#Arthurian humor

[woozapooza]

#Lancelot in knight of the cart after crossing the sword bridge and seeing Guinevere who has never paid him a second glance in her life

[DAZED FROM BLOOD LOSS] hey not to kill the vibe completely but i think i am in love with you

[escespace]

Arthur: I know he might seem clumsy,disrespectful and idiotic but he is not a traitor.

Merlin: jeez... What have I done to earn such a good defense?

Arthur: Shut up Merlin, I'm trying to prove that you didn't break the law.

Merlin: Well, you certainly believe that so that's half the battle won.

[wronghands1]

[cynicalclassicist]

Keep up with the Arthurian humour!

Put thee not on Silent

[taliesin-the-bored]

They could have snuck parts of Jaufre into Monty Python and the Holy Grail and no one would have noticed a stylistic difference.

--A wicked knight describing to Jaufre (Griflet) what a knight who touches his lance can do to obtain his mercy as an alternative to being killed after a fight

[howifeltabouthim]

'Oh dear,' Guinevere said dryly. 'I hope you're not having another evil scheme, Morgan.'

Lev Grossman, from The Bright Sword

[el-ffej]

Asher Perlman, The New Yorker 6/17/2024 issue

[silmarillion-ways-to-die]

Watching Pawn Stars:

Customer: This is the original Excalibur. I want a billion trillion dollars for it.

Pawn Guy: If this is the original Excalibur I'll pay you $10.

Expert: I can tell by this smudge that this is a replica Excalibur sold at Medieval Times in Buena Park in 1973.

Customer: I still want a billion dollars.

Pawn Guy: I'll give you a penny.

[gawrkin]

I am getting that urge again to post about Astronomy/Astrology and how it plays a role in Medicine lore.

It's really kinda important to understanding why Morgan learns magic in a nunnery/convent of all places.

As places of learning for women, and more importantly, a place for women to learn Medical Knowledge, Morgan learning mystical practices in a religious center is not at all unusual. (Aside from the historical quirks about Celtic Christianity)

And for that matter, the Seven Liberal Arts (which includes Astronomy), which is a requirement in order to be a doctor in the Medieval era, being a recurring element found with sorcerous individuals

(EDIT: Astronomy is also really important to the Church because its an important tool for Calendar making and the marking out of holidays, especially Easter.)

[honeybadger-has-a-grimoire]

Just a Note—

I’ll make a post about my herbal cold infusions soon, probably after the Lemon Ginger Honey Infusion post and the Arthurian Paganism Post, but I needed to talk about this real quick…

Sometimes the gods surprise me with how they show that they hear me—and it’s slightly comical.

A week ago, I made a ginger-lemon-white peach cold infused water because my stomach was very cross with me. I ate a lot of foods that I am sensitive to… on top of the very diary heavy birthday cake for my boyfriend being eaten by a very lactose intolerant witch ( me, Clover, I’m the witch ).

So, at the end of last weekend, I made a ginger-lemon-white peach cold infused water to help repair the damage that I did to my stomach. As I did it, I dedicated the infusion to the Ladies Brigid and Morgana because it felt right to. And, in doing so, these lovely goddesses extended the use of the ingredients to about a week’s worth of cold infusions. I only threw out the ingredients today, almost a week later, out of fear of the possibility of mold growing on them or in the pitcher I was using.

My first thought was: “HOLY SHIT HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?!” [insert Clover internal panic here]

My second was: “Oh, right, the gods. I need to write this down in my cookbook and do it again. Thanks Ladies!”

And then I immediately told people because I was low key in awe that it happened.

So yeah, thank you Lady Brigid and Lady Morgana for showing me that you heard me. It’s nice to see proof sometimes.

[pompom-prince]

Only the most classy discussions about arthurian legend in this discord server

[escespace]

Lancelot: How have you been? I feel like you recently acted a bit... strange

Merlin: I have no idea what you're talking about

Lancelot: So nothing is happening? Something for which you act like this?

Merlin: No, no, a lot of things happen all the time so I have no idea what you mean by "recently"

[tossawary]

The winner of that poll I put up was the "Merlin" fic tentatively titled "Two Can Keep A Secret"! Which is a Canon Divergence AU in which Arthur learns about Merlin's magic at the end of S01E02 "Valiant". ✨

Currently, I'm building up my world building and character list document for "Merlin" by going through the episode transcripts. (The fandom wiki has all of them, which is very handy.) And also casually reading some Arthurian Romance (mostly English and French, though I do have a reading list of the Welsh stuff), mostly just to have a loose understanding of the world there and its vibes just in case. Know the "rules" to break them purposefully, yeah?

At the moment, I'm slowly reading through Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" and finding some of it (very gross in a "oh, hm, there's mythology-typical sexual assault in this" way, but some of the other stuff is) VERY funny. The humor in this reminds me a lot of reading Tolkien.

I did not know that (in this version) some of the lords and knights had Arthur pull the sword out of the stone repeatedly for MONTHS. They're just not suuuuure, you know? He's just some kid! He's not even nobility (as far as they know)! He should pull the sword out again at Candlemas after other people have had a go again. No, wait, after Easter! After Easter, then maaaaaybe- Until ultimately the "commons" are like, "Crown this guy already or we'll maul you," and these guys have to beg Arthur's forgiveness afterwards.

Links to Project Gutenberg's collections (free to read online or download):

[sonic-fankid-showdown]

Poll 11, Round 1.

About Mordred: (by @mephiles-the-jester) Mordred was hatched from an egg that appeared from Sonic and Shadow's super forms, and as he grew up it became apparent that he was born to be the next leader and creator of the Black Arms due to his visual similarities/heritage with Black Doom and inherited power. However Mordred was instead raised to be a sweetheart and a knight alongside Sonic, protecting the planet rather than destroying it. His name also may or may not foreshadow that he and his father King Arthur/Sonic will kill each other in battle like in Arthurian Legend, don't even worry about it. He is also aroace and as tall as a human, and is very awkward and shy about it, and bumps his wide horns on doorways almost daily.

About Lapis: (by @time-of-your-life-au) Lapis was created by Sage using a defective Shadow Android and some of Sonic's DNA to be a rival to Sonic and Shadow, but it ended up leaving to go off on their own, and they were soon adopted by Sonic and Shadow. Lapis has a rather dry and sarcastic sense of humor most of the time, and they can be quick to snap back when provoked. It spends most of its time sprawled out in a tree or on the couch, but they frequently get random bursts of energy, which results in it skating around at top speed and/or gnawing on something (they used to chew on sticks before they got an actual stim toy). It also keeps a collection of cool rocks, shells, sticks--whatever it finds on the ground!

[joemerl]

#have you guys read the one where he goes to hell and beats up witches for like. ages #all to get one of his homies a wife #adapt that tv executives. i dare you

How dare you post that without at least a title, if not a link.

joining the king arthur fandom but not like the merlin tv show fandom like the old poems where arthur makes a single cameo and contributes nothing fandom

[gawrkin]

The Pendragons and their names

From time to time, I've investigated into the etymologies of the various names of the Arthurian legends, because a good chunk of Arthurian Material is poetry. So for a bit of fun, I try to tease out the meanings of the characters' names

Then I remembered that, in a number modern stories, writers use "Pendragon" as a dynastic/family name for Arthur and his relatives, even though Pendragon is actually an epithet that only two characters in the entirety of the Matter of Britain are known to bear that title - neither of which is Arthur - and it's mostly a kenning for "War Leader".

So let's humor ourselves and see what happens when you turn Pendragon into a last name and see what that technically means for certain characters.

The following comes from my personal interpretations from learning through online dictionaries. So forewarning, these are my speculations.

First, the "official" Pendragons from medieval sources:

Uther Pendragon: "The Dreaded War Leader", "The Horrifying War Leader" (From the Brythonic Uthr "Awesome, Terrible")

Gwen Pendragon: "The Beautiful War Leader" "The Holy War Leader" (From the Brythonic feminine Gwenn "White, Blessed")

Next are the presumptive Pendragons:

Arthur Pendragon: "The Bear(like) War Leader" (From the Pan-European Arkhtos, "Bear")

Morgan(a) Pendragon: "The Sea-born War Leader" (From the Bretonnic Morigenos, "from/of the Sea")

Mordred Pendragon: "The Moderating War Leader" "The Restrained War Leader" (From the Latin Moderatus, "Managed, Controlled")

Amhar Pendragon: "The Disgraceful War Leader" "The Harmful War Leader" (From either the Brythonic Amarch "Disrespect" or Amharu, "to impair, to disrupt")

Gwydre Pendragon: "The Glass-like War Leader" "The Glazing War Leader" (From the Brythonic Gwydr "Glass")

Llacheu Pendragon: "The Striking War Leader" "The Brilliant War Leader" (From either the Brythonic Llach "Lash" or Llachar "Bright, Shining")

Duran Pendragon: "The Enduring War Leader" (From the Latin Durans "Hard, Lasting")

Archfedd Pendragon: "The Compelling War Leader" "The Commanding War Leader" (From the Brythonic words Erchi "Request, Ask" + Gwedd "Appearance")

Melora Pendragon: "The Superior War Leader" (From the Latin Melior "Better")