#ruadan

[queerebrum]

Merlin Challenge, day 5: Favorite Quote

“There is no evil in sorcery, only in the hearts of men.”

[polyteleology]

"Keening," by Daniela Simina

Her gift for posterity,

the undying gift of Bride the Banfile,

power of word endowing

the pain and agony

with immortality.

Inheritance she left for

those to come.

The inheritance of spirit

passed on beyond blood.

Spear struck Ruadan

and without his blood spilled

that deep and powerful voice,

Her voice,

would never had risen.

A mother's grief birthed lamentation,

sacred union of word and sound

wedded by pain to never part again.

Him, left dead, her left alive,

her left to live forever in the heart of each of us

knowingly or unknowingly,

each time someone is keening.

Her gift for posterity,

the undying gift of Bride the Banfile:

the visceral yell erupting from

the soul sliced open,

the soul of a mother

cradling her dead child,

and nevertheless

make that a gift,

a step into immortality. (Text from the devotional poetry blog Stone on the Belly)

[mouseyfox]

Disabled Woman Needs to Rehome Cats

So some of you might know me, others of you might not. My name is Krystal, and I fucking love my cats Ruadan and Artemis. They’ve helped me through the hardest times of my life, and I want nothing but the best for them. Unfortunately, my plethora of disabilities have decided to come crashing down on me, and I’ve made the very difficult realization that I am no longer able to give my two lovebugs the care that they need. I’m not even able to give myself the care that I need without help, and am having to return home to family as soon as possible to get the care that I need.

I’ve been trying to get my cats rehomed for months through local means and I’ve had no luck. Artemis and Ruadan have made it onto a waiting list for the Kentucky Humane Society, but I would really prefer to rehome them somewhere where I can be assured their new owner understands how to take care of cats and understands their body language well enough to understand when Ruadan is feeling too over stimulated to be pet or cuddled. They’re mainly healthy, but Ruadan’s ears have a tendency to build up earwax that needs to be treated on a weekly basis, and Artemis can develop urinary crystals if she’s not on a proper diet that accounts for her urinary health. She’s currently on Iams Healthcare Urinary Tract Health and so is Ruadan.

I’m including a link to their adopt me pages and if you cannot help please consider sharing this post. Also please consider reblogging my moving expenses post as well because while we’re having to change the destination from Rhode Island to California I still need to move, and I still need help with more care than I can get in Louisville.

My name is Ruadán and Mom says I give the best cuddles in the world. My shots need to be updated, but I’m in good health and love making new friends: [link]

My name is Artemis and I’ll let you pet my tummy as we chill out on the couch and watch tv. My shots should be up to date, and so long as I’m fed the right kind of food I’m as healthy and happy as can be: [link]

Moving Post: [link]

Moving Wishlist: [link]

Direct Link to GoFundMe: [link]

[atmaflare]

-Ruadan, the fomorian spy- In Irish mythology, Ruadan is one of the fomorians, a mysterious race of monstrous sea-raiders who terrorized Ireland during ancient times. They had a complicated relationship with the Tuatha de Danaan, the pantheon of Irish gods, with sometimes the two races being in friendly terms, some even in romantic relationships, and others with both acting as fierce enemies. When the Tuatha Dé arrived in Ireland the fomorians were already in there for a long time, and so were a group of people called the Fir Bolg, who did battle with the gods. The Tuatha Dé emerged victorious, but at the cost of their king, Nuada, losing his arm, and alongside it, his right to rule his people. One of their warriors, Bres is chosen as their new king, but he ends up oppressing the Tuatha Dé, putting them under the rule of the fomorian tribe, humiliating them and asking huge amounts of tributes in their honor. Bres is eventually deposed and alongside with the help of Balor, the great fomorian king, he declares war on the Tuatha de Danaan, starting a long conflict between the two tribes. Ruadan was actually the son of Bres with Brigid, the goddess and queen of the Tuatha de Danaan, making him only 1/4 fomorian. Nevertheless, he joined his father's army and chose to fight on the fomorian side against the gods. During the war, the fomorians realized that after every battle, the Tuatha always seemed to return the following day with their warriors completely healed and equipment restored, while the fomorian were suffering multiple losses. Puzzled by this, they sent Ruadan, who looked human enough to mingle with the gods unnoticed, to spy on their campsite. There he saw three smith gods, Goibniu, Credne and Luchta, fixing all of their broken weapons in seconds with just a swing of their hammers. On the backside, there was also a magical healing spring managed by the gods of medicine, Dian Cecht and his daughter Airmed, capable of returning any wounded warrior back to full health. Ruadan informed his companions of what he saw and they returned the following day planning an attack. Ruadan once again disguised himself and asked for a new spear from one of the smiths, impaling him with it as he got his hands on one.  Meanwhile, a group of fomorians led by Octriallach, son of the fomorian general Indech, attacked the healing fountain by throwing huge stones at it, but not before the Tuatha managed to heal the impaled smith. Ruadan tries to escape, but is captured by the soldiers and then executed in front of his mom, the goddess Brigid. Lamenting for her son's death, she invents the Keening, a sort of vocal lamentation for the dead.

[violetcancerian]

Ruadan: Why is Uncle Sreng upset at Da?

Indusa: Because Da said something to make him upset, that's why.

Bres, wearing a gray shirt: i did not!

Sreng: Bres, tell them what the color of your shirt is

Bres: *muttering* Warm white...

(@wildandwhirlingwords)

[ispyafamousface]

Before ever stepping foot in Westeros, John Bradley (Samwell Tarley) and Liam Cunningham (Ser Davos Seaworth) both made appearances on the BBC’s Merlin, as Tyr Seward and Ruadan respectively.

[blazingjackdaw]

I’ve been playing a lot of Dragon’s Dogma lately and I feel so bad for my main pawn. His Arisen has no instinct for self-preservation.

[violetcancerian]

Ruadan: *running in* MOTHER! I found him! He's here!

Bres: *talking to Sreng* Ruadan, you saw nothing...

Ruadan: *running off* Never mind, it wasn't him, it was a ghost. Oooooooooh!

@wildandwhirlingwords (I'm watching "The Princess Diaries 2 and yeah, this happened...)