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6 years ago

I love how there is Jon Arryn and Jon Snow. And then there is Robert Baratheon and Robb Stark.

And then Ned Stark and... Joffrey Baratheon.


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3 years ago

Considering that Jon Arryn had three wives that all had trouble conceiving, with his first dying with a stillborn daughter in childbith, his second marriage being childless, Lysa having multiple stillborn children and Robin having medical issues I think maybe the fact that Lysa got moon tea as a teenager might not be the reason Jon Arryn became a parent so late.


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5 years ago

So first of all, I'm not questioning your design choices AT ALL and I'm really not trying to be rude so I'm really sorry if it seems that way! But I like how you draw Jon Arryn with very dark skin, and I was just wondering how that affects Sweet Robin because it's theorized that Jon isn't his true father. Anyways, I REALLY love your comics :-)

Thank you! You didn’t seemed rude at all and you also get a bonus point for not questioning my design choices :) Sweetrobin is obviously Jon’s son so I draw him accordingly :D

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3 years ago
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord

Small wonder her marriage had been so loveless. The Arryns were proud, and prickly of their honor. Lord Jon might wed Lysa to bind the Tullys to the cause of the rebellion, and in hopes of a son, but it would have been hard for him to love a woman who came to his bed soiled and unwilling. He would have been kind, no doubt; dutiful, yes; but Lysa needed warmth.


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3 years ago
Robert Had Been Jesting With Jon And Old Lord Hunter As The Prince Circled The Field After Unhorsing

Robert had been jesting with Jon and old Lord Hunter as the prince circled the field after unhorsing Ser Barristan in the final tilt to claim the champion’s crown. Ned remembered the moment when all the smiles died, when Prince Rhaegar Targaryen urged his horse past his own wife, the Dornish princess Elia Martell, to lay the queen of beauty’s laurel in Lyanna’s lap. He could see it still: a crown of winter roses, blue as frost.    

- Eddard XV, aGoT

Upper row: Horton Redfort, Jon Arryn, Robert Baratheon, Eon Hunter

Middle row: Brandon Stark, Lyanna Stark, Benjen Stark, Ned Stark

Lower row: Jon Connington, Arthur Dayne, Ashara Dayne, Elia Martell


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1 year ago
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord
Small Wonder Her Marriage Had Been So Loveless. The Arryns Were Proud, And Prickly Of Their Honor. Lord

Small wonder her marriage had been so loveless. The Arryns were proud, and prickly of their honor. Lord Jon might wed Lysa to bind the Tullys to the cause of the rebellion, and in hopes of a son, but it would have been hard for him to love a woman who came to his bed soiled and unwilling. He would have been kind, no doubt; dutiful, yes; but Lysa needed warmth.


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3 months ago
House Arryn.New ASOIAF Fanart For The Great Houses Of Westeros. It`s A Depiction Before The Beginning

House Arryn. New ASOIAF fanart for the Great Houses of Westeros. It`s a depiction before the beginning of the story, so John Arryn is included. Also I realized later that Arryns actually had more family members, but they were so in the background in the beginning of the story I completely forgot about them.


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3 years ago
Robert Had Been Jesting With Jon And Old Lord Hunter As The Prince Circled The Field After Unhorsing

Robert had been jesting with Jon and old Lord Hunter as the prince circled the field after unhorsing Ser Barristan in the final tilt to claim the champion’s crown. Ned remembered the moment when all the smiles died, when Prince Rhaegar Targaryen urged his horse past his own wife, the Dornish princess Elia Martell, to lay the queen of beauty’s laurel in Lyanna’s lap. He could see it still: a crown of winter roses, blue as frost.    

- Eddard XV, aGoT

Upper row: Horton Redfort, Jon Arryn, Robert Baratheon, Eon Hunter

Middle row: Brandon Stark, Lyanna Stark, Benjen Stark, Ned Stark

Lower row: Jon Connington, Arthur Dayne, Ashara Dayne, Elia Martell


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4 months ago

The best thing about Yoren he protected Arya and Gendry from the (mad) Queen like before Jon Arryn did the same for Ned and Robert. I like Lyanna-Robert and Arya-Gendry parallels but i worship Ned-Robert parallels.

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“King Aerys had them brutally slain, then followed these murders by demanding that Lord Jon Arryn execute his former wards, Robert Baratheon and Eddard Stark. Many now agree that the true start of Robert's Rebellion began with Lord Arryn's refusal and his courageous calling of his banners in the defense of justice.” -TWOIAF

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"Thing is, the boy's in the Night's Watch now. What he done back in the city don't mean piss-all.” "The queen's not interested in your views, old man, and neither am I," the officer said. "I'll have the boy."

"You'll have no one," Yoren said stubbornly. "There's laws on such things.”

"Don't see why no one wants neither o' you," Yoren said, "but they can't have you regardless. You ride them two coursers. First sight of a gold cloak, make for the Wall like a dragon's on your tail. The rest o' us don't mean spit to them." -ACOK Arya II


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1 year ago
House Arryn.New ASOIAF Fanart For The Great Houses Of Westeros. It`s A Depiction Before The Beginning

House Arryn. New ASOIAF fanart for the Great Houses of Westeros. It`s a depiction before the beginning of the story, so John Arryn is included. Also I realized later that Arryns actually had more family members, but they were so in the background in the beginning of the story I completely forgot about them.


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1 year ago

robert’s rebellion series but in keeping with GRRM’s “no king pov policy” we watch robert’s rise through jon arryn’s eyes a parallel to catelyn’s horror in watching her son’s royal rise and fall but this time robert rises and rises while jon gradually realizes they picked the wrong man for the crown

no rhaegar or lyanna pov either. we’re stuck between whatever they see fit to tell elia, arthur and benjen. all contrasting in what they think they know or how much they believe what they were told. the readers are as confused as the realm.


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11 months ago

The big Robert Baratheon thoughts

There are several characters within the ASOIAF universe who could comfortably be the protagonist of their own book/series, and GRRM has spoken about how, when writing a character, he tries to see all the major events through their eyes and how it would have affected their lives. Dany and Oberyn are good examples of this, and a shorter book/series could comfortably have either one of them as the main character. If a fic writer is looking for any inspiration, I think a lot could be drawn from Dany in Vaes Toloro.

Another of them is a character who almost seems like a false protagonist in GOT: King Robert Baratheon. The people who don't know him think he's amazing, the people who do know him despise him. He has a fleshed-out backstory, character and the power to influence the plot in many different ways. Yet he's killed off quickly, and I think the fan community often overlooks him as a simple drunken idiot. So I'd like to dig a little deeper.

Robert's life can easily be sectioned into three parts: pre-rebellion era, the rebellion era and the post-rebellion era. Most of what we see comes from Ned Stark, and later we have flashbacks from Cersei which show a much darker and thoroughly rotten man.

To start: Robert is the first born son of House Baratheon, a clan with significant power and influence. He's exactly the kind of young man the Westerosi patriarchal "might makes right" system rewards -- the sort of son Randyl Tarly would love to have. He's an excellent fighter, charming, good looking ("muscled like a maiden's fantasy", oh Ned). There's also a kindness there. When he's fostered at the Eeire he sends for a gift of oranges for Jon Arryn, and although the fruit goes bad, he's not upset and instead plays with the other teenagers. It's silly and funny and the most childish we ever see him.

He isn't always lovely, of course. In Stannis' memory, Robert is unpleasant. He mocks Stannis' falcon and, therefore, Stannis himself. However, Stannis is a miserable shit, and this comment comes after they've spent years disliking each other, so there's obvious bias. Robert seemed to be happy to be away from his family, and so some alienation from his brothers does make sense. Robert and Stannis go through the ordeal of watching their parents die, and it's understandable that this would cause issues in their relationship. Perhaps that's why they pushed each other away. Having a walking, whining reminder of that trauma can't have been pleasant, and the desire to pretend that everything is ok and ignore problems gets more persistent as the years go on.

The third thing we hear about from Robert's pre-rebellion era is his relationship with Mya Stone. I'm not totally clear on the timeline, so I don't know if it's 1. parents' death > 2. Mya's birth > 3. the rebellion or if 1 and 2 are the other way around. Either way, Robert seems to adore his daughter. Ned thinks about how frequently they visited her, and how much Robert enjoyed spending time with her. In a kinder story, Robert would have always been close to Mya. Then the rebellion starts.

There are, of course, lots of things which lead to the rebellion. I don't think Tywin was going to put up with the Mad King for much longer, and Rhaegar felt the same way. Then you have the coalition between the Starks, Baratheons, Tullys and Arryns, and at some point Varys and "Young Griff" would have popped up. For Robert, though, things were straightforward: he wanted Lyanna, and Rhaegar took her away. He remarks to Ned that "Seven Kingdoms couldn't fill the whole she left". It's clear that he didn't actually know Lyanna that well, and it could easily be argued that the reason he worshipped her memory was a mix of affection for Ned and a desire to return to a time where he wasn't traumatised.

Obviously, war is traumatic. That's kind of the point of the series. Everyone who fought in Robert's Rebellion is changed in some way and the scars, literal and metaphorical, run deep. Stannis broods over his "rewards". Ned misses his sister, brother and father. Catelyn is aware of the loss of her betrothed, and Lady Dustin crystalises her rage. Jamie is ostracised and bitter. Jon Connington promises more violence. The list goes on. The things Robert sees during the campaign clearly change him, and this brings us back to Mya.

One of the key themes of the series, most prominently in the first book, is the idea that the innocent should not be sacrificed. That's why Ned works so hard to protect Jon and why he resigns his handship when Robert wants to kill Dany. Something happened to Robert during the rebellion, where his hatred of the Targaryens solidifies so much that it becomes the only thing he really wants. Other things, like his love of his daughter or the belief that children should be protected, all go and he's left with Tywin Lannister and the corpses of Rhaenys and Aegon.

Robert doesn't have to make peace with the Lannisters. In fact, lots of people (the Starks, the Dornish and the people of King's Landing) would be much happier if he didn't. Tywin ordered a horrific thing, and Robert rewarded him. For me, this is where Robert becomes the man we meet in Game of Thrones. He's so broken inside that he does nothing, and tries to pretend that he's still the person he was as a teenager.

After the rebellion, Robert goes on to have plenty more children. If he loved Mya and wanted to see her all the time, after the rebellion he forgets her. And she's the lucky one! Robert must know that Cersei has his twins drowned, he ignores Barra and Gendry, and he only acknowledges Edric Storm because he has to. Then there are the kids who are legally "his", even if biologically they're not. I don't think we ever see him interact with Tommen or Myrecella, and his relationship with Joffrey isn't good. Sure, Joffrey is a little shit, but you could argue that it's partially because of Robert's treatment. Stannis thinks, at one point, that Robert might have killed Joffrey because he hit him so hard.

Why does Robert detach? Well, there's the trauma, the general depression, the loneliness, the disconnect between *conceiving* children and *the actual children*. I think, as well, there's the knowledge that, by allowing Tywin to get away with the murder of the Targaryen children, he's set a precedent whereby the same thing could easily happen to his own kids. If someone needed to get rid of Robert -- and there are people who would like him gone -- they would come after Joffrey, Tommen and Myrecella, and perhaps his bastards, too. He can't protect them, and it shames his chivalric ideals, so he disconnects, doesn't care, and drinks excessively. It might be a way of dealing with guilt, or a way he protects himself from losing anyone else. Ultimately, Joffrey, Tommen and Myrecella are doomed; Edric only escaped sacrifice because of Pylos and Davos, and might well get mixed up in a Varys/"Young Griff" scheme; all of the bastards in King's Landing are killed; and if Gendry survives, it's because of plot armour. Nobody cares about Mya, really.

There's plenty to say about the Robert/Cersei match. Firstly, I'd like to mention how much I enjoy the show-only scene where the two discuss their marriage. It's heartbreaking, well written and beautifully acted, and gives some depth which makes the experience richer.

None of the Lannisters like Robert, with the exception of Tyrion. Tyrion likes Robert because Cersei doesn't, but their creepy and destructive bond is a whole other issue. Ned thinks that Robert was a man with "big appetites", and a clear desire to be loved. It probably means he wasn't ever going to be a good husband, which Lyanna points out (in a line which I cannot imagine a 14-year old ever saying, but I digress). Robert loved the thrill of the chase and the first few weeks of a relationship, but wasn't willing to really emotionally attach to anyone. Perhaps it's because, like with his children, he had to keep people away in case he lost them, like Lyanna.

Cersei is her own woman and, to be honest, not a very good wife. Robert thinks he would have been happy with Lyanna, Cersei thinks she would have been happy with Rhaegar: both are wrong. She starts her wedding day by having sex with her brother; she regularly cuckolds her husband, and then she finishes off by murdering her husband. You could argue that her behaviour is driven by Robert's physical and sexual abuse, and his emotional distance and obvious disdain. I don't think that's incorrect, per se, I just think there's a nasty mix with the two of them. They're bad alone and worse together. They're a toxic, unhappy, traumatised mix, and a solid argument for Westerosi divorce.

Finally, there's Robert's alcoholism and his love of food. There are a number of reasons for this -- the genre's enthusiasm for descriptions of feasts; parallels with Henry VIII of England; possibly GRRM simply likes adding his favourite meals, similar to how he created House Estermont so there could be turtles, because he had pet turtles. Obesity is the sort of thing that's pretty common in middle age men who used to be very physically active, because they had to eat lots to make up their calorie deficit, and when the exercise stopped, the food continued. As for alcohol, it gives Robert an opportunity to forget his (admittedly plentiful) responsibilities and woes, makes him feel like a hero, and gives him an excuse for his abuse of Cersei. He rapes her, and when she brings it up, he says "it was not me, but the wine", then REACHES FOR A BEER. I'm certainly not qualified to talk about addiction and trauma, so if anyone has thoughts on this, please add a comment.

In Shakespeare's Macbeth, the eponymous character snatches the crown at his wife's goading, and then finds that things disintegrate around him. There's a scene in the play where two servants talk about what's going on in Scotland, and one says that two horses fought, and one ate the other. When a monarch is usurped, in literature, nature goes against itself. In real life, revolutions are messy and complicated and difficult. Robert Baratheon fought a rebellion to get his fiance back, whilst others used him and worked alongside him for their own reasons. He was left holding a rotten crown. Abused and abuser, surrounded by toxicity and exuding his own hatred, one could easily create a novel about his disillusionment.


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ASOIAF 1920s AU

Where Ned Stark asks Lord Peter Wimsey to investigate the death of Jon Arryn.


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Crashlanding in Westeros

In which Paul's Imperial heighliner with the entire court aboard it is driven off course by some space event (a massive, long-lasting asteroid shower?) and they make landfall in Planetos early in the ASOIAF timelines, while Jon Arryn still lives. How will Emperor Paul Muad'dib Atreides interact with King Robert and the lords and nobles of Westeros? Will Robert bend the knee to him?


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