𝕿his story begins in the southernmost part of the continent of Westeros, located thousand miles from Winterfell and the North, in one of the nine constituent regions of the Seven Kingdoms, with the beautiful name "Dorne".
𝕻rince Oberyn Martell ha...
This story begins in the southernmost part of the continent of Westeros, located thousand miles from Winterfell and the North, in one of the nine constituent regions of the Seven Kingdoms, with the beautiful name "Dorne".
Before the Seven Kingdoms, before the Iron Throne, there was Dorne. Twelve thousand years ago the First Men crossed the land bridge from Essos to here. Of course they were men so they soon broke it. Then while their cousins to the north built kingdoms, the Dornish squabbled over land, water and wives, for centuries.
Until Nymeria, a warrior princess in Essos. She led a fleet of 10,000 ships across the Narrow Sea to Dorne. Almost all of the petty lords made it clear that she wasn't welcome. All but one, Mors of House Martell. He saw in her a strength to match any man, including his rivals. After she accepted his marriage offer she set fire to her ships. For 50 leagues the coast was bright as day. And in the burning light, Princess Nymeria names Mors Martell, the Prince of Dorne.
Dorne was ruled by House Martell from the regional capital, Sunspear, in the more Eastern part of Dorne.
𝕻rince Oberyn Martell has always been one free-spirited man, not too bothered by whom he shared his bed with for a night, but picky when it came to whom he should choose for his personal guard, refusing his brother's tireless attempts at getting somebody responsible for his safety.
𝕲ladiator Vivyenne Mori has spent most of her life where her name suggests she would be, put against men twice, even thrice her size. But where you can't physicall take them over, you just have to outsmart them.
One thing leads to another, years go by, relations break, while some stay unbowed, unbent, and unbroken. But they soon have to realize that in this world, good and evil do not simply face each other, but characters lurking with masterfully depicted and designed plans unfold with different desires, goals, fears and wounds.
Spanning from before the death of Robert Baratheon to Daenerys Targaryen and her fearsome dragons, the books walk you through events not even depicted throughoutly in neither the show nor book, only mere mentions flying around of them here and there, and vital moments burnt into one's eyelids for a time.
