“I will not fight you,” Princess Meria told Rhaenys, “nor will I kneel to you. Dorne has no king. Tell your brother that.”
“I shall,” Rhaenys replied, “but we will come again, Princess, and the next time we shall come with fire and blood.”
“Your words,” said Princess Meria. “Ours are Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken. You may burn us, my lady … but you will not bend us, break us, or make us bow. This is Dorne. You are not wanted here. Return at your peril.”
Thus queen and princess parted, and Dorne remained unconquered.// Ila Arun as Meria Martell, Rosamund Pike as Rhaenys Targaryen
(requested by anonymous)
Tag: asoiaf
asoiaf minor characters meme: (3/10) characters ➝VICTARION GREYJOY
There is no wine so sweet as wine taken from a foe. One day I shall drink your wine, Crow’s Eye, and take from you all that you hold dear.
(also requested by @dalekofchaos)
family edits ➤ visenya taragryen (for @denerystargaryen)
❥ Your guards are slow and lazy.
everything asoiaf ♕ bastards
Mya Stone || “ Slim and sinewy, Mya looked as tough as the old riding leathers she wore beneath her silvery ringmail shirt. Her hair was black as a raven’s wing, so short and shaggy that Alayne suspected that she cut it with a dagger. Mya’s eyes were her best feature, big and blue. ”
STARK WEEK | one member (preasoiaf) – Torrhen Stark
Torrhen’s scouts had reported seeing the ruins of Harrenhal, and Torrhen had heard accounts of the Field of Fire as well. While some of his lords urged him to attack, he realised that a similar fate would await him, should he force a crossing. Torrhen crossed the Trident, where he knelt and laid his crown at the feet of Aegon I Targaryen, and swore fealty. For his surrender, he was named the Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North. Ever since, Torrhen is known as the King Who Knelt.
westerosi house words, rated
House Bolton: “Our Blades Are Sharp”
solid but workmanlike house words. good implicit threat. could have been a bit more poetic, but then again, so could most of the Boltons 7/10
House Greyjoy: “We Do Not Sow”
really just a sentence that deserves a polite “oh?” in response 3/10
House Lannister: “Hear Me Roar!”
a good and fearsome lion image, but undercut by the exclamation point which frankly by lannister standards is trying too hard. if you asked tywin lannister about this, he would tell you with quiet irritation that the exclamation point was not his doing 9/10
House Arryn: “As High as Honor”
very poetic and elegant, and a nice reference to the Eyrie. clearly means to instill admiration rather than fear, and it works. unfortunately, also invites humorous drug-related double entendres 8/10
House Tyrell: “Growing Strong”
needs serious reconsideration! implies that house tyrell is not already strong! all for the sake of a weak pastoral pun! 2/10
House Stark: “Winter is Coming”
unbelievably goth. not only promises the destruction of you and all your loved ones but also possibly of the starks and all their loved ones. the ultimate buckle the fuck up house words 11/10
House Tarly: “First in Battle”
nicely aggressive! but ambiguous. does this mean house tarly is first onto the field, or first numerically when the winners are ranked, because that’s not really how battles work. it must also be said that these house words sound like a high school superlative. 6/10
House Targaryen: “Fire and Blood”
good use of dramatic standalone nouns. very threatening, if a tad unhinged, which is a decent summation of house targaryen. at least they’re honest about it 8/10
House Martell: “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”
are you tho.
9/10 if read alone but 5/10 when read with the cruel dramatic irony of the series
House Tully: “Family, Duty, Honor”
the worse of the two mottos separated by two commas. unlike “Fire and Blood,” none of these nouns is romantic or exciting enough to inspire my loyalty. sounds vaguely like a westerosi sequel to eat pray love 4/10
House Baratheon: “Ours is the Fury”
the perfect house words. confident, dynamic, and unifying. also thrillingly catchy and filled with the thirst of war itself. would be so satisfying to scream before riding onto a battlefield 10/10
House Wode: “Touch Me Not”
same. 15/10
Gif request meme → Anonymous asked: GoT + favorite familial relationship (Martells + Sand Snakes)
All Dornishmen were snakes, and the Martells were the worst of them.
The green swallowed her up. The air was rich with the scents of earth and grass, mixed with the smell of horseflesh and Dany’s sweat and the oil in her hair. Dothraki smells. They seemed to belong here. Dany breathed it all in, laughing. She had a sudden urge to feel the ground beneath her, to curl her toes in that thick black soil. Swinging down from her saddle, she let the silver graze while she pulled off her high boots.
Jenny and her prince, forever after known as the Prince of Dragonflies, were a favorite subject of singers for many years.
“Cersei is as gentle as King Maegor, as selfless as Aegon the Unworthy, as wise as Mad Aerys. She never forgets a slight, real or imagined. She takes caution for cowardice and dissent for defiance. And she is greedy. Greedy for power, for honor, for love.” (happy belated birthday @lahnister)
life is not a song 