They call them puff fish, Grandmother

@mirrimazduur

SPOILERS ARE EVERYWHERE! This is an ASoIaF blog, both the tv series and the books. The day when my nation will rise from ashes and turn into kingdoms and flowers is... the day GRRM decides to release TWOW! "A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinion of a sheep - Tywin Lannister"

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emynarnen

Daemon’s grey striped undershirt with embroideries on the neckline, shoulders and cuffs

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 2.03 "The Burning Mill" // 2.04 "The Red Dragon and the Gold"

backjustforberena

RHAENYS TARGARYEN - "She's quite headstrong. Smart, [...] intense, because the core of any Targaryen is a dragon."

sugurugetos

Tom Glynn-Carney as AEGON II TARGARYEN HOUSE OF THE DRAGON — 1.08: Lord of the Tides

gwaynes-hightower

Aemond Targaryen + hands House of the Dragon Season 2

barbieaemond

EWAN MITCHELL as AEMOND TARGARYEN House of the Dragon S2E3

danytheestallion

witches of a song of ice and fire:

Mirri Maz Duur

“A maegi was a woman who lay with demons and practiced the blackest of sorceries, a vile thing, evil and soulless, who came to men in the dark of night and sucked life and strength from their bodies.”

agentrouka-blog

I find it infinitely fascinating that Dany - even outside a purely Targaryen context - follows the footsteps of her female ancestors and is married far too young, is pregnant with a prophecy baby, and would have likely died giving birth to a deformed stillborn half-dragon fetus. A disposable vessel for a flawed incarnation of war and conquest, given no room for her own desires, her own inherent worth.

And a healer saves her from this fate. She helps her survive the traumatic birth even though she is in conflict with Dany and her people, has been victimized by Dany and her people. Dany is allowed to escape the cycle of birthing a conqueror. Is allowed to escape the cycle of dying for men's ambition.

And then she turns that healer into a vessel for her weapon of war, burns her alive to birth herself a conqueror. Mirri screams in agony to give life to Dany's ambitions. The maternal sacrifice to Dany patriarchical consummation of her body and life.

Dany could have chosen a painful lesson and freedom. She chose to uphold the oppressive cycle, with herself at the top now. The half-human dead child fully replaced by reptiles that will kill for her within a year.

Mother, she calls herself.

elena-gilbert

ALICENT HIGHTOWER APPRECIATION WEEK 2024 ↳ Day 7: Moment That Made Alicent Your Favorite Character Queen Alicent's Entrance in a Green Dress (1.05 "We Light the Way")