#gawain bbc

[quotidian-oblivion]

"Since our job's done here, let's go set something on fire, Merlin." "Uh, maybe not set something on fire?" Gwen quickly interrupted with a frown. "I'm on Gwen with this one," Merlin said apologetically. "But Merlin! We haven't set anything on fire this past two weeks!" Merlin winced. "Actually… Lancelot and I already set something on fire." Gwaine pouted with resentment. "Oh, sorry. I should have known that you preferred Lancelot over me." "I don't! I like you both equally!" Gwaine turned away from him, crossing his arms. Merlin shared an exasperated look with Gwen. "Look," Merlin said. "We didn't actually mean to set anything on fire. So you really can't base your statement over that." Gwaine turned back to him with glee. "So does that mean you still haven't intentionally set anything else on fire after we burned that old lord's whole underwear drawer two weeks ago?" "I suppose so." Gwaine snapped his fingers. "That's it. We're going to set something on fire."

Just an entire day where Gwaine and Merlin do pranks and shit for the fun of it while everyone around them either a) runs for their life or b) sighs deeply and disapppointedly

[gwainesmay]

Yes it’s a joke but I can’t help but imagine Leon reacting to Gwaine’s shit like this

[morganaconda]

[weird-tea]

Honestly the more you know about the family trees in Arthurian legend the funnier the family tree in the show becomes.

[theonceandfuture]

few questions for bbc merlin fans:

what are some changes that you wish you could make to the show? are there any interesting hypotheticals or concepts that you wish were explored more? are there any popular fan ideas that you wish might have been canon? what aspects of arthuriana do you wish they had included or taken inspiration from (other than gawain and the green knight)? i want to hear it all!

[medievalandfantasymelee]

THE HOT MEDIEVAL & FANTASY MEN MELEE

QUALIFYING ROUND: 71st Tilt

Gawain, The Green Knight (2021) VS. Sir Elyan, BBC’s Merlin, (2008-2012)

Propaganda

Gawain, The Green Knight (2021) Portrayed by: Dev Patel

“So, first off the movie is based on the anonymous poem from the 14th century so not only is the setting medieval, so is the story. The Green Knight is a vivid dreamscape of a film with all sorts of delightful weirdness to stretch 101 stanzas into a modern movie. And Dev Patel looks incredible whether he's flopping about the forest floor like a dying fish or enthroned in all the finery of the sun itself.”

Sir Elyan, BBC’s Merlin, (2008-2012) Portrayed by: Adetomiwa Edun

“Do I need to provide propaganda? For such an excellent looking guy?”

Additional Propaganda Under the Cut

Additional Propaganda

For Gawain:

“You look at Dev Patel's big, beautiful, brown eyes and tell me he's not perfect. To quote the director "He's incredibly appealing in every sense of the word and yes, he's incredibly sexy. I see no shame in wanting to capture that. I was like, 'I want to see Dev looking as beautiful as he is onscreen and I don't want to shy away from that.' He has such a nobility to him that hasn't been utilized in films because he's such an affable actor who's so quick to break into this boyish smile. It's what made everyone fall in love with him, but in addition to that, there's severity to him that's really captivating." A movie made to say this man is sexy and they did it.”

For Sir Elyan:

[queeringclassiclit]

Gawain

from Arthurian Legend

[myths0f01d]

Gwaine/Gawain idc how you spell it but anyways he is SO Flynn Rider.

I mean COME ON people. They're identical

[bisclavret]

The Diamond of the Day // The Green Knight

[bigfootboyband]

In marrying some of my favorite Arthurian poetry and bbc’s Merlin, here is a small sketch of Gwaine clad in queerness of sexuality and gender.

If you'd like to support me, you can do so here <3

[rainbluealoekitten]

depressed? have you tried...

getting theological in the fanfic?

dreaming of chasing after white harts?

understanding your own trauma through the lens of a legendary knight?

these WILL cure you. follow for more #helpful tips

[soni-dragon]

a collection (im trying to do sword readings but put on my merwaine playlist that i gotta be honest is mostly hozier)

[gwainesmay]

Eoin Macken, how I wish you were ever so slightly younger so you could be my Flynn Rider in the Tangled live action 😔

[morganaconda]

[sakuraswordly]

[pyjamacryptid]

Once again again thinking about how we were robbed of Gwaine and Lancelot interactions in bbc merlin.

One, because it would’ve been iconic. Two, because of their individual friendships with Merlin. Three, because of their differing views of nobility and knighthood (at least the way their views began). And four, because they were homoerotic as FAHCK in arthuriana.

ROBBED i tell you