#and hid behind that tree. elias referred to them as 'the winter gods' at the time. I think

[robinmage]

Small ''The Ancient Magus Bride'' thing chapter 99 caused me to wonder: in it, Oberon references Chise's dealings with Morrigan, and names Morrigan as his stepmother; Titania has previously (when helping Elias travel through darkness to reach Chise) referenced possessing a connection to the Morrigan. So I wondered, is there anywhere else a comment or indication how Morrigan relates to the fey royal couple? Thanks in advance, and sorry if I bother!

sorry I took long to reply I had to do research on this LOL

I don't believe there was any prior indication ! yamazakis depiction of titania and oberon seems to be heavily based off Shakespeare's a midsummer nights dream, whereas morrigan is taken from classic Irish mythology. oberon calls morrigan "step-mother", but in japanese calls her "お義母様" (very formal) which can translate to "mother-in-law" as well.

also interesting, though she's called a "goddess", morrigan shares the same four-fingered hands as the rest of the fae folk.

if I were to speak solely on conjecture, I would guess that oberon called her that not because of any direct relationship (fae don't seem to follow the same family structures as humans), but because of their similar nature of being incredibly powerful fae and looking over similar domains (in mahoyome, titania and morrigan are both associated with nighttime, darkness, and fertility)

perhaps morrigan is some type of primeval fae creature, old and powerful and respected enough to be considered god-like even among the fae. kinda like the same way people can be referenced as "the mother/father of [something they helped create]". if that makes sense lol

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Small ''The Ancient Magus Bride'' thing chapter 99 caused me to wonder: in it, Oberon references Chise's dealings with Morrigan, and names Morrigan as his stepmother; Titania has previously (when helping Elias travel through darkness to reach Chise) referenced possessing a connection to the Morrigan. So I wondered, is there anywhere else a comment or indication how Morrigan relates to the fey royal couple? Thanks in advance, and sorry if I bother!

sorry I took long to reply I had to do research on this LOL

I don't believe there was any prior indication ! yamazakis depiction of titania and oberon seems to be heavily based off Shakespeare's a midsummer nights dream, whereas morrigan is taken from classic Irish mythology. oberon calls morrigan "step-mother", but in japanese calls her "お義母様" (very formal) which can translate to "mother-in-law" as well.

also interesting, though she's called a "goddess", morrigan shares the same four-fingered hands as the rest of the fae folk.

if I were to speak solely on conjecture, I would guess that oberon called her that not because of any direct relationship (fae don't seem to follow the same family structures as humans), but because of their similar nature of being incredibly powerful fae and looking over similar domains (in mahoyome, titania and morrigan are both associated with nighttime, darkness, and fertility)

perhaps morrigan is some type of primeval fae creature, old and powerful and respected enough to be considered god-like even among the fae. kinda like the same way people can be referenced as "the mother/father of [something they helped create]". if that makes sense lol