#planetos

[soncee]

I made my expanded version of Planetos map! I kinda don't like the idea of a lots of other huge continents so I made it kinda different? I don't know how much the official map is expanded but this is the version that makes the most sence to me

[whateverthought]

I don't know why but my head keeps equating Old Ghis to the Ottoman Empire and I can't explain it cause, you have Yi Ti as a feudal China and you have Old Valyria as Ancient Greek and I know Slaver's Bay cities are Egypt and the area is Africa adjacent, and then Westeros as Europe and I guess I just feel like if we're gonna have all the big Empires we should have the Ottomans too

[margarettherelentless]

Workshoping a The Long Night fic and seriously considering the implications of Westerosi Barometz

Like, a supposedly mythical plant that only grows in The North during the longest, coldest winters, and its "fruit" is literally Meat.

What if I just straight up made Weirwoods grow Barometz type Fruit after a certain time under Deep Freeze [there are plants that only Fruit after a certain amount of time in the cold] and the Fruit/Meat is like. Strangely Human.

[macarenaing-madly-into-midnight]

Headcanon about The Doom

While I have MANY headcanons about the Doom of Valyria, my main one is inspired by the multitude of people saying how if the Doom really happened it would have been an extinction level event

In my opinion, In Universe it WAS going to be one, but (basically) every single deity/godlike entity on Planetos Hauled Ass to somehow manage to stop it from being so.

I’m talking R’hllor and The Black Goat somehow managing to halt the Smoking Sea from expanding into a gash into the planet’s crust so large it would engulf Europe; I’m talking the Gods of Old Valyria spending the last painful throes of the lives helping do so, trying desperately to stop the planet’s mantle from quite literally popping like a coke bottle you shook before opening, I’m talking a thousand thousands of nature gods almost breaking half of reality by FORCING nature to survive the aftermath and being forced into slumber for ten thousand years afterwards, I’m talking The-Maiden-Made-of-Light forcing sunlight to reach the surface through the power of elbow-grease, I’m talking the Drowned God forcibly stopping the mega tsunamis from doing laps around the globe, heck, I’m talking the Old Gods and the Seven distracting the Other from trying any funny business and only managing by getting the help of the mad deities of K’Dath and their ilk

and even then they almost didn’t manage to do so, with the first half of the Century of Blood being more or less the Little Ice Age on steroids; in fact, half the reason magic decays so much (and is in part only kept alive by dragon's and a few other beings being to magic what plants are to oxygen) isn’t that The Doom simply sent it into chaos (although it did) but that the sheer amount of it spent stopping Planetos from dying ACTIVELY DEPLETED IT (which, I should note, would, in my headcanons about how magic works on Planetos, be basically “breaking the laws of reality, cubed”), and even more than that, they are so incredibly tired that this is part of the reason why The White Walkers/Great Other started their gradual advance, because the time for them to prepare would be a magnitude smaller than the time it would take for most of the world’s deities to recover enough to properly act against them

why would they do all of this is also based on another of my headcanons, which involves most of Planetos deities being, while not entirely created by belief itself, intrinsically tied to the planet and life on it, so stopping the Doom from “spreading” so to speak would be nearly a life-or-death situation; why deities/entities no intrinsically tied to Planetos would get involved is relatively simple: if you have a thing of yours you like (not even strictly something like a garden or a diorama, but even something like a favorite chair or painting) in your house/neighborhood, and you saw it on fire, would you A) not do anything and just watch it burn to cinders or B) thrown some water on it, from relatively far-away even (AKA, to a Lovecraftian entity helping save Planetos from The Doom would be equivalent to sitting on the sidelines and throwing some water at a burning houseplant)

[agentem]

'House of the Dragon' Season 2, episode 3 has a literal Daenerys Easter egg

We're officially on egg watch.

So I understand that the show wants to connect Rhaenyra to Dany in some way for the viewers.

... but part of me still thinks this is lies because aren't those eggs supposed to be Syrax's eggs from last season? And Syrax has totally different horns and Dany's dragons look more like the brief glimpse of Dreamfyre that we got. (Even though we never get a great look. Sigh.)

I might be delusional but I'm gonna wait for GRRM confirmation on this before headcanoning it.

[alchemisoul]

Cersie Lanister lives in Westeros on Planetos but definitely has "Accountability Culture Proponent" vibes and would make a seamless transition into political leadership within the Liberal in Name Only, Western Maoist, Well-To-Do, Out of Touch, Sheltered, Privately Educated, Metropolitan, Privledged Victim Mileau.

Hell in this world, she would find an effective loophole in the modern era to defend her Incest by claiming that it's actually, "just a social construct" - and thus the shorthand implication thereby rendering something arbitrary and rudderless with unearned confidence. As if that actually meant something.

As if Social Constructivism was an the one and only immutable law (a concept itself rejects on principle by default) and not the bottom of the intellectual barrel of perspectives for information interpretation - or rather the the flagship school of thought for ideologues laundering nonsense into the academy by posing as faux intellectuals.

#liberalsinnameonly #LINOS #LieNose

[tronodiferro]

From Reddit

[reignof-fyre]

Name meanings and symbolism in the A Song of Ice and Fire series!

Age of Heroes:

Brandon : The place-name was used first as a surname, and later as a given name. The Old Irish form of the name, Bréanainn, probably derives from the Old Welsh word “breenhin”, meaning “prince” or “chieftain.” Origin: The name Brandon comes from the Old English words “brōm” (gorse-bush) and “dūn” (hill). Gorse, also known as furze, is a sweet scented, yellow flowered, spiny evergreen shrub that flowers all year round. Symbolises love and fertility.

Garth: keeper of the garden. Garth as a boy's name is pronounced garth. It is of Scandinavian origin, and the meaning of Garth is "keeper of the garden".

Lann: The meaning of Lann is 'orchid.' The exotic and graceful orchid represents love, luxury, beauty and strength. In ancient Greece, orchids were associated with virility.

Elenei: The name means "shining light".

Durran: to dare, to have the courage

Grey King: not a name, but the colour grey represents neutrality and balance. Its color meaning likely comes from being the shade between white and black. However, grey does carry some negative connotations, particularly when it comes to depression and loss. Its absence of color makes it dull.

Great House Name meanings

Baratheon: 'Bara' meaning innocence, select; rose and theon meaning God.

Greyjoy: "god's own" or the more literal meaning "dull joy".

Stark: Stark and Starke are German and English surnames; in the German language stark means "strong" or "powerful".

Arryn: form of Aaron meaning “exalted” or “strong.” It has also been interpreted to mean “teacher” or “mountain of strength.”

Targaryen: 'Targa', an old name for shield; 'Aryan' also spelled Ariyan, Arian, Aryann or Aaryan is a given name and surname that is popular in Iran and India...derived from the Sanskrit (ārya) meaning "noble, superior, or high-born"; "ryen" meaning "king"; "tar" meaning "dweller in, or near, a tower or near a tower-like rock or hill; and "yen" meaning peaceful, calm.

Tully: devoted to the will (i.e. of God) or quiet, peaceful

Hoare: English surname derived from Middle English hor(e) meaning grey- or white-haired

Tyrell: Possibly (Old French) "puller", and started as a nickname for a stubborn person, implying a comparison with a horse that uncooperatively pulls on the reins.

Martell: Warrior of Mars. Mars is the planet of desire, action, and energy. It is also the planet that symbolizes war, its name being derived from the Roman god of the same name.

Lannister: Lann "orchid" and ister (suffix) meaning lard, grease; a solid but soft fat from the intestines of certain animals (lmfao)

Velaryon: velar meaning veil and yon meaning a person or thing.

Celtigar: "Celt" prehistoric stone or metal implement with a bevelled cutting edge, probably used as a tool or weapon. "Gar" meaning Spear.

Baelish: "bael" meaning demon and "ish" meaning god.

Frey:  Frey is a surname of German origin, from the Middle High German word "vri," meaning "free." could also be derived from the name of Freya, goddess of love and fertility in Norse mythology, and she is associated with sex, lust, beauty, sorcery, gold, war, and death  

First Name Meanings

Alayne: Rock, precious, sun ray, bright

Arianne: Very Holy

Bronn: dark skinned

Brandon: prince, chieftain

Bryndyn: bold, brave, little raven

Bran: raven

Brynden: hill

Edmure: rich, blessed, enclosed, trapped

Eddard: wealthy guardian

Edric: rich, powerful

Sansa: praise, charm

Arya: noble, melody, air, lioness, honoured

Rickon: little king, impulsive

Robb: famous, bright

Robert: famed, bright, shining

Cersei: bird

Jaime: supplanter, holder of the heel, may god protect

Tyrion: "tyr" meaning battle and "ion" meaning God is good. Also rock

Viserys: "vis" meaning fish and "erys" a variant of Eris, goddess of discord and destruction.

Aerys: variant of "Aeris” which means “air, atmosphere or weather”

Daenerys: "Dae" meaning greatness, and "nerys" meaning lady

Joffrey: Peace of a stranger

Myrcella: dedicated to Mars (god of war)

Tommen: naive, innocent

Tywin: derived from "tyr" meaning battle and "win" meaning victorious or "Wynn" meaning Fair, White, Blessed.

Hoster: occupational name for a maker or seller of hoods

Petyr: Rock, stone

Ramsay: wild garlic; from Ram's island

Roose: a rose

Theon: godly

Jon: God is gracious

Aemon: wealthy protection, prosperity, fortune, riches.

Oberyn: noble and bear-like

Rhaenys: "rhae" meaning flowing and "enys" meaning from the island

Elia: Yahweh is my god

Aegon: swords edge, struggle

Rhaella: "rhae" meaning flowing and "ella" meaning she, her; goddess

Catelyn: "cate" meaning pure: "lyn" meaning soft, lake

Brienne: high, noble, exalted

Sandor: defender, protector of man

Doran: stranger, exile, pilgrim

Samwell: God heard

Margaery: pearl. Pearls symbolise wisdom gained through experience, protection, and calm.

Euron: gold, golden one

Renly: clearing, meadow

Stannis: derived from Stanislav meaning someone who achieves glory or fame

Melisandre: animal strength, labour strength, determination

Missandei: "missa/missy" honeybee, "andi" brave

Lysa: devoted to god

Robin:  "Fame-bright", diminutive

Shireen: Sweet, pleasant, gentle, delicate.

Selyse: high, noble, exalted

Joanna: grace or gift of god 

Meera; prosperous 

Jojen: wise dreamer

Alliser; defender of mankind, protector

Benjen:  Ben meaning; son of my right hand, favourite son, and Jen meaning; fair phantom 

Asha: hope, wish, life

Walder:  The Walder surname comes from a Scandinavian personal name, which came from the Old Norse "Valþiófr," composed of the elements "val" meaning "battle," and "þiofr," or "thief."

Ygritte: derived from word ‘egrets’, which is a species of bird and are symbolic of purity, strength, balance, concentration, longevity, and piety. Because they tend to enjoy solitude, their spirit also represents freedom and independence.

Tormund: Thor’s protection, courageous 

i’m going to do another post for Targaryen names only, and i’ll tag it once complete. hope you enojy the meaning behind our faves names and it shows just how brilliant GRRM is by meticulously choosing the names of  his characters.