Title: The Beltane Series by astolat
Fandom: Merlin
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin pre-slash
Categories: angst
Length: Long (as a series)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: astolat 
Website: http://intimations.org/

Review:
A series of stories that stretches from a possible explanation of Merlin's parentage through Arthur Finding Out to Merlin to Arthur (and a couple of knights) going forth into Albion.

A while back I recced That Shall Achieve the Sword, which is the third story in this series (which I didn't know at the time). That is the Arthur Finds Out story and I do think it's the best of the four. That said, I very much enjoyed Astolat's unique and very intriguing take on how and why Merlin (and Arthur) was born, as well as getting to see what happened after That Shall Achieve the Sword (which involves a tournament, one of my biggest kinks in this fandom).

All-in-all, a fun series of interesting stories featuring great writing and solid characterizations.

Beltane
Coming of Age
That Shall Achieve the Sword
An Exile in Albion