#meria martell

[fandom-trash-goblin]

nymeria of ny sar really built up a kingdom from rag-tag war-torn refugees, changed the male primogeniture, pieced together a broken land and meria martell said, point blank, in the range of dragonfire "return at your own peril" and made sure her threat was true and deria martell really walked into a city of murderers that wanted her dead and desecrated and walked out without harm, with a treaty that promised peace.

and you're asking me to stan rhaenyra "i forgot my step-daughter's claim so my totally not a bastard son could inherit" as the original westeros feminist? umm no

#anti team black #team stans are scary #anti rhaenyra targaryen #girl had a chance and she took it and fucked up #house martell #house martell supremacy #dorne #meria martell #deria martell #nymeria of ny sar

[martellspear]

MARTELL WEEK - DAY 05

⤻ favorite "pre-doran" martell

Rewards were offered for their heads, particularly that of the Yellow Toad, Princess Meria Martell. Lord Jon Rosby was named Castellan of Sunspear and Warden of the Sands, to rule Dorne in the king’s name.

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After the Dornishmen swarmed in from the shadow city to retake the castle, he was bound hand and foot, dragged to the top of the Spear Tower, and thrown from a window by none other than the aged Princess Meria herself.

#he had it coming i guess🤭 #i am OBSESSED with her #meria martell #asoiaf #martell week #asoiaf edit #dorneedit #a song of ice and fire #house martell

[queenaryastark]

As gross as the parallel is, it's interesting that GRRM has Quentyn hear false rumors of Dany that vilify her for promiscuity in a similar way that their shared ancestor, Meria was vilified by her enemies:

The more Quentyn heard of Daenerys Targaryen, the more he feared that meeting. The Yunkai'i claimed that she fed her dragons on human flesh and bathed in the blood of virgins to keep her skin smooth and supple. Beans laughed at that but relished the tales of the silver queen's promiscuity. "One of her captains comes of a line where the men have foot-long members," he told them, "but even he's not big enough for her. She rode with the Dothraki and grew accustomed to being fucked by stallions, so now no man can fill her." -- Quentyn II, ADWD

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Age and ill health finally did what dragons and armies could not. In 13 AC, Meria Martell, the Yellow Toad of Dorne, died abed (whilst having intimate relations with a stallion, her enemies insisted). -- Fire and Blood

Both Dany and Meria are/were powerful women ruling in their own right whose enemies fabricated falsehoods about them and tried to depict them as sexually depraved since they couldn't defeat them. This is clearly an intentional parallel not only between Dany and her ancestor but between both of them and Catherine the Great who was also sexualized by her enemies, who couldn't defeat her. She, too, was said to be participating in beastiality with a horse when she died, which was false.

Through Dany and Meria, GRRM is showing how women in positions of power are vilified by misogynists who want to uphold the status quo.

#daenerys targaryen #meria martell #asoiaf #catherine the great

[martellweek]

officially one week until martell week!!

— Meria Martell

"Your words. Ours are Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken. You may burn us, my lady ... but you will not bend us, break us, or make us bow. This is Dorne. You are not wanted here. Return at your peril."

#prompts bellow #martell week #house nymeros martell #house martell #meria martell #asoiaf #asoiaf event #a song of ice and fire #oberyn martell #elia martell #sand snakes #arianne martell #doran martell

[atopvisenyashill]

A timeline of the ruling princes and princesses of Dorne from Meria Martell’s death to the formal union of Dorne and the rest of the Seven Kingdoms in 187 AC.

Anything marked with a * means it’s a canon date. The rest are speculation and a lot of math on my part. I also made up the names for a few characters as well! Also rip the quality on this but when you click it, it looks better.

More explanation under the cut.

Where I ran into most trouble in trying to figure out this timeline when we have not nearly as much information as we do about literally every other major Great House of Westeros, is the line from Morion the Mad to Qoren Martell. There’s several quick changes in princes during that time and we don’t even know what their relation is to one another in several instances. So I tried working out the timeline in a few different ways - I tried it with Mara Martell, Morion’s heir, as his very young daughter, as a twin sister, as a younger sister, and I finally settled on her being his much older aunt as making the most sense.

I think it makes the most sense because Morion is considered young and yet his father was Prince for a very long time; it doesn’t make sense that a ruling prince would wait so long to have an heir unless in a parallel to Jaehaerys’ later issue, several of his heirs die and leave the line of succession a bit uncertain. So I concluded that Morion’s father, who I named Voren, had several older children that died, likely during the Vulture King’s first war (we know it’s suspected Deria was funding him) so when Voren died, the throne went to his reckless, dumb ass youngest son, Morion. With Morion dying without any children, the throne passes next to Deria’s second child, Mara, and the Nymeros Martell line descends from them. This also makes sense because in canon, Morion was angry that his father didn’t send soldiers to kick the Iron Throne out of the Dornish Marches during Lord Rogar’s War; if Voren had children that had died in a previous conflict, it would make sense that he’d hesitate to get involved again.

Qoren was also a bit tricky. He had to be old enough to fight in the Stepstones War against Daemon, but young enough to not be married yet and be considered a potential match for Rhaenyra two years later. After a lot of wondering how in the hell I make that work, I finally figured - again, similar to Cregan Stark and Jaeherys, that there was a surplus of heirs at this time. Mara would have come into her throne already old with children and grandchildren, and her heir would come into the throne also already old, same as Meria/Nymor/Deria. Makes sense that the prince before Qoren was therefore a grandfather or great-grandfather, and that Qoren’s father never took the Sunspear Throne.

I stopped at the unification of the Seven Kingdoms simply because we get absolutely no information on what was going on in Dorne until Doran’s mother. Apparently, Dorne was real quiet during the Blackfyre Rebellions, hah.

And as for names...

Voren - we have several instances of Dornishmen with names that end in the -en sound. Doran, Oberyn, Llewyn, Yoren, etc. It seems like a common naming quirk, similar to the Northerners being really fond of -on and -ard endings. I thought Voren sounded the most like a real name.

Ellario - We have Elia and Ellaria so I figured there should be a male version of the name. I didn’t want to use Elio, so Ellario was born.

#valyriansource #valyrianscrolls #house martell #house nymeros martell #getting on my soap box #dorne #rani graphics #qoren martell #mara martell #morion the mad #deria martell #meria martell #nymor martell #maron martell #myriah martell #marence martell #qyle martell #aliandra nymeros martell #maron nymeros martell #marence nymeros martell #qyle nymeros martell #aliandra martell #mara nymeros martell #meria nymeros martell #deria nymeros martell #nymor nymeros martell #fuck i think that's everyone

[coldraindropsss]

Meria Martell, the Yellow Toad of Dorne, The red Princes of Dorne

#Meria Martell #the Yellow Toad of Dorne #The red Princes of Dorne #house dorne #digital #game of thrones #hotd #asoiaf art #asoiaf fanart #asoiaf #got #gotfanart #house targaryen #valyrianscrolls #a song of ice and fire #digitalart #asoiaffanart #housetargaryen #housetargaryen🐲 #asongoficeandfire

[twoiafart]

Meria Martell receives the letter from Aegon Targaryen the Conqueror Artist: Francisco Vegas

#asoiaf art #meria martell #francisco vegas

[warp-speed]

Meria Martell "The yellow toad"

My tablet was going through it so I did some JC Leyendecker studies in traditional art.

#asoiaf #asoiaf fanart #asoiaf art #valyrianscrolls #house martell #meria martell #the yellow toad #aegon the conqueror #aegon i targaryen #queen rhaenys #rhaenys targaryen #art #drawing #illustration #characterdesign #my art #princess meria #princess of dorne #dorne #house targaryen #the yellow toad of dorne #fan art #a song of ice and fire

[venusintheblindspots-blog]

"Ours are Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken.

You may burn us, my lady...but you will not bend us, break us, or make us bow.

- Meria Martell, Fire and Blood

Day Two - Favorite Quote

#i don’t really like this one #but the one i made for day three is better #way better #meria martell #martell week #asoiaf

[prettymuchteddy]

A Welcome to Dorne

The Yellow Toad of Dorne knew they were coming. The moment the sky cried out a thunderous roar, she knew that they were upon Sunspear. The ground shook briefly. They had landed. Still, she did not move from her seat. They would see her on her throne as her subjects had done before. 

Hollow steps approached the throne room. The doors creaked open.

“Who are you?” a voice demanded.

She did not reply. The tone was already testing her temper.

“Where are the guards? The servants? Or is this an ambush?” the voice asked. “If it is, Meraxes is waiting outside, unless you wish this castle to be burned to the ground, I would advise against it.”  

She hummed. “You’re one of his consorts, aren’t you?”

“I am the wife of the future King Aegon, Rhaenys Targaryen.”

“Ah, the second one.”

“You’ve heard of us.”

“Here and there amongst the usual ramble of attempted invaders.”

“There is nothing usual about us.”

“So, I’ve heard. You have a different kind of weapon…a living one.”

“Our dragons have already defeated the Lord of High Garden, the Stormlands, the Riverlands, and the Isles, that is not to mention the submission of House Stark, Arryn, and Lannister. We have conquered most of Westeros. Would you count that as usual?”

“You believe a few bent knees are worth anything?”

“Those bent knees have welcomed us into the continent.”

“Some plots of land and six divided unruly kingdoms, what a prize you’ve won.”

“We’re looking to make it seven.”

The Toad smiled—a cruel smile.

“We both know what I’m here for”, Rhaenys said. “I will give you the same choice as the others, bend the knee or else.”

“I’m afraid, I can’t barely sit up, much less bend a knee.”

“Do you think this is a jest?”

“Hardly, if it were I would be laughing.”

“Who do you think you are?”

The old woman frowned. “I am Princess Meria of House Martell, ruler of Dorne.”

“Former ruler”, Rhaenys added.

“You are on my land, my lady. Not yours. Your blood does not flow into the sand of these desserts. Your ancestor’s hands didn’t build these castles. You hold nothing to this place.”

“I intend to change that.”

“I will not fight you, nor will I kneel to you. Dorne has no king. Tell your brother that.”

“I shall but we will come again, Princess and the next time we shall come with fire and blood.”

“Your words. Ours are Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken. You may burn us my lady…but you will not bend us, break us, or make us bow. This is Dorne. You are not wanted here. Return at your own peril.”

A deadly silence fell over the throne room. The same hollow footsteps eventually began walking toward the doors. They creaked open before shutting close.

Moments went by before hushed steps went across the marble floor.

“Princess, are you alright?” the timid voice of a servant asked.

Meria turned her head. The young girl had stayed despite her orders.

The girl went to her side. “She’s one of them, those Dragonriders. She’ll come back again, won’t she?”

“She will.”

“What will we do? She flies on a dragon.”

“Do you fear little birds because they can fly?”

“No?”

“We hunt them, don’t we? They can soar above in the air yet we can still hunt them.”

“Yes, with arrows but they aren’t the same, dragons breathe fire”, the girl insisted.

“And birds can peck your eyes out. Just because something can fly doesn’t mean they are invincible.”

“But then how can we kill them? They’ll return to try and conquer Dorne.”

Meria crossed her hands together. She neither smiled nor frowned. “Then we’ll have to shoot this little bird out of the sky.”

Technically not part of Martell week but I'm glad it fell on it :) Lowkey dedicated to @martellspear

#asoiaf #meria martell #house martell #a song of ice and fire #rhaenys targaryen #princess meria martell #princess of dorne #dorne

[adarkandmagicalforest]

explain your reasoning if you dare

#meria martell #tywin lannister #olenna tyrell #house lannister #lannister #martell #asoiaf #a song of ice and fire polls #a song of ice and fire #game of thrones #house of the dragon #hotd #got #roose bolton

[martellspear]

MARTELL WEEK - day O3

⤻ favorite moment

“I will not fight you,” Princess Meria told Rhaenys, “nor will I kneel to you. Dorne has no king. Tell your brother that.” “I shall,” Rhaenys replied, “but we will come again, Princess, and the next time we shall come with fire and blood.” “Your words,” said Princess Meria. “Ours are Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken. You may burn us, my lady...but you will not bend us, break us, or make us bow. This is Dorne. You are not wanted here. Return at your peril.” Thus queen and princess parted, and Dorne remained unconquered.

fire and blood, george r. r. martin

#martell week #meria martell #asoiaf #a song of ice and fire #asoiaf edit #dorneedit #house martell #asoiaf quotes

[thewitchqueenofharrenhal]

Meria Martell you will always be famous 💛💛💛

#asoiaf #meria martell #house Martell

[atopvisenyashill]

The Ruling Princes and Princesses of Dorne

Leaders of Dorne During the Dornish Wars

Meria Nymeros Martell - Teresita Reyes

She’s Chilean and Palestinian, and I thought “casting” a few Latino Palestinians would be a fun little nod to Pedro Pascal, hah.

Nymor Nymeros Martell - Sami Bouajila

Deria Nymeros Martell - Iman el Deeb

she looks so much like the Deria art to me!

Voren Nymeros Martell - Motaz Malhees

We have several instances of Dornishmen with names that end in the -en sound. Doran, Oberyn, Llewyn, Yoren, etc. It seems like a common naming quirk in Dorne.

I thought Voren sounded the most like a real name, hah.

Morian the Mad - Mena Massoud

Mara Nymeros Martell - Salwa Nakkara

Explanation on her age is here in my Dornish Rulers Timeline.

Ellario Nymeros Martell - Hani Al Naimi 

We have Elia and Ellaria so I figured there should be a male version of the name.

I didn’t want to use Elio, so Ellario was born.

Qoren Nymeros Martell - Mahesh Jadu

#valyrianscrolls #valyriansource #house martell #house nymeros martell #a song of ice and fire #asoiafedit #meria martell #nymor martell #deria martell #morion the mad #mara martell #qoren martell #qoren nymeros martell #mara nymeros martell #deria nymeros martell #nymor nymeros martell #meria nymeros martell #dorne #rani graphics #this took so long because i couldn't find a good pic of salwa nakkara it took for fucking ever #last one will be posting much sooner lmao

[stavosmissionary]

the six characters meme second edition

meria martell for @eddtollett + fun little addition ft. rhaenys based on @wendawyllawillow 's meria/rhaenys big brain post

baela and rhaena for @dwellordream . rhaena is wearing morning-adjacent colors while baela is wearing velaryon colors with a bit of targ red

edd for captaingondor. if they had cigars at the night's watch

ilyn for @kingslayerstew . yass and slay

arianne for @jeyneofpoole <3

devan for @salladhor . he is looking out at the sea <3

references in the notes

#valyrianscrolls #asoiaf #meria martell #baela targaryen #rhaena daughter of laena #edd tollett #ilyn payne #arianne martell #devan seaworth #drugs cw #smoking cw #my art

[asongoficeandfiresource]

Meria Martell in The Rise of the Dragon

Meria Martell was eighty years of age, the maesters tell us, and had ruled the Dornishmen for sixty of those years. She was very fat, blind, and almost bald, her skin sallow and sagging. Argilac the Arrogant had named her “the Yellow Toad of Dorne,” but neither age nor blindness had dulled her wits.

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Lord Rosby, Castellan of Sunspear and Warden of the Sands, had a kinder end than most. After the Dornishmen swarmed in from the shadow city to retake the castle, he was bound hand and foot, dragged to the top of the Spear Tower, and thrown from a window by none other than the aged Princess Meria herself. -- Fire and Blood

#meria martell #house martell #martelledit #dorneedit #asoiaf #asoiafedit #the rise of the dragon #asoiaf art #official art