#Merv

[thenightling]

A theory about Merv

I have a theory about Mervyn Pumpkinhead.  I’d say it’s a headcanon but it’s more a theory. 

  According to the tale of Stingy Jack (the origin of the jack-o-Lantern) we carve Jack-o-lanterns to drive away old Jack and other wandering ghosts.  The Jack-o-lantern is a protection ward against supernatural threats from entering your home. One superstition has it that if you blow out the Jack-o-lantern before midnight on Halloween you invite evil spirits to enter your home for the entire year.  It’s only safe to blow it out after midnight. Another superstition is if you let the Jack-o-lantern burn out naturally you invite good luck for the entire year and have warded your home against evil for the full year.  It is especially good luck if it manages to burn until after sunrise. In The House with a clock in its walls Pumpkin Jack-o-lanterns are used as protection wards all year long. Jack-o-lanterns, at their heart, are symbols of protection.  Now, because we see Mervyn as a Mervyn Turniphead in The Sandman story The Tempest, it’s very clear that his Jack-o-lantern head isn’t just for the aesthetic. In his Turnip form, that is an old school Irish Jack-o-lantern.  That is a pre-Halloween decoration (use for any time of year) Protection symbol against supernatural threats.

So even in present day when Mervyn has a modern Pumpkin Jack-o-lantern head, Mervyn is a walking, talking, protection ward against supernatural threats.  He’s not just the groundskeeper or janitor.  He’s a line of defense.   This does explain why Mervyn stands up to The Furies (The Kindly Ones) the way he does.

And this is also one of the many reasons I, myself, love Jack-o-lanterns.  They aren’t just symbols of Halloween. They are kind of comforting in their protective light. 

#Mervyn #Merv #Merv Pumpkinhead #Mervyn Pumpkinhead #The Sandman #Sandman #Neil Gaiman

[archaeoart]

Fortress ruins at Abdullakhan-Kala, Merv in Turkmenistan, circa 1890.

#archaeology #history #architecture #ruins #fortress #merv #turkmenistan #photography

[dee-is-for-lots-of-things]

Merv pumpkinhead is the sort of character where I don't have complex or interesting thoughts about him, I don't have any emotional attachment, I don't even rotate him in my mind, but whenever he shows up I'm like it's my boy merv!! That's him!!

#sandman #the sandman #merv #merv pumpkinhead #neil gaiman #mark hamill #lily liveblogs #im really not liveblogging rn but i cannot be fucked coming up with a different tag #Its ABOUT my experience of reading and watching it. There thats a justification thst applies to every post i make.

[ohraicodoll]

Post-Halloween shenanigans with Merv and Matthew

#pls dont repost #the sandman #sandman #the sandman netflix #the sandman fanart #sandman fan art #mervyn pumpkinhead #merv pumpkinhead #matthew the raven #The Sandman Comics #Merv #The Dreaming #Raicodoll art

[designtheendless]

The Crew- Lucienne, Mazikeen and Merv

(This au as always is inspired by @valeriianz 🎼)

#the sandman #sandman #lucienne #mazikeen #merv #mervyn pumpkinhead #rock band au #bolt in the blue #designtheendlessart

[postcard-from-the-past]

Ancient ruins of Merv in Turkmenistan

Russian vintage postcard

#old #postcard #postkaart #russian #vintage #briefkaart #postal #ansichtskarte #ephemera #photography #photo #ruins #postkarte #tarjeta #ancient #merv #turkmenistan #historic #sepia #carte postale

[jupiter-moonchild]

Tom can't get internet coz he's in the woods again.

Credit to deloftheendless on twitter for supplying all these photos, they're our star today.

#neil gaiman #the sandman #spoilers #dream of the endless #death of the endless #is that wanda #tom sturridge #kirby howell baptiste #season 2 #Merv

[winter2468]

Merv, walking into a meeting: I've got the coffee. I didn't read who ordered what, but I know you all well enought to guess. Here, tea for Lucienne.

Merv, setting a cup in front of Dream: A venti moccha with exactly 85 mililiters of milk, exactly 10 grams of whipped cream, and exactly 3 grams of chocolate sprinkles.

Merv: And for The Corinthian, a single shot of espresso.

Dream: *wordlessly swaps his and The Corinthian's drinks while maintaining eye-contact with Merv*

#this is not a sandman quote #the sandman #merv pumpkinhead #dream #morpheus #dream of the endless #lord morpheus #lucienne #the corinthian #mervyn pumpkinhead #merv #mervyn

[unstablecryptid]

The sluttiest thing a man do is show some skin

#morpheus #the sandman #also #merv #my beloved

[hopeidontgetaddictedtothis]

Friend: "That pumpkin guy was weird. I don't like him."

Me:

#merv #merv pumpkinhead #mervyn pumpkinhead #sandman #the sandman #netflix sandman #sandman netflix #otgw #over the garden wall #what an ingenious idea to make him look like stop motion animation #netflix the sandman

[3bats]

the true star of the show

#the sandman #sandman #merv #the sandman fanart #3bats #my art

[thenightling]

I just noticed a possible Easter Egg. I was skimming through episode 9 when I noticed this statue behind Mervyn. There are a few but the one closest to him.. is that Calliope? Does Morpheus still hold a torch?

#Calliope #The Sandman #Sandman #Neil Gaiman #Merv Pumpkinhead #Mervyn Pumpkinhead #Merv #Mervyn

[asofterdream]

the best revenge is bitter sarcasm and unhappiness

#sandman #sandman netflix #merv #merv pumpkinhead #asofterworld #cw spoilers #we stan the chief o'brien of the dreaming

[dee-is-for-lots-of-things]

#more to come. probably. maybe. #sandman #the sandman #sandmanedit #dream #tv #dream of the endless #hob gadling #hob #merv #merv pumpkinhead #matthew the raven #matthew #john dee #corinthian #the corinthian #gilbert #fiddler's green #neil gaiman #hal #i cant remember hal's second name lol #sandman netflix #are any of these funny? who knows but i got notes when i did it with victorious characters #i mean. when i did it with victorious characters i got quinton reviews to follow me. but maybe i dont want neil gaiman following me #wait that sounds like im implying quinton reviews wrote victorious no he's just the main name everyone associates with it #neil gaiman pls do not follow me. i am insane. #sandman spoilers

[conformi]

Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven and Julian Harrap Architects, Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, Netherlands, 2020 (ph. Karin Borghouts) VS Kepter Khana in Shahriyar Ark, Sultan Kala | Merv, Turkmenistan, 8th century - 11th century

#Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven #Julian Harrap Architects #Julian Harrap #Museum De Lakenhal #Leiden #Netherlands #Kepter Khana #Shahriyar Ark #Sultan Kala #Merv #Turkmenistan #unesco #ruin #ruins #silk road #unesco world heritage site #unesco world heritage #world heritage #world heritage site

[141135]

absolutely wild how much i pretend to know about history and yet i've never heard of this place. heartbreaking.

#merv #history #turkmenistan