#a game of thrones
You. I like you. Yes, I like you too. Before I start this, let me answer the question that’s often asked: Yes, I’ve read the books up to A Dance with Dragons. So In that particular book is the scene where Jon gets betrayed by the men of the Nights’ Watch (minus Olly who doesn’t exist). In the book, as Jon lays dying, he says the word “Ghost” and then it’s all fade to black. There is no conclusion…
Sansa Stark - A song of ice and fire
“My skin has turned to porcelain, to ivory, to steel.”
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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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Ned turned back. Robert took up his horn again, filled it with beer from a barrel in the corner, and thrust it at Ned. “Drink,” he said brusquely.
“I’ve no thirst—”
“Drink. Your king commands it.”
Ned took the horn and drank. The beer was black and thick, so strong it stung the eyes.
-A Game of Thrones - Eddard VII
The queen took a flagon of sweet plum wine from a passing serving girl and filled Sansa’s cup. “Drink,” she commanded coldly. “Perhaps it will give you the courage to deal with truth for a change.”
Sansa lifted the cup to her lips and took a sip. The wine was cloyingly sweet, but very strong.
-A Clash of Kings - Sansa VI
My challenge to read A Game of Thrones in August is complete! In fact, I’ve just started A Clash of Kings. Hopefully I can finish that by the end of August too!
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Literary Recipes—Iced Blueberries in Sweet Cream
“From the Lord Commander’s own table,” Bowen Marsh told them. There were salads of spinach and chickpeas and turnip greens, and afterwards bowls of iced blueberries and sweet cream.
—A Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin.
Ingredients—
• 1 pint blueberries, frozen
• 2 egg whites, slightly beaten
• 1 cup + 2 tsp. milk or cream
• 2 tbsp. honey
• 2 tsp. sugar
• pinch of salt
Directions—
• In a saucepan over the stove, combine the egg whites and 1 cup of milk and bring to just under a boil, whisking all the while. Let it simmer for around 5 minutes, then add the honey and a pinch of salt.
• After simmering for another minute or two, strain the mixture into a bowl. Add the remaining 2 tsp. milk and sugar. Pour the sauce into a pitcher or serving bowl and chill; it will thicken as it cools.
• Pour the cooled sweet cream over frozen berries to serve.
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@just0nemorepage May JOMP Photo Challenge: May 10, 2022: Best Redemption Arc
I still remember getting the first Jaime chapter and being like >:o and now I love him.
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POV: You’re Jon Snow and your little brother has stopped to say hi on his way to the high table
Part 6 of my attempt to develop some artistic ability by drawing a picture for each chapter of A Song of Ice and Fire - here’s a Rickon. I shouldn’t have tried to color the inside of his mouth.
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Part 5 of my attempt to develop some sort of artistic ability by drawing a picture for each chapter of A Song of Ice and Fire - here’s one of the statues in the crypts of Winterfell
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Part 4 of my attempt to develop some sort of artistic ability by drawing a picture for each chapter of A Song of Ice and Fire - here’s Illyrio Mopatis
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