- "Your mother was a dumb whore with a fat arse, did you know that?"
- ―Robert Baratheon to Lancel Lannister
Dorna Lannister, née Swyft,[1] is the wife of Kevan Lannister and mother of Lancel, Martyn, Janei and Willem Lannister.
Biography[]
Background[]
Dorna is a member of House Swyft of Cornfield, daughter of Harys Swyft,[citation needed] the head of the house. She married Kevan Lannister, younger brother of Tywin Lannister. Her husband's niece, Cersei, insisted that her husband, King Robert Baratheon, make Dorna and Kevan's son, Lancel, his squire.[citation needed]
Game of Thrones: Season 1[]
Robert insults Lancel, calling his mother a "dumb whore with a fat arse".[2]
Family[]
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In the books[]
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Dorna is the daughter of Harys Swyft, the Knight of Cornfield and a loyal bannerman of House Lannister. Her father married her to Kevan and they have three sons: Lancel and the twins Martyn and Willem. They also have a daughter, Janei. Lancel is their eldest child and Janei the youngest.
According to Kevan, Dorna is a gentle soul, never comfortable except at home with friends and kin around her. She prays seven times a day and loves needlework and flowers.
In contrast to Robert's mocking words in the TV show, Dorna is described "chinless lady, flat-chested and chicken-legged" with her lack of chin shared by her father, yet she is still very loved by her husband.
In his last moments, after being fatally injured by Varys, Kevan's last thought is about Dorna.
Appearances[]
– "The Wolf and the Lion" (mentioned)
References[]
- ↑ See the family tree of House Lannister in Archmaester Ebrose's A Song of Ice and Fire (as featured in "The Iron Throne")
- ↑ Game of Thrones: Season 1, Episode 5: "The Wolf and the Lion" (2011).
External links[]
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Ser Harys Swyft | Heir
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Seat
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Cornfield | Region
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Westerlands | ||
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Dorna Lannister | ||||
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House Lannister |