#bride stealing

[hantengudelulu]

Forget them

Merman Kokushibo carrying off his human Bride Aoi from the merman au. Think you will like this one @dangorabbit08

reference image, the abduction of helen

[agentrouka-blog]

If u dont believe in rl love story them how did he and his friends founds her specifically in the right time if they weren’t corresponding each other or whatever the right word to use if they don’t love each other’s and didn’t agree on leaving together 🤔 also the last time I checked wasn’t everyone know about RL leaving together and didn’t raise a fuss not until brandon come and ruined everyone mood?

How did Ramsay Snow know that Lady Hornwood was travelling home at that precise time in a small company? Were they secretly in love? Did Lady Hornwood write him to make sure they would meet?

Also, if "love" is mentioned it is only ever that supposedly felt by Rhaegar for Lyanna. Not so differently from that by Robert for Lyanna. Love, really?

Also, I do not think anyone "knows" that they "left together".

With the coming of the new year, the crown prince had taken to the road with half a dozen of his closest friends and confidants, on a journey that would ultimately lead him back to the riverlands. Not ten leagues from Harrenhal, Rhaegar fell upon Lyanna Stark of Winterfell, and carried her off, lighting a fire that would consume his house and kin and all those he loved—and half the realm besides.

(The World of Ice and Fire - The Fall of the Dragons: The Year of the False Spring)

That's a very clear way of putting it.

What followed Prince Rhaegar's infamous abduction of Lyanna Stark was the ruin of House Targaryen. The full depth of King Aerys's madness was subsequently revealed in his depraved actions against Lord Stark, his heir, and their supporters after they demanded redress for Rhaegar's wrongs. Instead of granting them fair hearing, King Aerys had them brutally slain, then followed these murders by demanding that Lord Jon Arryn execute his former wards, Robert Baratheon and Eddard Stark.

(The World of Ice and Fire - The Fall of the Dragons: Robert’s Rebellion)

The word "abduction" is very clear. And if Lyanna's voluntary participation was known to people, would they not address the general return of their daughter instead of simply "Rhaegar's wrongs"?

When the Stark line was nearly obliterated by Mad King Aerys after Rhaegar's abduction of Lyanna, some misguided men laid the blame at the feet of the late Lord Rickard, whose alliances by blood and friendship tied the great houses together and ensured that they would act together in response to the Mad King's crimes.

(The World of Ice and Fire - The North: The Lords of Winterfell)

Again with the term "abduction".

"He was on his way to Riverrun when . . ." Strange, how telling it still made her throat grow tight, after all these years. ". . . when he heard about Lyanna, and went to King's Landing instead. It was a rash thing to do." She remembered how her own father had raged when the news had been brought to Riverrun. The gallant fool, was what he called Brandon. (ACOK, Catelyn VII)

If everyone knew that they voluntarily left together, would even a hot head like Brandon have ridden straight to KL to scream for Rhaegar's head?

"But that was the tourney when he crowned Lyanna Stark as queen of love and beauty!" said Dany. "Princess Elia was there, his wife, and yet my brother gave the crown to the Stark girl, and later stole her away from her betrothed. How could he do that? Did the Dornish woman treat him so ill?" (ASOS, Daenerys IV)

Even the most biased-toward-love perspective of Daenerys considers what he did to be a "stealing", as opposed to a secretly planned mutually executed plan.

And while we're at it....

How beautiful, the queen tried to tell herself, but inside her was some foolish little girl who could not help but look about for Daario. If he loved you, he would come and carry you off at swordpoint, as Rhaegar carried off his northern girl, the girl in her insisted, but the queen knew that was folly. Even if her captain was mad enough to attempt it, the Brazen Beasts would cut him down before he got within a hundred yards of her. (ADWD, Daenerys VII)

...has an interesting textual parallel to Lady Hornwood.

The old knight was off east, trying to set to rights the trouble there. Roose Bolton's bastard had started it by seizing Lady Hornwood as she returned from the harvest feast, marrying her that very night even though he was young enough to be her son. (ACOK, Bran IV)

How did that happen?

They came too late for poor Lady Hornwood, though. After their wedding, the Bastard had locked her in a tower and neglected to feed her. Bran had heard men saying that when Ser Rodrik had smashed down the door he found her with her mouth all bloody and her fingers chewed off.

"The monster has tied us a thorny knot," the old knight told Maester Luwin. "Like it or no, Lady Hornwood was his wife. He made her say the vows before both septon and heart tree, and bedded her that very night before witnesses. She signed a will naming him as heir and fixed her seal to it."

"Vows made at sword point are not valid," the maester argued. (ACOK, Bran V)

Carried off at swordpoint. Vows made at swordpoint. Reminds me of one more young woman in a tower.

"Your Grace," he said, "captive or no, if you think you can just give Val to me, I fear you have a deal to learn about wildling women. Whoever weds her had best be prepared to climb in her tower window and carry her off at swordpoint . . ." (ASOS, Jon XI)

Val's tower...

"Freedom of the castle you shall have, but I regret to say you must remain a captive. I can promise that you will not be troubled by unwanted visitors, however. My own men guard Hardin's Tower, not the queen's. And Wun Wun sleeps in the entry hall."

"A giant as protector? Even Dalla could not boast of that." (ADWD, Jon XI)

And sure enough some villain tries...

Queen Selyse sniffed again. "Four marriages can be made as simply as three. It is past time that this woman Val was settled, Lord Snow. I have decided that she shall wed my good and leal knight, Ser Patrek of King's Mountain."

"Has Val been told, Your Grace?" asked Jon. "Amongst the free folk, when a man desires a woman, he steals her, and thus proves his strength, his cunning, and his courage. The suitor risks a savage beating if he is caught by the woman's kin, and worse than that if she herself finds him unworthy."

"A savage custom," Axell Florent said.

Ser Patrek only chuckled. "No man has ever had cause to question my courage. No woman ever will." (...)

Then he heard the shouting … and a roar so loud it seemed to shake the Wall. “That come from Hardin’s Tower, m’lord,” Horse reported. He might have said more, but the scream cut him off.

Val, was Jon’s first thought. But that was no woman’s scream. That is a man in mortal agony. (...)

The dead man was Ser Patrek of King’s Mountain; his head was largely gone, but his heraldry was as distinctive as his face. (ADWD, Jon XIII)

Guess stealing at sword point is usually NOT done with the consent of its object, no matter what Dany imagines, who is facing her own unwelcome (though not forced) marriage.

I bet Lyanna and Lady Hornwood would have liked the protection of a Wun Wun when they were out riding.

[hantengudelulu]

Yes am working on a one shot, maybe a two shot of the clones as mermen who prey on women (and mentions others as as well). @cherrycodeddynamite has allowed me to use her OC Angel for this fic. I love me some bride stealing. A little sneak peak:

“Tamayo, they say, was a legend,” she said. “But in my lifetime, three women vanished within twenty years.”

A hush fell over the hall.

“There was Kotoha,” Oharu continued. “She had a singing voice so sweet the fishermen would pause their work to listen. She went to the rocks by the sea in daylight and sang her songs, thinking herself safe.”

Oharu’s grip tightened on her cane.

“She and her infant were taken before her husband’s eyes. The sea rose without warning and closed over them upon the low cliffs, as though it had opened its mouth.”

No one moved.

“They say the one who came for her was no spirit of mist or tide, but a giant of a merman. Long black hair, skin dark as wet stone, a tail red and black like blood in water.”

Oharu paused, her gaze distant now.

“The fishermen swear that in the dead of night they can still hear her crying. Not screaming. Crying. Begging to be brought back. They say she drags boats beneath the waves and curses the waters she was taken into.”

Her voice dropped lower.

“They say she bore him many sons, each one a testament to his power and his name. Whether she lived after, or whether the sea simply kept her voice, no one can say.”

No one spoke. Though the girls had heard the stories since childhood, this was the first time names had been given.

“The elder was broken by it,” Oharu said quietly. “Kotoha was his daughter. The child taken with her was his grandson. Most believe the babe was devoured before the water ever closed.”

Her mouth thinned.

“After that, all women were forbidden from the shores.”

[someromanianstuff]

To clarify, bride kidnapping is where the close friends of the groom take the bride and demand a "ransom". they negotiate with money, drinks, riddles,etc or even ask the groom to make a speech to show his love for his bride. It's done in good fun.

I see

[proofdirectory]

Bride stealing custom

It’s one of Romania’s more colorful customs:  bride-napping. And the tradition of snatching the bride from the groom is getting increasingly common sight in the Romanian capital. Every Saturday night, brides from Bucharest and beyond are dragged away in a mock abduction by friends and driven to a top tourist spot where they are “held hostage” for a ransom. The ransom: Maybe be a few bottles of…

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Bride stealing custom all the rage in Bucharest

By Alison Mutler, AP, Sep 3, 2012 BUCHAREST, Romania (AP)--A white limousine screeches to a halt and a bride, resplendent in frothy gown and veil, is hauled outside by her abductors.

It's one of Romania's more colorful customs: bride-napping. And the tradition of snatching the bride from under the nose of groom and guests with the wedding party in full swing is getting bigger, brasher and an increasingly common sight in the Romanian capital, the Balkans' undisputed party town.

Every Saturday night, brides from Bucharest and beyond are dragged away in a mock abduction by friends and driven to a top tourist spot where they are "held hostage"--all the while pouting, dancing and striking provocative poses for the cameras.

The ransom: a few bottles of whisky or perhaps something more romantic, like a public declaration of love from the abandoned groom. The kidnappers negotiate by phone, working out the details of the payoff. It's all harmless theatrics meant to add a whiff of risque fun to the nuptials.

Mock abductions of brides are part of marriage ceremonies across the former Soviet Union. In some countries, guests lock up a bride or have her hide in a backroom during celebrations, demanding that the bridegroom delivers a "ransom"--like singing a song, dancing or sometimes paying real money.

In Romania, the custom took off a few years ago when a top football player rented Bucharest's Arch of Triumph, a major monument modeled after its iconic namesake in Paris, and proposed there to his girlfriend. There was no kidnapping involved but the scene stuck in the popular imagination as a symbol of marriage--and soon the monument became a sort of midnight mecca for bride-napping.

This past Saturday, about 20 brides were held hostage at the Arch of Triumph, which was built in 1922 to honor Romanian soldiers who died during World War I and to celebrate the reunification of Transylvania with the rest of Romania.

One bride was driven in from her wedding in a town an hour east of Bucharest with a gaggle of guests in tow. Another grabbed the toy machine gun of her kidnappers, dressed up as Taliban, and pretending to use it in front of the monument.

Authorities turn a blind eye to the partying under the monument, technically illegal because it's a historic landmark. Motorists cruise around the square honking, waving and cheering. The outdoor party is one way for Romanians, frustrated with austerity measures and feuding politicians, to let off steam.

One bride, 25-year-old Alisar Dragne, says her abduction was scripted from start to finish.

"Everything was staged and ready in my case. The limousine was waiting for me in front of the restaurant, I was given the 'leave' signal by my friends and together we came here to have some fun," she said. "Now everyone's thinking what ransom to ask the groom."