Everything Asoiaf Narrative Themes

everything asoiaf ♕ narrative themes

The Helen of Troy Complex || Tragic wars started and brutal battles fought all in the name “love” towards a notoriously beautiful woman, usually with unintended consequences and a horrible aftermath in its wake. 

What is our heart’s desire? Vengeance. Justice. Fire and blood.

Sphinxes always speak in riddles in the tale.

Elia (Hebrew, Elijah): i.e. my god is the lord

“Oberyn wanted vengeance for Elia. Now the three of you want vengeance for him. I have four daughters, I remind you. Your sisters. My Elia is fourteen, almost a woman.”

The truth was, the princess was braver than her brother, and brighter and more confident as well.  Her wits were quicker, her courtesies more polished.  Nothing daunted her, not even Joffrey.

asoiaf & got characters // pt. I - Rhaenys & Visenya Targaryen

“Visenya, eldest of the three siblings, was as much a warrior as Aegon himself, as comfortable in ringmail as in silk. She carried the Valyrian longsword Dark Sister, and was skilled in its use, having trained beside her brother since childhood. […] Rhaenys, youngest of the three Targaryens, was all her sister was not: playful, curious, impulsive, given to flights of fancy. No true warrior, Rhaenys loved music, dancing, and poetry, and supported many a singer, mummer, and puppeteer.”

[p.s. thanks for the quotes, masha-russia]