#Long night

[thewatcher0nthewall]

Cold Gods

[socialbutterfly19]

WOW!

[from-ib-to-asshai]

saw a reddit post earlier ask this so i thought i would ask the same question here:

please leave your explainations in the tags/comments!

[salialenart]

Amethyst Empress

“The Amethyst Empress was legendary and last ruler of the mythic Great Empire of the Dawn. She succeeded her father, the Opal Emperor but was cast down and slain by her envious younger brother the Bloodstone Emperor. According to the annals of the Further East, it was the Blood Betrayal, as his usurpation was named, that ushered in the Long Night.”

[reignof-fyre]

Women in the asoiaf world are so important to magic and there's so much evidence of it and everyone is seemingly willfully blind when it's right there that the murder and kinslaying of thr Amethyst Empress was the catalyst for the Long Night and the Usurpation of Rhaenyra Targaryen, the rightful queen, was the cause of the dragons dying and it was daenys the Dreamer who saved the Targaryens through her dragon dreams and ensured their survival and it was Daenerys Targaryen, the rightful heir of the Targaryen Dynasty, that brought dragons back to life like its right there throughout the history of this world that women are so fundamentally important to magic and everyone is out here crying about it when in grrms own words it's significant and important!!!! Listen people!!

[justtakeabreathjb]

[icediamonds]

Jon Snow has to be the Azor Ahai because he has been fighting the Others since he was thirteen. When he becomes Commander he immediately lets the Free Folk settle in the Gift and tries to rescue Free Folk from Hardhome, despite the disapproval of the oldest black brothers, his action prevents the White Walkers from turning them wights.

Jon Snow will be resurrected and still continue to fight the Others, he is the last hero.

And remember:

[giffypudding]

Another super night

[wodeworm]

Pilgrims of the Long Night - Winter Solstice Dragons

Right to left

36 Little Sheshkertoo

Origin: Schnabelperchten “Schnabel” meaning beak, and "Perchten" is the plural form of Perchta, and "Schnabelperchten" means “Beaked Perchtas”. In folklore, Perchta upholds cultural taboos and rewards those who abide by tradition, and slits open the stomachs of those who misbehaved.

37 Knishkuulsho

origin: Kukeri (Bulgarian: кукери; singular: kuker, кукер) are elaborately costumed Bulgarians , who perform traditional rituals intended to scare away evil spirits.

38 Ruhelsh bon

origin: Mari Lwyd, meaning 'Grey Mare', a horse-figure carried from door to door by wassail-singing groups during the Winter season.

[airforcekitties001]

OVERSLEPT A LITTLE

[steveandnatlover76]

Steve *from the backseat*: Listen, sweetheart, when we get home how about spending a romantic evening, just the two of us?

Natasha: Sure thing, babe. Wait till you see the new lingerie I bought at Victoria‘s Secret. We won’t fall asleep till dawn!

Yelena: Ewwwww… don’t say things like that. My ears are bleeding and the mental images are burning into my brain!

[socialbutterfly19]

Send them my way please

[friday-tea]

Rich, deep, smooth and dreamy: it's The Longest Night! This seasonal brew features spiced cranberry paired with honey and cacao-laced black tea for peak deep dark sweetness. ☕️🌙

[lineffability]

🐍

[athzhowakar]

The Betrayal of Blood: The New Heir

❇️ Place: Yi Ti

❇️ Period: The Great Empire of the Dawn

❇️ ‘The Betrayal of Blood’ is a Tumblr series on the Amethyst Empress, the Bloodstone Emperor and the First Long Night.

❇️ Summary:

Chapter 1 : The New Heir

The Opal Emperor has declared the name of his heir.

“Heavy is the head that wears the crown.”

The crown princess was standing in the palace garden and plucking a flower when she heard some footsteps.

“Brother,” she said to the man who had just arrived.

“It is quite unusual to find you here. Generally, you stay in your manor and write scriptures or read books. Why are you here today?” the man asked.

The crown princess said, “It felt like the flowers called out to me. Tell me Brother, what brings you here?”

The prince replied, “I came to congratulate you, Sister.”

“Thank you, Brother,” she replied. “You lifted the burden off my shoulders with your words," she added.

The prince asked, “What kind of burden do you talk about?”

“The burden of loneliness,” she replied. She wore the flower that she had plucked, on her hair and continued, “When Royal Father declared me as his heir, I had thought that you would harbour sour feelings towards me. I had assumed that you would leave me alone among my friends and foes to fend for myself.”

“You speak of friends and foes, and then you speak of loneliness,” he said. “But Sister, how would my departure make you lonely if you have friends?”

The crown princess sighed.

She said, “Brother, in the court, it takes very little time for friends to turn into foes. You however, are my brother. We came from the same womb.”

She approached the prince and caressed his face. “We belong together. That is why, you must stay with me. You must protect me from the backstabbers and help me to rule,” she said.

The prince smiled and said to her, “I will. What good will come of a brother's sword if it cannot be wielded in his sister's service?”

“I am glad that you think so,” the crown princess replied.

The eyes of the crown princess went to a nearby tree. “Look! Mistletoe is covering that tree,” she said.

The prince replied, “I see. The tree was kind enough to let mistletoe grow on it. Now, it is only a matter of time before it is killed by the mistletoe.”

The crown princess said, “I will ask the gardener to remove the mistletoe.”

“Let it be, Sister,” the prince said, holding her hand. “The stronger being feeds on the weaker being. Let us not interfere with the laws of nature. Let the mistletoe grow and feed on the tree as it desires.”

“You want me to let the mistletoe kill the tree?” the crown princess asked.

“Every tree has to die one day,” the prince replied.

“If you insist, I will let it be this way,” the crown princess said.

The prince looked at her and said, “Men and trees are alike. Some die of old age, some die of plagues, some die of hunger and some by sword. There are also others who die just like that tree because they were too blind to see that they had sheltered a mistletoe.”

“You are right,” the crown princess replied.

[not-kate-at-all]