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[gingersnaptaff]

POLL 5❤️✨️🐓🌳

It's TIME FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF... Who do you think is Welsh mythology Arthuriana's most sexy man, lady, God or dubious entity (Part 5)

Notes:

Cerridwen/Taliesin: these two go hand in hand. Cerridwen is seen as the goddess of inspiration and healing who looks after the cauldron of Awen (Inspiration in Welsh). She's best known for being the mother of Morfran and Creirwy as well as for being the main instigator of the potion of inspiration debacle. Cerridwen was trying to brew it for her son, Morfran, to offset his hideousness. It didn't quite work because her servant, Gwion, accidentally splashed his finger with the hot liquid when he was stirring it and Cerridwen WENT APESHIT. Long story short she and he have a battle of sorts where they shape-shift into various animals until Gwion eventually transforms into a piece of grain and hides amongst the grain. Cerridwen, not be outdone, transforms into a hen and swallows Gwion-as grain. Nine months later she gives birth to Taliesin. She can't bring herself to kill Gwion/Taliesin so she throws the baby into a river. Happily, he gets discovered by Elffin - son of Gwyddno Garanhir - and is adopted. His name means radiant brow and he's the chief of bards. Is hot shit. He haunts me. Accompanied Arthur on his quest to Annwfn and wrote about it presumably in a fugue state.

Tristan/Esyllt: U know the drill: boy loves girl, girl loves boy, girl is given away to boy's ass-earred uncle. It all ends unhappily right? Right? WRONG!!! Esyllt and Tristan run to King Arthur after being outlaws and are like 'EXCUSE ME CAN U TELL MARCH TO S T O P?' Arthur is like 'okay one of U can have her when the trees have leaves and another can have her when they don't.' March chooses the second option cuz the nights are longer and Esyllt is like 'SUCKS TO BE U. There are three trees that are good of their kind, holly and ivy and yew, which keep their leaves as long as they live. I am Trystan's as long as he lives.' #GETREKTMARCH!!! Also, Tristan HAS INVUNERABILITY and is besties with Gwalchmai.

Finally, King Arthur. Here he is. Portrayed as both a warlord and a noble, level-headed lad in later stories Arthur is many things and one of them is Dumbo. I love him. He's a himbo. Goes on a quest and doesn't do anything, tries to kidnap a lady and his two besties have to drag him off, battles a guy (Hueil) and kills him cuz Hueil has the audacity to try and mack off with his mistress and thus incurs Gildas' wrath. Has a fuckin huge dog (Cafall) and a fuckin huge horse (Llamrei.) His wife is a giantess and Arthur recognises he's punching above his weight with her. Has Caledfwlch - his sword- and Rhongomyniad - his spear - and a fuckin boat that he loves more like his wife. He also fucks off Cai with an englyn so bad it makes me genuinely want to hit him with my shoes. Be nice, Arthur. Cai, by rights, should've lopped off his head. Is probably Wales' best boi after Cadwaladr, also has two gods in his retinue and I will take every opportunity to yell about that until I fuckin DIE.

The two with the most votes go through so vote, vote, vote!!! (Also no poll on Sunday! We chill on Sundays!)

[nimthirielrinon]

Chapter 19 is up!

The numbering changed slightly because chapter 1 is now the title page, so I beg your pardon for that.

The fight was brutal, but the having two Grey Wardens and a mage on their side seemed to boost moral enough that it went far better than anyone had anticipated. In the end, all the villagers survived the night and, when dawn broke over the lake, a cheer went up from its people.

***

The pyre that morning was the smallest they’d had to make since the attacks began, Murdoch told them, and he thanked the visitors for their help. They went to the steps of the chantry where Teagan met them and presented them with breakfast.

[kane-turu]

Wake up yall the new re1999 preview just dropped!!

[noughticalcrossings]

He Completely Lost His Heart To Her

Palamedes gazed at her so much that Tristan noticed it and realised from his behaviour that he loved her with all his heart. Before that Tristan had often looked at Iseut and she pleased him very much, but not in a way which made him fall in love with her. However, when he saw Palamedes was so infatuated with Iseut that he said he would die if he did not have her, Tristan for his part said that Palamedes would certainly never have her if he could help it…

Thus Tristan concieved a mortal hatred for Palamedes, and Palamedes for Tristan

- The Romance of Tristan, trans. Renée L. Curtis

[curestardust]

The Arcanists in a Nutshell: Isolde

[alisfelia]

vienne secession

[gawrkin]

La Tavola Ritonda is a cavalcade of different canons:

The Lady of the Lake, Sister of Morgan and, by extention, Arthur's

Lancelot stealing from Perceval's backstory

The Split-Shield from Lancelot-Grail, given by the Lady of the Lake symbolizing Lancelot and Guinevere's sexual union, being retconned into another plot by Morgan

King Pelles being King of Organia (Orkney). Also, Amite/Elaine/Pervida's Mom* organizing the... "conception"

*(It's kind of funny, but I've always felt that Brisen and the "Queen of the Wastelands" being separate characters was pointless) *(King Pelles x Queen Brisen, woot)

Uther Pendragon is Morgan's dad**

**(per the original Prose Tristan, apparently)

The events of Pulzella Gaia/The Merry Maiden being canon here. Yes, this technically means... a whole bunch of things

and finally, Lancelot has a daughter***

***(I would sincerely like this to be Gwen's but I'm not holding my breath)

[the-blossica-fan]

A question ^-^

Which Arcanists do you think would be able to do this 😭

Jessica

Maybe Isolde too but only when she's possessed/casting an arcane skill.

[flowerimiya]

MY WIFE

[filletedfennysnake]

✨Tristan in drag✨

[gingersnaptaff]

Arthurian lads I think would do me a favour and snick off my head as I have a v bad headache:

0. Geraint - he'd refuse to but only because then he could laugh at my pain. I'd behead him if I could.

1. The Green Knight - he wouldn't even need to be like 'this is a Christmas game' I'd just let him. He'd be v good at it. Would save me a fortune in paracetamol.

2. Agravaine/Gaheris - defo hotheaded enough to do it. I'd probably have to sleep with Morgause first which I would be down for but then I'd probably get decapitated in a forest.

3. Gawain - he beheaded a maiden by accident. I'd trust him but I fear it would be wrong to do so. Think I'll stick to paracetamol, thanks Gawain.

4. Morgan - u know I think she'd be down for it if it helped with her plans honestly. I'm just going off vibes for this.

5. Tristan - I think he'd say yes but get distracted by Isolde. Tbf I think I too would get distracted by Isolde so 🤷

6. Lancelot - he would behead me but I do think he'd either cry or he'd show off my head to Guinevere and I don't want that. The crying thing I'm cool with but like I'd have to brush my hair before I got beheaded so I could look my best and that's effort I don't possess.

7. Guinevere - I think she would behead me without question. I respect her hugely and would let her do whatever she wanted. She doesn't have an air but she should be given one.

7. Percival - u know he'd refuse and just give me paracetamol instead.

8. Gareth - he's giving me paracetamol and water.

10. Enid - she's a sweetheart so she's letting me chill in a dark room also.

11. Arthur - you know I think he'd bumble his way through everything but he'd be good at not beheading me. Probably has a secret stash of paracetamol hidden in the armoury for when Kay and Bedievere need it cuz they're dealing with his shit.

[poparthuriana]

Cornwall Gang: Brangaine, Dinadan, Gouvernail, Isolde of Ireland, Palamedes, and Tristan

Morally Dubious Sorceress Squad: the Lady of Avalon, Morgan le Fay, the Queen of Norgales, and Sebile

[kane-turu]

TI SOFFOCA IL SANGUE? TI SOFFOCA IL SANGUE?!

[queer-ragnelle]

I support women. Join me or get out.

[discofitta]

jag haaaaatar att jag är en slav under mina impulser. hur i hela helvetet praktiserar man självdisciplin mina utgifter kommer vara 1000kr mer än vad jag budgeterat för denna månad!!!!! absolut förbannelse denna adhd hjärna som inte begriper konceptet framtida konsekvenser