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I feel like as a fandom we don't talk enough about the Fisher King. No, I don't mean the actual episode - that is an entire other post in itself. I mean the actual Fisher King.
How Merlin meets an ancient being that was well cared for and loved, who has lived for centuries to the point that his actual name has been forgotten and all that is left of him is a desolate land and crumbling castle.
And that the King that Merlin meets doesn't ask for greeting or hospitality, but instead death.
Isn't it such a coincidence that a powerful person has stayed waiting for the time of the Once and Future King? Left, forgotten, aged, exhausted and begging for an end?
The Fisher King isn't a foreshadowing for Arthur's failed destiny, but Merlin's eternal doom.
The Fisher King is Merlin's later parallel.
To add, his kingdom, Perilous Lands, was also directly influenced by the Fisher King. Merlin was one of the important key players in Albion. He's a big influencing factor in Albion's state.
Merlin is one of the few (if not the only one) that will be able to take care of the most dangerous threats. At the same time, he is one of the biggest threats there is, being the most powerful sorcerer to ever live.
He's also got influence to the other key players. He's a trusted confidant and adviser of the King of Camelot, and sorcerers and druids across the land revere or hide or fight him. Hell, Merlin actually killed two Kings (King Rodor and King Uther (by accident tho)), almost got King Bayard killed (not by intention), and helped in saving King Odin, King Rodor and Princess Mithian. I'm pretty sure that killing or saving a royalty would generally affect the whole affair of a kingdom or two.
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28. Good Merlin Fics I've Read Recently (8/30/23)
A Sorcerer's Guide to Getting Even by morallygreyginger Ad Astra by NeuPulman All Those Kinds of People by justiceformerthur and from dusk to dawn (I'll be with you) by Imagined (mergwenthur) Arthur Pendragon VS The World by Ally_Oop By Any Mean's Necessary by Merlinfirstlastalways Call It Anything We Want by adhd-merlin (mergwenthur) Distance Without Remedy by BeautifulFiction Double Cross by Violet_Jayne Druidic Delegations by sherlockruiningmylife Flicker Of A Candlelight, Heat Of An Inferno by lavender_spice, MerlinLikeTheBird Candere by Polomonkey come rip up the flesh of my fears by orphan_account Golden Era by TheAsexualofSpades How to accidentally train your manservant by LadyMushro0m I Can Tell When You Lie To Me (Can You?) by mobycotton I Promise You'll Know Everything by V2a i will wait by the river by g0blincat if you were just to hold me by Imagined Knocking on heaven's door by Theroundbartable Petrichor by BeautifulFiction [gen] prima facie by nightcereusss Samhain by BeautifulFiction Splitting the Road by queerofthedagger The Other Prince by Merlinfirstlastalways The Walls of Camelot by spqr To the Brows Laid In Thorn and Weapons Made of Words by ificouldwrite Truths, Wounded and Worn by poetic_emrys Tu-Bardh by aemelia_pendragon Un/Certain Death by TheAsexualofSpades Watercolor Eyes by death_of_a_phangirl What (Be)fits the Crown by Imagined What Kind Of Union by feersomequeersome when it was easy to say (in praise of you) by Imagined Without Words by CreamMoon
omg thank you for reading!!! (❁´◡`❁)
arthur: all my life I've been treated as if I'm special
arthur: i just want to be treated just like everyone else- oh hey merlin what are you doing
merlin: you told me to scrub all the floor with a barbie toothbrush
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BREAKING NEWS: Arthur Pendragon To Join 'Return of Superman' With His Three Children!
On June 30, it was announced that Arthur Pendragon will be appearing on the show with his three children.
The actor has recently left impressed the viewers and swept awards with his magnificent acting as his namesake in the movie "Excalibur." He will showcase more of his child-rearing skills through “Return of Superman,” and fans will be able to get a glimpse of his family life.
Arthur Pendragon got married in December 2020 to 'The Tempest' theatre actor Merlin Emrys, and now he is the father of a triplets. It will be the first time he’ll be taking care of his three children on his own without the help of his partner.
The actor commented, “I want take this opportunity to make up for my lack of knowledge of childcare,” to which he added, “I wanted to practice taking care of my three children alone, just in case my husband can’t help out due to work. I'm a bit scared as well, but I'm excited to spend more time with my children.” Fans are looking forward to seeing what kind of father Arthur Pendragon is in real life.
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My Art: Arthur Pendragon
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posted another fic because i'm bored
summary:
In that moment, Merlin couldn’t just stand there and watch as the event unfolded. He didn’t know what he was thinking, or if he was thinking at all, but Merlin asked a question that silenced the whole village. “Does it have to be a woman?” And that’s how Merlin was whisked away, primmed up to be presented to the King of Essetir and met other women who were also stolen away from their villages.
i posted a sequel to this :>
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"A happy coincidence I met you then since the King has sent me to escort you." "Me? Why? I thought we were just having lunch in his chambers. Isn't it a little early? " Sir Lancelot smiled in a way that made Merlin think that the Knight knew something he didn’t. “We don’t want you to be late then.”
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GOD ARTHUR AND MERLIN ARE JUST SO … [KICKS SCREAMS BITES MAIMS KILLS EATS DEVOURS CONSUMES IMPLODES EXPLODES DIES RESURRECTS] THE WAY MERLIN IS SO OUTWARDLY FRIENDLY BUT HE HOLDS SECRETS CLOSE TO HIS CHEST, THE WAY ARTHUR’S OUTWARDLY DISTANT BUT HE WEARS HIS HEART ON HIS SLEEVE. I AM LOSING THE ABILITY TO THERMOREGULATE BECAUSE OF THESE FREAKS
And for someone who was a royalty, Arthur can be incredibly trusting. Once you gain Arthur's trust, you have a friend for life. If someone made a mistake, he'll do anything to prove that it was a misunderstanding or grant that person a second chance.
Merlin, on the otherhand, can immediately flip the switch the second someone showed any malicious intent to Arthur or anyone he cares about. No second chances whatsoever. They usually end up dead too, if they weren't able to flee or leave Arthur alone.
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you know why every single person in camelot fell in love with merlin at some point? because he’s Emrizz
Hello! if I have any AO3 readers who are following in this account and read my stories, I have decided to restrict the access of my stories to archive users only.
As a computer science student and enthusiast, I am delighted on how the AI technology has developed over the years. However, I'm not happy on how some people abuse these tools. AI vs writers issue has been at the back of my mind for some time now, which is why I have encouraged my group to choose a topic related to this issue for our research. We have conducted a small study about the use of ChatGPT to academic requirements, and it's quite interesting and a bit horrifying how some people confessed (anonymously, of course) they would submit requirements generated by the AI bot without regards to academic honesty. It made me uncomfortable more than I expected.
I'm not sure why I'm rambling right now. Maybe it's because I just finished privatizing my works. One of the reasons why I have decided to make my works public was because if a person happened to come by to my story, I didn't want them to be discouraged on not reading it just because they didn't have an account. I wanted to share my works. Plus, it's quite satisfying if they get lured to ao3 because they liked your story, right?
I'm not saying that my works were good or they're really worth data scraping, but I do not encourage the use of essay/story generating AI bots for unethical writing. It's actually quite too late as a data scraping deed was already done to the site (last December, if I remember correctly). But this measure was to at least minimize (hopefully) any future data scraping attempts. My stories might not be good, but they're my stories, my escapes. And I want to protect my stories.
To my readers here that might not have an account to AO3, I'm sorry for the inconvenience. But if I were you, just make an account. AO3 is awesome. It's worth it.
posted another fic because i'm bored
summary:
In that moment, Merlin couldn’t just stand there and watch as the event unfolded. He didn’t know what he was thinking, or if he was thinking at all, but Merlin asked a question that silenced the whole village. “Does it have to be a woman?” And that’s how Merlin was whisked away, primmed up to be presented to the King of Essetir and met other women who were also stolen away from their villages.
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me, looking at a screencap of gaius's chambers: do you think they ever dust all of that shit
those rooms are full of spiders merlin has personally named and befriended
do u think merlin just randomly screams in genuine distress whenever he finds a dead spider in their chambers regardless of his company
Merlin: NOOOOO GEORGIE *carefully cradles the lifeless insect body*
Uther, getting his annual checkup: there's something seriously wrong with that boy
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A cute Gwen I did for a lovely patron, thank you so much for your support!
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Snaps from Bradley's latest movie Trial In The Trenches (Glasshouse) via ORWO Distribution https://orwodistribution.com/trial-in-the-t
Trial In The Trenches is based on the real story of the court martial and last hours of Sub-Lieutenant Edwin Dyett and the soldier who disobeyed orders to save him. Dyett was one of 306 British soldiers who were put to death by the British High Command for desertion and cowardice.
Director: Joshua Rappaport
Featuring: Bradley James, Sir Tony Robinson, Christopher Bonwell
merlin where you at arthur's back and he needs you 😭😭😭😭
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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...
WRITERS YOU SLY LITTLE SH-