#ecbertstan

[tsivi]

IVAR SCREAMING ACROSS THE TABLE THAT HIS BROTHERS A BOTTOM IS THE MOST LOTHBROK FAMILY BULLSHIT

“I HEARD YOU CANT GET IT UP”

“I HEARD YOU LIKE IT UP THE ASS”

I evocative nothing better from this FUCKING bloodline

[jaytodd1129]

Me, lying awake at 2AM: I feel like... King Ecbert and Ragnar Lothbrok loved each other BECAUSE of how much they both loved Athelstan.. like yes, of course, there was obvious mutual admiration as they were both great warriors and strategists B U T the bottom line is, at the end of the day, they were both just two people brought together by the love they both felt for the same person. It's like they were the only two people in the world who could SEE how marvelous, how smart, how kind, how brave, how GLORIOUS this lil' monk-turned-viking-turned-monk-again was. Nobody else could see it but them (and maybe Judith). And sure that came with feelings of possessiveness, jealousy and even the urge to compete for Athelstan's affection but the FACT! REMAINS! that nobody understood how heartbreaking it really was that Athelstan was no longer in this world when he was killed, except for them two (and maybe Judith)! It must've been incredibly lonely for Ecbert to have to kill the only other person who got that. In this essay, I...

[tsivi]

The way ecbert keeps asking ragnar why it took him so long to return was...

It’s almost like...

These two queercoded characters who were somewhat canonically in love with the same man are in love with eachother...

Hm. Neat.

[tsivi]

Every single character in this show except floki and athlewolf: did I mention that I love athlestan? Only 80 times? K. I love him so much.

[tsivi]

Judith and ecbert are literaly about to fuck and take five minutes to talk about how much they love Athelstan what the fuck?

[tsivi]

ECBERT AND RAGNAR DRUNK AND YELLING ABOUT GOD, HEAVEN AND DEATH AND THE FUTULITY OF RELEGION IS SUCH A VIBE THIS IS THE MULTI RELEGION RELATIONSHIP E N E R G Y

[jaytodd1129]

ok so I know everyone is always talking about how Ragnar is so in love with Athelstan (which he is, fight me) but can we just take a second to talk about how King Ecbert was also similarly head over heels for him? 

To the extent that literally the second Judith confesses her child is Athelstan’s, Ecbert immediatly ceases his punishment for adultery on her and becomes fiercely protective of her and the child.

Not only that, but he seems downright ecstatic at the prospect of his son’s wife having the son of Athelstan, and him having a part in raising said child.

He’s even the one to name the child, instead of his son (who is married to Judith).

He brings him up all the time, much to Aethelwulf’s annoyance, always wondering if he’s doing well.

Constantly revisiting the library Athelstan frequented in the castle and the manuscripts he helped translate for him.

He dotes on Alfred above all his other grandchildren, possibly because of the striking ressemblance the boy has with his biological father, both physically and in character, and therefore feels like this might be a way to be close to Athelstan, somehow.

He tried his best to make Athelstan stay with him, and was greatly disappointed when he chose to be with Ragnar and the vikings instead of him.

He has a vision of Athelstan and he says “oh how I’ve waited for you my friend” with the THIRSTIEST MOTHERFUCKIN EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE AND VOICE and then attempts to hold??? grab??? the apparition

when the vision disappears, king ecbert pleads for him not to go in one of like two moments in the entire series in which he actually shows vulnerability (and guess what? the other moment is also about Athelstan so fasten your seatbelts)

when he finally learns the truth about Athelstan’s demise, ecbert crumples and upon getting to know the details of his death, scolds ragnar for failing to protect him and says that if he’d been with him, Athelstan would still be alive.

And if none of that convinces you, then I have the ultimate proof: eye-fucking. Lots and LOTS of eye-fucking.

That’s it. That’s all I wanted to say on a friday night.