what was that one article or something that discussed how names like “tiffany” sound extremely modern but are actually really, really old, dating back to medieval times and further?
When Queen Rhaenys flew Meraxes into the castle to parley, Argella announced that the defenders of Storm’s End would die to the last man. However, her garrison refused to share the fate of Harrenhal and revolted, raising a peace banner and delivering Argella to Orys’s camp, gagged, chained, and naked. Orys, however, removed the chains with his own hands, wrapped his cloak around her, and gave her food and wine.
Sansa Stark Week: DAY FOUR →Politics or Lady of Winterfell/Alayne Stone
Coming up, Mya had warned her to keep her eyes on the path ahead, she remembered. “Look up, not down,” she said… but that was not possible on the descent. I could close my eyes. The mule knows the way, he has no need of me. But that seemed more something Sansa would have done, that frightened girl. Alayne was an older woman, and bastard b r a v e.
She sighs out all the inappropriate
things she wants to say, things like ‘these jousts are only made to amuse rich and fat men’
or ‘you’ll get hurt’ or ‘don’t go’ . But
Lyanna knows it’s no use. Arthur will go because he has sworn his
duty to a King and to a family, to defend –and it seems to entertain–
the smallfolk, and other such deeds that make him the honorable man he
is. “Take care Ser,” Lyanna says. ( x )
lyannas tumblr back up 