Richard Armitage Legenda 93: Stuff worth reading
[Legenda offers a brief, non-inclusive index of stuff about Richard Armitage that I noticed and enjoyed since the last episode. It doesn’t usually include materials presented on the major fansites, which I love dearly, but which are linked in the sidebar. Because I always forget or just miss stuff, please add additional pieces of interest via link in the comments.]
Did anyone else feel like this one of the biggest weeks ever outside of a Fanstravaganza or a Hobbit premiere?
As soon as I publish this, I’m off to answer my own comments. What a week!
Birthday in England after all?
So all my day dreams about New York clubbing were mistaken? Thanks to Nimue for the notice.
More Richard Armitage birthday love
Don’t forget to check out the dozens of links I collected here and here, but here are just a few more:
- Note that AgzyM’s continuing her week of Armitage love. Giveaways!
- Obsessive Behavior collates all the fanvids. More this year than last (yeah!).
- Mulubinba.
- Musical Greetings for Armitage Day!
- The Squeee.
- allthingsrarmitage.
- Middle Earth events that happened on August 22nd.
- And if you didn’t see it, ItsJSforMe’s birthday mission in four installments: first, and second and third and fourth.
Source: Me, My Thoughts, and Richard Armitage
Armitageworld moves on from Batman
- Comments from before the reveal from AgzyM and Agonistes.
- Armitage Agonistes takes up the genre of the fake fan letter. Some I know used to write a lot of these and I have missed them.
- Life & Times of a Richard Armitage Addict
- It’s an RA World.
- Guy of Gisborne weighs in.
- The Arkenstone: A sign of the apocalypse?
- Xenia sighs in relief.
- Sympathy with
the DevilBen Affleck. With poll. - More sympathy with Affleck from Arkie.
- FedoraLady points out that Batman isn’t really an Armitage hero.
- And, for those who’d have really liked to have seen it, via KatharineD, a teaser trailer with our guy in it. Oh well.
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Richard Armitage as Richard III by Maraia Donnici. Source.
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It was Richard III’s deathday, too
- Michelle’s progress on her Richard III art: part 4 and completion!
- Have you liked the Richard III for Richard Armitage Facebook page?
- Bosworth, Shakespeare, and That Horse., and an interview with its author, Matthew Lewis.
- Maria Grazia in the footsteps of Richard III.
- She also comments on her impressions of The White Queen.
- Richard Armitage collection!
- King Richard Armitage Week continues at the fan initiative. Take the quiz! Win a prize. Sign the petition!
Richard Armitage Archive
- Crystal Chandlyre comments on the New Zealand advertising campaign in which Armitage has participated recently.
- What that New Zealand advertising campaign caused women to do. Hilarious!
- Missing absent Armitage friends. Me too.
- A Lucas North eyelashgasm!
- On the question of Roman virtues, Ancient Armitage moves on to Richard Armitage’s friendliness.
- Siriusly’s back!
- It’s Misha’s blogiversary! Happy first year!
- Collar City Brownstone reviews Malice Aforethought.
- Kelbel75 reviews The Golden Hour.
- Grendel’s Mum reviews Staged (in Japanese). Machine translation here. She didn’t find the romantic aspect convincing, if I understand the translation correctly.
- New FB page: Richard Armitage Switzerland.
- What do you like most about John Porter?
- Via Trudy, “J Tea’s Proposal,” a new North & South proposal scene spoof by Damaris at C19 (you must be a C19 member to read). Damaris is the author of that wonderful parody, North & Spoof.
- Richard Armitage and banking.
- Swooning Maruca’s got a musical suggestion for sending yourself dreaming into Richard Armitage’s arms.
- CDoart tries to fight her Armitage obsession, loses, and repledges herself to her creativity.
- Richard Armitage character cartoons.
- Favorite Richard Armitage body parts.
- What’s your favorite way to celebrate Richard Armitage’s birthday?
- A beautiful fantasy.
- What should Michelle do next with her Armitage art?
- What do you think of Charlotte Hawkins’ new novel covers for her Armitage-inspired Gisborne novels?
- From CarlyQ: Mini Angry Thorin in Action!
- Brian Sibley previews his TDOS Visual Guide.
- Aneurin Barnard compared with Richard Armitage.
- John Howe (who drew the picture of Thorin that convinced Richard Armitage he could do the role) also had a birthday this week. So did Sylvester McCoy.
Richard Armitage-related fanfic: Mature themes, sex, slash, RPF and so on
Make sure to read all the disclaimers on these.
- At wattpad: KathrynD’s “Soothing the Soul.” Lucas North celebrates a birthday. (Lucas North + OFC).
- At wattpad: Siriusly’s “Ready to Love.” Harry Kennedy.
- At wattpad: Hosmond’s republication of “Love is a Wound” went to ch. 49 and ultimately 51. (Guy of Gisborne + OFC).
- At wattpad: MorrighansMuse’s “A Willing Heart” went to ch. 6, 7 and 8. (Musings on what happened to Thorin right after the exile from Erebor.)
- At wattpad: CarlyQ’s “Iron and Oak” goes to ch. 11 (response to Armitage’s question about Thorin’s lost love)– and I think she’s starting an original story here, as well. Has a kind of mysterious beginning; I will definitely be following.
- At wattpad: TheArkenstone’s “River of Gold.” Further adventures of Thorin + Lady 0akenshield.
- At DF (note that you must be a member to read): Obscura’s “Recovery” goes to ch. 15. (John Porter + OFC).
- At A03: “Buon Compleanno Richard” (in Italian). Richard Armitage gets just what he wanted for his birthday. (Slash, RPF, Armitage + Freeman).
- At A03: “Happy Birthday!” Another version of what Armitage got for his birthday. (RPF; Armitage + OFC.) Again, I’m still not convinced this is Armitage she’s writing, but a sexy story. Read disclaimers!
- At A03: “Verstehen“. I am not recommending this one, exactly, but reading it made me think: why are people so hard on each other’s fantasies?
- At Raucous: In which Richard Armitage doesn’t like to celebrate his birthday (RPF; Armitage + OFC).
- “The Saga of Vaenomar” goes to ch. 31. (Prehistory of the Erebor exiles.)
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Some may be NSFW. Sorry — this is a bit short as I didn’t spend much time at the computer this week (another quibble I have with tumblr … sorry …)
- Fili and Thorin get involved in a power struggle (thanks to KatharineD).
- Fear about Armitage as Batman.
- Thorin Oakenshield wedding fantasies.
- Fan wants a Thorin / Thornton mashup. But not everyone agrees.
- Another great pick up line!
- Happy Topless Tuesday! Does a Guy really have to explain?
OT, collateral attractions, and things I think about
- TORn — the all-volunteer folks who have brought us multiple interviews with Richard Armitage — are doing a fundraising auction. Consider bidding or just donating.
- Do you have a job for KathrynD? Unfortunately she can’t live from fic writing and blogging (yet).
- How do you feel about the end of North & South?
- Dooce, queen of social media, asks herself how to know if you’ve had enough.
- Fantastic response to Mark Zuckerberg’s remarks this week about connectivity as a human right.
- Benedict Cumberbatch uses the paparazzi to ask questions. We’ve been seeing more of this lately.
- Guide to Icelandic Elf Sex.
Great list, as always and thanks for linking my story 🙂
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morrighansmuse said this on August 25, 2013 at 2:07 am |
🙂
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Servetus said this on August 25, 2013 at 2:56 am |
Goodness me! That Layla/Richard series should come with a warning label.
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morrighansmuse said this on August 25, 2013 at 2:58 am |
really sexy. But I don’t feel like that’s Richard Armitage, somehow. It’s like a slightly less erratic version of Tom Hiddleston to me …
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Servetus said this on August 25, 2013 at 2:59 am |
I haven’t picked up on Hiddleston’s vibe yet, but if that is Hiddles, then I’m all in 🙂
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morrighansmuse said this on August 25, 2013 at 3:09 am |
You are too, too good to me! Thanks for noting my stories and taking time to post lots of delicious stuff I would miss otherwise!
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CarlyQ said this on August 25, 2013 at 2:09 am |
🙂 🙂
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Servetus said this on August 25, 2013 at 2:56 am |
Hey serv, (or any other brilliant computer-savvy person) I see there are lots of stories on ao3 that look to be interesting but are not in English. Is there a way to translate them? Any help would be appreciated !
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Cindy said this on August 25, 2013 at 2:54 am |
http://translate.google.com/
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Servetus said this on August 25, 2013 at 2:55 am |
Thanks for the mentions! It really was a big Armitage week! Wow.
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Marie Astra said this on August 25, 2013 at 5:07 am |
🙂 🙂 🙂
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Servetus said this on August 25, 2013 at 9:43 pm |
Thank you for taking the time to make your weekly legenda. I seem to missed a bit this week.
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katie70 said this on August 25, 2013 at 5:09 am |
I felt that way, too!
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Servetus said this on August 25, 2013 at 9:43 pm |
Richard in London, eh?
All together now:
“How come every time you come around
My London London Bridge wanna go down, like
London London London, wanna go down, like
London London London, we goin down like”
OK, I’ll stop now 😉
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AgzyM said this on August 25, 2013 at 8:22 am |
Agzy! I’m scandalized!!!! 🙂
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Servetus said this on August 25, 2013 at 9:44 pm |
Servetus, sincere thanks for the mentions. I have shared on Tumblr as well. Nice to see that Richard went home for the birthday, family and friends. As well, I hope life is treating you and your family better these days.
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crystalchandlyre said this on August 25, 2013 at 10:33 am |
Thanks very much!
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Servetus said this on August 25, 2013 at 9:44 pm |
Where do I send your agent check? Thanks for linking me to the world and for always mentioning my stories. Don’t be surprised if one Day Serv flies into Erebor on an Eagle.
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TheArkenstone said this on August 25, 2013 at 1:29 pm |
Serv’s mildly afraid of heights … 🙂
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Servetus said this on August 25, 2013 at 9:44 pm |
Reblogged this on The Arkenstone Blog and commented:
You haven’t lived until you’ve checked out at least 75% of what Servetus has listed here! What a treasure trove!!! That Serv!!! xoxox
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TheArkenstone said this on August 25, 2013 at 1:55 pm |
Thanks for the reblog.
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Servetus said this on August 25, 2013 at 9:45 pm |
Thank you for mentioning my post! LOL! Happy you liked it!
So much to explore this week on Legenda.
All the best for the start of the semester.
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Faboamanto said this on August 25, 2013 at 3:09 pm |
Thanks, you too — I assume you must be started or starting soon yourself.
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Servetus said this on August 25, 2013 at 9:45 pm |
I agree with Arkenstone, I owe you 10% agent’s fee. What a busy, crazy week in Armitageworld. But we now have new/old photos to relax with on a beautiful Sunday.
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Perry said this on August 25, 2013 at 4:17 pm |
Indeed. Some of them are even good photos 🙂
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Servetus said this on August 25, 2013 at 9:46 pm |
Hey, yesterday night I came up with a idea, wich I thought you might interested in: When a man was your husband, (that could be anyone) and you’re where still blogging about Richard, what do you think what your husband would think of your blog? should he agree with it, or not? Ok, a blog about your own husband is weird, if you had in mind RIchard whore yours.
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Rianne said this on August 25, 2013 at 4:31 pm |
I blog about Richard, although mostly it’s about Thorin or my chronic illness. My husband calls me “Hobbit Girl.” Our love life has improved considerably because of 2 words. Thorin Oakenshield. LOL
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TheArkenstone said this on August 25, 2013 at 6:06 pm |
There have been a few comments on that (I think FedoraLady said something about it when she was interviewed), and zan’s said something about it on her blog, and there’s a post here somewhere called “Richard Armitage spousal program” that has a bunch of comments on how partners deal with it:
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Servetus said this on August 27, 2013 at 2:20 am |
I always feel like there’s not enough time in the day to do all I’d like to do, and the I read Legendary and I’m sure of it! Thanks for linking to me, and all of the other great things that seem to slip under my faulty radar!
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obscura said this on August 25, 2013 at 5:50 pm |
I felt that way this week, like I could scarcely keep up, an dnow the semester’s starting … I know, for you, too 🙂
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Servetus said this on August 25, 2013 at 9:46 pm |
I am very grateful to you for the links to my blog, Servetus 🙂
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Ania said this on August 25, 2013 at 9:21 pm |
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Servetus said this on August 25, 2013 at 9:47 pm |
Thanks for the link to my little Lucas fic and especially for the link to the plea on my blog. As a result of RTs on Twitter I now have my first little piece of proofreading work! I still need a job but it just goes to show what a powerful place the internet can be 🙂
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kathrynruthd said this on August 26, 2013 at 9:08 am |
Wow, excellent. I hope it’s the first step to more things.
Do you proofread American as well or primarily English?
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Servetus said this on August 27, 2013 at 2:21 am |
Do you mean spelling wise? In theory yes. Although I’ve never done it. American proofreading symbols are different so I would be unable to work for an American publisher for example but just correcting someone’s work using Word (or similar) would be possible.
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kathrynruthd said this on August 27, 2013 at 8:46 am |
good to know.
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Servetus said this on August 27, 2013 at 7:13 pm |
Whew!! What an amazing compilation! I don’t know how you can keep up with it all! Appreciate this so much! 👍
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phylly3 said this on August 26, 2013 at 11:16 am |
Thanks — this week was a challenge!
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Servetus said this on August 27, 2013 at 2:21 am |
[…] news that Richard may be in London got me breaking into […]
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King Richard Vegas Competition Day 5 | I Want to be a Pin Up said this on August 26, 2013 at 12:01 pm |
Thanks for talking about my new Facebook page “Richard Armitage Switzerland”. 🙂
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april73 said this on August 26, 2013 at 2:04 pm |
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Servetus said this on August 27, 2013 at 2:22 am |
[…] a brief, non-inclusive index of stuff about Richard Armitage that I noticed and enjoyed since the last episode. It doesn’t usually include materials presented on the major fansites, which I love dearly, but […]
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Richard Armitage Legend 94: Stuff worth reading | Me + Richard Armitage said this on August 30, 2013 at 4:47 pm |