver-peel]

🌿🌲

make something to celebrate spring and farewell to the lusty month of May :^)

#also for the pride #arthuriana #Arthurian legend #the green knight #gawain #Sir Gawain and The Green Knight #cw scars #thinking abt both of them actually associated with natural cycles #almost forgot about gawain's sun power things #my art

[lionofchaeronea]

The Apparition of the Grail to Percival, Pinckney Marcius-Simons, ca. 1904

#art #art history #Pinckney Marcius-Simons #mythological painting #Arthurian mythology #Arthurian legend #Arthuriana #Grail Cycle #Holy Grail #Sir Percival #illustration #Richard Wagner #Parsifal #Symbolism #Symbolist art #American art #20th century art #oil on panel #private collection

[katabay]

DEATH COMES FOR EVERYONE ELSE, WHY NOT ME?

it's merlin time babyyyyy

Merlin: Knowledge and Power through the Ages, Stephen Knight

I am slowly re assembling the outlines. of an idea I had several years ago focusing on Merlin that plays around with an awareness of themes and hauntings with a much heavier horror atmosphere. also a kind of timeloop. I'm still throwing around designs, but right now I'm really into the visuals that Camelot (2011) went with wrt to their version of Merlin

bsky ⭐ pixiv ⭐ pillowfort ⭐ cohost

#knights knights knights! #this merlin centric horror idea i have is much more grounded in later arthurian cycles than earlier ones hence the use of merlin as #the primary name. but in the story that plays with the earlier versions of all the figures i'll probably go with myrddin. etc

[ofstarsandmoonlightt]

alice to selwyn:

#oh my dear legendborn fandom #the legendborn cycle by tracy deonn #the legendborn cycle #legendborn by tracy deonn #legendborn #arthurian legend #selwyn kane #alice chen #bree matthews #bloodmarked #tracy deonn #ya literature #ya books #ya lit #ya fiction

[nysus-temple]

Morgana: The knights found my husband's body in the river!

Arthur, trying to comfort her: Oh— God— Morgana, do you—

Morgana: That's... That's not where I put it...

Arthur:

Arthur: I beg your pardon.

#arthurian cycle #incorrect quotes #king arthur #morgana le fay #morgana #arthur #morgan #morgan le fay #arthurian legends #arthurian mythology

[tiodolma]

Lol, into the Arthurian Verse sounds an awful lot like Into the Spider verse. 😂🤣

With all the spinoffs and fanfics that arthurian lore has inspired for almost 1000 years, it should be a multiverse 😹

#arthuriana #arthurian cycle

[gawrkin]

I seethe at this line every time I'm forced to read a modern story about "Evil" Morgan le Fay.

#fuck post vulgate #morgan le fay #arthuriana #arthurian legend #arthurian mythology #arthurian legends #king arthur #post vulgate cycle

[bkworm5]

Really love that Arthur is the Once and Future King because we imortalize him. We keep bringing him back through our stories. 

#just storytelling as a path to imortality #arthur pendragon #arthuriana #arthurian legend #arthurian literature #vulgate cycle #le morte d'arthur #post-vulgate cycle #heather dale #bbc merlin #camelot musical #there are so many modern arthuriana stories i cannot possibly list them all #monty pyton and the holy grail #avalon #the once and future king #the pendragon cycle #arthurian saga #mine

[adracat]

The Cycles of GWitch

This notion has been brewing in my head since I wrote my analysis on GWitch's Cinematic Rhythm. With the second cour nearly finished I can confidently say my suspicions were correct.

When we look at its wealth of influences from The Tempest, Utena, previous Gundam, Norse and now Arthurian myth the truest pattern is Cycles. More distinctly, how the past connects to the present and future.

The Tempest

The most blatant cycle is something we as a society are deeply familiar with. Revenge. It's a base and consuming thing, as we see from Prospera and also her namesake Prospero. The story goes the sorcerer Prospero was once the Duke of Milan until his brother with help from the King of Naples, usurps him. He flees to an isle with his young daughter Miranda and takes a fairy/spirit, Arial, and an island native, Caliban, as his servants.

For years Prospero was consumed by hate and the idea of revenge. However, after he commands Arial to sink the king's ship Miranda falls in love with Prince Ferdinand at first glimpse. And he loves her in turn. Prospero then relinquishes his revenge once he recognizes Ferdinand's love is true and reconciles with King Alonso and Antonio. For its loyal service, the spirit Arial is set free. The cycle of revenge in this story is broken.

Revolutionary Girl Utena

The cycle of Utena is not immediately made clear. The show keeps to the pretense of being innocuous until well into its runtime. But then we're introduced to the Black Rose Duelists, and swiftly afterward the school's headmaster and Anthy's brother, Akio Ohtori. A former prince who styles himself as The End of the World.

Abuse, filial obligation, the horrifying reality of womanhood beneath the yoke of patriarchal systems. These cycles are grounded and are hidden by a veneer of childhood innocence and fairytale mythos. The Prince was the savior to humanity, but was selfishly hidden by a witch. This witch is therefore punished eternally for her sins, pierced by the Swords of Human Hatred. She accepts this role only as someone who loves her brother and wants to protect him. She is branded a witch by the world. But as the show says, if you're not a princess you must be a witch. That's the truth of the Rose Bride. And in the end, all girls are like the rose bride; something we're witnessing now with Miorine.

The cycle Akio implements is to groom a champion with the ideals of princehood, the champion to quest for eternity with the Rose Bride's temptation and guidance, then using the champion's sword to bash down the Rose Gate in the vain hope of regaining his princehood. It's a cycle that has repeated for countless unknown years. And all the while weaponizing his sister's suffering. But just like The Tempest, the Rose Cycle is broken by love. The unfettered and earnest love between Utena and Anthy grants the witch the courage to escape her stagnant coffin.

Ragnarok and Arthurian

The Ragnarok Cycle is a series of myths that depict the birth, reign, and death of the Norse gods. I have an ongoing series of analysis where I discussed gwitch's usage here, and here. More I'm sure will follow. But as dire as it sounds, Ragnarok isn't just about the end of the world and its many gods. It itself is a continuous cycle. The gods will return and so will the world. It's a story of renewal.

The same can be said of the Arthurian Cycle. The tales of King Arthur and uniting Britain are end-capped with a messianic promise that the King shall one day return to rule Britain. Hope, despite the tragedy that follows King Arthur upon Camlann. The fact GWitch is now harking to Arthurian with Suletta in Arthur's role (and possibly Miorine as The Lady of The Lake) is intriguing. But the bones for this twist were there from the start.

Suletta, akin to Arthur, is a child orchestrated by a 'gentle magician' to receive a peerless 'sword'. And it's through Aerial's might she becomes engaged to Miorine, a 'King's daughter. Now, it appears she's to wield Calibarn or Caliburn; a direct link to King Arthur. Whether it will go smoothly is another matter. But the reference remains interesting and again reiterates the theme of cycles.

A Hopeful Note

The ultimate take away from these references is clear in my opinion. It's no coincidence that at the forefront is a positive message that not all cycles are terrible or absolute. They can be broken with love. Gwitch is deeply humanist when you consider everything it's pulling from and I hope this settles a few doubts. Cour 2 is incredibly hopeful, even with the fraught ongoings among the cast. Our protagonist is embodying this message the clearest. Doing something for gain leads to misery. Yet a helping hand costs nothing and connects us all in a cycle itself.

#cycles can be beautiful or tragic #but they're ultimately a sign of life #g witch #g witch spoilers #suletta mercury #miorine rembran #gundam witch from mercury #rgu spoilers #the tempest #norse mythology #arthurian mythology #revolutionary girl utena #analysis and speculation