#bookdaenerys

[bookdaenerystargaryen]

We are very excited to announce that we will be hosting a DAENERYS TARGARYEN APPRECIATION WEEK this October, in collaboration with @asoiafdaenerysdaily and  @gameofthronesdaily. Please join us in celebrating the character of Daenerys Targaryen from the book series A Song of Ice and Fire.

We welcome all fanworks — be it gifsets, fanart, edits, videos, metas or graphics — as long as it’s made with love (and you use the tag #DANYWEEK2023). There is a list of prompts (along with alternative prompts) to get your creative juices flowing. Feel free to participate as much or as little as you would like!

🗓️ WHEN:

The event runs from October 9 to October 15, 2023.

#️⃣ WHAT TAGS TO USE:

Please tag your wonderful creations with the tag #danyweek2023, so that we can find your creations and reblog them. You can also use the tag #canondany for any book-based Dany content.

🎨 PROMPTS:

The prompts for #DanyWeek2023 are:

You can make content for one or the other prompt (or both)! You can make content for just some days or for the whole week. Just remember that it should be based on the novels (and not the show) and then tag us in your creations!

✨ We await your marvellous creations... ✨

[twicelivedsummer]

“We need swift passage to Meereen.” One word. Tyrion Lannister’s world turned upside down. One word. Meereen. Or had he misheard? One word. Meereen, he said Meereen, he’s taking me to Meereen. Meereen meant life. Or hope for life, at least.

how many hundreds of years do you think it had been, since someone heard Meereen and thought hope or life.

[lorelei-4]

Why Daenerys would accept Jon and his true parentage and would not see him as her rival?

Just another bad Dany characterization GoT did is making her sorry and angry with Jon being a trueborn son to Rhaegar and Lyanna and posing a "threat" to her claim. I wouldn't discuss the rights of inheritance, or if Jon is truly legitimate or not, or how he would behave in that situation himself. That's not my goal here. What I want to point out is that even if Jon is legitimate and there's a hard proof to that, Dany would not see him as any kind of "threat" to her.

It's not the Iron Throne Dany wants most of all, or the power just for the sake of power. Her target is making people's lives better, making this world a better a place. And that could be tracked throughout her whole storyline.

Justice … that’s what kings are for.

What she truly craves is coming home. And to my mind this is one of the most (if not just the most) important of her arcs. Westeros, Dragonstone, King's Landing, Red Keep — are the only home she had ever known to be truly hers, the one she had lost and the one she wants back.

But it was not the plains Dany saw then. It was King’s Landing and the great Red Keep that Aegon the Conqueror had built. It was Dragonstone where she had been born. In her mind’s eye they burned with a thousand lights, a fire blazing in every window. In her mind’s eye, all the doors were red.

Daario would soon be at her side once more, and together they would sail for Westeros. For home.

Dany feels as if she is a stranger everywhere she comes, and this intense sense of not belonging comes not from the outside, as Daenerys is accepted at most places she comes to and is agile enough to adjust for other cultures, but from the inside.

She went to the parapet and stood there gazing down upon the city as she had done a hundred times before. It will never be my city. It will never be my home.

Meereen was not her home, and never would be. It was a city of strange men with strange gods and stranger hair, of slavers wrapped in fringed tokars, where grace was earned through whoring, butchery was art, and dog was a delicacy.

This theme of homecoming passes through her whole narrative, but even if she thinks of Westeros as of her home, the only place she remembers fondly, the only place, where she ever felt truly happy and at home was the house with the red door that constantly pops up in her thoughts.

Home? The word made her feel sad. Ser Jorah had his Bear Island, but what was home to her? A few tales, names recited as solemnly as the words of a prayer, the fading memory of a red door …

Dany had never known a home. In Braavos, there had been a house with a red door, but that was all.

Why so? Because home is not just a building or a structure, it is people who surround you and their warmth and love. The house with the red door is the place, where Daenerys was with the only family she knew, that she loved and that loved her back. Viserys was still nice to her then and ser Willem Darry served as a father figure, who cared for her and protected her. Within those walls Dany felt safe and needed.

And this is what Daenerys truly wants — family, people to love her and protect her regardless her position, to be with her for who she is, to not want something from her, to not want to use her.

Was there no one she could trust, no one to keep her safe?

She was Daenerys Stormborn, the Unburnt, khaleesi and queen, Mother of Dragons, slayer of warlocks, breaker of chains, and there was no one in the world that she could trust.

The dragon has three heads. There are two men in the world who I can trust, if I can find them. I will not be alone then. We will be three against the world, like Aegon and his sisters.

And right there is Jon. Even not knowing who he is, Dany would be able to see his wish to help the freefolk in a way she tried to help slaves in Meeren, she would be able to see that Jon puts the well being of people (all people) above his own. She would see this, and coming back to what I said in the beginning about why exactly Dany wants to be queen, she would understand that she and Jon share the same values. That could be enough for her to consider him trustworthy and accept him as ally and friend.

Would it make sense for her to see him as her rival, when she learns about his parentage? To push away the only other existing Targaryen, the family she longed for so much?

Apart from that, Jon is Rhaegar's son, a son of that exact Rhaegar, Dany names almost everything after. Rhaegar who's her hero, her brother she's so proud of. Of course, she would only be happy to meet and know his son, to learn what it is not to be alone anymore, to have someone to rely on.

I strongly believe Dany's longing for family and home arc ends with Jon Snow, who will serve as embodiment of her wish finally coming true.

[stormborns]

DAENERYS TARGARYEN APPRECIATION MONTH Day 2 - Favorite book moment Unafraid, Dany stepped forward into the firestorm, calling to her children.

[aboveallarescuer]

Here are the Daenerys and Cersei pieces that I commissioned from the incredibly talented @pepelinkri.

I love everything about them.

I love Dany’s three-headed dragon crown, which even includes the silver wings that are hardly ever added. I love Dany’s purple tokar and the flowers in it. I love the four little bells in Dany’s hair indicating her victories. I love Dany’s ebony bench and cushion, which display her modesty. I love how Dany’s facial expression and position show that she’s friendly and unassuming. I love that Dany has an otherworldly beauty, but that her feet can’t even reach the ground. 

I love Cersei’s green gown; the color highlights her parallels with Alicent, accentuates her blood on the Iron Throne and, fittingly, is on the opposite side of magenta/purple (the color of Dany’s tokar) on the color spectrum. I love that Cersei’s gown and jewelry showcase her extravagance. I love Cersei’s blood flowing down the steps of the Iron Throne. I love the fog and the overall dreamlike atmosphere conveying Cersei’s nightmare. 

I love how Dany looks level-headed, in contrast to Cersei looking desperate. I love that Dany’s crown is heavy while Cersei’s is light, which reflects how wielding power to help people is a harder burden than using it merely to help oneself. I love the simplicity of Dany’s bench in contrast to the grandeur of the Iron Throne, which, by cutting Cersei, sets her apart as an unfit ruler (while Dany is shown to be a competent one in ADWD). I love the symmetry of Dany being below the steps of her hall and Cersei being above the steps of the Iron Throne, perfectly symbolizing their opposite leadership styles:

George told me that Daenerys wants equality for everyone, she wants to be at the same level as her people.

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She dreamt she sat the Iron Throne, high above them all. (AFFC Cersei I)

These are awe-inspiring pieces that excellently illustrate that Daenerys Targaryen and Cersei Lannister were deliberately written by GRRM as foils (indeed, he reiterated multiple times that they are meant to be “contrasted”, that they have different approaches to rulership and that he was “doing point and counterpoint” with their scenes in AFFC/ADWD, so his “biggest lament” in splitting them into two novels was that people missed their anti parallels). I can’t thank Nina enough for them!

[daenerys-daario]

The Handmaids and Companions to Daenerys Targaryen ↴

JHIQUI : Jhiqui is a copper-skinned Dothraki girl with black hair and almond-shaped eyes. Jhiqui is bigger-boned than Irri, with wide hips and heavy breasts. She is the same age as Dany. She was to teach Daenerys the Dothraki tongue.

IRRI : Irri is a copper-skinned Dothraki girl with black hair and almond-shaped eyes. She is also the same age as Dany. She was to teach Daenerys horse-riding.

DOREAH : Doreah is a fair-haired, blue-eyed Lysene girl. Doreah is older, almost twenty. She was to instruct Dany in the womanly arts of love.

MISSANDEI : Missandei, the little scribe with the big golden eyes, is wise beyond her years. She is brave as well. She has a sweet, strong voice. The little scribe was only eleven.

[yennefersbody]

bride of fire

𝖂𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖗𝖊𝖉 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖗 𝖇𝖑𝖊𝖊𝖉𝖘 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖘 𝖌𝖆𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖘, 𝕬𝖟𝖔𝖗 𝕬𝖍𝖆𝖎 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖇𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖗𝖓 𝖆𝖌𝖆𝖎𝖓 𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖉𝖘𝖙 𝖘𝖒𝖔𝖐𝖊 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖘𝖆𝖑𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖜𝖆𝖐𝖊 𝖉𝖗𝖆𝖌𝖔𝖓𝖘 𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖔𝖋 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖓𝖊

[handoftheking]

Insp.

[weirwoodking]

Remember when Daenerys Stormborn leapt into a pit to fight off a dragon with nothing but her courage

[bookdaenerystargaryen]

ᴀ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇʀ:

From 9th - 15th October, we will be celebrating Daenerys Targaryen Appreciation Week! You can find the prompt list below:

Make gifsets, meta, art, videos etc. for our beloved queen from ASoIaF book series. Tag your creations with #danyweek2023 so that we can see your fabulous creations and reblog them!

[twicelivedsummer]

     A Game of Thrones      - Daenerys IX    

"It was a cruel fate," Dany said, "yet not so cruel as Mago's will be. I promise you that, by the old gods and the new, by the lamb god and the horse god and every god that lives. I swear it by the Mother of Mountains and the Womb of the World. Before I am done with them, Mago and Ko Jhaqo will plead for the mercy they showed Eroeh.”

     A Storm of Swords      - Daenerys III    

 "Do you remember Eroeh?" she asked him.  "The Lhazareen girl?"

     A Storm of Swords      - Daenerys VI    

She found herself remembering Eroeh, the Lhazarene girl she had once tried to protect, and what had happened to her.

     A Dance with Dragons      - Daenerys III    

"My dragons have grown, my shoulders have not. They range far afield, hunting." Hazzea, forgive me. She wondered how much Xaro knew, what whispers he had heard. "Ask the Good Masters of Astapor about my dragons if you doubt them." I saw a slaver's eyes melt and go running down his cheeks.

     A Dance with Dragons      - Daenerys V    

 "I know. I know. It is Eroeh all over again.”  Brown Ben Plumm was puzzled. "Who is Eroeh?"

     A Dance with Dragons      - Daenerys VIII    

No queen has clean hands, Dany told herself. She thought of Doreah, of Quaro, of Eroeh… of a little girl she had never met, whose name had been Hazzea. Better a few should die in the pit than thousands at the gates. This is the price of peace, I pay it willingly. If I look back, I am lost.

     A Dance with Dragons      - Daenerys X    

Ko Jhaqo named himself Khal Jhaqo and rode off with even more. Mago, his bloodrider, raped and murdered Eroeh, a girl Daenerys had once saved from him.

"Drogon killed a little girl. Her name was … her name …" Dany could not recall the child's name. That made her so sad that she would have cried if all her tears had not been burned away.

     That was how Khal Jhaqo found her, when half a hundred mounted warriors emerged from the drifting smoke.

[hylialeia]

The slippers the Butcher King had sent her had grown too uncomfortable. Dany kicked them off and sat with one foot tucked beneath her and the other swinging back and forth. It was not a very regal pose, but she was tired of being regal. The crown had given her a headache, and her buttocks had gone to sleep. "Ser Barristan," she called, "I know what quality a king needs most."

"Courage, Your Grace?"

"Cheeks like iron," she teased. "All I do is sit." (Daenerys I, ADWD)

Dany has a ton of good book moments but honestly. this one is a top contender for the Best <3

[stormborns]

DAENERYS TARGARYEN APPRECIATION MONTH Day 1 - Favorite Book - A Storm of Swords That night she dreamt that she was Rhaegar, riding to the Trident. But she was mounted on a dragon, not a horse. When she saw the Usurper’s rebel host across the river they were armored all in ice, but she bathed them in dragonfire and they melted away like dew and turned the Trident into a torrent. Some part of her knew that she was dreaming, but another part exulted. This is how it was meant to be. The other was a nightmare, and I have only now awakened.

[aemondtargaryen]

I just love short haired Dany

[brocolirose]

Guess who. ;) Long time no posting ! I've moved back to Paris, and in the transition I went through an artistic slump. I'm slowly getting back on track, and soon I'll post regularly again ^^ #mubiu ♚ Media: #watercolour #painting #drawing #watercolor #sennelier #winsorandnewton ♞ Paper: #dalerandrowney #watercolorpaper [Answer: #daenerystargaryen #daenerys #bookdaenerys #asoiaf #asoiaffanart #got #gameofthrones #daenerysxjon] (at Paris, France)

[daenerys-daario]

Jhogo was a youth of sixteen years, whip-thin, fearless, quick to laugh, with the faint shadow of his first mustachio on his upper lip. Jhogo walked with the bowlegged swagger all the horselords affected when forced to dismount and stride the earth like common mortals.