“One time, a cop stopped me in Wellington, because I was walking out of my apartment building with the sword, and I got in the car with it. I guess it would be an alarming sight to anyone at 5:00 am seeing me walking around with a sword. But, once I told the cop what it was for, he let me go. But, I did keep the sword with me all the time. I just felt that it was part of the job description.”
a list of all the parallels between aragorn and daenerys:
that i could think of at least
they are the last heirs to kingdoms that got destroyed in an atlantis-like apocalypse
said kingdoms were the most advanced civilizations of their time but became corrupt, committed atrocities such as human sacrifices, worshipping dark deities, using blood magic etc.
their ancestors escaped from the doom that fell on those kingdoms by gathering their house and sailing west/east and established new kingdoms on the shores they sailed to
they have ancestral family weapons, associated with kingship, which were broken/extinct until they were re-forged/brought back by or for them
said weapons are described as “flaming swords”
and the reforging/return of the said weapons are fulfillments of prophecies
their stories are centered around reclaiming their dispossessed family’s birthright and fighting the great villain in their respective stories
they stray way from their initial plan to return to their kingdoms and take their thrones to help others, who are in no position to help themselves
they are symbols of hope
“my speech may be tyroshi, and my garb dothraki, but i am of westeros, of the sunset kingdoms” “i am strider and dúnadan too, and i belong both to gondor and the north” grew up in the north/east, became (or means to become in dany’s case) rulers of the south/west
they have magical blood that gives them distinctive features and certain abilities
they are heirs to questionable rulers though i don’t think isildur should really be grouped with aerys, struggling against the legacy of their ancestor is still there
they prove themselves better than the said questionable rulers
their fathers were killed at a young age (or before she was born in dany’s case) so they had to flee alongside their mothers
they are prone to doubting themselves, questioning their choices especially when innocent lives are concerned
they are their enemies’ greatest fear and the biggest opposition against them
“the hands of a king are the hands of a healer” they take it up on themselves to tend to the wounded and the sick despite their high position
have arrived/will arrive at crucial battles bearing their “flaming swords” with armies, that were prophesied to join them in their fight, behind their backs when they were/are thought to be lost or dead pelennor fields/battle of fire
they free slaves
“all those who follow them come to love them” they inspire great loyalty and love amongst their followers
At first I wanted to do a sketch study so I picked Aragorn. Then I thought why not add Boromir. Then I fiercely remembered just how much I ship these two.
