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- "Your mother was a dumb whore with a fat arse, did you know that?"
- ―Robert Baratheon to Lancel Lannister
Dorna Lannister née Swyft is the wife of Ser Kevan Lannister and mother of Ser Lancel Lannister, Martyn Lannister, and Willem Lannister.
Biography
Background
Dorna is a member of House Swyft of Cornfield, daughter of Ser Harys Swyft, the head of the house. She married Ser Kevan Lannister, younger brother of Lord Tywin Lannister. Her husband's niece, Cersei Lannister, insisted that her husband, King Robert Baratheon, make Dorna and Kevan's son, Lancel, his squire. [1]
Season 1
King Robert insults Lancel, calling his mother a whore with a fat arse. [2]
Season 3
Dorna's two youngest sons, Martyn and Willem, are captured by the forces led by Edmure Tully following the Battle of Stone Mill. They are taken hostage and placed in a cell at Riverrun, the seat of the House Tully. The two boys are murdered by Lord Rickard Karstark as an act of revenge for Jaime Lannister killing his son, Torrhen. [3]
Season 6
Dorna's remaining son, Lancel, and her husband, Kevan, are incinerated in the wildfire explosion orchestrated by Cersei Lannister at the Great Sept of Baelor. [4]
Family tree
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In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Dorna is the daughter of Ser Harys Swyft, the Knight of Cornfield and a loyal bannerman of House Lannister. Her father married her to Kevan Lannister 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.
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.
It is unclear from Robert's comment about Dorna being a "dumb whore with a fat arse" whether her physical description was changed in the series (as done with many characters) or if he called her that just to insult Lancel (a quite likely explanation given Robert's temperament).
In his last moments, after being fatally injured by Varys, Kevan's last thought is about Dorna.
See also
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Dorna Swyft on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (major spoilers from the books)
References
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| Lord: | Ser Harys Swyft | Heir: |  | ||
| Seat: | Cornfield | Lands: | The Westerlands | ||
| Title(s): | Knight of Cornfield | ||||
| Current members: | Dorna Swyft | ||||
| Overlord: | House Lannister | ||||
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| Lord: | Cersei Lannister | Heir: |  | ||
| Seat: | Casterly Rock / Red Keep | Lands: | The Westerlands / The Crownlands | ||
| Title(s): | Lord Paramount of the Westerlands · Lord of Casterly Rock · Warden of the West · King of the Rock (pre-War of Conquest) | ||||
| Ancestors: | Lann the Clever · Gerold Lannister · Tommen II Lannister · Loren Lannister · Tyland Lannister · Damon Lannister | ||||
| Current members: | Tyrion Lannister · Jaime Lannister · Dorna Lannister · Cynda Lannister · Lyman Lannister | ||||
| Deceased members: | Tytos Lannister · Joanna Lannister · Stafford Lannister · Alton Lannister · Martyn Lannister · Willem Lannister · Orson Lannister · Tywin Lannister · Lancel Lannister · Kevan Lannister | ||||
| Household: | Bronn · Gregor Clegane · Qyburn · {Amory Lorch} · {Polliver} · {Rorge} · {Biter} | ||||
