#greyjoys

[jeyneofpoole]

[fleurdeliet]

Modern (and happy) Urri and Aeron (before growing his hair and beard longer... and wetter... and falling into religion). Urri doesn't have all of his fingers but at least he's alive.

Based on the idea of modern AU that I discussed with @lubitelnitsahe

I just want to draw happy Greyjoys 🖤

[empressofmankind]

Magic mirror on the wall,

Who's the fairest one of the worst of them all?

[ripperrupertgiles]

Weather you sympathize with Theon, hate Theon or are indifferent to Theon you have to admit his facial expression here is pretty funny.

[softest-beigest-pillow]

if you are 18+, friendly, queer-friendly, and ship characters from ASOIAF/GOT, you are welcome to join Not Safe For Westeros, a discord server dedicated to ship and kink content in the lands of Westeros and Essos

[closethedoorandcomehere]

Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. AFfC The Prophet

Close The Door And Come Here - AFfC The Prophet

Is this the worst chapter in all of the books? Maybe, because the Iron Islands suck. Is it Damphair or Damfere and is he naked this entire chapter? Kingsmoot!

[tradsaltwife]

look i need to make a statement that no one really cares about but. i need to make it.

i am SHIT at creating content of any kind. i am terrible at following through with the posts i think about making. sometimes i try, usually i fail.

there are few fandoms i actually care about right now and one of them —the main one— is asoiaf.

i wanted to make little posts with my thoughts as i re-read the books these past few months but as i said, i suck at that kind of thing. i'm almost done with adwd.

HOWEVER (and as a personal challenge) i took some silly little notes on my phone that i intend to make into actual, somewhat coherent posts soon.

also i'm really trying to not only talk about the greyjoys but they're my favorite!! i cant help it!! but i'll try?? maybe. we'll see.

[tanoraqui]

relatedly, why don't you click this link and make an Asha-worthy battle plan to vote before or on November 5? Don't forget your downballot races, either - it's not all about the Iron Throne!

justice for all the women of westeros but especially ASHA GREYJOY who ran for president on a platform of “I’ll finally end the forever wars that have brought us literally no gain whatsoever” and still somehow lost to an evil wizard who did the fantasy equivalent of bringing back plutonium rods from Chernobyl

[inwinterhell]

As a female athlete myself, I just want to quickly appreciate how George R.R Martin writes his women who fight. It’s never, “she wanted to be a warrior so she worked harder than everyone and eventually she could beat all the boys.” He actually gives his characters strengths and weaknesses—as well as cultural ties to fighting— and he makes these traits enhance the already existing plot lines these characters follow. The mental game is also always just as important, if not more, than the physical game, which I’ve found is true in sports and probably much more true in actual life-threatening situations.

Arya is a small child. She’s nine, she’s skinny; she would probably never excel at being a knight, so instead she learns a different type of fighting. She’ll never overpower anyone, but she can be quick and sneaky and use her left hand which most people don’t know how to fight against. Also, I would argue that Syrio’s teachings about “looking with your eyes” were far more important to her than the physical part of water dancing. Most of the time she isn’t using her skills to directly fight people, but to run away, to spy on people, to catch food and survive. Syrio is her friend, Needle is Jon Snow’s smile, etc. Arya learning how to use her stature to her advantage is part of a greater connection to her identity and the people who helped her.

Brienne is stronger than most men, but she faces constant misogyny because of that (which is all too realistic). She constantly faces internal battles with her own self-image and harassment wherever she goes. She gets taught to use men’s pride and anger to her advantage:

“Old Ser Goodwin was long in his grave, yet she could hear him whispering in her ear. Men will always underestimate you, he said, and their pride will make them want to vanquish you quickly, lest it be said that a woman tried them sorely. Let them spend their strength in furious attacks, whilst you conserve your own. Wait and watch, girl, wait and watch (AFFC Brienne 7)”

Finally, “no chance, and no choice” is her most memorable line for a reason. It’s not her martial prowess that makes her a great character; it’s her bravery and honor.

Cultural ties are also so important to the reasons many women in the series fight. Asha is Balon’s last remaining child when all her brothers are dead and gone. Of course she knows how to fight and sail. Her tension with Theon is less about her showing off and more about her proving how much she actually knows her people while he doesn’t (of course that isn’t Theon’s fault but that’s a whole other post). The Mormont women learned to fight because they historically had to fight off invaders; the Sand snakes’ skills show their connection to Oberyn, etc.

Anyway I just love how George uses fighting to enhance his characters’ personalities and not define them. None of them are physically or mentally infallible, and none are exempt from misogyny. They just learned to do something that empowers and protects them despite society’s expectations. George’s writing of women is definitely not perfect, but this is something I really appreciate.

[souryam]

" He raised his eyes. 'Sister. See. This time i knew you.' "

[lmaowh-at]

Catelyn heard someone snigger behind her. She loves him, poor thing, she thought sadly. She'd play his squire just to touch him, and never care how great a fool they think her... (and some other things)

[jeyneofpoole]

the furthest the asoiaf tiktokers will go with gender is talking about how dany is the prince that was promised meanwhile girls on tumblr have written thesis-length treatises on greyjoy chronic boygirlism

[shebsart]

POV characters: AFFC

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[agot]

[acok]

[asos]

[empressofmankind]

"Euron stood by the window, drinking from a silver cup. He wore the sable cloak he took from Blacktyde, his red leather eye patch, and nothing else. "When I was a boy, I dreamt that I could fly," he announced. "When I woke, I couldn't . . . or so the maester said. But what if he lied?"

Close up under the cut.

Send me to therapy, I am completely unreasonable about this bag of human trash.

[kudriaken]

House Greyjoy. Another fanart for Great Houses of Westeros. Sorry for not posting here for so long!

[amber-laughs]

grrm has a real knack for writing men who cower in the corner due to the overwhelming shame of their mere existence while simultaneously saying to themselves “i am the hottest girl in this grocery store” twice per page. jaime, theon, jon etc etc