#( text: crannog )

[brycemacguffin]

TEXT ✉ BRYNOG

Bryce: Hey C, it's already been like forever since you left Walt, did a bear eat you or something? 🐻

[sebeth]

The World Of Ice And Fire: The Andals Vs The Children of the Forest, the Ironborn, and the North (Revised 12/7/22)

Warning, Spoilers Ahead…

  Erreg the Kinslayer, an Andal hero, came upon a grove of weirwood trees in High Heart. The Children of the Forest, under the protection of the Kings of the First Men, tended the trees. Archmaester Laurent’s Old Places of the Trident notes the grove contained thirty-one weirwood trees.

Erreg and company promptly started cutting down the trees. The Children and the First Men united to defend the holy grove but were slain by the Andals. The ghosts of the slain are said to haunt the place and rivermen shun the location to this day.

Erreg sounds like a charming character. Is he mentioned in the Seven’s texts? What kin did he slay?

Were Erreg and his fellow Andals so intent on destroying the weirwood grove because they were aware of the Children’s magical abilities or was it only due to the weirwoods’ importance in a rival religion?

The Andals then focused on the Children: “The Andals proved bitter enemies to the remaining children. To their eyes, the children worshipped strange gods and had strange customs, and so the Andals drove them out of all the deep woods the Pact had once given them. Weakened and grown insular over the years, the children lacked whatever advantages they once had over the First Men. And what the First Men could never succeed in doing – eradicating the Children entirely – the Andals managed to achieve in short order. Some few Children may have fled to the Neck, where there was safety amidst the bogs and crannogs, but if they did, no trace of them remains. It is possible that a few survived on the Isle of Faces, as some have written, under the protection of the green men, whom the Andals never succeeded in destroying. But again, no definitive proof has ever been found.”

I would say the Children did flee to both areas. Howland and Jojen Reed of the Neck have magical abilities that seem to derive from the Children, and no one can land on the Isle of Faces due to repeated mysterious winds and bird attacks. The Children of the Forest are also still found north of the Wall.

The Andals defeated the First Men and conquered the southron kingdoms after endless battles and wars. Many of the defeated First Men took up the faith of the Seven.

The Andals switched from conquest to consolidation. Many Andals “took the wives and daughters of the defeated kings to wife, as a means of solidifying their right to rule.” Many southron castles retained their godswoods with carved weirwoods to avoid conflicts on differing faiths.

It took a thousand years for the Andals to turn their attention to the Iron Islands. The Andals underwent a renewed zeal and “swept over the islands”, extinguishing the line of Urron Redhand, “which had ruled by axe and sword for a thousand years”.

The Andals tried to convert the Ironborn to the faith of the Seven but they said ���no thanks, we only worship the Drowned God”. Eventually, the Andals on the Iron Islands converted to the Drowned God religion, though a few houses remember the Seven.

 The North remained unconquered. Numerous Andal armies were destroyed in attempts to take the North “thanks to the impenetrable swamps of the Neck and the ancient keep of Moat Cailin”. The Kings of Winter “preserved their independent rule for centuries to come.”

Dorne isn’t mentioned as one of the unconquered areas so apparently they weren’t “unbowed, unbent, and unbroken” in regards to the Andal invasion.

Speaking of Dorne, up next: The Rhoynar.

[crannogcruickshank]

text 💬 crulie 😭

Crannog: I don't know what to do with myself all day when Mairi's at school.

Crannog: I'm not even sure I know what to do with myself when she IS here.

Crannog: I feel like I'm supposed to have some new lease on life now where I'm grateful that I'm alive against all odds and I do all the things I never did before, but instead it's just so hard to find a way to do anything at all.

[jacpotts]

# for Lyssa or Crannog or whoever

Last Text → Lyssa

Jac: Cher! We need to catch up! I hear things worked out with this boy of yours, and I’d love to have a girls’ lunch!

Ringtone → Classic iPhone Ringtone (Default)

Last Text → Crannog

Jac: Since your ‘baby mama’ never reaches out to me for these things, I’m letting you know that I. Want. To. Babysit. Whenever! Whenever you’d like! Let me take that precious little girl off your hands for a few hours so I can spoil her!

Ringtone → Classic iPhone Ringtone (Default)

[heyjuliette]

# for Crannog or Lyssa or whoever

Crannog

-what your muse’s name is in mine’s phone: 

Baby daddy

- what your muse’s picture is in mine’s phone

- what your muse’s ringtone is in mine’s phone

Funhouse - P!nk

 - my muse’s last text to your muse

Julie: We're out of oreos. Get on that.

Lyssa

-what your muse’s name is in mine’s phone: 

Lumos #4

- what your muse’s picture is in mine’s phone

- what your muse’s ringtone is in mine’s phone

Kim Possible beeping (default ringtone)

 - my muse’s last text to your muse

Julie: Hey, if you see Rainier around the castle can you tell him to answer his fucking phone already? And quote me exactly, don't leave out the fucking. Thanks.

[crzytwn]

Crulie

who hogs the duvet

IDK, Julie would probably sprawl herself on top of Crannog so it’s not like he’d need the duvet.

who texts/rings to check how their day is going

Crannog. Mostly to check on Mairi,obviously.

who’s the most creative when it comes to gifts

Julie, I think. She grew up with a bunch of kids, I think that helps with creativity.

who gets up first in the morning

Crannog

who suggests new things in bed

Julie

who cries at movies

I’m visualizing Crannog crying at some daddy/daughter movie and Julie being like “CHILL.”

who gives unprompted massages

Julie.

who fusses over the other when they’re sick

Crannog.

who gets jealous easiest

Julie. The lil beast is territorial af.

who has the most embarrassing taste in music

Crannog. His music taste probably affected by stuff for Mairi, Julie just plays Mairi the music she likes.

who collects something unusual

Julie and her knives!!

who takes the longest to get ready

They both have to take time for their daughter so it’s pretty even.

who is the most tidy and organised

Crannog.

who gets most excited about the holidays

Mairi

who is the big spoon/little spoon

who gets most competitive when playing games and/or sports

Julie!!

who starts the most arguments

Julie

who suggests that they buy a pet

Uh Crannog?

what couple traditions they have

???

what tv shows they watch together

UMMM movies.

what other couple they hang out with

Rainiac and Brandy

how they spend time together as a couple

They hang with their Kid.

who made the first move

??

who brings flowers home

Crannog. Just imagine him coming home with flowers for both of his girls. It’s real cute.

who is the best cook

Crannog.

[spodzone]

It’s a classic viewpoint – at the head of Loch Tay standing on the shores at Kenmore, looking down the length of the loch past the Crannog and island to mountains in the distance. Even without dramatic contrasty sunlight, it didn’t disappoint.

#gallery-0-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-0-5 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-0-5 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-0-5 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */

A classic view down the length of Loch Tay, hints of mist in the distant mountains and trees on the foreground island.

A classic view down the length of Loch Tay, hints of mist in the distant mountains and trees on the foreground island.

A classic view down the length of Loch Tay, hints of mist in the distant mountains and trees on the foreground island.

A classic view down the length of Loch Tay, hints of mist in the distant mountains and trees on the foreground island.

For the record, these were both 8-second exposures, around f/4.5 and ISO 400 using a Nisi circular polariser filter to balance the light between sky and reflection. Both images are a pair stacked for noise-reduction.

Along Loch Tay It's a classic viewpoint - at the head of Loch Tay standing on the shores at Kenmore, looking down the length of the loch past the Crannog and island to mountains in the distance.

[sebeth]

The World Of Ice And Fire: The Andals Versus The Children Of The Forest, The Ironborn, & The North

Warning, Spoilers Ahead...

Erreg the Kinslayer, an Andal hero, came upon a grove of weirwood trees in High Heart. The Children of the Forest, under the protection of the Kings of the First Men, tended the trees. Archmaester Laurent’s Old Places of the Trident notes the grove contained thirty-one weirwood trees.

Erreg and company promptly started cutting down the trees. The Children and the First Men united to defend the holy grove but were slain by the Andals. The ghosts of the slain are said to haunt the place and rivermen shun the location to this day.

Erreg sounds like a charming character. Is he mentioned in the Seven’s texts? What kin did he slay?

Were Erreg and his fellow Andals so intent on destroying the weirwood grove because they were aware of the Children’s magical abilities or was it only due to the weirwoods’ importance in a rival religion?

The Andals then focused on the Children: “The Andals proved bitter enemies to the remaining children. To their eyes, the children worshipped strange gods and had strange customs, and so the Andals drove them out of all the deep woods the Pact had once given them. Weakened and grown insular over the years, the children lacked whatever advantages they once had over the First Men. And what the First Men could never succeed in doing – eradicating the Children entirely – the Andals managed to achieve in short order. Some few Children may have fled to the Neck, where there was safety amidst the bogs and crannogs, but if they did, no trace of them remains. It is possible that a few survived on the Isle of Faces, as some have written, under the protection of the green men, whom the Andals never succeeded in destroying. But again, no definitive proof has ever been found.”

I would say the Children did flee to both areas. Howland and Jojen Reed of the Neck have magical abilities that seem to derive from the Children, and no one can land on the Isle of Faces due to repeated mysterious winds and bird attacks. The Children of the Forest are also still found north of the Wall.

The Andals defeated the First Men and conquered the southron kingdoms after endless battles and wars.  Many of the defeated First Men took up the faith of the Seven.

The Andals switched from conquest to consolidation. Many Andals “took the wives and daughters of the defeated kings to wife, as a means of solidifying their right to rule.” Many southron castles retained their godswoods with carved weirwoods to avoid conflicts on differing faiths.

It took a thousand years for the Andals to turn their attention to the Iron Islands. The Andals underwent a renewed zeal and “swept over the islands”, extinguishing the line of Urron Redhand, “which had ruled by axe and sword for a thousand years”.

The Andals tried to convert the Ironborn to the faith of the Seven but they said “no thanks, we only worship the Drowned God”. Eventually, the Andals on the Iron Islands converted to the Drowned God religion, though a few houses remember the Seven.

The North remained unconquered. Numerous Andal armies were destroyed in attempts to take the North “thanks to the impenetrable swamps of the Neck and the ancient keep of Moat Cailin”. The Kings of Winter “preserved their independent rule for centuries to come.”

Dorne isn’t mentioned as one of the unconquered areas so apparently they weren’t “unbowed, unbent, and unbroken” in regards to the Andal invasion.

Speaking of Dorne, up next: The Rhoynar.

[crannogcruickshank]

text 💬 crac 🙏

Crannog: Are you able to babysit Mairi tomorrow at 3? I told Julie I'd take her then but my therapist was able to squeeze me in last minute, and I hardly want to drag Mairi to THAT.

[crannogcruickshank]

TEXT ✂️ CRAC

Crannog: Mairi drew this earlier and said she wanted to make sure her favorite babysitter Jac saw it

Crannog: [MMS Message]

Crannog: Please, God, if you have any affection for me at all, never tell Julie how much it looks like a dick.

[crannogcruickshank]

TEXT | CALLOG

Calliope: First of all, in shock right now that you bid on me when I could have sworn I heard your voice in my head saying that you’re too much of an old man to do anything anymore.

Calliope: Secondly, if you would like to bring Mairi along on the auction date, I’m totally okay with that! I feel like it’s very kid friendly and easier for you to go out without finding a babysitter or whatever, okay? OKAY :D

Crannog: Even old men attend things like bingo nights, right? Not that I'm comparing your date to a bingo night :-p (Although those are fun). But maybe it's good not to be such a hermit all the time.

Crannog: Really? That would be amazing, I don't get to spend all that much time with her without Julie. But if she can leave her with her sister during her date, I dont' see any reason why I couldn't bring her on mine :D