Merinor

Merinor is the family ship between Merida and Elinor from the Brave and Once Upon A Time fandoms.

Brave
When Merida was little she and Elinor were really close, as they play a game on the birthday where Merida receives her first bow from her father and one night during a thunder storm Elinor clams little Merida by telling her that she'll always be there for her, before they begin to sing together. As the years passed, however, Merida's tomboy-like behavior and Elinor preparing her daughter for her future role as the queen of their land began to hinder it, since Merida hates her mother's lessons and lectures on her unladylike behaviour, from Elinor wanting Merida to be a proper lady like she is.

Once Upon A Time
The past DunBroch events seen in the Once Upon A Time series takes place ten years after the events of the Disney Pixar film, where King Fergus being killed in a battle they all fought together in against the invaders from Camelot. Because Fergus's death, which Merida blames herself for, made Elinor a widow it was time for the queen to pass their kingdom's crown into Merida, the other three clans, however, didn't agree with Elinor's choice of letting an unmarried woman become their new ruler, they rose up against the DunBroch family by kidnapping Harris, Hubert, and Hamish; while Merida declare war upon their kingdoms for their actions. With Merida's three former suitors inheriting their fathers' titles and roles as the new Lords of their clans. After several hard months Merida is learn that it means to be a good queen as she works to save her brothers and reclaim their kingdom back from the Lords, who became to accept her as their queen. Along with Merida bringing her little brothers back home to their worried and proud mother.

On the day of Merida's coronation, she and Elinor stand before Fergus's grave as Elinor tells Merida that Fergus is proud of her and she'll make a good queen before they head back inside for the ceremony. After the Lords returned the crown and Elinor was about to pass her title onto Merida, the witch who gave Merida the spell that turned Elinor into a bear came to collect on Fergus's payment for her services when she had made the late king a magical helm. Knowing what will happen to them and the rest of their people, Merida tells Elinor that she'll find the missing helm before the witch's deadline. Elinor could tell that the news of Fergus turning to the witch for magic was troubling Merida, along with the fact that it is in the hand's of his killer, but Merida promises her mother that everything is going to be fine and she has a plan to find it. Once Merida's learned what helm's magic is, however, she began to question her right to rule and returned home to disgust her choice with her mother. While Elinor understood that Merida wanted to do what is right for everyone, she would rather be turned back into a bear than to have Lord Macintosh as their new king, Elinor's faith in Merida has her believing that the crown and role should remain with her.

After Merida finds the helm brought it back to the castle, along with Lord Macintosh finally accepting her as his queen, Elinor is finally able to proudly crown her daughter as their new Queen of DunBroch. When the witch came to collect the helm, Merida stood up to her and learned that the task of finding the helm was really a test based on Fergus's request for his kingdom. Like the spell that was used on Elinor, the result from the mended bonds brought good to their kingdom, while Elinor comments that the witch's magic isn't very direct and clear. Even though the witch revealing the true meaning behind her actions when she gave Fergus magic, and his final choice on what he should do with it in the end, gave both Merida and Elinor peace of mind.

Fanon
Merida and Elinor are one of the most popular mother-daughter in the Disney Pixar fandom, along with Violet and Helen Parr from The Incredibles. Which is why Disney fans include them in their mother's day fan-made work, they are also supported in the popular crossover fandom, Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons, whenever fans focus on the main four's families and family-like figures.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Merida/Elinor on FanFiction.Net
 * Merida/Elinor on FanFiction.Net
 * Merida/Elinor on FanFiction.Net