#old valyrian

[writingwenches]

House of Old Valyria

I'm watching Romeo + Juliet (1996) to get in the Shakespeare mood to tap into some minds of Old Valryians.

If you want to join us in making some fun OC houses of Old Valryia that may (or may not) die in the Doom just for the fun of throwing our characters at each other, come join in~ @rainwingmarvel7 and I have been chatting and it’s already a wild ride 😈

Bahaha, get ready for some trash! This is first thought worst thought rules, everything could change, so throw muses and ideas at me lol

Thoughts So Far

Beginning a few years, or a decades before The Doom of Valyria

Because Targcest into our thing, one way to go around it could be: the younger generations thinks its so "old school" and "so out of fashion MOM—" to marry your siblings, and rather marry into other families. The older generation gets to complain about 'back in my day, win win for everyone

The House I'm currently thinking on will be very patriarchal, or at least will have a firm separation of genders socially.

The men of these families are "real men" as in — they have a full face beat to the gods before walking out the door, they believe that to show their true status, they spend their time and resources on makeup, wigs, and fashions. This is not uncommon for the High Society of Valyria but...

This family will be in the upper middle class, but desperate to break into the Upper Class of Valyria society. They are currently bargaining their way for a seat at the big boy's table.

This family needs a name help meeee

I think with the focus on male groom/fashion, the younger generation is a lot more "layabouts" than their forefathers, the older generations worked hard and played hard, the younger generation plays all day

Valyria Freehold at its strongest was build on blood magic, slaves and incest, so...I wanted to think up some creep nonsense for this family to get up to.

Perhaps, they are not dragon lords, or perhaps they only have one/few

I think they are in the business of acquiring more slaves for the mines that power Valyria, under the city and in the volcanos

We wanted our Houses to potentially have connection to House Targaryen. So, This House has given House Targaryen money to "scout" Westeros as a potential place to conquer, what This House doesn't know is the Targaryens moved to Westeros to escape the Doom, which would make them the laughing stock of Valyria High Society.

House Targaryen swindled This House out of their gold, but the sun part it when the house find out lol

Maybe they wear powdered wigs because they won't have naturally white Valyrian-common hair? They don't want to get picked on?

AND maybe other houses color their hair brightly! For the aesthetic

Or pivot, maybe they make dragon armor? Or weapons? Like a forge focused house? Hmmm

Oh oh, what about the lore of the Dragon Keepers? I wonder if those were displaced High Society Valyrians crawling to the Targs for help after the Doom lol

Random stuff I forgot I wrote when I watched that new Anthony Hopkins Rome Show — Valyrian Vaestal Tradition

[annachum]

A collage of Old Valyrian fashions in GOT Universe

Valyria has nods to Rome btw.

Known for its legacy of dragons and battalions, Valyria boasts as one of the Ancient powerhouse civillizations in GOT Universe. The Valyrians are a brave people, with immense connections to dragons. Having founded the Valyrian Empire centuries before Daenerys was born, Aegon I Targaryen, and the Valyrian Empire has helped shape the course of the GOT Universe history for centuries to come.

[cheesewelsom]

Alicent's learning high Valeryian snd being BETTER at it would be the best revenge for all the head aches those Targaryens caused.

Like, her pronunciation is on point, how she rolls her letters are good and she knows when to make the letters longer or shorter, which ones are silent, and is very good at singing old Valeryian songs.

Like, she'd just be the shit at it, and the fact that she doesn't have a dragon and knows how to speak high Valeryian like a dragon rider would stir them so wrong.

Her pronunciation is better than most dragon riders who are ALIVE, she's better than her children, her words are certainly smoother than theirs and alot more. Maybe I'll make a short fic here or something about it.

[apotheosphorus]

the misogyny against rhaenyra kinda baffles me because westerosi vs valyrian tradition yadayada but did they miss the part where a) aegon the conqueror's wives, visenya and rhaenys, were perfectly fearsome and competent warriors in their own right and b) rhaenyra has syrax? like yada yada a true highborn lady wearing only silken gowns and never touching a sword BUT SHE RIDES A MASSIVE FIRE BREATHING LIZARD 💀

like if the westerosi sept and people can accept the targeryan dragonlord valyrian incest because exceptionalism why cant they accept targ woman with a fucking dragon is just above them especially considering targs were considered literally built different

idk man rhaenys and rhaenyra are scary as fuck and i honestly dont get how being a dragon rider doesnt automatically make you a-grade badass queen material

[soncee]

Cool caption - tap fot better quality

[itsburningsa4ge]

Daenys the Dreamer

I was supposedly giving her a couch but I got overstimulated from drawing nonstop last August 😭 hope y'all like her 💗

but also... COMMISSIONS ARE STILL OPEN 💌💌💌

[visenyaism]

maegor had dragon dreams he was just too repressed to discuss them with anyone

[xxnymeriatargaryenxx]

your husband aemond dirty talking in your ear in high valyrian 💘💘💘

you have no idea what he is saying, but after each word… he accentuates his thrusts 😩 his head is buried in the crook of your neck biting down on the soft sensitive skin as you feel his white hot warmth fill you

[witchthewriter]

𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬:

Btw this is the best High Valyrian translator I've found.

a/n: some swears lol. If you really want to learn the language, then Duolingo is great!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬?

After the "Doom of Valyria", High Valyrian transformed dailly language of an empire into more of a scholarly language kept alive by the elite nobles, poets, and scholars across Essos and Westeros.

𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐰 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧

Each of the Nine Free Cities developed their own distinct Low Valyrian tongue like the Braavosi, Lorathi, Lysene, Myrish, Norvoshi, Pentoshi, Qohorik, Tyroshi, and Volantene.

So while High Valyrian remained the sacred, elite lore language, these Low Valyrian offshoots became the common tongue.

It's probably why it's so difficult to get the exact wording right when there's so many different versions of one language.

𝑨𝒏𝒚𝒘𝒂𝒚, 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆'𝒔 𝒂 𝒇𝒆𝒘 𝒑𝒉𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔!

Blood of the Dragon = Zaldrīzo ānogar

Game of Thrones = Tymptir Dēmalȳti

Freedom = Dāerves

Ñuhor līr gūrēnna = I will take what is mine.

Ao ynoma dīnilūks? = Will you marry me?

Valyrio muño ēngos ñuhys issa = Valyrian is my mother tongue.

My name is (name). = Ñuha brozi (name) issa

Seven Hells! = Sīkudi nopāzmi

I love you. = Avy jorrāela

Mother of Dragons = Muña Zaldrizoti

Prince = Darilaros

Twin = Idaña

Older Sister = Mandia

Younger Sister = Hāedar

Older Brother =Lēkia

Younger Brother = Valonqar

Wolves = Zoklī

Cats = Kēla

Small = Byka

𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 🔥

Dragon = Zaldrīzes

Dracarys = Dragon-Fire

Dohaeras = Serve

Lykirī= Be Calm

Naejot = Forward

Umbās = Wait

Ynot! = Come! (to me)

Daor! = No!

Vēzot! = Up!

Rȳbās! = Listen! Obey!

Ninkiot! / Parmot! / Tegot! = Land!

Gevī! / Hegnīr! = Good!

[thewatcher0nthewall]

"Who are You? "

The Black Gate at Nightfort

[writingwenches]

In Fair Valyria...

...we lay our scene

From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. Do with their death bury their parents' strife. In a world where the ruling class is told to marry their destiny, what if love prevails? Two of the most powerful ruling families of the Valyrian Freehold are mortal enemies, they have shed blood through the centuries. What happens when their most spirited youths, both set to marry against their wishes, mind one another in this chaotic world of murder and mayhem and build something...together Old Valyrian/Doom Shakespeare AU; Romeo + Juliet inspired; who wants to join in making some fun characters? We don't even have to formally write it all, we can just throw characters and muse at each other hehe

These violent delights have violent ends,

And in their triumph die like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume~

[daenysthedreamer101]

Daenys the Dreamer, the woman who foresaw the Doom of Valyria

When Daenys was still a maiden she had a powerful prophetic dream, showing the destruction of Valyria by fire.

[salialenart]

Valyrian fashion sketch

Happy Birthday to George Martin. I am so grateful to read his books, they had so much impact on me. Forever loving his universe and characters 🌞💖 wish him great health and happiness. I hope to read more books from him🤭

[praparuru-ume]

Daenys the Dreamer

Honestly enamoured by divine, slightly uncanny targaryen women. I love them.

[cheryroseart]

Daenys the Dreamer 🔮

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Please don’t repost without credits❕

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[spacerockfloater]

“The Targaryens/ Valyrians are not white supremacists and can’t be compared to European Colonisers!”

Oh? My bad then. I must have them confused with some other white folks who thought their appearance made them superior, brought whole continents to heel, exploited the lands of others for their own greed, destroyed whole civilizations and enslaved vulnerable people who unfortunately lacked the advanced weapons of mass destruction they possessed.

“Well, the Andals and the First Men were also colonisers, so they deserved it!”

No way! Are you actually telling me that every race has a history of violence because human nature itself is corrupt and we’re no better than animals fighting for their place on this earth? That’s so crazy and original. By the way, are you saying that people deserved to get colonised and enslaved because they were fighting other people in order to survive? Are you suggesting these “savages” should have been contained by the righteous white folks who came there to better their lives? Not to mention that the Andals and the First Men came to Westeros 12,000 and 6,000 years ago respectively, while the Targaryens attacked Westeros barely 130 years ago (literally just 3 - 4 generations) from the Dance of the Dragons? So are you comparing the morality of the people who migrated here, who were so primitive that barely even possessed weapons of steel, with that of the most advanced civilization ever built in the ASOIAF universe? That’s so interesting! It’s almost as if the Andals and the First Men didn’t know any better until it was too late and were trying to find a land that could accommodate their millions of people, so they were essentially fighting for survival, whereas the Targaryens who came from a race that had evolved philosophically, politically, academically and technologically wise, possessed enough wealth and land to sustain their little family, yet still chose to go to war against the land that nurtured them out of pure greed! Hmmm. Do you also believe that the Greeks had it coming when they were enslaved by the Ottomans and should just let go of the past because it’s been so long since they regained their freedom (barely 200 years ago btw, after 4 centuries of slavery), because their Ancient Ancestral Tribes migrated to Greece and conquered the land 3,500 years ago, a little after the age of bronze? No? Then you might see why that kind thinking is flawed.

Stop defending these inbred bastards with your full chest. We get it. They look badass. We all have a fave war criminal but all of the Targs need to be put to the sword, along with their fucking lizards. Purposely denying the parallels between the Targaryens/ Valyrians and the Colonisers/ Conquerors of our world screams white saviour complex.