#battle of the blackwater

[isab0t]

Princess in the tower 🐺

this was only meant to be a sketch of sansa idk what happened😭😭😭also my 5 millionth drawing of sansa at the blackwater and lyanna contrasted with her nieces. first time theyve crossed over tho

process below the cut ↓

[ichooseviolence]

Sansa had to experience her first period in a traumatic place and during a traumatic time whilst a battle went on outside the castle walls and Cersei is just like "lol ur bleeding in here and they're bleeding out there lmao. So weird."

[wpmorse]

"You promised me a song, little bird. Have you forgotten?"

A Clash of Kings - Sansa VII

I just got back into doing my character portraits. While I had planned to stick with the viewpoint characters, I kept leaning towards Sandor, and you don't argue with a Clegane.

Other than thinking Sandor looks a little too pretty here, I'm pleased with how this one turned out.

On a small side note, I was reminded that Sandor had a squire while choosing a quote to go with the picture. Does anyone know who he was, or what happened to him? For all I know the kid had it as a temp gig for the trip up north and made himself scarce while he could.

Though this does give me an ill-advised fanfic idea for a disguise for Arya during the Wolf and Dog Roadtrip of Doom.

[westeroswisdom]

Jerome Flynn b. 16 March 1963 Bromley, Kent, England, UK

Ser Bronn's most spectacular scene.

[beyondmistland]

In A Clash of Kings, did Tyrion mess up by not removing the money lending threat in King’s Landing, in your opinion? Would Tywin have approved?

Tywin gave Tyrion leave to act as he saw fit so he'd retroactively approve of whatever decisions Tyrion made, if only to present a united front to House Lannister's enemies. That being said, Tyrion didn't make a mistake by prioritizing defense preparations. With Stannis bearing down on King's Landing, going after the people with money and resources would have been foolish, especially since unraveling Littlefinger's financial obfuscation requires a level of knowledge beyond that available to Tyrion.

[rosaluxembae]

I'm really not convinced about the tactical criticism of Renly. There's two main things that characters and fans comment on but they actually kinda contradict each other. One is that he should have marched on King's Landing more quickly, and the other is that fighting Stannis weakens them.

But the thing is there's no rush to take KL. The Lannister army is in the Riverlands fighting Robb and nearly gets trapped in the Westerlands, precisely because Renly hasn't attacked. Like if Edmure didn't prevent Tywin from crossing The Trident (I also want to post about that tbh) then Stannis (or Renly if he'd survived) could have captured KL and the reason Tywin stopped trying to cross was because Stannis attacked. Even besides the specifics of those troop movements, as long as the Rose Road is closed, then the situation in KL is slowly getting worse for the Lannisters, while they and the Starks are bleeding each other dry. The capital was already on the brink of revolt in the canon timeline.

All the feasting and tourneys are a bit decedent and dangerous with accidents and whatnot but not as costly as directly getting involved in the war. It keeps his knights sharp and most importantly occupied, while he's stalling, so they don't start pillaging and getting into trouble. It's all a way of biding his time while preventing his army getting itchy feet and rusting from inactivity. People will complain about him dragging his feet but he can still go "yeah we're marching, making progress, we'll have our battle soon enough".

As for Stannis, Renly is right there too. If it wasn't for magic assassination (which I don't think it's fair to expect anyone to take into account), then Stannis' army would have been smashed with negligible losses, even without infantry. 20% of Renly's knights refused to go over to Stannis, which is probably more than would have been killed, and dead knights can't defect to the Lannisters. And most importantly the Tyrells refuse to go over to Stannis, who play a decisive role in The Battle of The Blackwater. So like rather than the fight weakening the Baratheon Bros, not fighting actually strengthened the Lannisters. Plus dealing with Stannis, rather than Storm's End being besieged when Renly's army is occupied, has political benefits, strengthening his claim and removing a potential thorn in his side.

Catelyn claims he should besiege the besiegers but she also criticises him for not intervening in the war more quickly. She can't have it both ways, besieging Stannis' army would make his march north much longer.

[saltandfire-blog]

Another fun video to relive the good old days

[agentrouka-blog]

Also she is still officially betrothed to king Joffrey and therefore nominally the future queen. That's fairly relevant in this context.

Everyone agrees that one of Sansa's best moments was keeping everyone calm during the Battle of the Blackwater.... but she's 12 years old. Why do people listen to her when she tells them not to be afraid? Why don't they just write her off as a naive child? I don't understand it.

Here's some relevant stuff from the chapter (Sansa VII, ACoK):

Sansa found herself alone on the dais.

and:

"What's happened?" demanded a woman she knew slightly, the wife of a lesser lordling. "What did Osney tell her? Is the king hurt, has the city fallen?"

"Tell us," someone else shouted. One woman asked about her father, another her son.

Plus it's also important to note that a bunch of servants just nope out at this point anyway.

Sansa is in a literal position of authority. She doesn't have any formal authority, but all the same she's on the raised platform the Queen was just sitting on. This privileged position also means that she was getting the hot updates from the battle, where a lot of other people inside have just been sitting there wondering.

Twelve years old or not, Sansa's the only one left on the platform and the only one left who can give a meaningful update from it. So people listen.

[themoonofblueside]

just realized after robb dies, jon becomes the "leader of a group of people who made him took up a position he was not planning to take, rises to the challange anyways for lack of better options, who is also a young commander with a level of gift and skill in battle strategies" of the story. Donnel Noye leaves him to take care of the defense on the Wall, he's the one to plan the fiery ladders and he also controls the defense lines and commands every other brother on the wall(until eastwatch guys come in). in the books sam enters his name without telling him and he wins. your majesty that's grumpified robb stark

it gets funnier when you realize a) they're both insanely strong for their age b) they both have very intimidating personas with their wolves c) they both try their best to put duty before love, fail miserably d) they get betrayed and stabbed

[westerosiladies]

Sansa Stark Month Day Nineteen: Leadership

[chippedcupwrites]

GAME OF THRONES | 2.09

[dr3adlady]

I'm here yayyy

[sugarprincessbitch]

i saw request are open, soo...

what about young !sansa stark being in love in you (headcannons>)

So because you didn't specify the gender of the reader... I took some liberties and decided to make them female :)

Sansa first meet you in kings landing, you were assigned to her as her lady of company by the queen, the main porpuse of it was to not only spy Sansa but also a tactic of Cersei to take more control placing the ones that are loyal to her. In fact you are her cousin, the sister of lancel.

I think that at first she will ignore you a little (sorry hehe) because in a romantic level we know that at that stage is imposible (Sansa didn't have time to explore yet her sexuality and she is infatuated with Joffrey).

In a platonic way she is still very much friends with Jane pool, that is also her lady of company. I imagine the whole thing to go like you being the third wheel.

But things will change quickly, in fact she wants to make a good impression with the queen, so she will try to talk to you more (mostly out of politeness).

Due to your patient and amicable nature you become fast friends but not as near as her relationship with Jane.

When things went downwards (Joffrey being proclaimed as king and Lord stark being decapitated) Sansa was left alone in a place full of serpents wanting to bite her.

Her father was dead, her sister was gone and her foes and friends were not there. The only "friend" or person of minimal trust was you.

Also, you were the only one protecting her against the fury of Cersei and her bastard son, tending her wounds when she was hurt and hugging her at night when she had nightmares about her father's death.

As days passed and hope faded, you two became closer, sharing secrets and stories in sweet whispers when you two were alone in her chambers.

In the day when all court was against her, you show her your support by holding her hand and calming her nerves by caressing her hair.

Sansa thought that her blushing checks when you show her affection and having such fervent desire to touch the skin of your face when the two of you were rested in bed together, where only normal things that a friend might feel for the other.

The part of looking at your lips and thinking how they might feel in hers were not that friendly feelings, yet she didn't think hard about it or she will become a ball of nerves and blush.

You obviously were not oblivious to her growing feelings for you, giving that her looks at your form where not as discreet as she would think.

Initially you wanted to wait until your family became uninterested about Sansa whereabouts and acts to talk about the strange "friendship" that you and her were having.

Yet, Sansa surprised you with her forwardness on the night after Stannis failed attack to the city (not the best moment for that but whe know that poor Sansa was in so much distress).

While the man where fighting outside, the high born lady's and the children were inside the queen chambers. Sansa and you sat down beside Cersei in your respective places.

When you were occupied to assess the state of your injured brother that came crashing the door, Sansa disappeared in thin air between the caos of the room when your cousin decided to abandon all.

Desperately you called her name over and over again on the way to her chambers, asking yourself where the fuck she went at this hour of the night with how dangerous was the keep in this times of war.

Seeing Sandor Clenage coming out of her room cover in blood and clearly drunk, was not a sight to calm your nerves, so you dash to encounter face to face with a distraught Sansa.

Coming out of her stupor she rushed to you and stamp her lips with yours, catching you by surprise. You continue the kiss, to later assure her that her feelings were reciprocated.

That night she slept like a baby in your embrace, while you murmured to her ear hopes for an escape from this hell that you called the Red keep.

Pd: I think I got carried away hehe...hope you like it!!💓💓

[classicasongoficeandfire]

Blackwater by Amok

[westeroswisdom]

That’s Lord Bronn nowadays.

There’s an entry at Game of Thrones Wiki devoted to Bron’s House.

This is given as his sigil...

They resist calling it House Bronn but speculate it might be called House Blackwater.

The words of the house are unknown. The most famous Bronn quote would be amusing – however it may be considered a bit too long and too crude.

There's no cure for being a cunt.

[drymushroomfics]

Fraye Hill of House Lannister

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Chapter Twenty Two

"Fuck the kingsguard. Fuck the city. Fuck the king.", Sandor growls, finally having enough of Kingslanding.

He leaves Tyrion and Joffrey standing. He makes his way inside, drinking the wine he demanded.

He knew they were losing on the field and all the fire became too much for him. Everyone is giving their all and everyone seem so focused on the battle that he knows it's the perfect time for him to flee and make is way to his childhood home.

As he walks through the hall, he walks past Sansa's door. They'll kill her if Stannis wins. He knows Fraye was fond of her and he doesn't truly want to see anything happen to her. He opens the door, not bothering to knock. She's not inside. He takes a seat in a chair, deciding to wait just a bit for her.

A few moments later, the door opens. He watches her bolt the door. She turns and picks up a doll from the table next to him.

"The lady is starting to panic.", Sandor says, watching how he startles her.

"What are you doing here?", she asks, clearly confused.

"Not here for long. I'm going.", he replies.

"Where?"

"To find Fraye. Then someplace that isn't burning. North, might be. Could be."

"What about the king?"

"He can die just fine on his own."

Sandor stands up, taking another swig of his wine.

"I can take you with me. Take you to Winterfell.", he offers,

I'll keep you safe. Do you want to go home?"

"I'll be safe here. Stannis won't hurt me.", Sansa tells him.

Sandor starts to feel annoyed by her stupidity. He walks close to her.

"Look at me.. Stannis is a killer. The Lannisters are killers. Your father was a killer. Your brother is a killer. Your sons will be killers someday. The world is built by killers. So you'd better get used to looking at 'em.", Sandor tries to warn her.

"You won't hurt me.", she replies, looking him in the eye.

"No, little bird. I won't hurt you."

He turns toward the door, unlocking it. He looks back at her. He can see her thoughts running wild.

"I'm sorry but I can't.", she tells him.

"Suit yourself."

He walks out the door, shutting it.

He makes his way down to the stables. He finds Stranger. The big horse is clearly nervous from all the loud noises. Sandor grabs his reigns, shushing him. He pets his muzzle, calming him.

After saddling him and loading up what little bit of food he stole from Sansa's room, he mounts him.

Trying to leave, he notices a couple guards by the gates. He's quick to unsheath his sword and cut both men down.

Sliding his sword back on his hip, he takes in a breath.

"Fuck.", he says to himself.

He is finally on his way. He hopes to any fucking gods that he didn't take too long and Fraye is still in one piece.