#blodeuwedd

[stampedpub]

The UK'S Royal Mail captures the four eras of girlhood in its latest stamp release, Myths and Legends.

Issued March 27, 2025. Art by Adam Simpson.

[wilderbas]

when rhiannon met blodeuedd

concept art for a developing story, rewriting the magic of y mabinogi

[wildbasil]

sorry guys he's really not feeling up to it this year 😔 (his annual "until judgement day" battle with gwythyr)

but fear not! another competitor appears!

happy may day!🥳

[mabevil]

thinking about how the welsh version of lucien is lleu..

and that lleu is the name of the prince blodeuwedd is forced to marry…

[elrieldreamer]

The owl tattoo reminded me of a Blodeuwedd connection that I made in the HOFAS Azriel/Bryce/Nesta bonus chapter in 2024 that I’ve never seen anyone else discuss. I was convinced at the time that it was a nod to Elain’s (and Elriel’s) future story.

RIGHT after Bryce asks Azriel if he has a mate, she brushes her hand along the wall of the cave, which has been covered in art.

The art depicts a girl sitting on a toadstool, with a hound resting at her feet. It seemed strange that SJM would include a description of such a casual gesture, and my gut told me that the art itself might somehow be important. I started researching … and it led me straight to the Mabinogion.

In the 4th branch of the Mabinogion - the same branch as Blodeuwedd’s story - Gwydion, a magician, tricks a king by turning hounds into toadstools. This is one small facet of a greater story that involves Blodeuwedd, a woman “made of flowers”, who is turned into an owl when she and her warrior lover conspire to kill the man that she was magically created to be with.

Interesting that an excerpt discussing the possibility of Azriel having a mate or partner includes an Easter egg that hearkens back to a story of a woman who, at all costs, chose love over her magically-bound duty.

[theemeraldforesthideout]

Royal Mail Myths And Legends Stamps 2025

Via here

[thejewellerybox]

The Blodeuwedd Art Ring by Charlotte Rowenna

“THE BLODEUWEDD RING embodies the spirit of the Welsh goddess of spring, with delicate floral motifs symbolising resilience and renewal. Inspired by wildflowers that bloom after winter, this ring captures the essence of transformation and new beginnings. The warm glow of gold reflects the beauty of individuality, inviting the wearer to embrace their true self, just as Blodeuwedd does in her enchanting Mabinogion tale."

Crafted in 18ct recycled yellow gold, this sculptural, one-of-a-kind trilogy ring features a central opalescent pink pear sapphire from Sri Lanka, flanked by two reclaimed old mine-cut diamonds. Four tiny diamonds are nestled within intricate meadowsweet flower details. (£5,840, Tomfoolery)

[finnlongman]

Dear Tumblr, I have been desperately wanting to share this news with you since May last year and now I finally can: Gollancz is publishing not one, not two, but THREE of my queer medieval retellings over the next few years! You'll have seen me posting little bits about these books in the past, but I'm so excited to get to share them with you properly.

First up in 2025: The Wolf and His King, a queer retelling of Bisclavret that uses werewolfism as a metaphor to explore chronic pain and illness. It's also very much about gay yearning, fealty, and the mortifying ordeal of being known. Partially in second person and partially in verse, you can see my previous posts about it under the tag the wolf and his king or, for the really early ones, werewolves and gay yearning.

In 2026, I'm bringing you The Animals We Became [working title], which is a queertrans retelling of the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, looking at gender, compulsory heterosexuality, and trauma, via nonconsensual shapeshifting. Lotta trans vibes, lotta trauma; I wrote a first draft of this last year because I got carried away writing the sample chapters for my proposal and I'm excited to get deeper into it in edits. Aka t4t shapeshifting and trauma; generally tagged as also owls are transmasculine now.

And finally, in 2027, which is the one I've honestly been most excited to tell you guys about, it's To Run With The Hound [working title]. If you've been following me for a while, you'll know that I wrote a book with this title way back in 2018… well, the one I've sold isn't exactly that book, it's a proposal for how I intend to completely rewrite that book from the ground up, but yes, this is it: my Cú Chulainn novel, my queer medieval Irish book, my (hopefully) magnum opus. Haven't written it yet, but the plan is to use a nonlinear narrative to explore why Táin Bó Cúailnge is a tragedy, featuring a great many feelings about Fer Diad, Láeg, and Cú Chulainn himself.

There's a bit more detail and some FAQs on my website right now, but the most important thing is QUEER MEDIEVAL BOOKS WRITTEN BY SOMEBODY WITH MULTIPLE DEGREES IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE. If that sounds like your jam, stick around.