#vivat rex

[for-valour]

THAT SMILE! George VI during the Royal state visit to the United States, June 1939.

gifs made by @for-valour

[sowelimaxima]

most of cringe #witchy tumblr needs to see this i think

[joshisnotarobot]

If anyone ever sincerely called me a mollycoddle to my face, I don't think I'd ever recover.

[cloverachiever]

Vivat Rex

[yuri-is-online]

Saturday Night Question (MMO AU)

a/n: Inspired by Recovery of an MMO Junkie and that bit of Ch. 6 where Idia assigns all the OB Boys rpg classes. Title comes from the op track which I highly recommend. (x) Loose modern au, NRC is an actual college everyone attends and Grim is still a talking cat-weasel-monster. Not everyone knows each other IRL so expect some minor catfishing. The MMO is based off of Final Fantasy XIV and will contain references to class and game mechanics but no spoilers.

For those unfamiliar with FFXIV chats

[FC] <Tempura Kun> this is the guild chat. Everyone in the guild can see this.

Tempura Kun >> this is a whisper, only two people can see this

[NOVICE] Tempura Kun: this is the novice network for mentors, only Riddle can see this

[Tempura Kun] if someone is texting it will be portrayed like this.

LFM- STYX (FC) recruiting, static needs a pure healer/off tank. Serious offers only.

Your buddy Epel talks you into trying critically acclaimed mmo First Fantasia because it has a thirty day free trial with unlimited game time and includes the first expansion as a joke but as college gets more stressful and you struggle to make irl connections it becomes your personal safe haven. You finally work up the nerve to join a guild and find yourself stuck in the middle of a really familiar set of egos. At least you're having fun.

Tempura Kun| lalafell| white mage/omni-crafter| Yu (you)

A college student living in a haunted mansion their dead beat dad's "renovating." You are only really interested in crafting after being really burned out on hardcore raiding from your last MMO, but agree to sub for heals so Epel can replace the group's usual off tank who's taking a hiatus. That and Gloomurai agreed to let you decorate the FC house, how could you refuse?

Granny Smith| male roegadyn| dark knight| Epel Felmier

One of your friends from class. Mannon keeps mailing him fantasia and insisting he change his race but he's really attached to how muscular this lets him be. He really just wants to play for fun, but he's super competitive and is super eager to try out harder content to "prove how manly he is."

Gloomy Samurai| female miqo'te| samurai| Idia Shroud

The leader of the fc and the person who runs the discord. Extreeeeeemely blunt to the point of being a bit unpleasant and downright scary. You're pretty sure they only let you join to get access to more pictures of Grim and because Epel's friends with the main tank. Super funny for someone so terminally online, but you are beginning to suspect they just- don't have a life outside of gaming.

Jude Bellerose| male hyur| black mage| Riddle Rosehearts

Knows the mechanics for every single fight in game and is scarily efficient at his rotation. Also extremely inflexible and refuses to adjust for a n y o n e, but blames the wipe on everyone else because he knew the mechanics so why don't you? Pretty sure he broke a keyboard while trying to clear the last raid tier.

Vivat Rex| male miqo'te| reaper| Leona Kingscholar

Rex plays this game for triple triad like a true king and is only kept on the static for his consistent dps. Claims that he doesn't pay attention to the discord but he knows everything everyone says in there anyway and responds any time someone vaguely mentions him. Likes to mess with Jude and is not above causing a wipe to out dps him.

Snake Whisper| male au ra| dancer| Jamil Viper

He has every single non-crafter class leveled and knows their rotation. Refuses to play anything other than dancer because he hates people pulling logs and enjoys holding dance partner over the other dps's heads. Likes to post pictures of his cooking in the discord and has his spotify linked to his account. Surprisingly willing to swap recipes if you ask, provided you promise to not give them to Nautilus.

Mannon Du Luc| male elezen| paladin| Vil Schoenheit

Epel's online friend who he says he hates but you're pretty sure he admires a whole lot. He's playing this game for glam, his dresser is maxed out with almost every limited piece ever added. He has completed every single piece of extreme content for the glam without being carried and expects the same level of competence from his off tank. Super nice to you though, he always coms his healers.

Nautilus Noise| male viera| sage| Azul Ashengrotto

Raid leader who does the call outs with Snake Whisper. Claims to be irl friends with Gloomurai but neither of them ever talk about their personal lives so who knows. Has ff logs installed and will pull them to... critique the other static members. You are 99.9999% sure he's playing the market board with 8 retainers but lack concrete proof. At least you can make him shut up if you compliment him.

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Vivat Rex! Vivat Rex Carolus! Vivat! Vivat! Vivat!

Let the new Carolean Age begin....

[quidam-sirenae]

Viva la vida in Latin

Mundum Habui

Mares crescit, verbum dedi

Somno solo in mane nunc

Mundavi viam teneo tunc

Alea iacta est

Sentio in hostis timores

Inquit vulgi canant vox

Rex mortuus est, diu vivat rex

Clostum custodivi

Deinde muri claudat mihi

Et invenire sunt castrum stat

In columnae salis et Sabuloque.

Clocca audeant iurusulus,

Equites canant romanus

Ferrum scutum eritis vitrum,

Apostolus in novum agrum,

Enim causa nescio

Cum reliquat numquam

Non verbum verum

Quoque imperaveri tum.

Ventus scelus et ferus est

Quod in austium delet et

Res fractis sono cornoque

Non poterant existo ut credere.

Coniurati clamat

Caput meus in disco, at

Solum falsus et vacuus sum

Qui desideretne regnum.

[Chorus]

+Non sanctum clamas cogito

[justasightseer]

Okay, I'm starting off my Seven Kings Must Die Countdown with my bestest boy. The arsehole of Wessex and the best brain the British Isles has ever seen. Vivat Rex Alfredos!! 👑

[emmashouldbewriting]

“i cannot express how much i actually adore this photo, it's just so so lovely”

Isn’t it just?!

So, so pleased His Majesty is doing well. I will keep my fingers crossed that he listens to his doctors (and his wife) and paces himself accordingly, on the long road to remission.

Vivat Rex 🇬🇧

it's just such a warm and fuzzy picture, you can really feel their bond in it!

agreed, i hope he doesn't strain himself and takes care in his return. he's already given us so much of himself!

[thisbluespirit]

Tagged by @pers-books

Last listened to: The Light - Sara Bareilles. Although I am also listening (in other types of audio) to the BBC's Vivat Rex and enjoying it very much (currently on the Henry IV installment with Robert Hardy, Martin Jarvis, Robert Powell, Anthony Quayle & Patrick Troughton).

Reading: The Element of Fire by Martha Wells, but I've only just started it.

Watching: As I may have mentioned, Glorious 39 (2009), which I'm enjoying, especially for the Romola Garai. (Currently fairly confident that Bill Nighy is the actual instigator of the Sinister Plot, but less sure about where everyone else stands or who's most likely to die next.)

Current obsession: idk, maybe my current origfic is the nearest I can think of, but I'm not sure I am obsessed with anything at the moment!

Tagging: @herawell @lurking-latinist @basiltheratatouille @maryellencarter @captain-aralias @jurijurijurious @mariocki and anyone else who wants to do it, including the important people I should most definitely not have forgotten!

[for-valour]

Who remembers Charles III’s recent fountain pen tantrums? Well, our darling George VI has dealt with dodgy dip pens since 1937 :) And I absolutely adore how thoroughly he tries to clean his inky fingers. gif made by @for-valour

[essaytime]

Polski Tumblrze Trylogii, błagam, czy ktoś ma jakieś dobre zdjęcie kadru "Vivat Carolus Gustavus rex" z napisami? Będzie mi potrzebny na poniedziałek

[viking369]

One day I'll duck too slow, and at Westminster they'll call out "Vivat Rex" for some other man.

Westminster Abbey, London, England | June 2019

[thecrownedlioness]

our past.

Cordelia shows up in Abbadon’s apartment, still smelling of smoke. The blonde is glaring, lowkey blaming him for what she and her girls just had to do. As if dragging someone into the radioactive wasteland wasn’t bad enough, burning them to death is another matter entirely. "Abbadon.”

He takes a sip from his mug, running a hand through his dark hair, heavy purple bags under his eyes. “It’s done then? Mikey’s dead?”

Cordelia nods solemnly. "He’s dead and... taken care of, yes."

His shoulders relax, a grin creeping onto his lips. He whispers a victorious yes!... which is immediately followed by...a strange...heaviness in his gut. Probably the coffee. 

Cordelia lifts her chin and exhales out of her nose. "I leave it all in your capable hands, Your Majesty. I'll see you soon."

“Hey, Cordelia!” He says, letting the lighter drop to the floor and standing, “Tell me—what were his last words?”

She pauses, facing away from him. Something about this little shit made her not want to give him an ounce of satisfaction from all of this... But she needs to pick her battles. Cordelia looks at him in his eyes. For some reason there are tears in her own. "He said, Please, he'll hurt her. Then he cried the name Summer."

He scoffs, bending down to pick up the lighter, “Figures. He knew Pussycat would be mine if anything ever happened to him. He just wasn’t banking on me knowing people powerful enough to do it.”

She sighs and says, "I hope you'll be a better king than he would've been. We'll see." Cordelia nods, and transmutes from the room. She and her coven will need to emotionally and physically rest after that ordeal.

Abbadon can’t suppress a little smile. The King is dead. Long live the King.

@theuncrowneddestroyer @thecrownedbeast

[sunlit-music]

Vivat Rex. Volume one. Narrated by Richard Burton. By: the BBC.

You can listen to this fascinating and exciting audio book on the audible app.

[blackswaneuroparedux]

A soldier marches not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.

- G.K. Chesterton

The largest ceremonial operation for 70 years. A spectacular display of military precision and professionalism by the British armed forces for the coronation of King Charles III.

Vivat Rex Carolus.