#Edwin Muirden

[msphagime]

I'm watching Merlin (with some vague prior knowledge) and, my god. Do I have thoughts.

(All drawings are made as I watch the episode)

Season 1 part 1 || Season 1 part 2

Season 2 part 1 || Season 2 part 2

Season 3 part 1 || Season 3 part 2

Season 4 part 1 ||

[dandelionjack]

continuing with merlin. just watched a remedy to cure all ills. the politics of this show are nigh indecipherable at the moment… is it or is it not reactionary? “the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun magic spell is a good guy with a gun magic spell”

are we supposed to sympathise with uther, a fascistic despot who in this case brutally executed this kid’s parents for living openly, leaving him scarred and traumatised?? are we supposed not to cheer on edwin as he prepares to end the king’s reign of terror once and for all?

^this man did nothing wrong. his motives were completely logical, his desire to finally overthrow uther, ushering in an age of liberation for sorcerers, was 100% justified, not only given his past, but simply based on the concept of “human rights”, “freedom of expression” and the like — ideas foreign to a medieval mind, yes, but surely not to the script writers… surely the narrative should be condemning gaius for being the epitome of a complicit so-called liberal, a man who betrayed his former friends and colleagues in exchange for a cushy position at court, hypocritical and self-serving…

but no. we’re meant to be glad that the menace of edwin was defeated, and that the status quo (hurrah) oppressive to our protagonist has been preserved. i don’t know, it probably gets better later, i’m probably complaining too early on, i’ve only seen 5 episodes. but jesus fuck, people, get it together!

[the-king-and-the-druidess]

Sophia x Edwin • They met in the woods of Albion, on their way to Camelot. Two exiles wearing a mask, keeping their revenge, longing to return home. The Alchemist and the Fae. She was not afraid of his deformity, it distinguished him from other mortals and made his brilliant mind stand out brighter. He was not afraid of where she came from, of the wildness that lived in her. The remedy to cure all ills, just a shadow compared to the immortality that Fae possess, but a great gift for a wandering physician. Uther's black soul bottled was his promise for her. Sophia and Edwin agreed to meet at midnight on the Solstice eve if their wishes come true. But this wasn't destined to happen • “Timeless is the creature who is wise, and timeless is the prisoner in disguise” [Stevie Nicks, Beauty and the Beast] • F I C

[maliefizz]

Yes, Merlin and Arthur are destined to be together. But Edwin Muirden was definitely Merlin's side chick.

[myddrinmob]

Coeden Onnen

The room, when he enters, is filled with flame. At its source stands Edwin, face twisted with anger. At its burning centre is Gaius. Merlin has come upon an execution. “What are you doing?” He yells, bile rising as he glares at the man he thought so clever. Gaius shouts, sounding desperate. “He was trying to kill the King! I couldn’t let him.” Oh. Of course he was. For a moment, Merlin is overwhelmed with that same sympathetic understanding he found with Mary Collins, so long ago: who did Edwin lose, the last time he was so close to such a flame?

My writing might be a bit like buses - none for ages, and then several turn up all at once...

Anway - riding this wave of motivation, here's Chapter 6!

First off, I want to give credit where it's due: the bulk of inspiration for the changes in this episode come from this excellent post by @tyrannuspitch.

^here's a boquet of flowers for you - promise there's nothing wrong with them

It's this meta - and our own household's howling indignation every time Uther lives and a magic user dies - that prompted the change in the last few scenes of this episode.

“Release him,” he says to Edwin, arms spread wide, palms facing down in an expression of peace. “Please.”

For starters, some more angst about yet another sorcerer Merlin kills in service of Camelot: specifically this time, for Gaius, who, for better or worse, has chosen to stand against Edwin.

EDWIN You didn't know he was a sorcerer? Ah. I wonder what Uther will do. Probably have him burnt. GAIUS You would betray another sorcerer? EDWIN You did.

Like, Edwin's not wrong here. We know, canonically, that Gaius turned people over to the Camelot inquisition - it's not come up before now, not explicity, but Uther doesn't call folks 'allies against magic' for nothing. We'll hear later on that he helped some people escape too, though we're never given enough information either way to say whether Gaius was acting as a double agent on the side of magic, or whether he just thought to spare a few people that he cared about.

Is Gaius a true believer in the Utherian doctrine? Hard to say. He's certainly absorbed an ethos of caution and, argubly, corruption: Merlin is constantly told that magic is dangerous, a tool of last restort. Not wrong, per sey, but when it's the only food you're fed, you're going to grow in a certain way.

And we get our first ethical contrasts, the first real assaults on the system of ethics that Gaius is imparting to Merlin. One, from Edwin, who speaks of magic with such freedom and love, but who also sees it at least somewhat as a means to power (not unlike our unfavourite king...). The second, and the one to which Merlin is much more likely to pay attention, is of course from Gwen.

Merlin knows what she's going to request of him before the words have reached her lips. “You want to know if I could help her instead.” “Is it selfish of me to ask? I know it would be dangerous for you, I just -” She covers her mouth with a shaking hand, looks away to hide herself, even slightly, from his well-meaning look. “It’s not selfish. Not at all. But…” Gwen snaps her gaze back to him, and now it is his turn to hide. “Gaius said I shouldn’t.”

That's gonna be important, these two constrating sets of ideals. Imagine if she'd been in the King's chambers at the end.

[xviruserrorx]

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[cannondisabledcharacters]

Today’s disabled character of the day is Edwin Muirden from Merlin, who has facial scarring

Requested by Anon

[Image Description: Photo of Julian Rhind-Tutt playing Edwin. He has burn scars along the right side of his face and neck. He has short blond hair and blue eyes. He is wearing faded blue robs with striped endings of his sleeves, a red undershirt, black pants, and silver circular necklace.]

[tiodolma]

Merlin Characters as Animated Villain Songs! Part 9

Lady Helen/Mary Collins - Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo (Alameda Slim, Home on the Range)

They call me mean, boys! Depraved and nasty, too And they ain't seen, boys The cruelest thing I do!

You see, I…

Yodel-adle-eedle-idle-odel-oo!

The sweetest way of rustlin' yet devised! 'Cause when I yodel-adle-eedle-idle-odel Why, looky how them cows get hypnotized!

He don't prod He don't yell Still he drives them dogies well, Which ain't easy when your chaps are labeled XXXXL!

Yes, if you're lookin' from a bovine point of view I sure can yodel-adle-eedle-idle Odel-adle-eedle-idle Yodel-adle-eedle-idle-oo!

Edwin Muirden feat. Merlin - Love is an Open Door (Prince Hans, Frozen)

[Merlin:] All my life has been a series of doors in my face And then suddenly I bump into you [Edwin:] I was thinking the same thing! 'Cause like I've been searching my whole life to find my own place And maybe it's the party talking or the chocolate fondue [Merlin:] But with you... [Edwin:] But with you [Edwin:] I found my place... [Merlin:] I see your face... [Both:] And it's nothing like I've ever known before! Love is an open door!

[Merlin:] I've never met someone- [Both:] Who thinks so much like me! Jinx! Jinx again! Our mental synchronization Can have but one explanation [Edwin:] You- [Merlin:] And I- [Edwin:] Were- [Merlin:] Just- [Both:] Meant to be! [Merlin:] Say goodbye... [Edwin:] Say goodbye... [Both:] To the pain of the past We don't have to feel it anymore! Love is an open door! Love is an open door! Life can be so much more! [Merlin:] With you! [Edwin:] With you! [Both:] Love is an open door...

[firestarter91]

Nope it’s not just you, he is very creepy but may be it’s the actor too, because he’s always playing mostly unsettling parts in everything I’ve seen in him.

However, that said the one bit I do like is when Edwin is showing Merlin what he could do with his magic and you can tell this is a novelty for Merlin. Having someone openly encouraging him (okay for his own nefarious ends) to use it and be proud of his talents, unlike Gaius who is seen as the loving parental father figure here but actually does nothing to help or teach Merlin about what he could do with his gifts and even tries to scare him off embracing them.

Alright time for one of my least fave episodes. a remedy to cure all ills. I just find it gross 🤣 but let's gooo

[tyrannuspitch]

[vampyreblogger]

devlin:

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edwin muirden:

eldred:

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eoghan:

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[the-king-and-the-druidess]

Deora Ar Mo Chroí • Edwin/Sophia • SI • scar revealing

The young wizard feared he got lost in the woods when he noticed the fire among the trees. "Good night, friends. Please, let me share a place at your fire."

"Make yourself comfortable, good wayfarer." A regal old man welcomed him.

Edwin sat down and carefully peeked out from under his big grey hood. These travelers, father and daughter, were not poor beggars as he first thought. They were noble wanderers, dressed in velvet and silk, equipped with sophisticated staffs. Edwin forgot how to breathe when his gaze fell on the girl. Her fair locks were gemmed with dewdrop diamonds, her eyes were the colour of evening mists, the smile on her full lips was mysterious and omniscient. Edwin immediately realised she and her father were sorcerers like him.

"Who are you?" She asked with a little smirk when she noticed his gaze.

Poor Edwin hurried to lower his head so that she would not be offended by his deformity. "I'm Edwin Muirden, a physician. I'm going to Camelot."

Father and Daughter traded meaningful glances. "I'm Sophia. And this is my father, sir Aulfric."

"Honoured to meet you, my Lady, my Lord."

They talked till midnight. He told them everything. They told almost nothing. When sir Aulfric fell asleep, Edwin found that Sophia moved closer to him. He was infatuated with her. She lifted her hands, slowly drew his hood off, and looked at the scars that deformed his face. He met her gaze defiantly, but found no horror or hatred in her soft eyes.

"You know, my dear brave Edwin, I can remove all this faster than a butterfly flaps its wing. I can make you more beautiful than any prince." Her cool fingers caressed his sick cheek. This otherwordly beauty looked fascinated by the mortal ugliness.

"Thank you, my lady Sophia, but no. These marks are my memory, the price for who I and my family are. The pledge of my revenge." Edwin swallowed a lump in his throat.

Sophia sighed and nodded. "I think I understand you." She moved even closer, and kissed him on the lips. His first and last kiss, for who else but a forest sorceress could love a disfigured monster like him?.. Edwin closed his eyes at the tantalizing touch of her lips, at the sweet embrace of her arms...

He woke up at noon. The sun was high, the woods merry. There was no trace of the lady Sophia and her noble Father. Edwin sat up and palpated his face with a mixture of horror and hope. The scars were still there. Sophia respected his choice. She will always remain in his heart. He stood up, somehow feeling stronger and more determined to do what he had to do than ever.

[justaz]

like i’ve said time and time again, i haven’t watched bbc merlin in years but i was just wondering when the first time merlin called arthur by his name to his face and im scrolling thru the transcripts on the fandom wiki (supposedly it was s1ep4 btw) and im skimming the script for all these episodes and getting angrier and angrier. gaius was wrong for all that. morgana deserved so much better. edwin muirden was valid as hell (for targeting uther AND gaius. yeah. i said it.). also kilgharrah ate with that one lil line “then turn a blind eye. that is, after all, your talent” okay lizard brain pop offff.

[punkxcalibur]

When i first started watching Merlin, I always thought the 'villainous magic-user of the week' was gonna become Merlin's friend. Seriously, it was like this with Valiant, Nimueh, Edwin, etc etc. But he almost always ends up killing them. And if he DOES get a friend, they die lol.

Anyways, over the seasons my view on this kind of shifted. When a new character was introduced, my immediate thought was "evil". Especially with Sefa and Agravaine. However, I think this becomes a lot less prevalent in the later seasons because it's not really "Monster of the week" anymore, it's more like "Morgana's evil scheme of the week".

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Title: Tauren the wizard and his group of renegade sorcerers 🧙

Episode: To Kill the King

Questions by @tansyuduri

Tagging @miyriu

Question:

Arthur: Tauren, the leader of a band of renegade sorcerers, sworn to bring down the king.

Notice how Arthur says "A band" not "The band." There is more than one of these bands.

It also makes me wonder if there are spells to cover tracks, because even after 20 years. Uther doesn’t seem to have hunted down even nearly all opposition?

My answer: Other sorcerers, like Alvarr, his consort Enmyria, and the camp of renegade fighters he had at his disposal also were still at large as well.

Which makes sense since the majority of the renegade sorcerers that have evaded Uther so far, likley aren’t in Camelot (but in the neighboring kingdoms) and therefore out of his jurisdiction.

I know Uther ventured onto Cenred’s land to capture both Balinor and the Cup of Life, but that’s probably due to how powerful the dragonlord was and how dangerous the cup would be in the wrong hands.

Therefore it makes sense that there’s plenty of bands of sorcerers who remain outside the kingdom looking for an opening to kill the king and return magic to the land.

Book description: Alvarr's plan failed and his renegade camp was raided by Arthur and his men.

Question: It’s mentioned that Arther recognised him. This and the "sworn to bring down the king" kind of implies there were previous encounters Arthur had with this man. He tangled with this man before and survived it, (Tauren also survived this mysterious previous encounter)?

So I kinda wonder if Tauren is not actually that powerful of a magic user?

Especially since he did not include magic in his latter assasination attempt?

My answer: It’s possible that Arthur never had an actual run-in with Tauren, but rather his band of sorcerers had caused a lot of problems and that his picture might have been spread around on a wanted poster of sorts.

As far as power levels, the “Merlin’s Villians Guide” book, lists both Tauren and Alvarr’s magical powers as three stars (⭐️ ⭐️⭐️). Which is the same level as Freya, Aglain, Gaius, ect….

So Tauren must be a moderately powerful sorcerer (although less than Edwin Muirden and Mary Collins which are listed as four star magic users).

Question: I wonder how he got the stone?

My answer: All the books says is that the Mage Stone, “eventually came into Tauren's possession.”

The fact that it was ‘lost for over a thousand years’ means that it likely wasn’t a family heirloom.

Perhaps it was an artifact that was excavated from ruins (like the relics hidden away in Sigan’s tomb) and Tauren managed to be the one to find it due to him being sensitive to magic. 🪄

Its power can be detected by those sensitive to magic, such as Merlin.

Book description: The Mage Stone is a wonder of the Ancients; a powerful magical item. It can be used to deflect spells but it is most prized for its gift of transformation: the bearer of the Mage Stone can turn lead into gold.

Its power can be detected by those sensitive to magic, such as Merlin. The stone was lost for over a thousand years, but eventually came into Tauren's possession.