#valyrian ladies

[havenlyd]

The Seer

"I see things that nobody else sees."

Named after her uncle Viserys, Princess Viserra Targaryen is the daughter of the King Aegon III Targaryen and his consort, Queen Barba Bolton. The Princess Viserra was born in the last day of autumn in 138 AC.

The Princess is known to attend all the Faith of the Seven's sermons in public, though she prays to the Old Gods.

Viserra loves good wine and good conversation. She enjoys banquets, balls, and parties. She is not particularly fond of horseriding, preferring to use the carriage to travel.

She is often described as "happy" and "gentle", and would often be seen in the company of the Queen or her ladies-in-waiting. She loves cats and enjoys spending time with Lady Larra Rogare and her cats.

Though unsuspecting, Viserra plays a pivotal role in returning the glory of house Targaryen.

[thaliajoy-blog]

Side profile of Targaryen women (greek fashion !) 🐉 I love them so much ❤️

[gracielikegrapes]

Various Valyrians reacting to the tea being spilt at court

[llutik]

her firstborn

..so ugh you know how once there's been only cat and robb in her scary and not very promising newly married life... and how robb was her whole world

and how he really is her whole world in death???

[buildoblivion]

my lady lyanna

[thewatcher0nthewall]

The silver Trout of Winterfell

[highgardenart]

Lady Lyanna Stark

“Beautiful, and willful, and dead before her time.”

[amber-laughs]

Jon and Catelyn: The Accidental Progeny

Survival

Catelyn saw the shadow slip through the open door behind him. There was a low rumble, less than a snarl, the merest whisper of a threat, but he must have heard something, because he started to turn just as the wolf made its leap. They went down together, half sprawled over Catelyn where she'd fallen. The wolf had him under the jaw. The man's shriek lasted less than a second before the beast wrenched back its head, taking out half his throat. A Game of Thrones - Catelyn III

And suddenly the corpse's weight was gone, its fingers ripped from his throat. It was all Jon could do to roll over, retching and shaking. Ghost had it again. He watched as the direwolf buried his teeth in the wight's gut and began to rip and tear.  A Game of Thrones - Jon VII

Reassurance

Her hand groped beneath her cloak, her fingers stiff and fumbling. The dagger was still at her side. She found she had to touch it now and then, to reassure herself. A Game of Thrones - Catelyn IV

He flexed the burned fingers of his sword hand. Longclaw was slung to his saddle, the carved stone wolf's-head pommel and soft leather grip of the great bastard sword within easy reach. A Storm of Swords - Jon II

Family

His mouth tightened. "And you see fit to loose the Kingslayer. You had no right." "I had a mother's right." A Storm of Swords - Catelyn I

“You wanted a way to save your little sister and still hold fast to the honor that means so much to you, to the vows you swore before your wooden god." She pointed with a pale finger. "There he stands, Lord Snow. Arya's deliverance.” A Dance with Dragons - Melisandre I

Vengeance

"Give me Cersei Lannister, Lord Karstark, and you would see how gentle a woman can be," Catelyn replied. A Game of Thrones - Catelyn XI

"It's death and destruction I want to bring down upon House Lannister, not scorn." A Dance with Dragons - Jon II

Pain

When Loras Tyrell unhorsed him, many of us became a trifle poorer. Ser Jaime lost a hundred golden dragons, the queen lost an emerald pendant, and I lost my knife. Her Grace got the emerald back, but the winner kept the rest." "Who?" Catelyn demanded, her mouth dry with fear. Her fingers ached with remembered pain. A Clash of Kings - Catelyn IV

Ser Barristan had been the Old Bear's best hope, Jon remembered; if he had fallen, what chance was there that Mormont's letter would be heeded? He curled his hand into a fist. Pain shot through his burned fingers. "What of my sisters?" A Game of Thrones - Jon VIII

Intuition

"Robb." She stopped and held his arm. "I told you once to keep Theon Greyjoy close, and you did not listen. Listen now. Send this man away. I am not saying you must banish him. Find some task that requires a man of courage, some honorable duty, what it is matters not… but do not keep him near you."  A Storm of Swords - Catelyn II

All of a man's crimes were wiped away when he took the black, and all of his allegiances as well, yet he found it hard to think of Janos Slynt as a brother. There is blood between us. This man helped slay my father and did his best to have me killed as well. "Lord Janos." Jon sheathed his sword. "I am giving you command of Greyguard." A Dance with Dragons - Jon II

Inheritance

"That is as cruel as it is unfair. Jon is no Theon." "So you pray. Have you considered your sisters? What of their rights? I agree that the north must not be permitted to pass to the Imp, but what of Arya? By law, she comes after Sansa... your own sister, trueborn… " A Storm of Swords - Catelyn V

I had hoped to bestow Winterfell on a northman, you may recall. A son of Eddard Stark. He threw my offer in my face." Stannis Baratheon with a grievance was like a mastiff with a bone; he gnawed it down to splinters. "By right Winterfell should go to my sister Sansa." A Dance with Dragons - Jon I

Peace

"Wars need not be fought until the last drop of blood." Even she could hear the desperation in her voice. "You would not be the first king to bend the knee, nor even the first Stark." […] Robb's face was cold. "Is that why you freed the Kingslayer? To make a peace with the Lannisters?" "I freed Jaime for Sansa's sake . . . and Arya's, if she still lives. You know that. But if I nurtured some hope of buying peace as well, was that so ill?" A Storm of Swords - Catelyn IV

"If it please m'lord, the lads were wondering. Will it be peace, m'lord? Or blood and iron?" "Peace," Jon Snow replied. "Three days hence, Tormund Giantsbane will lead his people through the Wall. As friends, not foes. Some may even swell our ranks, as brothers. Now back to your duties." A Dance with Dragons - Jon XI

Fear

In the midst of slaughter, the Lord of the Crossing sat on his carved oaken throne, watching greedily. There was a dagger on the floor a few feet away. Perhaps it had skittered there when the Smalljon knocked the table off its trestles, or perhaps it had fallen from the hand of some dying man. Catelyn crawled toward it. Her limbs were leaden, and the taste of blood was in her mouth. A Storm of Swords - Catelyn VII

Men were screaming. Jon reached for Longclaw, but his fingers had grown stiff and clumsy. Somehow he could not seem to get the sword free of its scabbard. A Dance with Dragons - Jon XIII

Death

"Make an end," and a hand grabbed her scalp just as she'd done with Jinglebell, and she thought, No, don't, don't cut my hair, Ned loves my hair. Then the steel was at her throat, and its bite was red and cold. A Storm of Swords - Catelyn VII

Pain washed over him. Stick them with the pointy end. When the third dagger took him between the shoulder blades, he gave a grunt and fell face-first into the snow. He never felt the fourth knife. Only the cold… A Dance with Dragons - Jon XIII

Resurrection

“Sometimes she felt as though her heart had turned to stone.” A Game of Thrones - Catelyn VI

“Instead, he blamed Jon Snow and wondered when Jon's heart had turned to stone.” A Feast for Crows - Samwell III

[amoratearte]

Savannah Steyn as Lady Laena Velaryon at her Valyrian wedding ceremony to Prince Daemon Targaryen. Commission for @laelinc

[puppeteerpoet]

The asoiaf books would be much shorter if catelyn had a gun

[snake-berry]

Brienne of Tarth

ughh idk if im satisfied with how i drew this but there is a softness in her big blue eyes that i like

requests for my asoiaf portrait series r still open btw ;) i already have another portrait in the works rn bc im feeling semi motivated so yay

[nothoughsheadempty]

Colored sketches of Catelyn, I'm not too happy with them but I'm pretty busy right now, so I'll call it a day.

[thaliajoy-blog]

I - Daenerys dreams and is dreamed of

II - Targaryen Regalia - Fire and Blood in Essos

III - Daenerys rules in Westeros

[riseandshinedearie]

My favorite hotd couple that never was but could have been and if they were Westerosi nobles would have been shaken from their uselessness and players would have had to play harder is Rhea Royce and Daemon Targaryen.

I don’t even watch hotd, I see stuff about it on tumblr.

I guess I tumblr watch it. But alas… I’m so disappointed they never were.

[aifsaath]

More worldbuilding asks for Our Fathers Clad in Red and The Sky Is Always Red Above Valyria are welcome!

[daenerysoftarth]

Talking about Sylvenna Sand, imagine obsessively pontificating about how much the racists and reactionaries Targaryens oppress Dorne and the smallfolk while stanning the Greens, the side that hangs Sylvenna Sand, a revolutionary lowborn Dornish lesbian and twenty-seven other members of Gaemon Palehair’s “court” (all lowborn).

And no, Green stans can’t claim Gaemon Palehair. He literally decreed that “girls should henceforth be equal with boys in matter of inheritance.” Gaemon and Sylvenna would have supported Rhaenyra.

There absolutely is a racial element to the conquest of Dorne that I think should be addressed more in fandom tbh. It’s made pretty clear by GRRM, with some of our first introductions to any Dornish characters via Elia Martell and Rhaenys III Targaryen, whom was rejected by Aerys II Targaryen for ‘smelling Dornish.’ This is a racialized insult, so I absolutely believe there is a racial element to the Dornish conquest. Dorne is also in part inspired by elements of Palestinian culture, as well as Spanish and Welsh cultures. So it’s not incorrect to say that the Dornish are people of color. Palestine in particular is a nation which has been fighting their own war against colonization by Israeli settlers for the 70 years. I don’t think it was an accident that GRRM used this nation in particular for inspiration. So it isn’t incorrect to say that Dorne was oppressed by the Targaryens, especially considering Aegon, Visenya, and Rhaenys burned all the major Dornish cities to the ground multiple times over to such an extent that it’s shown that Dorne is still financially impacted by the destruction of their lands in present ASOIAF timeline.

I’ve noticed a certain subset of Targaryen fans that like to ignore all of this in order to elevate House Targaryen to ‘perfect royals’ status. That is NOT what I believe at all. I love Daenerys, but I think House Targaryen as a whole was your average monarchy—which is to say founded on imperialist violence and upheld through oppression.

All of that being said, you’re right that IF Lady Alyssa and Sylvenna Sand weren’t advocating for an end to the monarchy, they would’ve supported Rhaenyra at least in principle according to her being firstborn. That being said I’m pretty sure Sylvenna Sand was in the process of writing the Westerosi version of the Communist Manifesto when she was executed /j