Brienne’s story is an adaptation of a traditionally male narrative, one that usually sidelines or victimises female characters. She swears fealty to a woman, as male knights swear to their liege lord, because she respects that woman’s strength, her bravery and her kindness. She goes on a quest to save the beautiful maiden, but not to marry her or benefit from the quest in any way, but to return her to her mother. Because she cares for Catelyn, and because it is the right thing to do. It is a story of a woman, rescuing a woman, for the sake of another woman. It is a rare story where the mother, the young girl and the shieldmaiden are all given equal weight and worth. Brienne, despite taking on many stereotypically male traits, is not “one of the boys” or in any way dismissive of her gender as a group. She does not fit into the role that society has assigned for her, but she does not disparage those who do. She uses her strength and her skill to respect and help other women in ways that most men in Westeros would never even think to attempt, because she understands, more than any other knight, that women are truly worth something as individuals. —  “There Are No True Knights: Brienne of Tarth” @ Feminist Fiction (via tallandhomely)

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theblueboxonbakerstreet:

curiousgeorgiana:

theladyofthorns:

#a man is regretting giving the power of life and death to a vengeful 11-year old #a man should have expected this to go badly

#a man did not think this through

#a man looks at his life #a man looks at his choices

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theadventuresofthelionandthelamb:

favourite asoiaf characters; Arya Stark

“Who are you?” he would ask her every day.

“No one,” she would answer, she who had been Arya of House Stark, Arya Underfoot, Arya Horseface. She had been Arry and Weasel too, and Squab and Salty, Nan the cupbearer, a grey mouse, a sheep, the ghost of Harrenhal but not for true, not in her heart of hearts. In there she was Arya of Winterfell, the daughter of Lord Eddard Stark and Lady Catelyn, who had once had brothers named Robb and Bran and Rickon, a sister named Sansa, a direwolf called Nymeria, a half brother named Jon Snow. In there she was someone … but that was not the answer that he wanted.”

^I read this part today while I was on break at work. I’m very interested in where Arya is heading. She is defiantly one of my most favorite characters ever. 

”noble lord, you are in the presence of daenerys stormborn of house targaryen, queen of the andals and the first men, khaleesi of the great grass sea, breaker of chains and mother of dragons”

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What do you think Robb’s greatest fear is?

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alicexz:

One does not fuck with Daenerys Targaryen. It is known.

(Warm-up sketch for today… might do more on it later. How awesome was Game of Thrones yesterday?)

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OIAW:HEUGVHDJF

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The axe crashed down. Heavy and well-honed, it killed at a single blow, but it took three to sever the man’s head from his body, and by the time it was done both living and dead were drenched in blood.

Robb flung the poleaxe down in disgust, and turned wordless to the heart tree. He stood shaking with his hands half-clenched and the rain running down his cheeks. Gods forgive him, Catelyn prayed in silence. He is only a boy, and he had no other choice.

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Game of Thrones Season 3 - Extended Trailer

I just keep watching it over and over.

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:3

hisfairassassin:

I AM GOING DOWN WITH THIS SHIP (END OF THE WORLD YEAR SPECIAL)

Jon Snow x Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)
Daenerys is smooth and warm and close enough to block out all the other trials they’re about to face. Her eyes shine hotter than any fire, burning their way straight to his heart and kindling something deep in his chest, her gaze as bright as starlight. [x]

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frompillow:

Game of Thrones meme: five houses [4/5]

↳ House Baratheon

“Ours is the Fury”

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