#Davos Seaworth imagines

[searchingforserendipity25]

Whatever ship you had at age 13 + “It wasn’t my language, but I understood enough.”

"And do not gamble," Stannis ordered.

"I do not," Davos said. And then, conscientiously, "Not in company, since I joined your service, my lord; though at home we are rather freer with games of sticks and small coins. I would rather my sons knew the way of dicing from me, so they should not learn it at the edge of a charlatan's dirk."

Stannis frowned, passing judgement. Davos would have to tell this to Marya: she found it very amusing how Stannis liked to dispense high notions of conduct, for all she had still not quite forgiven him for Davos' lovely strong fingers.

"I suppose that is better, if they are like to be near such vices," he conceded, a little grudgingly. "Well I wish I could say they shall be pages and squires, perhaps, and have no need for a clear head; but pages are as terrible as any mason's son for gaming, and often more reckless, for having more money to spend. See that they are sensible lads, Davos, and they shall do you credit, if only be comparison."

Faint praise that was, but Davos knew what he meant by it. Three years with three long seasons in the Red Keep, managing his lord's household; he was starting to understand.

It had been foolishness to think poverty was enough to guess at the indifference of the highborn.

None of them cared for justice - not as Stannis did. They cared less, even, for their smallfolk; and paid no mind to the small ruffians in the port, the small hungry ship-boys very like the one Davos had been.

"Trust no one to be capable or interested in being capable to do their work, be sure they shall be greedy, and keep away from any excess."

His tone made it clear he did not grasp why this simple matter should prove so impossible a standard to his peers, and thought very little of them for it.

Davos hid a smile in the corner of his beard. His new lord was quick to sense any slight, and imagine many others; he did not trust mirth, when mirth came to stand by his side to keep him company during long balls.

Or at least to leave the festivities with him, when the feasting went on too long. The endless courses of sweetcakes and merenges decorated with the sweetest fruits from the Seven Kingdoms and Essos had soured Davos' own appetite.

He had eaten at similar tables, in the cabins of pirates, the worst thieves of the sea. This was no different. He had no tooth sweet enough for it now; his head ached behind his eyes when he ate too much indulgence, his body little used to it.

They left the stifling heat of the great hall to walk the battlements when the last round cheese wheels and small, rich wines and liquors were still being served.

Which was just as well: Davos had an urge, very unworthy, of squirreling away a slice or three, or a small jar of jam. He had to remind himself his sons ate well, now; that Marya grew rounder and redder and full of laughter, and not only ruled well their pantry, but shared their plenty with neighbors and dependents.

Quietly, in the privacy of his heart, Davos was quite determined that he should expect trust, and no derision, from one person at least.

A lofty goal, but as he was come to an unexpected windrush of good fortune, he thought he might have some luck in this endeavour, too.

Davos and his lord spoke long of honor and justice, these being the things dearest to Stannis' heart; moreover, Davos found it a matter of much interest.

His rise to knighthood, never expected, could not have been a stranger course for a smuggler. In those first years at Dragonstone, he went through his new duties and new life feeling keenly as a cabin-boy boy on his first voyage again - finding his feet when the swells of court life rose, keeping his head down and doing his best with the tasks given to him.

Always with a wary ear out, always certain of his disposability, his smallness to the engines of politics.

It rankled, more than he thought it would; for in his way he had been a man of some importance, ruler of his own crew, and well-respected, ship won with effort and cunning, while knights donned armour costing a spring's worth of ten families' work in the fields.

At least he had a new, good and stalwart captain to lead him through troubled waters. Davos grew ever more grateful for it, the more he came to know of the foibles of the kingdom's nobles.

"Honorable conduct is very simple, smuggler," Stannis told him. He turned his half-empty glass of lemon water between his palms - his wrists, narrow still, caught the silver light, too stark under his skin to be comfortable to look at long.

Davos did like to look at him, though. A fine sort of discomfort; he knew how to keep his feet and his head. So perhaps he was a gambling man still, in his way; though as honest a one as he could make himself become.

"And as you already do keep it, learning the ways of court shall be easier," Stannis added, in that stilted, stiff way, that was not a compliment in him but might have been in another man.

"I shall do my best, lord," Davos agreed. "If only by comparison."

Davos thought of him in the light of that moon, often, in years to follow, though he did not always know this was what he was thinking of in particular. The long cheeks framed by long lines, the dark curls starting to thin already - the young man with his unhappy mouth twitching, for a moment.

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Thank you so much @displayheartcode! Now this was fun a trip down memory lane <3

#davos seaworth #stannis baratheon #davos x stannis #imagine tumblr's most sheltered 13 year old. now give her a thing for balding morally rigid misanthropes and middle-aged ex-sailor henchmen #this was more or less the thing #asoiaf #asoiaf fic #davos seaworth x stannis baratheon #got #got fic

[catofoldstones]

Davos I miss you bby doll :(

#davos seaworth #reading affc rn #you can imagine my plight :(

[visenyaism]

feastdance dashboard simulator

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it’s so sick that people keep criticizing queen cersei as if she’s not the first female ruler of westeros??? literally elevating bastards and women to her small council is super fucking progressive as is creating the precedent of dismissing unfit kingsguard??

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aren’t all of her children literally bastards born of incest

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oh so now you’re going to listen to stannis baratheon, known misogynist, kinslayer, fornicator, team green supporter, and homophobe, huh.

🦑pykedyke

okay guys i know there’s no “perfect candidate” but you have to vote in the kingsmoot anyways not voting is how someone like e****n g*****y wins and literally anyone is better than him. suck it up and row to the polls

🦈reaveherihardlyknowher

ohhhh not this “vote your crew no matter who” “blue lips man bad” bullshit again. fuck off idgaf which godless man sits the seastone chair i’m not voting for asha shes literally a neoliberal

🦷 lastoftheegiants

first i had to give up my rights and then i had to give up my gods just to not get killed by fucking wights but i literally cannot believe the nights watch made me give up my strap as part of the treasure ransom. shit was expensive it was IVORY. i hate southerners so much i hope the lord commander dies

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DO NOT COME TO THE RIVERLANDS

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why

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there’s riverlands here

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freys

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my cousin got eaten by rats in harrenhal

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dumb cunts wearing raven feather cloaks strutting around who think they’re better than you but they’re not better than you

🌟sevenstar

i saw a guy get killed and then just stand back up and start fighting again because his friend kissed him on the mouth down here once

🦌whitehart

giant feral pack of 60 wolves running around

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ok understandable have a nice day

🫧bastardwaters

i hate the fucking sparrows can we be normal for five minutes or can we just not have shit in the crownlands

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ITS LORD COMMANDOVER #RIPBOZO

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CORN! DEATH! CORN!

(CAW! I follow members of the Night's Watch to remind them of their oaths!)

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Loras Tyrell x Queen of Love and Beauty!Reader Imagines

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girl this is notttttt the time he literally just fucking died at dragonstone?

💎oathkeeper

should’ve stanned jaime #LORASFELLOFF

💐flowerknight

one kill yourself jaime lannister is an honorless kingslaying turncloak two i heard loras tyrell was literally fine?

👊fleabottomtop

lord davos seaworth, the class traitor from the stannis baratheon administration, is a nasty little thottie and just died from making it clap in white harbor

🌅girlheir

this tower fucking sucks.

🌅girlheir

i’m just like rhaenyra targaryen for real

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people meat tastes good asf when you don’t have a wench in your ear saying it violates guest right

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🍒ladylance

need that targ girl in mereen to get those lizards over here and liberate this website by any means necessary cause what the fuck is going on

#asoiaf #affc #adwd #its been so long since i did one of these. missed it #valyrianscrolls

[ocsoficeandfire]

Lady Galyne Borrell

Status: Free!

I've used her in a small fic before, but I didn't like where it was going so I deleted it. Galyne grew on me, though, so I would love to see someone using her for their own imagine / fic / drabble <3 Send me a PM, an ask or reblog if you are interested in using her for a story :)

Divider by @anlian-aishang

Lady Galyne Borrell of Sweetsister

House: Borrell

Region: The Vale

Parents: Father Waylar Borrell (dead), Mother Sanda Longthorpe. No siblings, but has living male Borrell cousins.

Time: Can be used for every era. During the Dance of the Dragons, Jacaerys Velaryon got the Borrell's support for House Black. The Borell's overlords - the Sunderlands - got them involved into the Blackfyre Rebellions. Ned Stark sailed from Sweetsister to White Harbor. Ser Davos Seaworth is left on Sweetsister in ASOIAF.

Age: 19

Religion: Faith of the Seven

Marital Status: Single

Spice level: ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🖤🖤

Personality: Galyne is relatively quiet and modest. She usually bites back most remarks and even though she is not well-versed in courtly life, she can adapt very well through her stoic attitude. She is a fast learner and even though she tends to be quite distant and even ruthless when the situation escalates, she is generally a pious, well-meaning young woman. She is very proud of her heritage and will defend it to great lengths.

Physical Appearance: She is described by others as 'plain and awfully average'. She's chubby, of average height and has green eyes. Galyne has remarkably long, wavy mouse-brown hair, which she takes great pride in. She is relatively pale, has ruddy cheeks and a smattering of freckles over the bridge of her nose.

Special quirks: She tends to embroider the Borrell crab on every dress she wears. Because she is a Borell, she has 'the mark' - a sort of webbing between her three middle fingers.

Face Claim: None

Moodboard prompts: Dark Sea, Sea Storms, Irish coast, siren aesthetic.

#oc #original character #ocs of ice and fire #asoiaf #a song of ice and fire #got #game of thrones #hotd #house of the dragon #fanfiction help #galyne borrell #house borrell

[atopvisenyashill]

How would asoiaf characters react to being teleported to our modern world?

characters i think would adjust mostly okay:

catelyn stark - imagine a catelyn who actually gets to use her intelligence as like, a lawyer or something. i'm weeping right now.

sansa stark

arya stark

jon snow - you can’t tell me this man wouldn’t get to the modern day and not immediately throw on a “this is what a feminist looks like” shirt unironically

brienne of tarth

arianne martell

doran martel - get this man a dietician so he can manage his ailments dammit

oberyn martell

asha greyjoy

theon greyjoy - first of all, get this man some anti psychotics but second of all, theon is the definition of “he should have been at the club”

joncon - for very similar reasons to theon actually lol. also like, a doctor for his hand or whatever.

jaime lannister - the thing about the real world is that if jaime joins the army and then realizes he’s willingly become part of the imperialist war machine, he can just finish out his time and then not join up again. he can literally just quit his job & become a pacifist or whatever the fuck.

samwell tarly

stannis baratheon - i think it'll be a shock but once he realizes he doesn't have to fuck women - or ANYONE really if he doesn't want to - and that there's a lot of people who find "strong silent and kind of a dick" a hot personality to have, he's gonna get lit, he's a baratheon after all he just needs the right circumstances

duncan the tall - put this man on a horse farm he'll have that shit running like a navy captain within a month, i believe this

characters i think would struggle a bit

cersei lannister - can’t murder but can take t, so there’s some trade offs here. she also has a terrible time adjusting in general so 50/50 she loses it or becomes buck angel.

tyrion lannister - again can’t murder, but once he gets over that, i think he will really enjoy being rich in this century. imagine tyrion on dating apps. he’ll be fine lmao

bran stark - i think bran would struggle without his direwolf connection but he will recover once he gets a wheelchair and a psychiatrist

davos seaworth - he's not a man that adjusts that well (imo) but there's nothing about him that screams "can only exist in a vaguely medieval context"

quentyn martell - he's just so sweet, someone's gonna bump him on the street and not apologize and it's gonna cause a meltdown but it's okay because doran and oberyn are throwing a rager with good music and good food and he'll be fine when he just has some carbs

characters i think would rather be k worded

ned stark

daenerys targaryen - listen, unless she gets to bring her dragons to fly around the chicago skyline, i think she's gonna be miserable.

basically every other greyjoy

barristan selmy

arys oakheart

tywin lannister

#asks #lmao

[asongofstarkandtargaryen]

If any of the remaining starklings got any more parental figures/mentors, who could you see, for example I could see Howland Reed whenever he's introduced stepping into a fatherly role and/or mentor to bran considering already has a connection with the reeds

I also can see Howard Reed acting like a mentor to Bran! He's the one who send his children to Winterfell to be associated with him. Besides, as Ned's companion I'm sure he will appreciate all the parallels Bran shares with his father.

And while Jon is much older than Bran and doesn't really need a parental figure, I can see Howard Reed being fond of him. Not only he's Lyanna's son but also Howard spend a large amount of time with infant Jon when they were traveling from Dorne to the North.

If Brynden Tully survives ( which I hope he does) I can see him being protective of Cat's children. Among them, I'm most interested on his potential relationship with Arya. Blackfish seems to appreciate Catelyn's smarts and boldness and those are traits Arya also has. Can you imagine Blackfish teaching Arya how to use her sword properly?

Davos Seaworth is on a mission to find the youngest Stark, Rickon. Given Davos kind nature and the fact that he's a caring dad himself, I can see him growing a bond with the young orphan Rickon.

Not a parental figure because she's too young but once Brienne finds the Stark sisters I could see her acting like an older sister. Trying to protect them not only because she promised their mother but also because she can see herself on these younger girls who had to face the horrors of the world so early in their lives.

The day any of the Mormont ladies meet Arya Stark, they are gonna to adopt her to their family. Arya would have a great time on the Bear island and the Mormont ladies would love to have her there.

#house Stark #valyrianscrolls #jon snow #sansa stark #arya stark #bran stark #rickon stark #howard reed #brynden tully #davos seaworth #brienne of tarth #house mormont #asoiaf ask

[racefortheironthrone]

Considering noblewomen aren’t expected to cook in Westerosi society, is it therefore implied it would be embarrassing for Lord Borrell to brag about his granddaughter being a great cook if he were talking to a proper lordly lord, and not Davos of House Seaworth? Like, the equivalent of bragging that she really knows how to dig a ditch or something?

Dig a ditch is going a bit far, but the fact that Lord Burrell thinks it’s something to brag about is kind of a sign of how the Borrells, by nature of the location of their lands, are effectively closer to (still prosperous, let’s not go crazy here) smallfolk than they would be on the mainland. It’s almost a bit nouveau riche, in that he’s bragging about something that people of his class are supposed to know not to talk about.

It reminds me a bit of Lynesse Hightower being out of synch with Bear Island’s culture - I imagine that, in a fiefdom like Bear Island, being a good cook would be considered a good thing for a noblewoman, because getting skilled staff is difficult and good food makes a big difference on a stormy winter night, whereas the rules are different in Oldtown.

#asoiaf #asoiaf meta #westerosi feudalism #nobility

[transparentlyfallingasleep]

Besieged Chapter 9 out now

“I heard she challenged him to a duel just to win a dance,” says the younger Lady in the gold and white gown.

Arya Stark is speaking with Ser Davos Seaworth. Her hair is loose, only twisted back from her face. It is the colour of walnut, and it curls at the ends unexpectedly. For a moment, he imagines her wanting to dance with him. But all he can picture is her spinning with a spear in her hand.

“You’d believe anything.”

“I heard she killed the Hound and Queen Cersei," says the Lady at their side, who seems to be entirely curved, the swell of her breasts threatening to spill over her gown.

The younger Lady nods vigorously, “I heard she means to kill our new Lord and make herself the Storm Queen.”

“I heard …” says the older one.

#my ao3 #wildechilde17 #arya stark #gendry baratheon #gendry waters #gendrya #arya x gendry #game of thrones #gendry

[poorshadowspaintedqueens]

Considering noblewomen aren’t expected to cook in Westerosi society, is it therefore implied it would be embarrassing for Lord Borrell to brag about his granddaughter being a great cook if he were talking to a proper lordly lord, and not Davos of House Seaworth? Like, the equivalent of bragging that she really knows how to dig a ditch or something?

Well, for a start, while it is true that noblewomen would not be expected to perform most of the physical labour related to cooking, they were absolutely expected to know enough about food preparation to set and approve menus (especially if there were important visitors), to keep track of food stores, and to generally make sure everyone in the castle is properly fed.

In the case of Lord Borrell, he could absolutely find pride in his granddaughter being a great cook, given that he’s located in Sisterton and she would be working with limited resources. I think he could have bragged about that to Ned Stark and it wouldn’t have been embarrassing. Probably most of the northern lords and a number from the Vale, I imagine.

#asoiaf #a song of ice and fire #gender in asoiaf

[reddslym]

Asoiaf facecasts (for characters I dont imagine as weird cartoon people/just the tv show actors):

Keanu Reeves as Arthur Dayne

Carel Struycken as Ilyn Payne

Ricardo Montalban as The Kindly Man

Alasdair Beckett-King as Edmure Tully

Jason Momoa as Daario (The joke here is Dany has a Type™)

Elizabeth Debicki as Cersei Lannister

Joan Cusack as Catelyn Stark

Ian Holm as Barristan Selmy

Kurt Russell as Davos Seaworth (Action Hero Man as humble diplomat is a fun juxtaposition)

#asoiaf #catelyn stark #arthur dayne #cersei lannister #davos seaworth #barristan selmy #ilyn payne #kindly man #daario naharis #edmure tully

[writingsofwesteros]

Stev on a dornish aphrodisiac would be hot

Imagine her sitting spread eagle on their bed holding Tywin's head to her pussy when a guard walks in and when Tywin goes to lifts his head up, she guides him back down and gives the guard commands while riding Tywin's tongue

"have,- oh darling please go faster-mmm davos seaworth notified and we will see to it in the morn-gods tywin please please my clit is begging for your attention-thank you for coming, you are dismissed"

hehe, thank you for coming indeed ;)

Tywin has work to deal with, which is why Stev wakes up with Ellaria between her legs

#the iron doe

[beyondmistland]

In your opinion, what kind of relationship would Davos Seaworth and “The Reader” Rodrik Harlaw have? Would they be buddies or nah?

I imagine they would respect each other and work well as colleagues but they wouldn't be friends. Rodrik is (for lack of a better word) a nerd whereas Davos is more street-smart and practical.

Thanks for the question, anon

#davos seaworth #onion knight #rodrik harlaw #rodrik the reader #asoiaf

[jedimaesteryoda]

Other than Stannis Baratheon and maybe various Starks, are there any nobles in particular who would likewise value Davos Seaworth’s brand of council?

Well, the thing about aristocrats is that as George Carlin once said "It's a big club and you ain't in it." They tend to look down on new members of the aristocracy as many think of Littlefinger when imagining nouveau riche houses, ambitious climbers trying to worm their way in. Nevermind that the lords themselves do this trying to marry up and secure positions at court.

Of course, that didn't stop Jaehaerys I from naming Barth Hand despite not just being common-born but not even ennobled. There are lords who can overlook birth for merit as Stannis did, and while I imagine Davos and Jon Snow getting along famously, whether other lords would value Davos depends on him no longer being attached to Stannis, since Davos isn't leaving him anytime soon. So I would imagine Stannis would have to be dead for Davos to seek new employment.

Jon Connington having worked with various bastards, exiles, former outlaws, foreigners and commoners in the Golden Company, would consider Davos for his experience as a naval commander, diplomat and Hand if he overlooked Davos having served the Baratheons since Robert's Rebellion. However, Connington wants to "end the Usurper's line for good and all" while Davos smuggled the Usurper's son to safety, and I imagine that the issue of killing kids would be a point of contention like it was with Stannis. Worse, if Aegon sided with Davos, or Davos earned his esteem, it would earn resentment from Connington.

Doran Martell who has a Norvoshi commoner Hotah as the captain of his guard might would likely value Davos's brand of council.

Jaime Lannister post-losing his hand would listen to his council, as would Tyrion but I doubt Davos would ever find himself working with anyone bearing the name Lannister.

I'm sure there are other lords I haven't mentioned who would value Davos's council.

[averagewriter-inthedark]

Hey Hii!

I was wondering... do you accept request? If you accept the request, could you write something about Davos Seaworth? or Beric Dondarrion. I hope you have time.~

Hello love! Sorry it took me so long to get to this and I’m sorry it’s as lengthy as my other works, I might add onto it as time goes on but for now it is a blurb for what I had imagined.

One Eyed Beauties | Beric Dondarrion blurb

#beric dondarrion x reader #beric dondarrion imagines #beric dondarrion #Beric Dondarrion x you #game of thrones fanfiction #game of thrones imagines #game of thrones #game of thrones x reader #got imagine #got blurb

[ao3feed-tywin]

Wolf of the Hightower

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/gjoLzAa

by Louen_Leoncoeur

Jon Hightower, the son of the Eddard Stark and Lynesse Hightower for some three years, he has tarried in the eastern lands learning all that could be learned from the mysterious people, yet for all his adventures in him is a yearning for hearth and home, alas even he could not imagine what awaited him after so long away but it shall be an adventure to remember.

Words: 4467, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con

Categories: F/M

Characters: Jon Snow, Ghost | Jon Snow's Direwolf, Daenerys Targaryen, Tyrion Lannister, Cersei Lannister, Jaime Lannister, Arianne Martell, Tywin Lannister, Robert Baratheon, Renly Baratheon, Stannis Baratheon, Robb Stark, Catelyn Tully Stark, Ned Stark, Lysa Tully Arryn, Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Bloodstone Emperor (A Song of Ice and Fire), Myrcella Baratheon, Loras Tyrell, Garlan Tyrell, Mace Tyrell, Olenna Tyrell, Tommen Baratheon, Joffrey Baratheon, Theon Greyjoy, Gregor Clegane, Sandor Clegane, Doran Martell, Brienne of Tarth, Davos Seaworth, Samwell Tarly, Randyll Tarly, Melisandre (A Song of Ice and Fire), Asha Greyjoy | Yara Greyjoy, Euron Greyjoy, Jon Connington, Young Griff (ASoIaF), Harry Strickland, Shiera Seastar, Ashara Dayne, Alerie Tyrell, Desmera Redwyne, Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon, Sand Snakes (ASoIaF), Oberyn Martell, Baelor Hightower, Leyton Hightower, Garth Hightower, Paxter Redwyne, Mina Tyrell

Relationships: Jon Snow/Daenerys Targaryen, Jon Snow/Margaery Tyrell, Shiera Seastar/Jon Snow, Arianne Martell/Jon Snow, Desmera Redwyne/Jon Snow, Jon Snow/Sansa Stark, Ashara Dayne/Jon Snow, Jon Snow/Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon, Myrcella Baratheon/Jon Snow, Jon Snow/Alerie Tyrell

Additional Tags: N Plus L Equals J, Jon Snow Deserves Better, Daenerys Targaryen Deserves Better, Incest, Drama, Betrayal, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Dragons, R Plus L Does Not Equal J | Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen are Not Jon Snow's Parents, Canon Divergence - War of The Five Kings, Aged-Up Character(s)

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#ao3feed #fanfic #ao3feed tywin #ao3feed tywin lannister

[aegor-bamfsteel]

Do you have any headcannons for the design and layout of the Seaworth keep on Cape Wrath?

Not until writing this, but let’s see what we can infer on this episode of Medieval Home and Gardening: Cape Wrath Edition.

The keep on Cape Wrath is described as small by both Davos and Cressen; however, the lands are called “choice”, there’s a forest with red deer to hunt. That’s possibly part of the Rainwood. However, as a man whose skill is sailing, and who taught his sons to sail, it’s very likely the keep is on the coast, possibly the southern coast/north coast of the Sea of Dorne (Stannis at least mentions passing Cape Wrath while sailing on the way to the Broken Arm of Dorne); of course, that area has traditionally been a naval battleground and is heavily fortified, as pirates from the Stepstones and Dornish raiders came to battle the Storm Kings.

A small keep surrounded by a forest with red deer, traditionally used as defense against invaders? That sounds like the coastal version of Queenscrown (Medieval Home and Gardening writeup here): a stout, functional tower built on either one of the red crags of Shipbreaker Bay (if situated more on the mountainous West Coast of the Cape) or on a high point of the coastal plain (if on the southern coast, which seems to be where the choicest lands are). It probably has the same low lintel and entryway with murder holes above it, as well as access to the roof where signal fires which would be lit in case of imminent invasion. The biggest difference from Queenscrown is of course ready access to the sea (and if I’m right about it being located on the south coast, likely access to roads connecting it to the fishing villages on the plain); the nearby sea/surrounding land would have to be calm enough for several galleons (Davos’ and his eldest sons) to dock safely, but there could be a secret water-way under the castle guarded by a portcullis/murder holes ala Storm’s End (though that might be too elaborate for what I imagine is a simple watchtower left abandoned in a time of relative peace until Stannis saw fit to grant it to Davos). The sea would definitely play a part in its defense/the way it’s built. A model for the layout might be the inner bailey of Corfe Castle, built on a hill on a peninsula near a forest in Southern England, which played a defensive role during several wars.

#asoiaf #asoiaf headcanon #house seaworth #castles