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{{Infobox character
| Character_name = [[File:House Dayne.svg|50px|left]] Ashara Dayne [[File:House Dayne.svg|50px|right]]
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| arms = Dayne
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| firstname = Ashara
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| lastname = Dayne
 
| image = [[File:Elena-maria-vacas-ashara-dayne.jpg|350px]]
 
| image = [[File:Elena-maria-vacas-ashara-dayne.jpg|350px]]
 
| image_caption = Ashara Dayne, by [https://www.artstation.com/artist/ab3nd Elena María Vacas].
 
| image_caption = Ashara Dayne, by [https://www.artstation.com/artist/ab3nd Elena María Vacas].
| Alias =
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| Alias = The maid with laughing purple eyes{{Ref|ASOS|24}}<ref name="Citadel">[http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/FAQ/Entry/Who_were_the_different_people_in_Meeras_story/ "The Citadel: FAQ, entry 6.2.6- Who were the different people in Meera's story?" (2007]</ref>
 
| Title =
 
| Title =
 
| Allegiance = [[House Dayne]]
 
| Allegiance = [[House Dayne]]
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| Culture = [[Dornishmen]]
 
| Culture = [[Dornishmen]]
 
| Spouse =
 
| Spouse =
| Place_of_Birth =
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| Lover = Lord [[Eddard Stark]] <small>(rumored)</small>
| Date_of_Birth = or between {{Date|260}} and {{Date|269}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Ashara Dayne|Ashara Dayne]] calculation''</ref>
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| Issue = [[Jon Snow]] <small>(rumored)</small><br>Stillborn daughter <small>(rumored)</small>
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| Place_of_Birth = [[Dorne]]{{Ref|AWOIAF|Ashara Dayne}}
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| Date_of_Birth = {{Date|260|269}}<ref>''See the [[Years after Aegon's Conquest/Calculations Ages#Ashara Dayne|Ashara Dayne]] calculation''</ref>
 
| Place_of_Death = [[Starfall]]
 
| Place_of_Death = [[Starfall]]
 
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|283}}
 
| Date_of_Death = {{Date|283}}
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==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
 
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Ashara Dayne|Images of Ashara Dayne]]''
 
:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Ashara Dayne|Images of Ashara Dayne]]''
Ashara was a young, beautiful, tall and fair maiden, with haunting [[violet eyes]].{{Ref|aGoT|6}}{{Ref|aDwD|67}} Her long dark hair tumbled around her shoulders.{{Ref|adwd|67}}
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Ashara was a young, beautiful, tall and fair [[maiden]], with haunting [[violet eyes]].{{Ref|AGOT|6}}{{Ref|ADWD|67}} Her long dark hair tumbled around her shoulders.{{Ref|ADWD|67}} According to Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s eyes resemble Ashara's eyes.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Ashara was a [[w:lady-in-waiting|lady-in-waiting]] to Princess [[Elia Martell]], the wife of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. She had not been long at court by the [[false spring]] of {{Date|281]].{{Ref|adwd|67}} She was present at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] that year, where she danced with a knight of the Kingsguard, Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], and Lord [[Jon Connington]]. After [[Brandon Stark]] approached her on behalf of his younger brother [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], Ashara danced with Eddard as well.{{Ref|asos|24}} According to [[Allyria Dayne]], Ashara's younger sister, Ashara and Eddard Stark fell in love at Harrenhal.{{Ref|ASOS|43}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] of the Kingsguard was also in love with Ashara, although he never told her so. Barristan recalls that, had he won the tourney, he would have named Ashara his [[queen of love and beauty]].{{Ref|adwd|67}} According to Barristan, Ashara was "dishonored" by a man at Harrenhal.{{Ref|ADWD|67}} In addition, Barristan states that Ashara "looked" at "Stark" following the final tilts at the tourney, although he does not identify the Stark in question.{{Ref|adwd|67}}
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Ashara was a [[lady-in-waiting]] to Princess [[Elia Martell]], the wife of Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]. She had not been long at court by the false spring of {{Date|281}}.{{Ref|ADWD|67}} She was present at the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] that year, where she danced with a knight of the Kingsguard, Prince [[Oberyn Martell]], and Lord [[Jon Connington]]. After [[Brandon Stark]] approached her on behalf of his younger brother [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]], Ashara danced with Eddard as well.{{Ref|ASOS|24}} According to [[Allyria Dayne]], Ashara's younger sister, Ashara and Eddard Stark fell in love at Harrenhal.{{Ref|ASOS|43}} Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] of the Kingsguard was also in love with Ashara, although he never told her so. Barristan recalls that, had he won the tourney, he would have named Ashara his [[queen of love and beauty]].{{Ref|ADWD|67}} According to Barristan, Ashara was "dishonored" by a man at Harrenhal.{{Ref|ADWD|67}} In addition, Barristan states that Ashara "looked" at "Stark" following the final tilts at the tourney, although he does not identify the Stark in question.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}
  
A few years after the tourney, following the death of Ashara's brother [[Arthur Dayne|Arthur]] by Eddard Stark's hand during the [[combat at the tower of joy]], Eddard traveled to [[Starfall]] to return Arthur's greatsword [[Dawn]] to [[House Dayne]].{{Ref|agot|6}} Some time afterwards, Ashara jumped from the top of the Palestone Sword, one of the towers of Starfall, into the sea.{{Ref|aSoS|43}} Several characters have cited possible reasons for Ashara's decision to commit suicide: a broken heart,{{Ref|ASOS|43}} because of her stillborn daughter,{{Ref|ADWD|67}} because of a stolen child,{{Ref|AGOT|45}} for the "man who had dishonored her at Harrenhal",{{Ref|adwd|67}} or due to grief over Arthur's death.{{Ref|ASOS|43}} Her body was never found.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1116 Soms Questions (August 23, 2000)]</ref>
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Ashara's brother [[Arthur Dayne|Arthur]] died [[Robert's Rebellion|the war]], fighting during the [[combat at the tower of joy]]. Eddard traveled to [[Starfall]] to return Arthur's greatsword [[Dawn]] to [[House Dayne]].{{Ref|AGOT|6}} Some time after his visit, Ashara jumped from the top of the Palestone Sword, one of the towers of Starfall, into the sea.{{Ref|ASOS|43}} Several characters have cited possible reasons for Ashara's decision to commit suicide: a broken heart,{{Ref|ASOS|43}} because of her stillborn daughter,{{Ref|ADWD|67}} because of a stolen child,{{Ref|AGOT|45}} for the "man who had dishonored her at Harrenhal",{{Ref|ADWD|67}} or due to grief over Arthur's death.{{Ref|ASOS|43}} Her body was never found.<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/1116 Soms Questions (August 23, 2000)]</ref>
  
At [[Winterfell]], Eddard Stark's soldiers spread the tale that Ashara was the mother of Eddard's [[bastard]] son [[Jon Snow]]. When Eddard's wife, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]], heard these stories from her maids, she confronted Eddard, who refused to confirm or deny anything regarding Jon's mother, and subsequently silenced all talk of Ashara at Winterfell. Her name was never mentioned at the castle again.{{Ref|agot|6}}
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At [[Winterfell]], Eddard Stark's soldiers spread the tale that Ashara was the mother of Eddard's [[bastard]] son [[Jon Snow]]. When Eddard's wife, [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn Tully]], heard these stories from her maids, she confronted Eddard, who refused to confirm or deny anything regarding Jon's mother, and subsequently silenced all talk of Ashara at Winterfell. Her name was never mentioned at the castle again.{{Ref|AGOT|6}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
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[[Catelyn Stark]] recalls confronting her husband [[Eddard Stark]] years before about the whispers she had heard about Ashara being [[Jon Snow]]'s mother.{{Ref|AGOT|6}}
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===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
When [[Meera Reed]] tells [[Bran Stark]] the story of the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]], she refers to Ashara as a maid with laughing [[purple eyes]].{{Ref|ASOS|24}}
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When [[Meera Reed]] tells [[Bran Stark]] the story of the [[Knight of the Laughing Tree]] and the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] in {{Date|281}}, and refers to Ashara as "a maid with laughing [[purple eyes]]".{{Ref|ASOS|24}}
  
[[Edric Dayne]] tells an unknowing [[Arya Stark]] about his aunt Ashara, who died before he was born.{{Ref|ASOS|43}}
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[[Edric Dayne]] tells [[Arya Stark]] about Ashara and Eddard.{{Ref|ASOS|43}}
  
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===  
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===  
Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] regrets losing to Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] during the [[tourney at Harrenhal]] and not being able to name Ashara the [[queen of love and beauty]]. The [[knight]] thinks that Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]] sometimes resembles Ashara.{{Ref|ADWD|67}}
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Ser [[Barristan Selmy]] recalls the [[tourney at Harrenhal]], and regrets losing the final tilt to Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]], as this prevented him from crowning Ashara as the [[queen of love and beauty]].{{Ref|ADWD|67}}
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
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{{Quote|If [[Jon Snow|Jon]] had been born of Ashara Dayne of [[Starfall]], as some whispered, the lady was long dead; if not, Catelyn had no clue who or where his mother might be.{{Ref|ACOK|45}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}
 
{{Quote|If [[Jon Snow|Jon]] had been born of Ashara Dayne of [[Starfall]], as some whispered, the lady was long dead; if not, Catelyn had no clue who or where his mother might be.{{Ref|ACOK|45}}|thoughts of [[Catelyn Stark]]}}
  
{{Quote|[[Howland Reed|The crannogman]] saw a maid with laughing purple eyes dance with [[Barristan Selmy|a white sword]], [[Oberyn Martell|a red snake]], and [[Jon Connington|the lord of griffins]], and lastly with [[Eddard Stark|the quiet wolf]]... but only after [[Brandon Stark|the wild wolf]] spoke to her on behalf of a brother too shy to leave his bench.{{Ref|asos|24}}|[[Meera Reed]] to [[Bran Stark]]}}
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{{Quote|[[Howland Reed|The crannogman]] saw a maid with laughing purple eyes dance with [[Barristan Selmy|a white sword]], [[Oberyn Martell|a red snake]], and [[Jon Connington|the lord of griffins]], and lastly with [[Eddard Stark|the quiet wolf]]... but only after [[Brandon Stark|the wild wolf]] spoke to her on behalf of a brother too shy to leave his bench.{{Ref|ASOS|24}}|[[Meera Reed]] to [[Bran Stark]]}}
  
 
[[File:Ashara Dayne by BellaBergolts.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Ashara Dayne, by Bella Bergolts.]]
 
[[File:Ashara Dayne by BellaBergolts.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Ashara Dayne, by Bella Bergolts.]]
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{{Quote|Lady Ashara Dayne. It's an old tale, that one. I heard it once at [[Winterfell]], when I was no older than you are now. I doubt there's any truth to it. But if there is, what of it? When [[Eddard Stark|Ned]] met this Dornish lady, his brother [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]] was still alive, and it was him betrothed to Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]], so there's no stain on your father's honor. There's nought like [[tourney at Harrenhal|a tourney]] to make the blood run hot, so maybe some words were whispered in a tent of a night, who can say? Words or kisses, maybe more, but where's the harm in that? [[Year of the false spring|Spring had come]], or so they thought, and neither one of them was pledged.{{Ref|ASOS|43}}|[[Harwin]] to [[Arya Stark]]}}
 
{{Quote|Lady Ashara Dayne. It's an old tale, that one. I heard it once at [[Winterfell]], when I was no older than you are now. I doubt there's any truth to it. But if there is, what of it? When [[Eddard Stark|Ned]] met this Dornish lady, his brother [[Brandon Stark|Brandon]] was still alive, and it was him betrothed to Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn]], so there's no stain on your father's honor. There's nought like [[tourney at Harrenhal|a tourney]] to make the blood run hot, so maybe some words were whispered in a tent of a night, who can say? Words or kisses, maybe more, but where's the harm in that? [[Year of the false spring|Spring had come]], or so they thought, and neither one of them was pledged.{{Ref|ASOS|43}}|[[Harwin]] to [[Arya Stark]]}}
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==Family==
 
==Family==
 
{{Dayne tree}}
 
{{Dayne tree}}
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:House Martell retainers|Dayne, Ashara]]
 
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Revision as of 14:34, 28 March 2023

House Dayne.svgAshara DayneHouse Dayne.svg
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Ashara Dayne, by Elena María Vacas.

Alias The maid with laughing purple eyes[1][2]
Allegiance House Dayne
Culture Dornishmen
Born 260269 AC[3]
Dorne[4]
Died 283 AC
Starfall
Lover Lord Eddard Stark (rumored)
Issue
  • Jon Snow (rumored)
  • Stillborn daughter (rumored)
Books

Ashara Dayne was a noblewoman of House Dayne and a sister of Ser Arthur Dayne, the Sword of the Morning. She committed suicide shortly after the end of Robert's Rebellion.

Appearance

See also: Images of Ashara Dayne

Ashara was a young, beautiful, tall and fair maiden, with haunting violet eyes.[5][6] Her long dark hair tumbled around her shoulders.[6] According to Ser Barristan Selmy, Daenerys Targaryen's eyes resemble Ashara's eyes.[6]

History

Ashara was a lady-in-waiting to Princess Elia Martell, the wife of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. She had not been long at court by the false spring of 281 AC.[6] She was present at the tourney at Harrenhal that year, where she danced with a knight of the Kingsguard, Prince Oberyn Martell, and Lord Jon Connington. After Brandon Stark approached her on behalf of his younger brother Eddard, Ashara danced with Eddard as well.[1] According to Allyria Dayne, Ashara's younger sister, Ashara and Eddard Stark fell in love at Harrenhal.[7] Ser Barristan Selmy of the Kingsguard was also in love with Ashara, although he never told her so. Barristan recalls that, had he won the tourney, he would have named Ashara his queen of love and beauty.[6] According to Barristan, Ashara was "dishonored" by a man at Harrenhal.[6] In addition, Barristan states that Ashara "looked" at "Stark" following the final tilts at the tourney, although he does not identify the Stark in question.[6]

Ashara's brother Arthur died the war, fighting during the combat at the tower of joy. Eddard traveled to Starfall to return Arthur's greatsword Dawn to House Dayne.[5] Some time after his visit, Ashara jumped from the top of the Palestone Sword, one of the towers of Starfall, into the sea.[7] Several characters have cited possible reasons for Ashara's decision to commit suicide: a broken heart,[7] because of her stillborn daughter,[6] because of a stolen child,[8] for the "man who had dishonored her at Harrenhal",[6] or due to grief over Arthur's death.[7] Her body was never found.[9]

At Winterfell, Eddard Stark's soldiers spread the tale that Ashara was the mother of Eddard's bastard son Jon Snow. When Eddard's wife, Catelyn Tully, heard these stories from her maids, she confronted Eddard, who refused to confirm or deny anything regarding Jon's mother, and subsequently silenced all talk of Ashara at Winterfell. Her name was never mentioned at the castle again.[5]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Catelyn Stark recalls confronting her husband Eddard Stark years before about the whispers she had heard about Ashara being Jon Snow's mother.[5]

A Storm of Swords

When Meera Reed tells Bran Stark the story of the Knight of the Laughing Tree and the tourney at Harrenhal in 281 AC, and refers to Ashara as "a maid with laughing purple eyes".[1]

Edric Dayne tells Arya Stark about Ashara and Eddard.[7]

A Dance with Dragons

Ser Barristan Selmy recalls the tourney at Harrenhal, and regrets losing the final tilt to Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, as this prevented him from crowning Ashara as the queen of love and beauty.[6]

Quotes

Ashara Dayne, by Jena Velour.

How dare you play the noble lord with me! What do you take me for? You've a bastard of your own, I've seen him. Who was the mother, I wonder? Some Dornish peasant you raped while her holdfast burned? A whore? Or was it the grieving sister, the Lady Ashara? She threw herself into the sea, I'm told. Why was that? For the brother you slew, or the child you stole?[8]

If Jon had been born of Ashara Dayne of Starfall, as some whispered, the lady was long dead; if not, Catelyn had no clue who or where his mother might be.[10]

—thoughts of Catelyn Stark

The crannogman saw a maid with laughing purple eyes dance with a white sword, a red snake, and the lord of griffins, and lastly with the quiet wolf... but only after the wild wolf spoke to her on behalf of a brother too shy to leave his bench.[1]

Ashara Dayne, by Bella Bergolts.

Lady Ashara Dayne. It's an old tale, that one. I heard it once at Winterfell, when I was no older than you are now. I doubt there's any truth to it. But if there is, what of it? When Ned met this Dornish lady, his brother Brandon was still alive, and it was him betrothed to Lady Catelyn, so there's no stain on your father's honor. There's nought like a tourney to make the blood run hot, so maybe some words were whispered in a tent of a night, who can say? Words or kisses, maybe more, but where's the harm in that? Spring had come, or so they thought, and neither one of them was pledged.[7]

His choice would have been a young maiden not long at court, one of Elia's companions ... though compared to Ashara Dayne, the Dornish princess was a kitchen drab.[6]

—thoughts of Barristan Selmy

She died never knowing that Ser Barristan had loved her. How could she? He was a knight of the Kingsguard, sworn to celibacy. No good could have come from telling her his feelings. No good came from silence either. If I had unhorsed Rhaegar and crowned Ashara queen of love and beauty, might she have looked to me instead of Stark?[6]

—thoughts of Barristan Selmy

Family

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lord Dayne
 
Unknown
wife
 
Arthur
 
Ashara
 
Allyria
 
 
Gerold
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Edric
 


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