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[neptunesyellowsands]

Hi I'm an artist and I personally think we have too few Merlin coloring pages so I've made this printable one <3 (full res download here) Lmk if you folks want more, I might need to make a set or smth :D

Edit: You can find all the pages under this tag.

[neptunesyellowsands]

HOLY CHEESEBALLS I am losing my mind over here, this is amazinggggg! I can’t describe the trippy-happy feeling I get when someone takes the lines I drew into my iPad and prints them and colors them?? Idk if this makes sense but it feels like our fingerprints have touched. Wild and I absolutely LOVE your color choices ❤️❤️❤️ the bloody swords?? The acid green mist? And yeah he does wear a lot of black, doesn’t he??

Everyone should thank @neptunesyellowsands for making these amazing colouring pages and should definitely check them out!!

My first one is Morded! I have complex feelings about this guy

I used an unholy combination of watercolor pencils and regular colour pencils for this

The swords have blood on them because he did killed Authur but the shield breaks into gold because in the end magic did come back to Camelot (when authur died the sun rose, sun represents magic= Mordred fulfilling the prophecy brings magic to Camelot but thats just my take)

Also the desdir reminded me of the ghost of the christmas future from the Muppets Christmas Carol movie. Everyone should check that movie out

I searched up his official colours for the outfits and why does adult Mordred wear so much dark colours?? And black fur??? So I did some creative licensing.

Also I don't colour all that much and that's why it probably looks bad

I had so much colouring this thank you so much for making this

[saladscream]

Merlin’s legs are ludicrous.

Bewildering.

Improbable.

They do not function the way legs should. Arthur is adamant about that. Merlin’s legs are long and lanky and laughable. They lend him a sort of fearless, thoughtless, coltish gait that is uniquely Merlin.

They’re also bendy in a manner that simply doesn’t belong on a full-grown, self-respecting adult. The way the man crouches at the campfire or sits in the grand staircase or curls up in a window seat is decidedly childlike and artless. And yet there’s something about it all, some impossible, raw grace that makes Arthur’s throat feel just a little warm and tight when he sees the long, lithe limbs folded into unlikely (and some might be tempted to say unseemly) positions.

Not that he could hold anything against Merlin’s legs, for these are good legs, however classically inelegant they might be. They’re indefatigable legs, for one thing. Arthur will candidly admit that Merlin can run like a rabbit when properly motivated. A rabbit that would sometimes trip up over roots or tufts of grass, of course. But still, the man can run fast and for a long time, which is always an appreciable skill.

The other thing about them… Well, there is no other thing, really. Arthur has never seen them bare, contrary to the manservant’s other body parts that he feels free to pass a judgement on. He has never caught the long limbs outside of their ever-tired trousers, so he cannot pronounce himself further than to say that they’re strange legs. Long strange legs.

Long strange legs that seem rather hardy.

And flexible.

As Merlin sits idly on a low wall while the knights horse around, Arthur cannot take his eyes off of the man’s posture: the soles of his shapeless boots are pressed flat on the side of the wall, spread thighs jutting out and knees wide apart. There’s something almost indecent to it. Something obscenely inviting. It makes Arthur’s breath feel a little raspy and his middle… coiled for action. The perfect height of that wall is what makes the tempting pose so compelling, probably. Arthur can actually see himself slotting perfectly into place, his hands first landing on the knees and then slowly riding up the outer thighs until they find their rightful place on those narrow hips. That would lead him to being closer to Merlin than he’s ever been in all the years they’re lived and breathed and fought together. Messily enmeshed. Terribly entangled. Ideally entwined. Sometimes…

Arthur is jolted out of his criminal musings when a passing Gwaine thwaps the waterskin out of Merlin’s inattentive hands. It splashes into a nearby stone trough, much to the knight’s amusement. Merlin tsks, shakes his head at the immaturity and murmurs something unflattering – then rolls up one of his sleeves to fish the thing out of the water.

Ah yes, Arthur thinks as the usual guilty tingle flutters down his spine.

The forearms.

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1 - Merlin's eyes

2 - Merlin's lips

3 - Merlin's hands

4 - Merlin's throat

5 - Merlin's hair

6 - Merlin's ears

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Full list of official Merlin scanned books:

Hardcover Editions 📕

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Merlin Annual book link: https://www.tumblr.com/sugar-coated-prat-dragon/765359942636060672/merlin-the-complete-guide

Merlin activity and Guide book link: https://www.tumblr.com/sugar-coated-prat-dragon/765359468285509632/full-list-of-official-merlin-scanned-books

[aerismoon]

Favorite article in second magazine (issue 19, Feb 2012)

A to Z of Merlin

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[cynthia39100]

Colour Page Source

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Thank you for the beautiful colouring pages! It prompts me to dust the old digital drawing tablet and try to draw something, even if just colouring, after years of not drawing anything. I had a lot of fun! I love Arthur so he has to be the first~~ I might not colour all of them but I hope I can at least finish Arthur and Merlin pair~

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Denial. Plain and simple.

Uther hates to hear anything has a magical explanation.

@tansyuduri @miyriu @samwinjester @neptunesyellowsands @godmerlin

Why is Uther always surprised when his enemies use magic? Like, they hate him because they have magic and he wants to kill them for it. So they try to kill him with magic. And every time, he’s like, “They can’t use magic. That’s illegal.”

[deathandnonexistentialdread]

People go and bow before @neptunesyellowsands and their amazing coloring pages!(they just did Leon and the page looks so good check it out!!)

I have a lot of feelings about Morgana. She is such an incredible character and the lineart captures her so well. Her tortured expression reminds me of Anderson's The Little Mermaid, the mermaid is a very tortured character who risked everything and got nothing by the end. It reminds me of Morgana who is one of the most tragic characters in the show. The writing screwed her over so bad. My queen you do not deserve this.

Unlike what I did for Mordred, Morgana is in bold colours because she is a bold lady. I loved colouring her hair a lot.

I also like the era of Morgana you picked. This Morgana is the link between the Lady of Camelot and the High Priestess of the Old Religion. Her expression is just so raw and beautiful and visceral and I feel for her so much.

The tendrils of the Old Religion with its silvers and greys are reaching out to her. Her eyes are gold because of magic and I love how the magic swirls around her.

Aithusa!! My baby you did no wrong!! I love how you included her with Morgana because even if Merlin hatched her she is Morgana's through and through.

I love Morgana so much

[saladscream]

Merlin’s hair is unremarkable.

Short. Dark. Unworthy of note.

It is also thick and strangely soft. Arthur knows this because he has touched said hair on quite a few misguided occasions. One does not always think before engaging in laddish horseplay, and some rough instances of unguarded familiarity have devolved into getting closely acquainted with said shock of hair. So Arthur is cognisant of the fact that it is thick, dark and deceptively soft. Soft in the way that a wild animal’s pelt can be smooth and deep and precious. Thick and dark in a way that speaks of untold strength and stubborn impulse.

Anyway, it’s unremarkable.

Merlin keeps it rather short, like most commoners. Probably to stave off headlice. Not that his hair is dirty or unkempt. It is always scrupulously clean though at times tousled, and Arthur usually recognises a hint of lavender soap amidst the more noticeable whiffs of cold stone and fire smoke that pervades everything within the citadel walls. More damningly, underneath it all, Arthur knows he can also recognise the smell of Merlin himself. He can’t help but think it slightly unbecoming that he should have such precise knowledge of his manservant’s personal scent. As a matter of fact, he’d rather fall on his own sword than admit to the sweet, unsteady flutter that the scent never fails to send through his belly. Intimate and somewhat incriminating. It is a very unremarkable scent at that. Merlin smells of the forest and earth and horse tack and honest masculine sweat. And Arthur really doesn’t know why he’s dwelling on any of this.

It’s just hair. Familiar hair.

It slides between Arthur’s fingers with a gentle sensuousness that disarms him. He should have kept his gloves on, he realises belatedly. Beneath him, Merlin comes to with a gruff ‘ouch’ that is both reassuring and ridiculous considering he’s just taken an axe to the head. Granted, it was only an accidental swipe of an axe that just grazed his scalp, but Arthur’s heart stopped ominously in his chest all the same as he witnessed the near miss.

Arthur breathes again as Merlin grunts and blinks up at him. Feeling oddly vacant with relief, he tries to quash a fond smile while reminding his manservant that he’s supposed to dodge swinging implements of death.

Practice has been called to a halt, and Arthur plans ahead. Merlin is going to be escorted back to Gaius’. Arthur is going to wipe the wet smear of dear blood gracing his palm onto his shirt. Sir Godric is going to regret getting out of bed this morning.

But for the moment – for one more moment of baffling, tender closeness – Arthur is cradling the back of Merlin’s head, fingers lost in the short, dark, thick, soft hair. And as he flounders in an emotional and sensuous mire of his own making, the base of his thumb brushes Merlin’s ear and his heart stutters at the naked feel of it.

The rest of the world fades into insignificance.

There’s just something about Merlin’s ears.

[Many thanks for the reblogs, likes and comments! I truly appreciate the love. ❤️ Let me know in the comments if you want to be tagged for the next instalments. Only 2 or 3 to go, I think. 🤔]

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1 - Merlin's eyes

2 - Merlin's lips

3 - Merlin's hands

4 - Merlin's throat

5 - Merlin's hair

6 - Merlin's ears

7 - Merlin's legs

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

hii!! 😊👋🏻

is there any info on Arthur’s and Merlin’s horses in the books? their names, maybe their personalities? or anyone else's horse?

Hi! Thank you for the question. 🐎 😇

In “Valiant”, Arthur makes it clear that he has multiple horses and that his servant cares for all of them.

Arthur: “My horses need grooming ..”

In “Lancelot and Guinevere”, Merlin admits to never having ridden a horse before coming to Camelot and even now he preferred to walk, if the choice were offered to him.

Merlin treated any horses he encountered with a degree of suspicion and wariness.

Sadly, the feeling seemed to be mutual.

Nonetheless, Merlin’s horse in that moment was a placid mare which tolerated his presence and (simply followed Arthur's great, dark stallion).

- In “The Death of Arthur”, Merlin realized he’d need a dependable horse to get to the Isle of the Blessed- a horse which not only had to be fast, but it would also need great stamina to cope with the trek.

Since he was the prince’s servant, he had access to the royal stables and he took the prince's favourite stallion to use for his journey.

So in the books the only mentions are of Merlin having a placid mare and Arthur having a great, dark stallion, but unfortunately no names.

And of course, Merlin borrowed Arthur’s stallion in the episode ‘Le Morte D'Arthur’.

(Sources: Valiant, The Death of Arthur and Lancelot and Guinevere books)

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Horses mentioned Behind the Scenes with the actors:

Colin’s horse is a Welsh Cob sec. D named "Diablo". (Sadly, Diablo has only one eye because the other one had to be removed due to a tragic incident where he was kicked in the head when he was running with the mares, and because of the trauma, a cataract later formed in one eye. Which then had to be removed surgically).

Bradley's horses in show are called either Toranto/Torento, Flyer and Rabanete

Colin's horses in the show are called Diablo, Korra, and reportedly, Sabio (while filming in Wales)

Zaleno … was Angel's horse in the UK

Horses mentioned in the Arthurian legends: (I found these online; I can't speak for how accurate they are to the various legends)

Arthur's horses are Llamrei, the mare and Hengroen, the stallion.

Llamrei – This is the name of King Arthur’s mare. She was said to have been a gift from the Irish king, who had come to challenge Arthur’s rule.

Hengroen – This was King Arthur’s stallion. It was said to have been able to gallop across the sea.

There is also a rock in Wales called "Carn March Arthur", or the "Stone of Arthur's Horse", which is said to have a hoof print left by Llamrei while pulling the Addanc monster from Llyn Barfog.

Gwaine's horse in legend is Gringolet

Merlin describes Lancelot's horse as named Gringalet in the Lancelot-Grail Cycle, which is said to be due to its great strength. In The Awntyrs of Arthure, Gringalet is also called "Grissell" and is killed in combat while Gawain is riding it.

Gwaine's horse: Gringolet. His horse plays no wonderful part, but is always referred to as "Gawain's Horse, Gringolet." In French the name is Le Grin golet.

Galath – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses. It was said to have been able to run as fast as a swallow.

Passelande: Arthur's horse in Beroul's Tristran

Aubagu: Arthur's horse in Erec and Enide

Passebreul – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table.

Alfgar – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses.

Cremello – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table.

Dappled – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses.

Faeleas – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses.

Kestrel – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses.

King’s Ransom – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table.

Knight Errant – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table.

Liriel – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses.

Marigold – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table.

Misty – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses.

Nightshade – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table.

Saber – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table.

Stormy – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses.

Thunder – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table.

Topper – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table.

Tristram – This was the name of one of the knights of the Round Table.

Vanguard – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table.

Warlock – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table. (Ironic name 😅)

White Star – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table.

Windrider – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses.

Zephyr – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses.

Zulu – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table.

Badger – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses, known for its speed and agility.

Blackheart – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table, known for its fierce loyalty.

Blaze – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses, known for its fiery temperament.

Charger – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table, known for its strength and endurance.

Dragonfire – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses, said to have been able to breathe fire.

Gold Dust – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table, known for its shimmering coat.

Harrier – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table, known for its speed and agility.

Highflyer – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses, known for its ability to jump great distances.

Ironclad – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table, known for its strength and durability.

King’s Champion – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table, ridden by the most skilled and respected knights.

Nightingale – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses, known for its beautiful singing voice.

Starlight – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses, known for its sparkling, celestial appearance.

Sunburst – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses, known for its brilliant, radiant coat.

Valiant – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table, known for its bravery and courage.

Victory – This was the name of one of King Arthur’s horses, associated with triumph and success.

Wildfire – This was the name of one of the horses of the knights of the Round Table, known for its untamed spirit and intensity.

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@neptunesyellowsands @groundbreakingdot872 THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

Does Tumblr know that Eoin Macken, Rupert Young, and Tom Hopper did a Merlin-themed photoshoot for Gay Times magazine?

[aerismoon]

@neptunesyellowsands encouraged me to take more pictures of the 2 Merlin magazines that I got over the summer.

Below are the posters in the middle of the magazine (I didn't remove them so they are 2 pictures each)

[saladscream]

Merlin’s throat is distracting.

Arthur is not sure when that came to be. The realisation crept up on him stealthily, until one day he became aware that he’d been staring at the pale column of his manservant’s neck for close to a full minute.

His only excuse for the disconcerting fascination is that… It’s a nice column. Smooth. Solid. A grain of skin as fine as alabaster. It is rather shocking that a commoner should parade around with such a flawless bodily feature, but by now Arthur is resigned to Merlin eluding the rules of propriety and class conventions. By all rights, Merlin should have a peasant’s neck – sinewy, weathered, pimpled, with creases of age-old encrusted filth. Not a Roman statue’s milky throat and perfect collarbones.

Because, yes, Merlin’s collarbones are works of bloody art too. And for everyone’s peace of mind, Arthur would rather not dwell on said offending clavicles, for gazing too long at them makes his tongue long for truly disturbing acts.

So Merlin’s throat is without blemish and Arthur believes the damn neckerchief is responsible for this hideous state of affairs. It wraps around Merlin’s neck like a loving, clingy embrace and protects it from the elements as much as from covetous looks. Arthur doubts the scrap of material is a vanity on Merlin’s part. He reckons that it rather serves a grimly mundane purpose, such as always having a convenient rag on hand to mop up spills or garrot a bleeding limb. But the fact remains that it acts as a virtuous shield against the less-than-virtuous designs of the beholder.

Arthur doesn’t know whether he loves or loathes the infuriatingly familiar piece of fabric. He sometimes wonders if Merlin is aware that his neckerchiefs were all cut from a couple of Arthur’s old cloaks.

Today, some spiteful deity somewhere must be upset with Arthur because the neckerchief is not there to serve its chaste and merciful function, leaving Merlin’s throat indecently exposed. And to make matters worse, there’s a small streak of soot or charcoal down the side of Merlin’s usually immaculate neck. The little black smudge is neat and innocent in its own way, but it stares Arthur boldly in the face – enticing him, daring him.

It would be so easy for Arthur to take it upon himself to lick his thumb and make the impertinent little mark go away. But that way lies madness. And indignity. And too much explaining. So Arthur closes his hand over his thumb and waits for the urge to pass.

Of course, it doesn't.

The wicked smudge is playing coy but challenges him nonetheless.

In desperation, Arthur catches Merlin’s gaze and nods at him, doing some elaborate finger wiggling to indicate on his own neck where the offending smudge stands, hoping the prat will get his meaning.

Of course, he doesn’t.

Instead, the ever-helpful Merlin comes to inspect Arthur’s neck, leaning closely into his space, squinting and mumbling an asinine ‘I can’t see anything’.

And that, gentle reader, is exactly why they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Arthur is now forced into sinful proximity with not only with the elegant throat and the lick-worthy collarbones, but also a remarkable shock of dark hair.

A Merlin-scented shock of dark hair.

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1 - Merlin's eyes

2 - Merlin's lips

3 - Merlin's hands

4 - Merlin's throat

5 - Merlin's hair

6 - Merlin's ears

7 - Merlin's legs

[saladscream]

Merlin’s ears are sacred.

And that’s the end of that, really.

Arthur can have a bit of a mean streak and he has been known to wield wit and sarcasm mercilessly to disparage those in blatant need of a putdown. Some might say he was even a bit of an undiscerning bully in his younger days.

But when it comes to Merlin’s ears, Arthur would as soon make fun of them as spit on his mother’s grave.

These ears are simply (and oddly) sacred. Off limits.

Yes, they’re inordinately large. Yes, they’re a completely illogical shape. And yes, they stick out of the man’s head rather inanely, like a pair of inefficient sails.

But they’re still off limits.

They are just so�� so delicate. So vulnerable. There’s a sweet innocence to them that reminds Arthur of puppies and bear cubs. And so, indeed they are awkward and cumbersome and slightly ridiculous, but Arthur cannot help but think that they are exactly as they should be, and woe betide anyone who thinks otherwise. Something in him – the same primal, fearsome, ruthless instinct that usually serves him so well on battlefields – needs these ears to remain verbally safe and physically untouched.

Accordingly, he has made it perfectly clear that Merlin’s ears are off limit. There was no edict. There was no formal order. But there was Sir Alaric, who displayed unfortunate and very tactile disrespect for Merlin’s left ear – and got cuffed so hard for it that he woke up unsure of his name and whereabouts. Knights, servants and lords alike have given Merlin’s ears a wide berth ever since. And if anyone believes Arthur’s ferocious protectiveness unwarranted, no one has been daft enough to make anything of it.

Besides, it isn’t like Arthur himself doesn’t lob unflattering epithets and mild scorn at his manservant on a daily basis, so the denizens of the citadel probably reckon the prince harbours some dark questionable fetish where the oversized appendages are concerned.

Arthur doesn’t, of course.

The way he feels about those damn ears is nothing as unsavoury as that. The way he feels about them is pure and selfless (and maybe just a tiny bit possessive). He’d be hard pressed to explain it, truth be told, but the very idea of brushing the smooth, diaphanous shells of those delicate ears with the tip of a finger is enough to make him go light-headed and weak at the knees.

Arthur’s aware that there is no reasonable justification for this unusual state of fact. But neither can he deny the gentle frisson of contentment he gets from watching sunlight caress Merlin’s ears, turning them into agates and bringing out all the warm colours. He simply cherishes the dear not-so-little things – all part and parcel of his manservant’s disarming charm and foolish appearance, along with the butter fingers, the shabby jacket and the coltish legs.

And don’t get Arthur started on the legs.

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1 - Merlin's eyes

2 - Merlin's lips

3 - Merlin's hands

4 - Merlin's throat

5 - Merlin's hair

6 - Merlin's ears

7 - Merlin's legs

[neptunesyellowsands]

Um I wrote a fic EXACTLY like this back in April?! How are our brains the same

merlin falling to his knees after sending arthur out onto the lake and then just. staying there. he was planning on staying until his body gave out from dehydration but he just...never died. he kept waking up to the same sight of the lake, the day around him a bit different. yet he never moved. he remained on the shore of that lake as nature began to claim him, growing over his body as if he were just a stone on the ground. merlin never moves. he is arthur's servant. he'd follow arthur everywhere. if he couldn't...well then, he'll wait right outside. he'll wait right here. he'll wait for arthur.

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Full list of official Merlin scanned books:

Guides and Annual Book Editions 📘📚

Tagging: @bogslob @neptunesyellowsands @starrieisdelusional @tansyuduri @farieshades @samwinjester @miyriu

Important Note: So just change the tab in the top left corner from "Last modified" to "Name". because the google drive automatically orders them by date last modified.

Hardcover book link: https://www.tumblr.com/sugar-coated-prat-dragon/765338442330783744/full-list-of-official-merlin-scanned-books

Paperback book link: https://www.tumblr.com/sugar-coated-prat-dragon/765348198794559488/full-list-of-official-merlin-scanned-books

Merlin activity book link: https://www.tumblr.com/sugar-coated-prat-dragon/765359468285509632/full-list-of-official-merlin-scanned-books