#yoren

[laurellerual]

Sometimes I find comments out there that go like "Arya would never let herself be kidnapped"...

Have we read the same books? Arya is kidnapped! More than once!

#arya stark #asoiaf #house stark #the hound #the brotherhood without banners #the mountain #yoren

[bookgendrya]

The Red Comet makes them both inadvertently think of the lives they both just lost

“The Red Sword,” the Bull named it; he claimed it looked like a sword, the blade red-hot from the forge. When Arya squinted the right way she could see the sword too, only it wasn’t a new sword, it was Ice, her father’s greatsword, all ripply Valyrian steel and the red was Lord Eddard’s blood on the blade after Ser Ilyn the King’s Justice had cut off his head.

The plaza was beginning to empty. The press dissolved around them as people drifted back to their lives. But Arya’s life was gone.

“Master Mott said it was time I made my first longsword. He gave me a sweet piece of steal, and I knew just how I wanted to shape the blade. Only Yoren came, and took me away for the Night’s Watch.”

#Day 4: Red Comet/Weirwood Stumps #bookgendryamonth2023 #arya stark #book arya stark #gendry #gendry waters #ned stark #Yoren #gendrya #bookgendrya #gendry x arya #arya x gendry #asoiaf #a song of ice and fire #game of thrones

[classicasongoficeandfire]

Yoren by Lipatov

#valyrianscrolls #yoren #the night's watch #a song of ice and fire #asoiaf #asoiaf art #date of publication: September 22 2010

[racefortheironthrone]

Was Yoren in violation of his NW oath of neutrality by escorting Arya for Ned? If so, why did he do it?

Ever since ADWD, people have such a weird interpretation of the Night's Watch oath. Here's what the text actually says:

"Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come."

Night's Watchmen are forbidden from having families (no wife, no children), banned from being a part of the feudal system (no lands), and forbidden from engaging in warfare for conventional motives (no crowns, no glory). That's it.

Even if we were going to say that the spirit of the Night's Watch oath encompasses neutrality in war between noble houses or kingdoms, which is fair enough, Yoren's actions don't constitute a breach of neutrality - he's not taking up arms for House Stark or House Lannister, he's not providing materiel to either side, all he's doing is letting a civilian child accompany a pre-existing convoy to Castle Black. If anything, I would argue that trying to save Arya Stark is totally consonant with Yoren's obligation to be "the shield that guards the realms of men," because Arya is absolutely part of the realms of men.

#asoiaf #asoiaf meta #the night's watch #night's watch oath #yoren #arya

[rosaluxembae]

One thing about Jon's last speech is I don't think Jon had to concede that it was oathbreaking. Night's Watch neutrality doesn't mean they have to give in to every demand and can't defend themselves. Yoren isn't an oathbreaker because of the Fight at the Holdfast and actually a lot of the criticism the (future) mutineers raise are about conceding too much to demands rather than protecting the Watch's independence. Jon had also used guest right to justify his actions before, most notably arresting Cregan Karstark. So he could have said that Ramsay is directly threatening the safety of the Night's Watch, is demanding that they end their neutrality by arresting claimants to the Iron Throne, and they have a host's obligation to protect their guests. And then maybe a small jump to justifying pre-emptive action.

#asoiaf #adwd #jon snow #ramsay bolton #ramsay snow #nights watch #pink letter #bastard letter #yoren

[silverflameataraxia]

Arya was a skilled climber and a fast picker, and she liked to go off by herself. One day she came across a rabbit, purely by happenstance. It was brown and fat, with long ears and a twitchy nose. Rabbits ran faster than cats, but they couldn't climb trees half so well. She whacked it with her stick and grabbed it by its ears, and Yoren stewed it with some mushrooms and wild onions. Arya was given a whole leg, since it was her rabbit. She shared it with Gendry. The rest of them each got a spoonful, even the three in manacles. Jaqen H'ghar thanked her politely for the treat, and Biter licked the grease off his dirty fingers with a blissful look, but Rorge, the noseless one, only laughed and said, "There's a hunter now. Lumpyface Lumpyhead Rabbitkiller."

- ACoK, Arya III

#a song of ice and fire #arya x gendry #yoren #gendry baratheon #asoiaf #arya #gendryxarya #jaqen h'ghar #a clash of kings #arya stark #gendry waters #acok #pro arya stark #gendrya #george r.r. martin #arya and gendry #gendry x arya #canonaryastark #canonarya

[plaidpyjamas]

Don't think I've made one of these before and I'm tech illiterate so sorry it's so wonky lmao

Feel free to use them! Might make more, who knows

#I also have one without a background color if anyone wants it #game of thrones #Benjen #uncle benjen #benjen stark #eddison Tollett #dolorous edd #yoren #night's watch yoren #phone background #is this too niche? #i feel like this is too niche #ah fuck the ratio is all off they don't fit well ugh #I'll try again at some point #they're my fave nights watch guys I'm love them

[westerosiladies]

Arya Stark Appreciation Month Day 18 - Mentors

#game of thrones #asoiaf #arya stark #aryastarkmonth2022 #arya fancast #rebecca emilie sattrup #mentors #syrio forel #peter mensah #yoren #graham mctavish #jaqen h'ghar #jamie campbell bower #jon snow #skandar keynes

[asoiafreadthru]

A Game of Thrones, Tyrion II

Benjen Stark emerged from the shelter he shared with his nephew. “There you are. Jon, damn it, don’t go off like that by yourself. I thought the Others had gotten you.”

“It was the grumkins,” Tyrion told him, laughing. Jon Snow smiled.

Stark shot a baffled look at Yoren. The old man grunted, shrugged, and went back to his bloody work.

#a game of thrones #tyrion ii #a song of ice and fire #asoiaf #benjen stark #jon snow #tyrion lannister #yoren #house stark #wolfswood #the others #grumkins #night's watch #camping #shelter #laughter #smile #nephew #blood

[inlovewithquotes]

Benjen Stark emerged from the shelter he shared with his nephew. "There you are, Jon, damn it, don't go off like that by yourself. I thought the Others had gotten you."

"It was the grumkins," Tyrion told him, laughing, Jon Snow smiled. Stark shot a baffled look at Yoren. The old man grunted, shrugged, and went back to his bloody work.

-A Game Of Thrones

#quotes #book quotes #literature #books & libraries #george rr martin #asoiaf quotes #asoiaf #a song of ice and fire #a game of thrones #benjen stark #yoren #tyrion lannister #jon snow

[allovesthings]

Arya having her hair cut is a huge parallel to Dany getting her hair burned when the dragons are born, the difference is the agency of it all. Dany has been on her way all book to get more and more agency so her hair burning is a consequence of her choice to cross the fire and have the dragons, Arya, has lost agency so it’s someone else cutting her hair violently.

I really can’t wait for the moment where she doesn’t have to cut her hair and make the choice for herself what kind of haircut she wants once again (and no the death cult giving her a buzzcut does not count as her picking her hairstyle). because that would mean she would get to choose it and I need that for her (the closest she got was when she was with the brotherhood and got to be a kid once again and her hair was longer because she let it be that way).

It also seems like Yoren is going to kill her when you first read it which is similar to the Hound during the Red Wedding.

#asoiaf #asoiaf reread #Arya Stark #A Song of Ice and Fire #ned dies the chapter #daenerys targaryen #yoren

[laurellerual]

Arya and Sansa storyswap

Part 1: Sansa

Part 2: Arya

Part 3: Reunion

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#arya stark #sansa stark #asoiaf #asoiaf fanfiction #septa mordane #sandor clegane #cersei lannister #yoren #the bwb #littlefinger #lady stoneheart

[rp-partnerfinder]

Please be 21+ to interact!!!

21+. She/Her. Looking for some Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire/House of the Dragon roleplays. I'm mainly interested in canon x canon pairings (willing to at least discuss canon x OC) and MxM ships and FxF but will do MxF. I like canon/canon divergent plots and write on Discord (third person, past tense, 200-400 words on average). I'm a sucker for romantic relationships and don't mind/encourage writing smut but with a healthy does of plot. I have plenty of my favorite ships. I'm always open to discussing others. I'll just be sharing my main muses here. Anyone in bold I'm especially interested in writing as right now.

My Muses: Alliser Thorne, Benjen Stark, Beric Dondarrion, Brynden Tully, Daemon Targaryen, Daenerys Targaryen, Gerion Lannister, Jaime Lannister, Lyn Corbray, Margaery Tyrell, Otto Hightower, Petyr Baelish, Robb Stark, Rodrik Harlaw, Roose Bolton, Sansa Stark, Stannis Baratheon, Thoros, Tywin Lannister, Yoren

If you'd like to work something out, please message me. I will not be checking likes. And, when you message me, please let me know which character(s) you were interested in writing against, if you have any favorite ships for them, and a little bit about your writing style.

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#21+ rp #Game of Thrones rp #A Song of Ice and Fire rp #House of the Dragon rp #got rp #asoiaf rp #hotd rp #Alliser Thorne #Benjen Stark #Beric Dondarrion #Brynden Tully #Daemon Targaryen #Daenerys Targaryen #Gerion Lannister #Jaime Lannister #Lyn Corbray #Margaery Tyrell #Otto Hightower #Petyr Baelish #Robb Stark #Rodrik Harlaw #Roose Bolton #Sansa Stark #Stannis Baratheon #Thoros #Tywin Lannister #Yoren #literate rp #mxm rp #fxf rp

[racefortheironthrone]

Would Yoren have been better off sticking to the Kingsroad, rather than taking the route he did when returning north with Arya, Gendry, and co.?

The whole point of the Yoren storyline in ACOK is that, sadly, Yoren et al. were trapped in a no-win scenario: go off-road and head west, you run into Lorch and then Gregor Clegane. Go up the Kingsroad, and it'll be the Brave Companions or some other band of ravaging outriders.

The fundamental problem is that the Riverlands has become a place where there is no safety for civilians, because that's the way Tywin wanted it. The complete breakdown of the King's Peace is the deliberate, conscious, and foreseen result of Lannister war policy.

#asoiaf #asoiaf meta #yoren #the riverlands

[nymerias-heart]

I've been thinking about an AU where there was no war and i was wondering how gendrya could happen. Then i remembered that Arya tired to get Yorennto bring letters from her to Jon.

"Yoren, as it please m'lord. My pardons for the hour." He bowed to Arya. "And this must be your son. He has your look."

"I'm a girl," Arya said, exasperated. If the old man was down from the Wall, he must have come by way of Winterfell. "Do you know my brothers?" she asked excitedly. "Robb and Bran are at Winterfell, and Jon's on the Wall. Jon Snow, he's in the Night's Watch too, you must know him, he has a direwolf, a white one with red eyes. Is Jon a ranger yet? I'm Arya Stark." The old man in his smelly black clothes was looking at her oddly, but Arya could not seem to stop talking. "When you ride back to the Wall, would you bring Jon a letter if I wrote one?"

In this AU, Arya could have been trying for years to persuade yoren to take her letters (everytime he came to kingslanding for nights watch recruits) but he kept refusing. So she then realized she could bribe one of the men he was taking to the wall to sneak Jon her letters and that this could be Gendry.

I'm not sure what exactly she would offer him in exchange but i cna easily see them bargaining for it.

Then Gendry could become friends with Jon and him and Arya would reunite some time during the fight against the others or the wildlings invading idk.

#asoiaf #valyrianscrolls #arya stark #gendry baratheon #gendry waters #gendrya #gendry x arya #yoren #jon snow

[silverflameataraxia]

"Do you know my brothers?" she asked excitedly. "Robb and Bran are at Winterfell, and Jon's on the Wall. Jon Snow, he's in the Night's Watch too, you must know him, he has a direwolf, a white one with red eyes. Is Jon a ranger yet? I'm Arya Stark...When you ride back to the Wall, would you bring Jon a letter if I wrote one?" She wished Jon were here right now. He'd believe her about the dungeons and the fat man with the forked beard and the wizard in the steel cap.

Arya stood rooted to the spot. "Nothing bad's happened to Jon, has it?" she asked Yoren.

- AGoT, Arya III

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