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not only do I think that Mordred should never learn how to swim, I also think his hobby should be to go out sailing on unseaworthy boats during stormy nights

#he wishes the sea would finally claim him and it never does #not even the ocean wants him #he has a cursed kind of luck #every time a ship wrecks he is on he turns out to be the only survivor #of course he'll blame himself for bringing misfortune with him wherever he goes #mordred pendragon #arthuriana #headcanons

thinking about how in many cultures drowning was a method of execution reserved for princes to avoid the shedding of sacred blood on earth

#and if Arthur was afraid of staining the soil red with Mordred's blood was he afraid that his son might have shared the same divinity?#would nothing grow and thrive in Pendragon lands if Pendragon blood was what penetrated the ground?#what did he fear would happen if he raised his sword with his own hand against the infant?#arthuriana #mordred pendragon #the mayday massacre

wandrenowlereacts

I just had yet another realization. Traditionally, King Arthur's death is said to be 542 AD. Interestingly, in history, around that same time, the Plague of Justinian occurred a year prior (in 541 AD). This possibly means that King Arthur and his army, as they march towards Rome, must also deal with a plague that is occurring in the local area.

So, when we add the Plague of Justinian as yet another event that King Arthur must deal with (besides Mordred's betrayal), then that makes things even more terrifying and devastating in the narrative.

medraut-pendragon

perhaps it was not a coincidence and both disasters are connected. the Plague of Justinian could be interpreted as a punishment for the incest and the mayday massacre

#Pardoning Infanticide in Late Medieval France #Sara Mcdougall #Law and History Review #Vol. 39 #No. 2 (MAY 2021)#arthuriana #mordred pendragon #the mayday massacre #the plague of justinian #the battle of camlann

false-guinevere

I think more stories should do more with leaving Mordred’s parentage ambiguous. Like Arthur slept with Morgause but Morgause was still sleeping with Lot so each are perfectly possible. Arthur and Lot both think Mordred is theirs. The added tragedy of all the stuff happening due to Mordred parentage which might not even be true.

#imagine this: Mordred is Lot's son #Uther fathered another illegitimate child that he never claimed as his #said child grows up to become a beautiful maiden and catches Arthur's eye #the king lies with her not knowing she is his half-sister and she birthes a son who is promptly forgotten by him #the son turns out to be the the startled knight that draws his sword to kill an adder #during the standoff negotiations between Mordred and Arthur triggering the battle of camlann #arthuriana #mordred pendragon #the battle of camlann

mzr-hsh

Saj Issa - Crocodile Crown

#objects #crocodile #animal motif #jewelry #crown #mordred vibes

geryone

Gut, Amanda Larson

#quotes #medrawt vibes

hadrian6

Oedipus on the Bodies of his Sons. 1912. Gabriel Jules Charles Girodon. French 1844-1941. oil/canvas. winner Prix de Rome 1912. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

#paintings #greek mythology #oedipus #eteocles #polynices #amholt vibes

erstwhilesparrow

okay i lied put your clothes back on we're not having sex i'm fundamentally evil and i need you to kill me

#txt #medrawt vibes

memories-of-ancients

Sardonyx cameo with a double Capricorn on portrait of emperor Augustus, Roman, 27 BC - 14 AD

from The MET

#jewelry #brooch #cameo #animal motif #goat #amr vibes

most mordred-core thing that happened to me as a child was when my irresponsible coquettish cloth father almost let me drown in a lake while chatting with his colleague on a phone with his back turned to me

#that and of course the horrors™#yes we do go on boat trips regulary even though I can't swim #txt

fancy-strawberry-beard

My favourite arthuriana headcanon is that Mordred isn't even Mordred. That's just some kid who survived the May Day Massacre and who everybody assumed must be Prince Mordred Bastard Child of King Arthur because why would God ever bother to spare some random peasant when a super duper important prince is there.

The prophecy was bull and lots of children were killed for nothing but Mordred overthrows Arthur and dies anyways because that's just what thinking you're royalty destined for greatness does to you.

Anyways I recently read The Wicked Day by Mary Stewart and I was totally neutral about the many comments about Mordred's special lineage making him automatically more princely even back when he thought he was just a fisher's son. Why are you asking mind your own business (:

#I keep thinking about this concept #that and mordred's knights possibly being survivors of the mayday massacre #arthuriana #concepts

The Bible, Genesis 3, 4

#the bible #cain and abel

chivalry-on-canvas

Duty by Edmund Blair Leighton

#paintings #edmund blair leighton #llacheu vibes

valtsv

*goes limp and passive but in a way that feels more dangerous somehow*

valtsv

*doesn't protest or react but you can't help but feel like i'm doing it on purpose*

#txt #lleu vibes

onlinemgc

#reblogs #illustrations #medieval #bunny

Something that tickles me is that despite how similar hares and rabbits are on the outside the two cannot inter-breed

that's because hares are creatures of the underworld wheras bunnies are creatures of heaven

#answered asks

natalieironside

If u could bring dead ppl back 2 life with magic like in video games the hollywood stunt scene would be out of control. There'd be professional snuff actors winning awards for dying the best. Producers would be like "If u need somebody to get killed in a film call up Resurrection Eddie, nobody gets killed as good as Eddie"

#txt #llacheu vibes

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