#rother

[gnatnectar]

rory being introduced to the ivory household? idk i just had an image for this in my head. enjoy

[xannerz]

Felt like writing a bit about squire!Hector.

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There is dirt between his teeth.

"Dining with the worms, already, pup?" Rother barks. "Or will they make a feast of you?" He paces around his squire — a bony mutt whose bite has yet to meet his bark — before returning to his place inches before him.

Hector growls against the back of his own fist, feeling warm blood from his tooth-pricked lip begin to mingle with the grime he fell into. He glances at Rother's boots, knowing full well that he'll be tasked with wiping the dried mud off them later, before glaring up at him.

"Say what you want, but I'm not done." He spits, scrambling up to his feet like a newborn foal, and grabs his waster from the ground. "Let's go again. Again!"

Rother laughs, a rancorous but familiar sound that carries across the sparring grounds. "No, boy," he says. "Your tenacity is noted, but that's enough for today. I hear Ursilda's got the kitchen making something fresh for us all. Something to celebrate your young bloods' efforts, she told me."

"Dinner can wait," Hector huffs — ever-eager, ever-determined to prove himself. 'Old man' almost jumps from his lips, but he won't be caught shoveling manure for mouthing off again.

"Come now." Rother drops a heavy hand onto Hector's shoulder. "The King and Queen don't pride themselves in you lot staying hungry, now do they? Now on you go, and wipe your face!"

[kafkasdiariies]

Battle Abbey, Rother, East Sussex, United Kingdom ~ aclotheshorse

[toneburst]

•  Michael Rother in Harmonia’s studio, Forst, Germany, 1973. Photo Ann Weitz

•  Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger of Neu! with friends, Ratingen, Germany, 1972. Photo Peter Lindbergh

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[englishcottagedreams]

(via Garden of Eden... | The garden at Bateman's | Lee Harris | Flickr)

[gnatnectar]

hehehe

[detournementsmineurs]

"Les Aventurières du Vélo" documentaire de Juliette Senik (2023), mars 2025.

"La bicyclette a fait plus pour l’émancipation des femmes que n’importe quelle chose au monde", affirmait la militante américaine des droits civiques Susan B. Anthony, 1896.

[westeroswisdom]

How a councillor went from a Game of Thrones fanatic to starring in the show

A DISTRICT councillor went from a Game of Thrones fanatic to starring alongside Kristian Nairn, Emilia Clarke and Peter Dinklage in the TV series.

Sam Coleman, the actor who portrayed Young Hodor in S06E02 and S06E05 is a public servant in the UK. He’s one of the two councillors who represents the ward of Bexhill Sidley on the 38 seat Rother District Council in Sussex.

On the roster of councillors. he apparently is one of only four who seems to be under 40.

As for how he got the gig at Season 6...

 “A friend of mine recommended it to me as she knew I loved medieval, fantasy stuff,” he said. “But I hadn’t got into when it was first on as I knew it would take over my life.

 “I knew I’d forsake all revision of exams in favour of binge watching this captivating fantasy show about dragons. But I gave in to the temptations and binged series one to four or five.

 “And then as I was finishing my binge watch, my agent rang and said I had an audition for season six of Game of Thrones.”

He doesn’t say what effect binge watching had on his exams, but it certainly didn’t hurt in getting him the part.

As for what councillors do in the UK, it sounds similar to what local lawmakers do in any democracy.

Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.

They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk their councillor face to face and these take place on a regular basis.

Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.

It’s awesome that Sam is serving his community this way. Hopefully his involvement will encourage more younger voters to follow in his path. As the saying goes, “think globally and act locally”. If you wish to change the world, start doing so by interacting with your local community.