#lord farman

[wweskywalker]

"When Jaehaerys departed Oldtown for King’s Landing, most of his court traveled with him. His sister Rhaena parted ways with him at Highgarden, however, flying back to Fair Isle, the seat of Lord Farman, on Dreamfyre. But she left behind her daughters: the twins Aerea and Rhaella. Rhaella, the younger, remained at the Starry Sept, having been sworn to the Faith, while Aerea, the elder—now the heir to the Iron Throne until such time as Jaehaerys had children of his own—went on to the Red Keep to serve as a companion and cupbearer to Alysanne."

my version of rhaena's twin daughters as commissioned by dianaaklem on x/twt! there's another version which diana had asked for and it will be featured in the next commissions post 💜

[fireismine]

DAENERYS TARGARYEN APPRECIATION WEEK 2023

Day 4: Character Parallels → Rhaena the Black Bride and Daenerys Stormborn

The Queen in the West:

In the Red Keep of King’s Landing sat the Queen Regent Alyssa, widow of the late King Aenys, mother to his son Jaehaerys, and wife to the King’s Hand, Rogar Baratheon. Just across Blackwater Bay on Dragonstone, a younger queen had arisen when Alyssa’s daughter Alysanne, a maid of thirteen years, had pledged her troth to her brother King Jaehaerys, against the wishes of her mother and her mother’s lord husband. And far to the west on Fair Isle, with the whole width of Westeros separating her from both mother and sister, was Alyssa’s eldest daughter, the dragonrider Rhaena Targaryen, widow of Prince Aegon the Uncrowned. In the westerlands, riverlands, and parts of the Reach, men were already calling her the Queen in the West. - A Surfeit of Rulers, Fire and Blood

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Dany knew she would take more than a hundred, if she took any at all. "Remind your Good Master of who I am. Remind him that I am Daenerys Stormborn, Mother of Dragons, the Unburnt, trueborn queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. My blood is the blood of Aegon the Conqueror, and of old Valyria before him." - Daenerys II, A Storm of Swords

Three Husbands:

Rhaena was married to Aegon the Uncrowned, Maegor the Cruel and Androw Farman.

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Her silver was trotting through the grass, to a darkling stream beneath a sea of stars. A corpse stood at the prow of a ship, eyes bright in his dead face, grey lips smiling sadly. A blue flower grew from a chink in a wall of ice, and filled the air with sweetness. . . . mother of dragons, bride of fire . . . – Daenerys IV, A Clash of Kings

The Queen in the East:

“Done,” the king said…mayhaps too hastily, for it must be remembered that Aerea Targaryen, a girl of eight, was his own acknowledged successor, heir apparent to the Iron Throne. The consequences of this decision would not be known for years to come, however. For the nonce it was done, and the Queen in the West at a stroke became the Queen in the East. - A Time of Testing: The Realm Remade, Fire and Blood

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"The best calumnies are spiced with truth," suggested Qavo, "but the girl's true sin cannot be denied. This arrogant child has taken it upon herself to smash the slave trade, but that traffic was never confined to Slaver's Bay. It was part of the sea of trade that spanned the world, and the dragon queen has clouded the water. Behind the Black Wall, lords of ancient blood sleep poorly, listening as their kitchen slaves sharpen their long knives. Slaves grow our food, clean our streets, teach our young. They guard our walls, row our galleys, fight our battles. And now when they look east, they see this young queen shining from afar, this breaker of chains. The Old Blood cannot suffer that. Poor men hate her too. Even the vilest beggar stands higher than a slave. This dragon queen would rob him of that consolation." - Tyrion VI, A Dance with Dragons

Refusing to Cry

When word of the battle reached the west and Princess Rhaena learned that both her husband and her friend Lady Melony had fallen, it is said she heard the news in a stony silence. “Will you not weep?” she was asked, to which she replied, “I do not have the time for tears.” - The Sons of the Dragon, Fire and Blood

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His business done, the captain of the Indigo Star bowed and took his leave. Dany shifted uncomfortably on the ebony bench. She dreaded what must come next, yet she knew she had put it off too long already. Yunkai and Astapor, threats of war, marriage proposals, the march west looming over all . . . I need my knights. I need their swords, and I need their counsel. Yet the thought of seeing Jorah Mormont again made her feel as if she'd swallowed a spoonful of flies; angry, agitated, sick. She could almost feel them buzzing round her belly. I am the blood of the dragon. I must be strong. I must have fire in my eyes when I face them, not tears. "Tell Belwas to bring my knights," Dany commanded, before she could change her mind. "My good knights." - Daenerys VI, A Storm of Swords

Gains Confidence After Bonding with a Dragon:

At the age of nine, however, Rhaena was presented with a hatchling from the pits of Dragonstone, and she and the young dragon she named Dreamfyre bonded instantly. With her dragon beside her, the princess slowly began to grow out of her shyness; at the age of twelve she took to the skies for the first time, and thereafter, though she remained a quiet girl, no one dared to call her timid. - The Sons of the Dragon, Fire and Blood

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Day followed day, and night followed night, until Dany knew she could not endure a moment longer. She would kill herself rather than go on, she decided one night … Yet when she slept that night, she dreamt the dragon dream again. Viserys was not in it this time. There was only her and the dragon. Its scales were black as night, wet and slick with blood. Her blood, Dany sensed. Its eyes were pools of molten magma, and when it opened its mouth, the flame came roaring out in a hot jet. She could hear it singing to her. She opened her arms to the fire, embraced it, let it swallow her whole, let it cleanse her and temper her and scour her clean. She could feel her flesh sear and blacken and slough away, could feel her blood boil and turn to steam, and yet there was no pain. She felt strong and new and fierce. And the next day, strangely, she did not seem to hurt quite so much. It was as if the gods had heard her and taken pity. Even her handmaids noticed the change. "Khaleesi," Jhiqui said, "what is wrong? Are you sick?" "I was," she answered, standing over the dragon's eggs that Illyrio had given her when she wed. She touched one, the largest of the three, running her hand lightly over the shell. Black-and-scarlet, she thought, like the dragon in my dream. The stone felt strangely warm beneath her fingers … or was she still dreaming? She pulled her hand back nervously. - Daenerys III, A Game of Thrones

[amoratearte]

🐉 Androw Farman ⛵️

Targaryen Family Tree

“Androw Farman, the second son of a minor lord, was thought by many to be far from worthy of the hand of a woman who had been twice a queen and remained the mother of the king’s heir.”

Spouse: Rhaena

[alishaaxo]

ok there’s a lot of talk on the androw farman and rhaena targaryen situation and i wanna give some of my opinions on it all:

- rhaena did have a horribly traumatic life which makes it understandable why she was so detached to her children and husband. but this doesn’t justify how badly androw was treated.

- androw was disrespected so much that even servants didn’t obey his orders as their superior, nobles would insult him and children even bullied him.

- rhaena had survived a horrible marriage and many atrocities in her lifetime. marrying a second-son of a minor lord could grant her peace to find rest in her life which she never had during the war, along with favouring the house that had granted her and her daughter’s protection.

- androw was 17 while rhaena was 26 when they married. they first met when he was 11 and she around 19-20 i believe. i personally don’t think this means much because this isn’t a grooming situation like some may think but rather a marriage of convenience that everyone likely was aware of.

- it is strange that elissa farman would kind of selfishly allow this wedding to occur when it would only favour herself, her house and rhaena, yet make her little brother never be able to find true love. it wouldn’t favour her brother in a personal level. perhaps it makes sense because elissa may believe her brother would be taken care of as dragonstone’s new lord and favoured in that sense then, but it was the opposite case in reality where he was treated as scum even by peasants.

- the issue with their marriage is not that rhaena didn’t have androw treated like her superior as it was expected for a woman to, but rather to me that he wasn’t even treated with a modicum of respect and rhaena did nothing to temper that. instead she spent her time with her lady-friends and neglected her daughter and husband, leading to aerea to act out and spill a whole chamber-pot on androw’s head in a childish retaliation.

- rhaena doesn’t owe androw her love. marriages in westeros are political and in marrying him she uplifted her minor house while also allowing herself to rest from politicking matters and difficulties that could come from marrying a man from a great house, especially since they could attempt to infringe on her rights as lady of dragonstone. rhaena even told him allegedly to find a pretty maid to bed.

- i think though at this point of her saying so, androw had already become depressed and unwilling to act. he had been humiliated through their travels as he wasn’t respected as her husband, and their marriage itself was questioned which would be rather humiliating for a man of westeros for not consummating a marriage is unmanly to do plus to have this happen all while a bastard is trying to seduce his wife likely also triggered this depression too. he drank a bunch, stayed abed for days and his figure changed from a handsome one to puffy-faced, possibly from the alcoholism.

- after the loss of his sister elissa, androw had nobody and so attempted to make something of himself by becoming lord commander of rhaena’s garrison, only to be laughed not only by rhaena but her LADIES too. i get that tensions were high as elissa who was beloved by them both had stole and ran off, but allowing ladies to laugh in the face of your own husband is a big disrespect that must’ve hurt androw a lot.

- androw was NOT in the right for murder whatsoever. he hurt an innocent maester and a bunch of ladies who did not deserve what he did. even if they insulted and laughed at him, nothing excuses such atrocities.

overall, i feel sympathy for both of them but even in the face of everything that had occurred to her, rhaena had NEVER done such thing on the level if the murders androw farman did against her ladies, her maesters and eventually himself. he did go through lots of humiliating things and i think elissa’s runaway was the trigger for him imploding, especially as she was his one confidant and may have tempered rhaena+ladies’ snarky attitude toward him, but still, no way this justifies what insane thing he did. i think they ended up with a fitting ending, androw did the terrible things he desired but ended it by killing himself, finally escaping the torment of life. but rhaena was justified in wanting revenge and was able to find that by having him fed to her dragon, but i think it was nice he ended on his own terms first because if she had his private parts butchered before murdering him, it would really make it seem like she did indeed un-masculinise him even in his final breath. instead, plain-old fed to w dragon seems better.

tl:dr: sad for them both but murder isn’t the answer so ig im on rhaena’s side more? but the treatment of androw was so diabolical and she should’ve never let that slide from her servants, ladies and own daughter. but im also sick of the ppl trying to justify rhaena because shes a “cool girlboss” and that androw defenders are just “loser reddit incels” because its so much more than that. they’re both broken people who did lots of wrong.

[queen-helaenas-pet-spider]

"Denied any part of the incomes of Fair Isle by her brother Lord Franklyn, Elissa asked the Dowager Queen for gold sufficient to build a new ship in the shipyards of Driftmark, a large, swift vessel meant to sail the Sunset Sea. Rhaena denied her request. “I could not bear for you to leave me,” she said, but Lady Elissa heard only, “No.”

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{Jodie Comer as Queen Rhaena Targaryen and Keira Knightley as Lady Elissa Farman}

[westerosisim]

49 AC.

The Year of the Three Brides

49 AC. was a year of peace and plenty, with the celebration of three significant marriages: Rhaena Targaryen wed Androw Farman, lord Farman's second son.

The Hand Rogar Baratheon and the Queen dowager Alyssa Velaryon married in a fastuous ceremony in King's Landing.

And King Jaehaerys Targaryen and his sister Alysanne married in secret on Dragonstone.

[azureflight]

"Nettles does not/may not have Valyrian blood" is a fandom misconception

I keep seeing this argument that "Nettles proves you don't need Valyrian blood to tame dragons" all over social media, including the so called book fandom. I apologize for raining on your parade, but that entire sentence, and the logic its built upon, is a complete and an utter farce. Allow me to elaborate:

First of all, this entire argument is based on a whole another misconception. This second, underlying misconception goes like this:

"People in asoiaf universe/westeros/essos, think/believe only Targaryens/Valyrians can ride dragons, and that's why no one tries to claim them."

THERE IS NO SUCH BELIEF IN THE SETTING! NONE!

I am sure, there are people in that universe, who believe that. But they do not represent a universal consensus, especially not one that is ever accepted by maesters, lords, various other mages or anyone with any ambition on any continent really. The way in universe sources talk about dragonriding is that "Valyrian were the first". First, not only, never only.

Now, no one else has yet succeeded, but they still believe it can be done. And motivated by this belief, they keep trying. Yes you have read that one right. PEOPLE CONSTANTLY TRY TO CLAIM DRAGONS.

Before Dance, during Dance, after Dance, they have never stopped. In main asoiaf era alone, we have Euron, Victarion, Warlocks of the House of the Undying, Slaver Masters of Astapor all trying to get their hands on dragons, all thinking they could control them. If certain book theories are correct, then even the Faceless Men are trying.

Before Dance, we have Elissa Farman stealing three eggs from Dragonstone. During Dance we have multiple people with no blood relation, some we know to be brazenly lying, try to claim dragons. After the Dance there are others trying to get eggs, hatch them, get living dragons etc.

People never stopped trying. And perhaps, even more importantly, there was never any claim by even house Targaryen itself, that you just had to be one of them. Never. They passed legal edicts to forbade people from claiming dragons without the king's permission/claiming ownership over all dragons and eggs in westeros but... That didn't stop people, and of course it didn't, because any other form of "theft" is already illegal and yet people still do it.

Even Jaehaerys I, with his exceptionalism politics, made no such claim that "you had to be a Targaryen". And it would be absurd of him to make such a claim, because Targaryens weren't the only dragonlord family in the first place. There were plenty more in old Valyria, up to 40 houses. It was never a "Targaryen only" thing, and everyone and their mother knew. Valyria was around for thousands of years, and their demise is not so old. Everyone still knows.

Targaryens are the only house to survive the Doom and the following Century of Blood. But even that does not mean what it first sounds like. Something Targaryens were well aware of and again, never denied.

Why? Because adultery exists, that's why. Official, properly named members of a house may die, but that doesn't mean all relatives did. And the Free Cities are full of Valyrians. Most of them are former colonies of Valyria, and their population is significantly made up of Valyrian descendants. Furthermore, Dragonlords themselves have shitton of bastards, running all over Essos and Westeros. Even before the doom, people with dragonlord ancestry were not "rare". Now in asoiaf era they are in the millions.

That brings me to our thirds, yes third, misconception. The claim that the in universe belief is "you have to be a Valyrian to ride a dragon." Again, no. But from a different angle.

Being Valyrian was never a condition. Why? Because not all Valyrians were dragonlords. In fact, among the Valyrians themselves, dragonlords were an extremely small, tiny, miniscule minority. Just around (probably less than) 40 houses, within an entire nation, an entire empire. That is a very, very select few.

"But wait, isn't that a contradiction? You just said dragonlord blood isn't rare and now you are claiming they are an exceptionally small group!"

No. What I am saying is that being a dragonlord, was never a normal, standard aspect of being a Valyrian. Dragonlords all were Valyrians, sure. But among Valyrians, those who were NOT dragonlords, far, far exceeded the number of those whole were. And being a descendant of a dragonlord, requires you to have a single dragonlords as your ancestor. It does not require non-dragonlord Valyrian ancestry. And it doesn't matter if your every other ancestor is from some other nation or ethnicity. A dragonlord's child with an Andal, with a First Men, with a Rhoynar, with a Dothraki, with a Lharazeen, with a Ghiscari, with a Summer Islander, is no less a descendant, and has no less dragonlords blood, than one with a regular Valyrian.

There is a reason, dragonlords performed such intense incest. They never wanted to risk weakening or losing the ability to ride dragons. Because you may not inherent the lucky genes from your dragonlord ancestory if there are non-dragonlord genes in the pool of possibility. Like any other hereditary trait, it can be lost. The other angle, was of course to deny spreading of the power, but that was futile and doomed to fail lmao.

There is a fourth misconception fueling all of this. Yes, there are layers to this. The fourth one being that there was some concentrated effort by Targaryens to deceive and lie about who could posses the magical power to ride dragons, in order to manipulate public and maintain their monopoly. Again, no such thing ever happened.

Targaryens never claimed you had to be a Targaryen, or a Valyrian to ride a dragon. In fact, they very openly accept the possibility of some other, as of yet unknown, sorcery to also achieve the same result. That's one of the reasons they tried to regulate who could own and try to claim dragons (unsuccessfully).

In fact, this last possibility, is raised as an accusation against Nettles. Loudly. By the maester which Fire & Blood uses as source and later by Rhaenyra herself! It is a public accusation and a hostile racist slander, not a dire truth anyone is trying to keep a secret.

Now that we have cleared the underlying misconceptions, let's return to the very first one. The one that claims Nettles isn't a Dragonlord by blood, but a completely random commoner who just got a dragon through courage and cunning.

For this one, we will once again need to go step by step. First things first, where does the idea that Nettles may not be a dragonlord even comes from?

Well, it comes from an in universe accusation. The basis of which is racist envy and rage of betrayal. The clown of a maester disparagingly calling her "skinny brown girl" never even saw her. When Rhaenyra accuses her of using some other dark magic to bind her dragon, she also accuses her of seducing Daemon with magic, because Rhaenyra is busy losing her marbles at that moment.

But, none of that means anything. We already do know, you don't have to look like an archetypal Targaryen to have Targaryen ancestry, let alone any other dragonlord. Rhaenyra's own first three sons don't look like Targaryens, yet we all know they are proper dragonlords. We have Baelor Breakspear and Duncan the Small as other examples of obvious Targaryen princes who simply look like their non-Targaryen parent. We have, and I cannot emphasize this hard enough, Jon Snow.

This is a recurring pattern in the story. People who are obviously Targaryens, get accused of, or are seen as, not real Targaryens, just because they don't have the "looks". And each and every single one of those are bullshit moronic bigotry. Nettles is no exception. It is indeed sad, to watch so many of the fandom fall into the same trap as generic westerosi rumormongers and racist dipshits, when it comes to Nettles.

To expand upon this further: Narratively speaking, Nettles' position is pretty much the same as Jon Snow. They both have the blood. Neither of them have the looks. They don't have the papers to prove their heritage neither. And yet, we know Jon Snow is Rhaegar's son and as such, has the possibility of claiming a dragon. Nettles is there to show us two things: Yes, you can claim a dragon even if you don't have the knowledge, the education or the papers to prove your ancestry, because blood is what matters. And no, even if you were to claim a dragon, that does not mean people will now automatically accept you as a true dragonlord, let alone a Targaryen. You will always be doubted, questioned, challenged, accused.

And yet, even with all these misconceptions dismissed, one can still argue the original statement may remain true. That just because underlying fandom "logic" and speculation was demonstrably false, does not mean the final point and the main claim is also false. Reaching the correct conclusion through the wrong way, still results in the correct conclusion. Right?

Not this time. Because, we have access to meta knowledge about how these things work, straight from GRRM's mouth. Something the people of asoiaf, in universe, will never reach.

What's that meta knowledge? It's the knowledge that:

Dragons are magical creatures.

Dragonriding is a magical bond.

Magic in asoiaf is innate and hereditary.

Magic in asoiaf is not procedural, it is not something you can learn and replicate by following instructions.

GRRM, throughout the years, have repeatedly talked about this. As late as his special videos for Max, for House of the Dragon tv show, and interviews he gave around the first season of HOTD.

And over and over again, he repeated the same thing. He doesn't like Dungeons & Dragons style procedural magic. He doesn't like the concept of "magic system". He wants magic to be rare, chaotic and innate. Barely under control, dangerous, unpredictable with unforeseen drawbacks. For asoiaf specifically, he talked about how this magic is all about who you are. Specifically talked about how words, recipes and rituals don't matter. The person who performs them does. He specifically talks about how Daenerys "makes it up as she goes" because magic, in this setting, is innate and instinctual.

He also specifically talked about dragonlords and their practice of incest. And explained that while these people don't know "genes" in the way we do as a modern scientific concept, they are perfectly capable of comprehending what a hereditary trait is and thus acted to preserve it.

None of these are assumptions or interpretations from books. They are straight from GRRM's mouth. Dragons, and the ability to ride them is magic. That magic is innate and hereditary.

So, the irony really is, that while people in the setting think there may be another way and keep trying, it's actually all futile. There is no other way. You have to have that dragonlord blood. You have to get that lucky magic gene. You have to get lucky with your choice of dragon so that it accepts you. Genetics and luck. Both, not either or, certainly not "ackchyually genetics don't matter at all, anyone can do it with a bit of courage and cunning!"

What's really funny is that, this isn't even the only hereditary, innate magic. Skinchanging, greensight, both are hereditary and innate. You are born with it, or you aren't. You cannot learn it from a book, acquire it through hard work and study. Power to transfer your mind into various other creatures, spy on perhaps the whole world, see through past and present, mind control humans, perhaps even time travel. All innate, all luck of birth. Yet I have never seen anyone in this fandom get their panties in a bunch about this, or constantly grasp at various tin foil straws to claim how ackchyually anyone can just skinchange into whatever animal they like/time travel at will with a bit of courage and cunning.

I will not extrapolate further as why I think that is. You all know who you are and know your own inner motivations. All I'm going to say is this:

Life is unfair, so is asoiaf. People are not all made equal in talent and innate capacity, in either world. Some people are born with peek health, a high intelligence and to loving families of means. Others with disabilities, as mediocre midwits or into piss poor abusive parents. And in this magical setting, some guys are just born with the power to own and command flying napalms, and others are born with no magic at all.

Again, sorry to rain on your parade.

Some selection of sources for GRRM's meta info:

[goodqueenaly]

How did Lyman Lannister plan to marry his son to Rhaena Targaryen if she was already married? Was he planning on killing Androw?

It became apparent to her that the bedmaids and servants assigned to them were tattlers and spies, bringing word of their every doing back to Lord and Lady Lannister. One of the castle septas asked Samantha Stokeworth whether the queen’s marriage to Androw Farman had ever been consummated, and if so, who had witnessed the bedding. Ser Tyler Hill, Lord Lyman’s comely bastard son, was openly scornful of Androw, even whilst doing all he could to ingratiate himself to Rhaena herself, regaling her with tales of his exploits at the Battle Beneath the Gods Eye and showing her the scars he had taken there “in your Aegon’s service.”

I think Lyman Lannister's strategy was pretty unsubtle here. By having his castle septa question whether the marriage had actually been consummated, and getting reports from bedmaids and servants (who, presumably, would be using their personal access to the couple to see whether Rhaena and Androw were actually sleeping together), Lyman was establishing whether he could pursue the one confirmed avenue for Westerosi annulments - that is, non-consummation of the marriage. By having his bastard son rather bluntly try to show off his (by Westerosi standards) manliness, Lyman was likely trying to present Rhaena with an obvious contrast to (and, again by Westerosi standards, better choice than) the "half a girl" Androw Farman. Given that the Farmans were also Lord Lyman's bannermen, I can imagine that Lyman assumed that the Farmans would not fuss too much if he persuaded (read: forced) them into accepting the end of Androw's marriage to Rhaena (again, perhaps on the grounds that it had never been consummated).

It was not a particularly clever strategy, of course, and Rhaena clearly saw right through it. Having no interest in being forced into another political marriage, or pursuing a romantic relationship via marriage, and very much recognizing the ambition barely veiled beneath Lyman's actions, Rhaena was not the easy nuptial prey Lyman might have hoped she would be.

[asongofgoldenfireandblackblood]

Wanted Character Connection: Lord Jason Lannister

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The eldest son of the late-Lord Tymond Lannister and his Lady Wife, Jason is 40, and has ruled as the Lord of Casterly Rock for the past 13 years. Together with his wife, Lady Johanna, he is the father of Ladies Cerelle, Tyshara, Cerissa, Leila, Cerenna, and Malora, as well as their youngest child and only son and heir, Loreon; though the boy's heirship has been regarded with great uncertainty over the whole of his five years of life, as he was born with many physical difficulties, and it remains unclear if he will survive to adulthood. Known simultaneously as a loving and even doting father, and a man not above personal pleasures, Jason also has six known bastard children, all of whom are also girls, and the second and third of which both now serve in positions within the Lannister household. A charming, tactical, and clever man, Jason is well-liked as a Lord and well-regarded as a businessman, with a keen eye for promising investment, inborn love of sailing, and ostentatiously opulent tastes, he is not shy about showcasing his status as one of the richest men not only in Westeros but across the whole of the known world nor in using it to his advantage. To those who hold opposite perspectives or opposing interests, however, these qualities are better described as rude, arrogant, and domineering; so certain of his own brilliance and assured in his views both his twin brother, Tyland, and eldest daughter, Cerelle have chosen to cultivate their connections to power within the royal family in furtherance of their own aspirations choosing semi-estrangement with Jason rather than abiding by his dictations. A willing and enthusiastic partner to his wife, Lady Johanna, an indulgent father, and passionate ally, Jason nevertheless favors his vision for his family, Westeros, and their future above all else, and those who wish to join him in it must agree to his terms. Suggested faceclaim: Max Brown in The Tudors

[jonquilspool]

sorry i just cannot understand ppl who think androw farman was in the right. like i get feeling sorry for the dude (he couldn't read, write, or fight. not a good life for a lord in westeros) but shifting that to "he only poisoned a bunch of women because they were mean to him!!" is crazy. rhaena literally told him to take a mistress. instead he killed a bunch of women and children

[hengedi]

I could have been a Lord

Androw Farman and Rhaena Targaryen.

[witchthewriter]

𝐑𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐞𝐧

ISFP

Ravenclaw

True Neutral

4 of Wands Reversed 

Aries Sun, Sagittarius Moon, Aquarius Rising 

The eldest daughter of six, her parents were Aenys I Targaryen and Alyssa Velaryon. 

   As a child, Rhaena was dreamy and more comfortable around animals than other children. Whenever she was around strangers, she would hide behind her parents, and never warmed to any of her companions. 

  That was until she bonded with the dragon, Dreamfyre, a beautiful blue mount. From then she outgrew her shyness and after her first flight, she made her first friend; Larissa Velaryon, her cousin and later on in their lives, they would become lovers. However, in their youths, Larissa was betrothed and sent away to marry. It was then that Rhaena befriended Samantha Stokeworth, the daughter of Lord Alyn Stokeworth, the Hand of the King.

   Rhaena was born on Dragonstone and considered a match for her uncle, Maegor, however her parents disapproved. This would not be true for her later years, as Rhaena was one of Maegor’s, ‘Black Brides.’ In which he had a ceremony marrying three women at once, because he was desperate for an heir. 

  Rhaena was close to her brother, Aegon, and would take him flying as he did not have a dragon of his own. They would become so close in fact, that they married. 

It was Rhaena who started the tradition of placing a dragon egg in the crib of a Targaryen baby. She chose the eggs for Jaehaerys and Alysanne.  

  The marriage between Rhaena and her younger brother enraged the smallfolk, as well as the Faith. They thought it an abomination. Aenys, a usually indecisive and fickle man, was stern in this match. 

  Together, Rhaena and Aegon had two daughters, twins; Aerea and Rhaella. And when Aenys passed, the crown went to Aegon, who claimed his father’s dragon; Quicksilver. However, he was never able to claim the throne. He was known as Aegon the Uncrowned. 

   Dowager Queen Visenya had brought Maegor back from Exile and he rose up to claim the Iron Throne. Even with rallied forces, Aegon and Quicksilver were no match for Maegor and Balerion. Aegon died in the battle against his uncle, and it was called, ‘The Battle Beneath the God’s Eye.’ 

  The throne was then passed to Jaehaerys. Although, Rhaena and her daughter Aerea were candidates (they were passed over due to their sex.) Aerea would go on to be Jaehaerys heir until he produced his own, and Rhaella was sent to Oldtown to train as a septa. 

After Jaehaerys had claimed the throne, Rhaena felt free to do as she pleased. Gathering a group of companions; Elissa Farman, Samantha Stokeworth, and Alayne Royce. They become inseparable. 

   The four lived on Fair Isle, where Rhaena married Androw Fairman, the second son to the residing lord. He had no skill of any kind - and could barely read. Some say she married him out of thanks to Androw’s father, for sheltering her after Maegor killed Aegon. Maester Smike speculated that Rhaena had taken Androw for her husband because she loved his sister Elissa.

  Rhaena didn’t leave Fair Isle until Androw’s father died and his eldest son ascended into the position. He ordered Rhaena, her dragon and her companions from the island, but bid Elissa to stay. She defied her lord brother and went with the Targaryen Princess. 

   Rhaena and her companions were taken in at Casterly Rock by Lyman and Jocasta Lannister. But when Rhaena realised they only wanted to marry her off to one of the Lannister sons, she left. She encountered this problem everywhere she travelled. Every lord and his wife wanted something from her. And she did not like that. 

So, she went to King’s Landing as a wedding guest to King Jaeherys and Queen Alysanne’s second wedding, and afterward, she requested the seat of Dragonstone and to have her daughter Aerea back in her care. Both requests were granted. 

   Soon Rhaena would be known as The Queen in the East, but Elissa Farman and her daughter, Aerea grew unhappy there. As Rhaena and Aerea had been separated for years, Rhaena knew nothing about her seven-year-old daughter. In turn, Aerea couldn’t remember her mother. As well as this, she did not care for the dullness of Dragonstone. She longed for the exciting Red Keep. 

Within time, Elissa departed Dragonstone but stole three dragon eggs. Neither she, nor the eggs were ever located...

  Along with this, Rhaena lost her mother; Alyssa. Who had died in childbirth, delivering Rogar Baratheons second child. The Dowager Queen and Rhaena were never able to reconcile, as Rhaena did not like that Rogar and Alyssa married. 

  Rhaena blamed Rogar for her mother’s death. As soon she saw him, she had grabbed him by the beard and warned him to take care of her two half-siblings. She also threatened that if Rogar ever married again, she would kill him personally and make Storm’s End another Harrenhal. 

   While Rogar swore he was not frightened of Rhaena, he indeed never married again. 

As Rhaena returned to Dragonstone, a plague set upon the island - killing those closest to her. All her companions, including young Lianna Velaryon, who died in Rhaena's arms.

   It ended up being Androw’s doing. He was angry at Rhaena for being treated for a fool. Rhaena ordered Androw to be gelded, with his private parts to be cooked and fed to him before he would be allowed to die. Yet the cowardly Androw jumped from a castle window. In turn, Rhaena had his body hacked apart and fed to her dragons.

Despite their cold relationship, Rhaena encouraged Aerea to bond with a dragon. She allowed her daughter to be aquainted with all Dreamfyre’s hatchlings and the island’s dragons. 

   However, one night Rhaena found out that Aerea had fled Dragonstone on the back of Balerion. And even though great effort was put into the search, it wasn’t until a year later that Aerea returned to King’s Landing, riddled with sickness. She died the same day, and Rhaena did not arrive in time. 

After her daughter’s death, Rhaena couldn’t bear to be on Dragonstone, nor King’s Landing. She did not want the company of others and went to Harrenhal, where she became a guest of House Towers. There she dropped into a deep depression. 

 She made home in the Widow’s Tower, and befriended a sickly young Lord Maegor Towers, the last of his lineage. When he died, she took over his household. 

  Never again did Rhaena visit Dragonstone or King’s Landing. Once a year she would visit her daughter, Septa Rhaella. Otherwise she remained at home. 

With age, her hair turned white and the smallfolk in the riverlands thought she to be a witch. Nevertheless, she never turned down a traveler who came to Harrenhal (but never sought their company). 

   Rhaena continued to ride Dreamfyre until her death. 

She was cremated at Harrenhal, and her ashes were interred where her husband had died by the Gods Eye. 

[coineagan]

Queen Rhaena Targaryen

Daughter of King Aenys I Targaryen & Queen Alyssa Velaryon.

Sister of Prince Aegon Targaryen, Prince Viserys Targaryen, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen, Queen Alysanne Targaryen, Princess Vaella Targaryen, Lord Boremund Baratheon & Lady Jocelyn Baratheon.

Wife of Prince Aegon Targaryen, King Maegor I Targaryen & finally Androw Farman.

Mother of twins, Princess Aerea Targaryen & Septa Rhaella Targaryen.

Reigned as Queen Consort from 47 - 48 AC.

Dragonrider of Dreamfyre.

[asoiafandotherbooks]

TWOIAF/Fire & Blood: The Black Brides

Warning, Spoilers Ahead…

It is 47 AC and Maegor still does not have a son. No one thought it likely Tyanna would give him an heir. Tyanna continued to serve as Mistress of Whispers but Maegor no longer sought her bed. What to do? More wives of course! But who? The members of the Small Council named their candidates:

Grand Maester Bennifer (Maegor’s 4th Grand Maester) suggested Clarisse Dayne, the Lady of Starfall, in order to detach her lands and house from Dorne

Alton Butterwell, the Master of Coin, offered his widowed sister, a stout woman with seven children. Alton stated she was no beauty but her fertility had been proven beyond a doubt.

Lord Celtigar had two young maiden daughters, twelve and thirteen years old. He urged the king to pick one or both.

Lord Velaryon urged Maegor to wed Rhaena, his niece and the widow of Aegon the Uncrowned, thus uniting the two claims, and acquire a hostage against any plots

Let’s go over the suggestions:

Clarisse Dayne was never going to happen. The wars against Dorne were too fresh in the Dornish minds. It would have been fun if the offer was sent and Clarisse sent a “if I only had two heads response” that Henry VIII received to one of his proposals. Of course, the taunting wouldn’t have been wise since the rejected suitor has Balerion.

Alton Butterwell’s sister was rejected on grounds of unattractiveness. Was she Maegor’s Anne of Cleves?

The suggestion of Rhaena was the most logical. If Maegor was less Maegor. However, Rhaena hates Maegor and with good reason.

As for Lord Celtigar’s maiden daughters…on the surface this tactic is like show-Otto Hightower pushing Alicent as a bridal candidate to Viserys Targaryen. Otto receives massive hatred from the fanbase for pushing Alicent into the marriage. I feel the hatred for Otto is overstated. The constant use of women as cattle in the Game of Thrones is disgusting but is Otto any different from Tywin Lannister, Hoster Tully, or even Rikard Stark? They all used their daughters to further their own ambitions, regardless of their daughters’ personal desires. That said, the hatred the fandom has for Otto is the hatred I have for Celtigar. Viserys, for all his numerous faults, was never a physical danger to Alicent, not including the dangers of pregnancy and childbirth. Maegor has proven he is an erratic, violent, temperamental tyrant. The fate of Alys Harroway should have kept any loving father from pushing his daughter as a marriage candidate. The only one proven to reign in Maegor was Visenya. How are a twelve- and thirteen-year-old expected to handle him?

Maegor listened to the arguments, took bits and pieces from the input, and decided: three wives should do the trick.

Maegor worried over the threat Alyssa Velaryon and her remaining children posed to his reign. He had been unable to find Alyssa and her two youngest. Rumors abounded that the family had fled across the Narrow Sea, to Tyrosh or Volantis.

He knew the location of Rhaena. She was in Fair Isle. Aerea, the eldest of Rhaena and Aegon the Uncrowned’s twins, was the logical heir of Maegor. The twins were barely a year old and Rhaena knew that pressing their claims would be a death sentence. Rhaena had died their hair, changed their names, and sent them from her, entrusting them to powerful allies, “who would see them fostered in good homes by worthy men who would have no inkling of their true identities”. Rhaena herself didn’t know their locations – she couldn’t reveal what she didn’t know, even under torture.

Rhaena made no attempt to disguise herself because she would never be able to hide Dreamfyre, her dragon. It’s noted that Dreamfyre had produced two clutches of eggs by this time.

Maegor summoned Rhaena to King’s Landing. She went. Rhaena had “grown fond of Lord Farman, and more than fond of his second son, Androw”. Not mentioned is Rhaena’s fondness for Elissa. Rhaena would not repay the Farmans’ kindness by causing Balerion to be unleashed on Fair Isle.

Rhaena arrived at King’s Landing and learned she was to marry Maegor. She also met her fellow soon to be brides: Lady Jeyne of House Westerling and Lady Elinor of House Costayne.

Lady Jeyne had been married to Alyn Tarbeck, who had died with Prince Aegon at the Battle Beneath the Gods Eye. She had given birth to a son a few months later. Tall and slender, with lustrous brown hair, Jeyne was being courted by a younger son of Lord Lyman Lannister when Maegor sent for her.

Lady Elinor had been the wife of Ser Theo Bolling, a landed knight who had fought for Maegor in his last campaign against the Poor Fellows. She had given birth to three sons by the time she was nineteen. The youngest boy was still at her breast when Maegor had Ser Theo arrested and charged with “conspiring with Queen Alyssa to murder the king and place the boy Jaehaerys on the Iron Throne. Theo was found guilty and beheaded the same day of his arrest. Maegor gave Elinor seven days to mourn before she had to marry him. How generous!

We are offered no insight on the women’s feelings on their upcoming marriage or of their relationship with their deceased spouses. Rhaena is the exception as we were told earlier in the book of her close bond with her sibling-spouse. Its clear she despises Maegor but is determined to keep her daughters safe.

Jeyne and Elinor’s first marriages were most likely arranged as they were members of the nobility. Did they love their husbands? Dislike them? Neutral? Was Jeyne fond of the younger Lannister son who was courting her? Or was she resigned to a remarriage as the Lannisters were the ruling House of the Westerlands?

And Elinor…her husband, and the father of her children, was falsely accused and executed by the man she is now forced to wed! I can only imagine the seething anger she must have felt but being forced to play the “Sansa” role to save her children’s lives.

Septon Moon, the “High Septon” of the Poor Fellows denounced Maegor’s wedding plans but everyone else stayed quiet and kept their heads down.

On a warm spring day in 47 AC, Maegor wed his three “Black Brides” as the people of King’s Landing referred to the women. The brides were garbed and cloaked in the colors of her father’s house. The Rise of the Dragons book has a gorgeous picture of the Black Brides. Those dresses were magnificent.

The presence of Jeyne and Elinor’s children ensured they played their parts in the ceremony. Any defiance from Rhaena was squashed when Tyanna led her twin daughters to the ceremony.

The stories of the wedding night are queer and contradictory:

Did the Black Brides share a single bed?

Did Maegor consummate each marriage that night in individual beds?

Did Rhaena attempt to kill Maegor with a concealed dagger as she later claimed?

Did Elinor scratch Maegor’s back to bloody ribbons?

Did Jeyne Westerling drink a fertility potion that Queen Tyanna brought her or throw it into her face?

The maester admits he doesn’t know the truth of any of these stories. He does note the fertility potion account doesn’t appear until well into the reign of Jaehaerys, twenty years after the death of both women.

Let’s discuss the rumors. The details of the bedding..this wasn’t an Alys-Maegor-Tyanna situation so I doubt there was a group bedding. These women hated Maegor. It was a chore to accomplish not an anticipated moment. Of note is Tyanna’s lack of involvement in the bedding. She and Maegor were clearly on the outs.

We can safely say Rhaena did not attempt to kill Maegor despite her claims. The risk to her daughters was too great if she failed.

If Elinor scratched Maegor’s back to “bloody ribbons”, it wasn’t from passion, it was from hate.

Jeyne’s fertility potion…doubtful. The story probably started after Tyanna’s claims of poisoning Jeyne and Elinor.

In the aftermath of the wedding, Maegor declared Aerea as his heir until he had a son of his own and sent Rhaella to Oldtown to be raised as a septa. He disinherited Jaehaerys, “the rightful heir by all the laws of the Seven Kingdoms.”

What law exactly? The concept of the “Seven Kingdoms” only happened when Aegon I conquered Westeros. And I don’t recall Aegon I creating a “no girls on the Iron Throne” rule.  And, yes, before its brought up, Aegon was the king despite Visenya being the oldest but he clearly saw his sisters/spouses as his equals. Rhaenys and Visenya didn’t “advise”, they sat the Iron Throne! Visenya was the true backbone of the first three Targaryen reigns!

This “rightful heir by the laws” nonsense smacks of Jaehaerys ordering the maesters to spread to justify his usurpation of the throne from Aerea. And yes, Jaehaerys stole the throne. If Aegon the Uncrowned was a king (and Alyssa Velaryon did crown him), Aerea is the heir. If Maegor is the rightful king, Aerea is his declared heir. You’ll notice that Jaehaerys doesn’t have his brother, Aegon the Uncrowned, declared as a lawful king. Why? Because it makes his usurpation of Aerea’s throne more obvious.

Jeyne’s son was confirmed as Lord of Tarbeck Hall and sent to be raised as a ward of Lyman Lannister. Elinor’s two eldest were sent to the Eyrie and Highgarden. Her youngest was turned over to a wetnurse as Maegor found her breastfeeding “irksome”. I’m sure the fact that its harder, but not impossible, to become pregnant while breastfeeding was also an aspect in the decision. Or Maegor could simply be an ass.

Up next, two queens announce their pregnancy and two queens die.

[atopvisenyashill]

If The Dance was written as POV chapters, who would you want to hear from and why?

Ooo I've done this for the Conquest and Robert's Rebellion but I don't think I've done it for the Dance.

I go back and forth on whether Rhaenyra would get a POV chapter - we don't get the king/patriarchs but we do frequently get ladies of all stripes whether they're the wives of kings and lords like Cat and Cersei, ruling ladies themselves like Arianne and Dany, or the daughters of ruling lords like Sansa, Brienne, Arya. I don't think she would but I'm still throwing her out there. Otherwise there's also-

DRAGON TWINS DRAGON TWINS DRAGON TWINS

Larys Strong - WHAT is cooking in that man's head!

Steffon Darklyn - I know he has some thoughts

Jacaerys Targaryen - THAT'S MY SON. THAT'S MY BOY.

Black Aly - I think she would be our insight into my boy Benjicot and the Lads and I think they're interesting PLUS "warrior goes on cross country road trip from hell with young child" is a tried and true trope George likes to do in this series and I think Black Aly/Benjicot really fits that. PLUS seeing that "road trip from hell" character help cause the hell? Chefs kiss muah.

Tyland Lannister - the torture chapters would be so much fun

Johanna Westerling - fuck Jason Lannister all my homies hate Jason Lannister he doesn't deserve his cool Westerling warrior wife!!

Sabitha Vypren - WARRIOR LADIES LET'S GOOOOO

Qoren Nymeros Martell - once again saying Qoren should have beena main character in HOTD and "fixing the mistakes of got" without addressing Dorne is half assing your narrative

Marston Waters - bastard on the kingsguard let's gooooo

Tess or Lysa Farman - being a salt wife is terrifying, being a salt wife to Dalton Greyjoy is probably particularly awful, I want to get their POVs during the war!

SYLVENNA AND ESSIE. THIS NEEDS NO EXPLANATION.

Helaena - but only the dreamer version of her thanks.

Addam Velaryon - i know his chapter on the isle of faces would fuck it up!!

also..

*pressing my mouth against the microphone and breathing heavily* dragon twinsssssssssssssssssssssss

[lya-dustin]

Seasons of my love

Bridgeton!Au! Loosely based on S.2 of Bridgeton where the Male!Reader is Anthony and Aemond is Kate Sharma basically.

It was supposed to be heterosexual, but that felt too basic, so have some gays in love this Sunday instead.

Gif by @gameofthronesdaily

Taglist: @gettheetoanunneryimmediatly

It was heard from the Lonely Light to Asshai by the Shadow that if a man wants to court the princess, he must win her brothers’ favor first. So far, no one has been able to secure Prince Aemond’s blessing.

After Helaena and Aegon petitioned their father to stop Ser Otto and the Queen to force them into marriage, court had been filled to the brim with eligible bachelors.

All simpering fools who have the ambition to rival that of his grandsire and none of the personality nor good nature of Laenor, the last man to marry a princess.

Laenor ---despite his degeneracy--- had been knighted in battle, able to charm birds off trees and, most importantly, a dragonrider.

Laenor had also not given a rat’s arse about what his wife did behind closed doors ---or in the stables as Aemond and Aegon discovered a lifetime ago.

This last part is of paramount importance due to what Aemond knows about his beloved sister.

Sweet Helaena should have been named Rhaena, he thinks as he tries to stop mother from hearing his sister calling Lady Elisa Piper her darling wife.

Helaena did not care if her husband loved her or lived that long and often could not discern between friend or foe, so it fell on Aemond to be the shield who protects her from the rakes and Androw Farmans in the lists.

Being her favorite brother and the only one who cares about her wellbeing, was not an easy job, but only he could do it.

Aegon just wanted her married so their dear mama could stop trying to annul his marriage to Cassandra Baratheon.

Daeron was too young and believed the choice should fall on whoever Helaena liked.

Only Rhaenyra backed this scheme of his, horribly enough.

The Princess of Dragonstone is known for having a good eye for men, Ser Criston had grumbled bitterly ---not that Aemond cared to ask for context about his acrimonious feelings towards his elder sister.

She and Daemon would host the suitors in Dragonstone ---she was in confinement due to the imminent birth of her sixth child--- and send him the list of those whose characters they considered good enough for Helaena along with more profuse apologies from her brood of Strong Boys.

The one-eyed prince found himself forgiving Lucerys after the forty-ninth letter written about his guilt and wished to offer his own eye in recompense.

“Perhaps, number nine and forty will win your approval.” Helaena had said as they met this man whom their sister gave a glowing recommendation.

He dressed well, was a knight and a lord.

Lord (Y/N) (L/N) was also handsome, charming and not a piece of dragonshit, or so Daemon had assured him in his letter.

Perfect for my sweet Helaena, Rhaenyra had added in hers.

“You said the same thing about numbers one to eight and forty, mandia.” Aemond said as he eyed you like a horse being brought forth by the horse coursers yesterday.

As usual, the suitor takes great consideration in wooing his sister and trying to establish a sense of friendship with Aemond.

Unlike the rest, however, you take in consideration his likes and dislikes instead of assuming he is into whatever Aegon or the other rakes are into.

You are well-read, amiable, religious but not a zealot and, most importantly, you get along with Helaena like a house on fire.

“They are perfect for each other, don’t you agree?” mother tried her best to get Aemond to like you.

Too perfect.

And while he has become fond of you, dangerously fond of you, Aemond knows he is setting himself, no, his sister for a sure disappointment.

So one night Aemond decides it is time for Aegon’s test.

A test that consists on getting you drunk, asking questions and leave you in a brothel while both brothers come to a verdict.

You don’t drink much, but eventually you are drunk enough to sing a rather scandalous version of Seasons of My Love with him.

One where instead of a maid it is boy.

Aemond finds himself drunk enough to kiss you.

A mistake the both of you blame on the wine.

After all, Aemond is a prince and you are courting his sister.

“I apologize for my behavior, my lord, it won’t happen again.” He had said pretending it was just that. “But I see no reason to deny you my blessings to marry my sister.”

The kiss mean nothing, the prince tells himself even after finding out from Helaena that you prefer men over women and finds her as beautiful as her brother.

It means nothing, Aemond repeats even after he begins to remember how sweet it was.

He claims he feels nothing for you except friendship and yet the wedding day comes and Aemond feels pained enough to try and numb it with wine.

He should not have these feelings for you, he can’t, it goes against nature and the gods of his mother.

But he wants you, wants you in a way he has not wanted a woman or man before.

Aemond makes a toast and cannot keep his eyes away from yours, thinking it unfair that all the qualities he loves about you are on you, a man.

Not just any man, the man married to his favorite sister.

A man he has to pretend is merely a friend for the rest of their lives because the moment Queen Alicent finds out, they are dead.

Later that night, you find him absent-mindedly strumming a lute.

It’s your wedding night, and yet the ones enjoying the bridal chamber are Helaena and her Elissa going by the looks of it.

“Do you take any requests, your highness?” you ask coming to sit beside him.

A dangerous proximity, one where he cannot trust himself to run should his desires and feelings for you get the best of him again.

“Only if its you.” The prince said trying to keep his cool.

“Rather enjoyed that Myrish song the other night. I had hopes to ask for an encore.” You say, hiding your meaning well enough.

“Hmm, what would your bride say?” Aemond knew Helaena had given him the freedom to do as he pleases, but Aemond needs to hear you say it.

“She sees no reason to deny me her blessings to pursue you.” You answer and take advantage of his surprise to return the kiss.

This time it isn’t called a mistake nor blamed on the wine.

This time Aemond dares to do more than just kiss you.