#Taena of Myr

[amuelia]

"First these Kettleblacks, then Qyburn, now her. It's a queer menagerie you are keeping these days, sweet sister." "I am growing very fond of Lady Taena. She amuses me." - Jaime II, aFfC

Cersei Lannister and Taena Merryweather :)

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[thecelestial-art]

[ID in Photo] RIP Taena Merryweather you would’ve loved Chappell Roan & RIP Cersei Lannister you would’ve fucking HATED Chappell Roan

On Inprnt

[coldraindropsss]

[adarkandmagicalforest]

they wouldve overpowered all with their tiktok edits

[isefyres-archive]

@dcviline asked: “ What did you hear? ” (cersei @ taena)

Taena   isn't   sure   if   she   should   say   or   not.   There   is   a   short   pause   before,   under   the   gaze   of   the   Queen,   she   has   no   other   option   but   to   let   the   woman   know.   "It   appears   that   the   little   show   Aegon   Targaryen   had   Myrcella   put   on   is   no   longer   a   show."   There   is   a   short   pause   as   she   speaks   again.   Taena   does   not   feel   right   betraying   the   Princess',   one   she   saw   growing   up   but   it   was   important   news,   because   it   had   been   a   grand   political   move.   What   Cersei   never   had,   marrying   a   Targaryen,   Myrcella   had   managed   in   a   few   months.  

"A   Septa   confirmed   with   a   certificate   that   Myrcella   and   Aegon   are   wed.   And   the   marriage   was   consummated.   No   doubt   of   the   matter."   And   according   to   the   people   on   the   castle   who   spied   for   them,   there   was   no   doubt   about   it,   sheets   were   bled   on,   as   well   the   noises   that   came   from   the   chamber   during   the   night.   Gods   above,   she   knows   Cersei   will   not   take   it   well.   "Now   he   is   traveling   here   to   negotiate,   and   the   Dornish   army   who   kept   the   princess   safe   is   with   him."

[astormofsilk]

💋 (Taena) asked by @lannisther

She sighed softly as she brushed through Cersei's hair, trying to relax the woman. It had been horrible lately, and she was sure that the queen was under more stress than anyone else. "Is there anything I can do to ease your tension my queen?" She whispered, kissing at her neck

[fortunate-hal]

Does she dream of Myr? she wondered. Or is it her lover with the scar, the dangerous dark-haired man who would not be refused?

Cersei Lannister and Taena Merryweather as depicted in the Finnish special edition of A Feast for Crows illustrated by Petri Hiltunen.

[atopvisenyashill]

Top ten: the narrative did them dirty, what could have been (more interesting), and what one off mentions you want to see more of, and what Martin historical inaccurate stuff pisses you off (no child brides).

narratives did them dirty. that’s actually kinda hard bc like for example depending on how the story ends, lyanna & elia could be perfectly fine as they are OR i could be annoyed. i feel very silly being like "narrative did them dirty" when we just have no idea how the narrative ends alsjdfkl

arianne nymeros martell - simply should have been there earlier

areo hotah - like victarion, he’s a character that is meant to give us insight into a particular region, unlike victarion his inner narrative is largely nonexistent. he just loves doran & that’s it, we don’t really know him

irri - no explanation needed

lyarra stark - deserves more than “she died”

gaemon palehair - his death should have hit harder

alyssa velaryon - should have aborted jaehaerys in the womb

loreza nymeros martell - we don’t even know her name

dalla the wildling - she should have lived, would have been more interesting having her be our wildling voice in the north w jon

weasel - IF HOT PIE & GENDRY ARE OKAY WHY CANT WEASEL BE 🤧🤧

cersei - listen. listen to me. she is RIGHT to be paranoid, i think this is simply a byproduct of (similar to arianne) not introducing her pov until late in the game but she’s RIGHT just bc she’s crazy doesn’t mean she’s not CORRECT

one off/could have beens

whoever wrote that book about the similarities between the north and dorne. i want the whole thing.

rhoynar water magic

the black pearl of braavos. she just seems cool, give me more summer island diaspora stuff, it’s interesting!!!!!!

the entire jaehaera/daenaera thing. no reason for daenaera to have not been a lady of jaehaera’s, and even if jaehaera still ultimately dies before having children, just doing more with the three of them instead of whatever he did would have gone a long way

alysanne daughter of maegor forever

saera - i think her later years should have had more of a focus, she just disappears to be a brothel owner, feels like a lot of build up without enough pay off

myr. i’m very very interested in them, esp w the controversial maester comments about them being related to the rhoynar (are they or is that racism lol) and the fact that taena serala AND thoros are from there?? AND varys was castrated in myr???? i’m just curious bc we don’t know a lot about it!!

pact of ice and fire should have been MORE. LADY SWAP SOMETHING. COME ON.

MORE ALAYAYA. she just kinda disappears after tyrion leaves and i get it but i want to know she's alright!!!! how is her reading going!!!

literally a single fucking essosi point of view. a dothraki, a meereenese, a pentoshi tyroshi like ANYONE

historical inaccuracy nitpicks

the fucking dothraki. listen. the focus on the arakh as if any nomadic people place any sort of importance on metal tools?? the lack of any sort of armor?? the complete reliance on orientalism and anti native characterization of like, thoughtless hordes of hyper violent savages for their ENTIRE PEOPLE???? they have the aesthetics of mongolians and lakota but absolutely NOTHING that made them interesting cultures that had civilizations that lasted hundreds of years.

the small households in the north kill me. i think you could argue this is mostly a ned thing because everyone else is still fostering kids, making marriage pacts, etc, but there’s a real lack of it, and a huge lack of focus on the politics of each faction that would crop up esp re: the small council.

the lack of cool septas. i know this is part of his distaste for religion but there were a lot of very cool and interesting nuns who ran around doing cool and interesting stuff and i DO think the gender & class dynamics potentially at play there WOULD interest him so it’s a frustrating lack

the lack of saints. again, this is his disinterest for religion but like. what kind of religion doesn’t have a martyr or two they throw a festival for a few times a year like. everyone has a prophet or two that are regularly worshipped idk!!!

not enough peasant revolts!!!!! dragon pit? amazing. poor fellows? very fun!!! the riot scene in KL? harrowing!!!! but like people just rebelled way more in history than he writes about!

what’s the word yeoman i believe? more of them!!!!!

more guilds!!!

okay it’s not like,,,, necessarily a problem it’s just that societies that had Slaving Economies, not just places that had slavery but Economies Centered Around Slavery Exclusively number at like, three or four, while half the societies we have in terros are slaving economies. i don’t inherently mind this - for example, people have pointed out how much more volatile and brutal his world is but imo that makes sense when you have crazy seasons like they do & also magic, so that’s not a nitpick for me personally - but i guess i. wonder. if HE realizes this?

more festivals and feastdays and random holidays. these people don’t have any fucking holidays!!!! i feel like there should be waaaaaaay more yearly celebrations to help keep track of the passage of time since they don’t have regular seasons????

[death-of-cats]

Wild speculation time. I don’t necessarily think any of these are particularly likely but they’re interesting to think about.

[coldraindropsss]

Aurane Waters, Taena Merryweather

[imaginarianisms]

more asoiaf comparisons, parallels & antiparallels to the first dance of the dragons vs the second & final dance of the dragons (& possibly the sixth blackfyre rebellion): the blacks being daenerys i targaryen's supporters, the golds being aegon vi targaryen's supporters, tommen baratheon being a close equivalent to gaemon palehair & his mother essie & sylvenna sand which may be interpreted as a parallel with queen cersei lannister & taena merryweather of myr, trystane truefyre being a close equivalent to aegon/young griff & perkin being jon connington & the shepherd being the new high septon the high sparrow, dalton greyjoy being euron i greyjoy's ancestor & the latter surpassing him, alyn waters later alyn velaryon resembling aurane waters later aurane velaryon & finishing what their ancestors started. history repeats itself.

[stargareed]

Cersei Eating King Robert’s Heirs

She wanted to see if it would be as easy with a woman as it had always been with Robert. Ten thousand of your children perished in my palm, Your Grace, she thought, slipping a third finger into Myr. Whilst you snored, I would lick your sons off my face and fingers one by one, all those pale sticky princes. You claimed your rights, my lord, but in the darkness I would eat your heirs. Taena gave a shudder. She gasped some words in a foreign tongue, then shuddered again and arched her back and screamed. She sounds as if she is being gored, the queen thought. For a moment she let herself imagine that her fingers were a bore's tusks, ripping the Myrish woman apart from groin to throat.

(Cersei VII, AFFC)

[isefyres-archive]

"She    is    still    a    young    girl.    It    aches    the    heart    that    tragedy    is    what    brings    families    together    but    perhaps,    there    is    still    hope    for    the    princess.    She    was    always    so    composed    and    bright."    Taena    remembers    the    sweet    girl    the    princess    had    been.    Years    had    passed    since    then    and    the    worries    the    Queen    have    are    understandable,    if    not    a    little    overdone    in    her    liking.    If    the    Dornish    had    wanted    to    hurt    the    Queen    they    would've    tried    something    against    the    princess    before.    And    yet,    all    of    King's    Landing    knew    of    the    fail    attempt    against    Myrcella.   

Some    say    her    face    was    hideous    now,    others    say    that    she    had    been    blessed    with    a    good    healer    and    she    was    good    as    new.    Taena    finishes    the    hairstyle,    moving    to    decorate    it    with    the    appropriate    crown,    to    make    her    look    as    regal    as    she    should.    It    should    be    a    rejoiceful    day,    and    hopefully,    all    worries    will    be    away.    The    people    of    King's    Landing    adored    the    Princess,    and    for    that,    she    hopes    all    will    be    good.    "Then,    we    should    make    sure    she    is    guarded.    Her    new    sworn    sword,    he    was    your    father's    ward,    yes?    Perhaps    he    could    shed    light    on    what    the    Princess    thinks."

ㅤㅤㅤ❝ THAT'S EASY TO SAY WHEN YOU ARE NOT TYWIN LANNISTER'S DAUGHTER. LIONS FEAR NOTHING. ❞ The queen's face is composed stone as she speaks, but who does she try to fool more with her poise? Taena or herself? No one must be allowed to see her falter, and yet the idea of seeing her daughter after all this time has opened a chasm within her chest. Cersei blinks, some unfamiliar emotion breaking through her emerald gaze. ❝ My daughter has been in the hands of our enemies for years. She was only a young girl when she was sent away. Her formative years, and I've no doubt the Martells have taken advantage to shape her as they wish. To fashion her as a weapon against her family. Against me . ❞ The queen clutches the goblet of wine on the vanity, hurriedly bringing the deep crimson to her lips, though her eyes do not leave her reflection in the mirror. She can see it then, how despite the stillness of the rest of her body, her green eyes tremble in a mix of fear and anger. Like the wildfire she'd used to burn down the tower of the hand. A beautiful sight that was, but this that she sees in her own eyes is an ugly thing, an explosion is held at bay. ❝ I do love her. I worry for her, ❞ Cersei's voice breaks, disguised by another swift swallow of wine. ❝ They have given her back to me alive. That does not mean they did not destroy my daughter in other ways. My little girl could be dead inside her own body, replaced by the Martells' filthy manipulations. ❞

[astormofsilk]

tag drop

[adarkandmagicalforest]

theres so many more than even this, but i only have so many slots

Viserys I and Alicent Hightower are not on this list because they would get 100% of the votes

[asshaid]

priestess are allowed to get married. it does not matter the religion the partner participates as long as they remain loyal to r'hallor. they have to remain in their practices and follow whatever the visions tells them to. if wed, they might take the name of their husband (like taena of myr takes the merryweather of her husband) or simply go by their name and place of birth (melisandre of asshai). she has no real interest in marriage unless it serves a purpose to the bigger plans. as well, due to being from asshai, and her knowledge of high valyrian and valyrian culture, she can perform valyrian weddings and know of their gods.