#childermass

[el-peredhel]

[unclefungusthegoat]

Sat at work and my brain is going 'emails emails emails CHILDERMASS emails emails emails CHILDERMASS emails emails emails...'

How am I supposed to concentrate when this man is currently living rent free in my head again

[bethnoir-fic]

What do we think about Enzo Cilenti as Marius?

(Not sure how I’d feel about Childermass as a blonde but I want my guy to play a vampire.)

(Also watch Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. It’s the best magical regency miniseries ever made.)

[lightthewaybackhome]

...and Childermass.

Chills

[grntre23]

modern day things jsmn characters would love:

segundus: excruciatingly detailed tea ceremonies, wearing his pjs till they have holes in the sleeve hems, afternoon baking television specials, subscribing to science magazine periodicals, indoor plant gardening, trader joe’s, (being a teacher) and decorating his classroom, weekly (gossipy) neighborhood book clubs, keeping a physical journal on him at all times, independent booksellers

childermass: not being on social media, niche tarot draw youtube videos, the concept of irish goodbyes, using the oldest working phone model possible, bed on the floor no frame, wearing sunglasses indoors, depressing british rock, guessing jeopardy/who’s going to be a millionaire answers before anyone else can, never picking up phone calls, being a horse girl, having a masochistically loud alarm, being a political centrist, being a coffee purist

vinculus: drink vouchers marketing people hand out on the street, public transport, tinder, watching a game at the pub, rentable public scooters, selling fake fortunes/conducting seances online for believing middle-aged clientele, mobile gambling apps, action movies, spending inordinate amounts of money on his tattoos

norrell: instacart grocery delivery, obsessively stalking subreddits, ebay, sending whatsapp threads of fake infographics, eating a whole foods diet with no seasoning, directing people to his PA (lascelles), obscure netflix documentaries he quotes for two weeks after watching, keeping up with the british royal family, vitamins, remote work policies, twitter conspiracy theorists

strange: starting a podcast, apple pay, getting really into running, getting really into bitcoin, being a ‘wife guy’, using his veteran’s discount for overconsumption, truth or dare and he only ever picks dare, backpacking in xyz european country, picking up his work phone during date night, making ‘am i the asshole’ reddit posts which norrell secretly and unknowingly follows, eating ‘superfoods’, ensemble cast movies

gentleman: tiktok trends, shitty reality television, amazon prime next day delivery, owning a motorcycle, going on resort vacations 6x/year, brand name clothing with ostentatious logos, biweekly hair appointments, sliding into DMs, caffeinated energy drinks you can overdose on, orange theory classes, having a miniature designer dog, acting ‘woke’, getting scammed by phishing, dentist appointments

stephen: interior design, considering veganism, high thread count bedsheets, having a cat, going to therapy and actually improving, high quality european butter, 10 step self-care routine, homemade laminated pastries, sustainability, notion

emma pole: advanced embroidery kits, spiked morning drinks, doc martens, girls’ night, having a private instagram, clubbing, cat instagram reels, 9-5 work hours, racket sports, going with bell to expensive dessert cafes, classical music

arabella: pinterest boarding, girls’ night, knowing wine pairings, being really into running (influenced by strange, she keeps going after he quits), jellycats, diverse milk options at coffee shops, watching ootds, bon appetite recipes, meal prepping, having a well-loved dog whose lifestyle needs she researches with academic detail, expensive dessert cafes, radio pop playlist

drawlight: excessive instagram posting, watching tiktok fashion critiques, weekend brunch, ‘i know a guy’, bespoke clothing, 34 hour screentime, influencer events, house parties, half off convenience store wine, being employee of the month, forgetting his wallet at group dinners/not paying back venmo requests, keeping up with celebrity drama

lascelles: group projects he can monopolize, stock market trading, expensive branded clothes without logos, being a coffee purist, driving a ridiculously loud sports car, not caring about politics, getting valet service, searching his own name up on google, winning employee of the month over drawlight, scrolling his linkedin feed

[amberkendslacy]

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Memes for Volume 3.

What a trip lads.

I'm working on a non-meme post for this book but it may take time. Needless to say this story is still rotting my brain, it just happens to have finished telling it.

Volume 1 Volume 2

[queerolddad]

I want to nibble cronch cronch kissy kissy mwuah uwuu skrunkly babygirl

[cliozaur]

JSAMN 20 Readalong. Week 4. Chapters 20–22

Lovely: two chapters featuring Childermass! He and Vinculus make such a satisfying duo. When the gentlemen later claim there are only two magicians left in England, completely ignoring these two, it seems to be such a class-related thing. We already had a vivid picture of disposable Vinculus, and now Childermass has confirmed that Vinculus is indeed a gifted magician who had no chance to develop his talent (or he was just too lazy). We also see Childermass, in his shaggy clothes, posing as a milliner, serving his master but with a clear inclination toward rebellion. With his lowly origins and natural disposition for magic, I wonder what he could have become if he were a gentleman of means. In any case, it’s a mistake to disregard these two.

It’s interesting that instead of translating bâtons as clubs, Clarke sometimes calls them wands, which is very fitting for this magic AU.

Strange, the Knight of Wands, searching for his calling, is extremely amusing. All his motivations seem so misguided! But it’s good that he finally found it, especially since he truly has a gift. And it seems he’s managed to impress Arabella enough for her to finally agree to marry him.

Childermass reminds me of one of my other favourite characters—Javert from Les Misérables. They look similar, they serve, and they’re both terrible spies. But unlike Javert, Childermass has a rebellious streak, which is incredibly entertaining.

[bryonyashley]

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke.

[yo-hannia]

it’s less than a week till my birthday, so I made myself a little present

[justchildermassface]

Random things from my phone, sources unknown. Sorry.

[maypoleman1]

28th December

Holy Innocents’ Day/ Childermass

19th century depiction of a medieval boy bishop. Source: National Catholic Register website

Today is Holy Innocents’ Day, or Childermass. The feast day commemorates the probably apocryphal tale (although it does appear in Matthew’s Gospel) of the massacre of Jewish infants by King Herod, wishing to ensure the prophesied Messianic King of the Jews, rumoured to be recently born, did not grow into adulthood and threaten to overthrow Herod or his descendants. Given the evil nature of this day, it was held to be the unluckiest day of the year and one on which to avoid travel, new enterprises or any kind of labour. Also unlucky were the medieval children who were whipped by their mothers while they lay in bed, regardless of any actual transgressions, in memory of the slaughtered children but also as a prompt, perhaps, for them to behave in the New Year. This rather unfair custom was still going strong as late as the seventeenth century.

Childermass was also the last day of the Christmas season in which boy bishops would process through the streets in the Middle Ages, and give sermons in local churches to the accompaniment of church bells, rung to mourn the loss of those innocent lives.

[speakingskies]

What if I was a lonely brooding man but my features softened as I stared at you adoringly?

[tench]

[miserablejester]

Childermass' adventures on grindr

Original post: X

Bonus Uskglass:

[katabay]

jonathan strange and mr norrell is hands down one of my favorite shows, but a little while ago I realized. that I’ve never actually. read the book.

like I loved the show so much I am absolutely fucking baffled that I never once thought ‘oh let’s check it out from the library and have a good time part 2’

& something about the weather lately (extremely windy) brought it to mind, so I checked it out from the library and I’m having a great time reading it so far 🥳

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