We swear it by Ice and Fire

M a r t a | 20s A Song of Ice and Fire sideblog. My main blog is qveenofwinter. I also run the sideblog asoiafminorhouses.

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A Song of Forgotten Characters  ❧ MYRANDA ROYCE

“You will be taller than me soon,” the lady lied. She got to her feet and brushed the snow from her skirts. “And you must be the Lord Protector’s daughter,” she added, as the bucket went rattling back up to the Eyrie. “I had heard that you were beautiful. I see that it is true.”

Alayne curtsied. “My lady is kind to say so.”

“Kind?” The older girl gave a laugh. “How boring that would be. I aspire to be wicked. You must tell me all your secrets on the ride down. May I call you Alayne?“ ― Alayne II, A Feast for Crows.

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Asoiaf minor ladies week ❧ Day 6: the Reach

ROHANNE WEBBER

Don’t be daft. She’s not for the likes of you. She is too small, too clever, and much too dangerous. ― The Sworn Sword.

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Asoiaf minor ladies week ❧ Day 5: the Crownlands/the Stormlands

ARGELLA DURRANDON

For a few days it was feared that Storm’s End might suffer the same fate as Harrenhal, for Argilac’s daughter Argella barred her gates at the approach of Orys Baratheon and the Targaryen host, and declared herself the Storm Queen. Rather than bend the knee, the defenders of Storm’s End would die to the last man, she promised when Queen Rhaenys flew Meraxes into the castle to parley. “You may take my castle, but you will win only bones and blood and ashes" ― The World of Ice and Fire.

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Asoiaf minor ladies week ❧ Day 4: the Westerlands

JEYNE WESTERLING

“Dare I ask how many swords come with your bride, Robb?”

“Fifty. A dozen knights.” His voice was glum, as well it might be. When the marriage contract had been made at the Twins, old Lord Walder Frey had sent Robb off with a thousand mounted knights and near three thousand foot. “Jeyne is bright as well as beautiful. And kind as well. She has a gentle heart.”

It is swords you need, not gentle hearts. How could you do this, Robb? How could you be so heedless, so stupid? How could you be so … so very … young. Reproaches would not serve here, however. All she said was, “Tell me how this came to be." ― Catelyn II, A Storm of Swords.

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Asoiaf minor ladies week ❧ Day 3: the Vale

MYRANDA ROYCE

“You will be taller than me soon,” the lady lied. She got to her feet and brushed the snow from her skirts. “And you must be the Lord Protector’s daughter,” she added, as the bucket went rattling back up to the Eyrie. “I had heard that you were beautiful. I see that it is true.”

Alayne curtsied. “My lady is kind to say so.”

“Kind?” The older girl gave a laugh. “How boring that would be. I aspire to be wicked. You must tell me all your secrets on the ride down. May I call you Alayne?" ― Alayne II, A Feast for Crows.

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Asoiaf minor ladies week ❧ Day 2: the Riverlands/the Iron Islands

ALYSANNE BLACKWOOD

Though Black Aly was no man’s queen of love and beauty, her fearlessness, stubborn strength, and bawdy tongue struck a chord for the Lord of Winterfell, who soon began to seek out her company in hall and yard. “She smells of woodsmoke, not of flowers,” Stark told Lord Cerwyn, said to be his closest friend. ― Aftermath: The Hour of the Wolf, Fire & Blood.

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Asoiaf minor ladies week ❧ Day 1: the North

MEERA REED

“The gods give many gifts, Bran. My sister is a hunter. It is given to her to run swiftly, and stand so still she seems to vanish. She has sharp ears, keen eyes, a steady hand with net and spear. She can breathe mud and fly through trees. I could not do these things, no more than you could.” ― Bran I, A Storm of Swords.

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❧ House Blackwood of Raventree Hall

“And the ravens?” asked Jaime. “Where are they?”

“They come at dusk and roost all night. Hundreds of them. They cover the tree like black leaves, every limb and every branch. They have been coming for thousands of years. How or why, no man can say, yet the tree draws them every night.”

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In association with @asoiafminorhouses, @asoiafwomensource is happy to announce its second event “ASOIAF Minor Ladies Week”! From June 7th to June 13th, join us in sharing the love beyond the amazing ladies of the great houses and celebrating Westerosi female characters from all horizons!

Edits, graphics, gifs, fanart, prompts, and other types of art are all accepted. All female characters beyond those born into Great Houses are accepted including minor houses, non-nobility, ladies that married into Great Houses, pre-ASOIAF and historical/legendary figures. We will focus on book!verse but show!verse will also be accepted. Be sure to include the #minorladiesweek2021 tag! The week’s outline is as follows (with some regions grouped for political history reasons):

Day 1 (07/06): the North

Day 2 (08/06): the Riverlands/the Iron Islands

Day 3 (09/06): the Vale

Day 4 (10/06): the Westerlands

Day 5 (11/06): the Crownlands/the Stormlands

Day 6 (12/06): the Reach

Day 7 (13/06): Dorne

ALTERNATIVE PROMPTS (on any given day!):

Essosi minor ladies

Commoners

Historical/legendary ladies

Children

Ladies of color

Islanders

Free Folk

All reblogs and signal boosts will be greatly appreciated! We hope everyone has fun and we look forward to seeing your beautiful creations!

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❧ House Mormont of Bear Island

"There's a carving on our gate," said Dacey. "A woman in a bearskin, with a child in one arm suckling at her breast. In the other hand she holds a battleaxe. She's no proper lady, that one, but I always loved her."

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❧ House Dayne of Starfall

Though many houses have their heirloom swords, they mostly pass the blades down from lord to lord. Some, such as the Corbrays have done, may lend the blade to a son or brother for his lifetime, only to have it return to the lord. But that is not the way of House Dayne. The wielder of Dawn is always given the title of Sword of the Morning, and only a knight of House Dayne who is deemed worthy can carry it.

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Jon turned to Alys Karstark. “My lady. Are you ready?”

“Yes. Oh, yes.”

“You’re not scared?”

The girl smiled in a way that reminded Jon so much of his little sister that it almost broke his heart. “Let him be scared of me.” ― Jon X, A Dance with Dragons.

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Bran Stark Positivity Week | day 1: favourite quote

At the edge of the wolfswood, Bran turned in his basket for one last glimpse of the castle that had been his life. Wisps of smoke still rose into the grey sky, but no more than might have risen from Winterfell’s chimneys on a cold autumn afternoon. Soot stains marked some of the arrow loops, and here and there a crack or a missing merlon could be seen in the curtain wall, but it seemed little enough from this distance. Beyond, the tops of the keeps and towers still stood as they had for hundreds of years, and it was hard to tell that the castle had been sacked and burned at all. The stone is strong, Bran told himself, the roots of the trees go deep, and under the ground the Kings of Winter sit their thrones. So long as those remained, Winterfell remained. It was not dead, just broken. Like me, he thought. I’m not dead either. ― Bran VII, A Clash of Kings.

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❧ House Blackwood of Raventree Hall

"And the ravens?” asked Jaime. “Where are they?”

“They come at dusk and roost all night. Hundreds of them. They cover the tree like black leaves, every limb and every branch. They have been coming for thousands of years. How or why, no man can say, yet the tree draws them every night.”

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The Lannister woman shall never have this skin.

Sansa + her Stark conection

Inspired by this amazing post by @sansa-hand-of-the-king.

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❧ House Reed of Greywater Watch

“To Winterfell we pledge the faith of Greywater,” they said together. “Hearth and heart and harvest we yield up to you, my lord. Our swords and spears and arrows are yours to command. Grant mercy to our weak, help to our helpless, and justice to all, and we shall never fail you.”

“I swear it by earth and water,” said the boy in green.

“I swear it by bronze and iron,” his sister said.

“We swear it by ice and fire,” they finished together.

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A Song of Forgotten Characters  ❧ HARROLD HARDYNG

Petyr arched an eyebrow. “When Robert dies. Our poor brave Sweetrobin is such a sickly boy, it is only a matter of time. When Robert dies, Harry the Heir becomes Lord Harrold, Defender of the Vale and Lord of the Eyrie. Jon Arryn’s bannermen will never love me, nor our silly, shaking Robert, but they will love their Young Falcon… and when they come together for his wedding, and you come out with your long auburn hair, clad in a maiden’s cloak of white and grey with a direwolf emblazoned on the back… why, every knight in the Vale will pledge his sword to win you back your birthright. ― Alayne II, A Feast for Crows.