Muahaha

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I pretty much just finished Part 1 of the Epic Romance - coming in at just under 10,000 words.



I have a working title but I don't know if I want it to be the title for Part 1, or the whole thing. I suppose if titles occur to me for the other parts, then that'll answer that question.

Meanwhile, I have canon/fanon questions for Merlin peeps! I have done some Arthurian research on these, but am curious as to what the fanon standards are:

1. What kingdom is Cenred king of? According to wikipedia, there was a Cenred of Mercia, and a Cenred of Wessex around the same time. While knowing that Camelot has some mystical non-location, I like to assume it's probably somewhere in Wales, therefore nearby Mercia makes sense.
   
   Mercia's mentioned in the show, right? Is it ever identified as Cenred's?


2. Speaking of kingdoms, what name is used to describe the Pendragon kingdom? I have been assuming that Camelot is the name of the city/citadel, and that "Albion" either describes the new, united kingdom that Arthur creates, or the collective name for the isle regardless of whether it's united or not.
   
   Is there a general fanon practice for this?


3. Also fanon/BBC canon question: traditionally, Gawain is of Orkney, i.e. Scottish. Obv, Eoin Macken is sporting a delightful Irish accent. Anachronisms of language and accent aside, there been established any fanon precedent for where we're considering Gwaine is from? (perhaps I can just edge around it with "over the sea/water"...)


4. And, a final language/protocol question: what is the honorific with which knights are addressed? eg would a squire address them "my lord", or "sir", or...?
   
   Is there an example of this in canon that doesn't involve the knight's name + honorific (e.g. "Certainly, Sir Gwaine, I will remove my clothes immediately")?

THANKS, TEAM MERLIN!

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1. Fanon just comes up with whatever. Cenred was too busy having his leather pants fitted to actually name his kingdom. Mercia is Bayard's kingdom though.

2. Camelot appears to refer to both the city/citadel and the realm.

3. I don't think there's a fanon established norm for where Gwaine is from. :D

4. Oooo good question. They are supposedly all nobles (until Arthur breaks the norm) so nobles would always be "my lord," right? But I can't imagine hearing "Lord Leon" haha.

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Oh, Cenred. You were far too pretty and moody to die. Maybe there should be an A Christmas Carol crackfic where mopes around in chains and leather and tells Uther to stop being such a grump.

Re: 4, yeah, I kind of thought that unless they're lord of *somewhere*, they're not really lords? ergo, Gwaine and Lancelot and Percy and Elyan, unless given property, cannot really be lords *handwave*. In summary, "Sir" it is. (Though, given that my last fandom was Torchwood, that feels a little odd.)