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Nymeria’s blood is in me… You will not rob me of my birthright! (Arianne Martell Week: family + strength)
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The Loves of Queen Nymeria
When Mors Martell took Nymeria to wife, hundreds of his knights, squires, and lords bannermen also wed Rhoynish women, and many of those who were already wed took them for their paramours. Thus were the two peoples united by blood. These unions enriched and strengthened House Martell and its Dornish allies.
For nine years Mors Martell and his allies (amongst them House Fowler of Skyreach, House Toland of Ghost Hill, House Dayne of Starfall, and House Uller of the Hellholt) struggled against Yronwood and his bannermen (the Jordaynes of the Tor, the Wyls of the Stone Way, together with the Blackmonts, the Qorgyles, and many more), in battles too numerous to mention. When Mors Martell fell to Yorick Yronwood’s sword in the Third Battle of the Boneway, Princess Nymeria assumed sole command of his armies. Two more years of battle were required, but in the end it was Nymeria that Yorick Yronwood bent the knee to, and Nymeria who ruled thereafter from Sunspear.
Though she married twice more (first to the aged Lord Uller of Hellholt, and later to the dashing Ser Davos Dayne of Starfall, the Sword of the Morning), Nymeria herself remained the unquestioned ruler of Dorne for almost twentyseven years, her husbands serving only as counselors and consorts.
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…for by then the Dornish had come to adopt many of the laws and customs of the Rhoynar, though the memories of Mother Rhoyne and the ten thousand ships were fading into legend.
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…for by then the Dornish had come to adopt many of the laws and customs of the Rhoynar, though the memories of Mother Rhoyne and the ten thousand ships were fading into legend.
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Pre-canon Dorne Week: Day 1 - The Rhoynar
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ASOIAF + The Mark of Nymeria
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Portraits of House Martell by The Mico:
Nymeria of Ny Sar, Arianne Martell, Elia Martell, Doran Martell, Quentyn Martell, Ellaria Sand (1), Oberyn Martell, Ellaria Sand (2)
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asoiaf meme: (5/9) great houses of westeros.
“A promise to our enemies, and a challenge to our lovers.”
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Canon Arya Stark Appreciation Week: Day Four |Foreshadowing
Arya Stark and Queenship
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The Four Waves of Foreign Invaders of Westeros
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Red or Green?
Another Nymeria of Ny Sar fanart from A Song of Ice and Fire prehistory. I used some ancient Egyptian inspiration but I can't help imagining the civilizations of the Rhoyne as like the Disney Atlantis movie.
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Sometimes I'm reminded of how Princess Nymeria is what the Targaryens wished they could have been.
They call the war Nymeria's War, but I think it should be called the Unification of Dorne instead.
She and her people didn't come to Dorne looking to conquer anything and force Rhoynar rule on everyone. No, she landed in Dorne, and spoke to Mors Martell. It was only after they married that they declared themselves Prince and Princess of Dorne, after they had a tie to the land they came to.
Several houses willingly chose to join them, like the Ullers and Tolands. They weren't ever fought against, so we can infer that they first sought a peaceful way to bring them under their rule.
Only one house went extinct during the course of their war, the Drylands. Notably, the Yronwoods survived. The same people that killed Mors. How many people would let them stay in power after that?
Her eldest daughter was her unquestioned heir, and ruled after her. Her daughter, not the son she was specifically noted to have with Davos Dayne. From then on, Dorne followed the Rhoynish custom of absolute primogeniture. The eldest child inherited regardless of gender.
Nymeria did not conquer Dorne. She unified it, and did it so well that we know of no civil wars in the millennium House Nymeros Martell has ruled Dorne.
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Anonymous asked:
One of the best aspects of Nymeria’s story is that despite having all the reason in the world to be a bloodthirsty “do onto others before they do it to you” style conqueror, she chose mercy. Nymeria lost more than anyone could ever dream: her country, most of her people. She knew hunger, thirst and the desperation not to be enslaved along with poorest of the Rhoynish refugees. She lost the love of her life (it’s head canon, nobody’s telling me otherwise) and yet we see a pattern that she never acted in the spirit of reckless hatred and excessive violence. She could’ve had Yorick Yronwood slain and his whole bloodline wiped from history for killing Mors, along with the other rival kings. But she let them serve with honour at the wall, and allowed their families to retain their places. That’s a true leader. To put the well-being and long-term peace above her own feelings and pain for the benefit of not just her own people, but everyone in Dorne.
I can see her making a speech with her defeated enemies and allies present at the end of the conquest:
“We will conduct ourselves as victors should; with honour and modesty. We will take no revenge. Sack no city, or strike an innocent. Any who commit such actions shall face the appropriate punishments.
We came to Dorne on the brink. We have earned our right to peace. But we must not forget those who have called this country home long before us. This is their land too. Men, women and children of the Rhoynar, First Men and Andals will live together as equals with the same rights. No group will enjoy an advantage over another. There was a dream that was Dorne. It shall be realised.”
That “dream” was the one Mors always told her about.
I love that so much I almost feel like adding anything would take away from it x)
But yes, all of this is why I love Nymeria so much! She chose to be merciful. She chose to build something rather than destroy.
If I were in her position, I don't know if I could ever do the same.
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Happy International Women’s Day!
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The Loves of Queen Nymeria
When Mors Martell took Nymeria to wife, hundreds of his knights, squires, and lords bannermen also wed Rhoynish women, and many of those who were already wed took them for their paramours. Thus were the two peoples united by blood. These unions enriched and strengthened House Martell and its Dornish allies.
For nine years Mors Martell and his allies (amongst them House Fowler of Skyreach, House Toland of Ghost Hill, House Dayne of Starfall, and House Uller of the Hellholt) struggled against Yronwood and his bannermen (the Jordaynes of the Tor, the Wyls of the Stone Way, together with the Blackmonts, the Qorgyles, and many more), in battles too numerous to mention. When Mors Martell fell to Yorick Yronwood’s sword in the Third Battle of the Boneway, Princess Nymeria assumed sole command of his armies. Two more years of battle were required, but in the end it was Nymeria that Yorick Yronwood bent the knee to, and Nymeria who ruled thereafter from Sunspear.
Though she married twice more (first to the aged Lord Uller of Hellholt, and later to the dashing Ser Davos Dayne of Starfall, the Sword of the Morning), Nymeria herself remained the unquestioned ruler of Dorne for almost twentyseven years, her husbands serving only as counselors and consorts.
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~ THE DORNISHMAN'S WIFE: NYMERIA
"Nymeria's blood is in me, along with that of Mors Martell, the Dornish lord she married". - Arianne Martell
AUTHOR'S NOTES:
1. Since we only see a glimpse of the wall, we can assume that there are other "thousand" ships around Nymeria, what do you think? ;)
2. yes, I was inspired by the famous mosaic of the House of the Faun in Pompeii with Alexander the Great depicted.
3. I played around with the light effects a bit and came up with an illustration with this soft lighting
4. No, Arianne don't touch the mosaic with the hand, and no, she don't watch directly Nymeria, 'cause her eyes are traveling on the entire composition ✨
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