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Oberyn
Oberyn Nymeros Martell, nicknamed the Red Viper, is a fictional character in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin and its television adaptation, ''Game of Thrones'', where he is portrayed by Chilean and American actor Pedro Pascal. Introduced in 2000's ''A Storm of Swords'', Oberyn is the younger brother of Doran Martell, from the desert kingdom of Dorne. Unlike his sickly and pensive brother, Oberyn is notorious for both his dangerous and unpredictable nature and his affinity for poisons, for which he earned his nickname. He is subsequently sporadically mentioned in ''A Feast for Crows'' and ''A Dance with Dragons''. Since his brother is sickly, he travels to King's Landing (A Song of Ice and Fire), King's Landing in order to claim the Dornish seat on the small council, as well as to seek vengeance for his sister Elia Martell, Elia Martell's death at the hands of Ser Gregor Clegane, whom he suspects acted directly on o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellaria Sand
Ellaria Sand is a fictional character in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series of high fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin and its television adaptation ''Game of Thrones'', where she is portrayed by Indira Varma. Ellaria first appears in the third novel ''A Storm of Swords'' (2000). She is only mentioned in ''A Feast for Crows'' (2005), but returns in ''A Dance with Dragons'' (2011). She is the paramour to Oberyn Martell and mother to several of his bastard daughters, the Sand Snakes. After the death of her lover in a duel at the hands of Ser Gregor Clegane, she is sent into deep mourning, though she pushes for Oberyn's brother Doran Martell to sue for peace, seeking an end to the cycle of revenge. In the television adaptation, Ellaria becomes a composite character of her book counterpart and Oberyn's niece, Arianne Martell as she is seeking for Dorne to go to war against the Lannisters for their crimes against House Martell. However, in stark contrast to Ariann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willas Tyrell
George R. R. Martin's ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' saga features a large cast of characters. The series follows three interwoven plotlines: a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families; the rising threat of the undead White Walkers beyond the northern border of Westeros; and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen, the exiled heir of the previous ruling dynasty. In Martin's fictional world, the Great Houses of Westeros represent the Seven Kingdoms which exist on the continent: the North, the Iron Islands, the Vale of Arryn, the Westerlands, the Stormlands, the Reach, and Dorne. A massive wall of ice and old magic separates the Seven Kingdoms from the largely unmapped area in the most northern portion of the continent. Each chapter is narrated in the third-person limited point of view through the eyes of a single character. Beginning with nine POV characters in ''A Game of Thrones'' (1996), a total of thirty-one such characters have narrated over the course of the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
