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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,[1] is the wife of Kevan Lannister and mother of Lancel, Martyn, Janei and Willem Lannister.
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Biography
Background
Dorna is a member of House Swyft of Cornfield, daughter of Harys Swyft, 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.[2]
Season 1
Robert insults Lancel, calling his mother a whore with a fat arse.[3] Whether this is a baseless insult or an informed reference to Dorna's promiscuity - or the fatness of her arse - is not made clear.
Family tree
 Lannister Deceased |  Reyne  Deceased |  Lannister Deceased |  Lannister Deceased |  née Marbrand Deceased | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Lannister Deceased |  Lannister Deceased |  Lannister Deceased |  née Swyft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Baratheon  Deceased |  Lannister Deceased |  Lannister Deceased |  |  Lannister |  Stark  |  Lannister  Deceased |  Lannister Deceased |  Lannister Deceased | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 son Died in infancy |  Baratheon  Deceased |  Tyrell  Deceased |  Baratheon Deceased |  Baratheon Deceased | Tyrell Deceased | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
See also
References
- ↑ See the family tree of House Lannister in Archmaester Ebrose's A Song of Ice and Fire (as featured in "The Iron Throne")
- ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Lannister entry
- ↑ "The Wolf and the Lion"
| Lord: | Ser Harys Swyft | Heir: | Unknown |  | |
| Seat: | Cornfield | Lands: | The Westerlands | ||
| Title(s): | Knight of Cornfield | ||||
| Current members: | Dorna Swyft | ||||
| Overlord: | House Lannister | ||||
| Lord: | Tyrion Lannister | Heir: | Unknown |  | |
| Seat: | Casterly Rock | Lands: | The Westerlands | ||
| 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 · Dorna Lannister · Cynda Lannister · Lyman Lannister · Reginald Lannister | ||||
| Deceased members: | Tytos Lannister · Joanna Lannister · Stafford Lannister · Alton Lannister · Martyn Lannister · Willem Lannister · Orson Lannister · Tywin Lannister · Lancel Lannister · Kevan Lannister · Jaime Lannister · Cersei Lannister | ||||
| Household: | {Gregor Clegane} · {Qyburn} · {Amory Lorch} · {Polliver} · {Rorge} · {Biter} | ||||
| Overlord: | King Bran I the Broken | ||||
