Galadred
| Pairing | |
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| Pairing: | Sir Galahad/Sir Mordred |
| Alternative name(s): | Galadred |
| Gender category: | slash |
| Fandom: | Arthuriana |
| Canonical?: | Strangers or near-strangers |
| Prevalence: | fandom juggernaut |
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Galadred is the common name for the ship between Sir Galahad and Sir Mordred, the most-tagged ship in the Arthuriana fandom on Archive of our Own.
Though they do not interact in canon, many fans are drawn to their potential to act as foil characters.[1] [2] They have a number of parallels: Galahad is the illegitimate son of Sir Lancelot and Mordred is the illegitimate son of King Arthur,[3] both are marked before birth by prophecies about their destinies, and both contribute, intentionally or unintentionally, to the downfall of the Round Table. However, whereas Galahad is held up as a paragon of spiritual purity and a Chosen One, Mordred is often seen as wicked, traitorous, and conniving.
One poll suggested that the majority of the fandom believes that if Galadred had been canon, it would have saved Camelot, though there was not a common consensus as to how.[4] Some fans have criticized the relationship as homophobic in basis,[5][6] though this is a minority opinion in the fandom and some, including non-Galadred shippers, have criticized this as being linked to a trend in which the online Arthuriana fandom became more exclusive over time.[7] Others have argued that the ship is not necessarily homophobic in basis but that it is frequently portrayed in a way which plays into homophobic tropes in fics.[8]
The ship dates back at least to 2012.[9]
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Fan Works
Fanfic
- the line i called the horizon by consumptive-sphinx (rated T, Soulmate AU but serious and philosophical, Soulmate and Nemesis marks)
- Flower Language by WeCouldPretend (rated T, Flowershop AU)
Fan Art
- ...here we just keep drawing gay knights still by @sir-garvais
- Good quality Galadred as promised<3 by @caer-gai
- While some pray, others curse by @daliathewitch
- favorite ship dynamic ever by @daliathewitch
- Galadred Animatic by @sanddef
Miscellaneous
- seawilde's Galadred playlist
- radiant ending moodboard by @consumptive-sphinx
Archives and Links
References
- ^ https://www.tumblr.com/consumptive-sphinx/627538030207631360/anonymous-ship-meme-galahadmordred?source=share
- ^ honestly what’s the point of having a narrative foil if you’re not going to thrash out whether you are less or more than or just or entirely human through the lens of your intertwined destinies and love for each other by @exercise-of-trust
- ^ Oh! And the other reason I think Galadred is taking off is people noticing that they're both well-primed to have daddy issues and concluding that they should Kiss About It. @thedupshadove ask to Paul Gadzikowski
- ^ Personal feelings on the ship aside, could Galadred save the Round Table? poll posted by @poparthuriana, with reblog commentary. 67.9% of 28 people said it would, which is too small a sample size to be conclusive.
- ^ honestly i kinda think galadred is homophobic but like also i dont care enough to get into it <3 by @tillman
- ^ wait i'm on a roll with arthurian shipping hot takes so y'all are getting galadred. i think 9/10 galadred portrayals are DEEPLY homophobic and read like propaganda bc they always end up "evil gay tempter seduces good catholic boy into sin via... gay sex" as if there's no problem with that. by @povestotrischane
- ^ on another note its insane to me how much arthuriana tumblr has changed in the last three years by @gringolet
- ^ sorry i know you don’t want to get into it but god it really bugs me that so many galadred shippers will write them as... ask to @tillman
- ^ A 2012 post by @lucrezianoin, trying to find someone to do an Arthurian roleplay with [1]