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* AlternateUniverse: It's a fusion of Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones.
* FusionFic: The story's premise is that Númenor existed in the Sunset Sea, leading its survivors to land on the shores of Westeros around the time of Aegon's Conquest.
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* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Robert has a pretty heartfelt one with Eddard.
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* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Robert has a pretty heartfelt one with Eddard.Eddard, as he reminisces on how he's been a terrible king, having spent all of this time chasing pleasure while leaving his Hands to run the kingdom.
* TheMagnificent: This being a fusion of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Series/GameOfThrones'', this was inevitable. There's Elendil the Kingmaker, Ned Stark the Quiet Wolf, Jaime Lannister the Young Lion, and Tywin Lannister the Great Lion. Elendil has plenty of other epithets besides "Kingmaker"; his other titles include "the Tall", "the Longlived", and, to some with more fanciful inclinations, "the Immortal".
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* RedBaron: This being a fusion of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Series/GameOfThrones'', this was inevitable. There's Elendil 'the Kingmaker', Ned Stark 'the Quiet Wolf', Jaime Lannister 'the Young Lion' and Tywin Lannister 'the Great Lion'. Elendil has plenty of other epithets besides "Kingmaker;" his other titles include "the Tall," "the Longlived," and to some with more fanciful inclinations, "the Immortal."
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Meaning that it's authorial trivia, not a trope, and shouldn't be here.
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* SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers: Not yet directly referenced in the fic itself, but a [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13142789/ core belief]] of the author.
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** Isildur, well over seven feet tall himself, is also this as Hand of the King - specifically when acting in Robert's stead.
* LivingRelic: Isildur is this to normal people. He's been alive since the time of Aegon the Conqueror and has lived through every major event during the past three hundred years - [[BeenThereShapedHistory and played a key part in most of it.]] Varys even asks him what Aegon was really like, to which Isildur answers that he was greedy, solitary, obsessed with his legacy, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and that]] [[YouTalkTooMuch he talked too much.]]
* LivingRelic: Isildur is this to normal people. He's been alive since the time of Aegon the Conqueror and has lived through every major event during the past three hundred years - [[BeenThereShapedHistory and played a key part in most of it.]] Varys even asks him what Aegon was really like, to which Isildur answers that he was greedy, solitary, obsessed with his legacy, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and that]] [[YouTalkTooMuch he talked too much.]]
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** Isildur, well over seven feet tall himself, is also this as Hand of the King - -- specifically when acting in Robert's stead.
* LivingRelic: Isildur is this to normal people. He's been alive since the time of Aegon the Conqueror and has lived through every major event during the past three hundred years- -- [[BeenThereShapedHistory and played a key part in most of it.]] them]], Varys even asks him what Aegon was really like, to which Isildur answers that he was greedy, solitary, obsessed with his legacy, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and that]] [[YouTalkTooMuch he talked too much.]]much]].
* LivingRelic: Isildur is this to normal people. He's been alive since the time of Aegon the Conqueror and has lived through every major event during the past three hundred years
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* TheDreaded: The fear factor has ''really'' been played up with Umbar, largely due to how insidiously subtle they are. Ghis, Qarth and the Jade Sea have basically gone dark without a word, no ships come out of the region and any ship that does venture there never comes back. Even with the Palantir, all that can be seen is shadows. The only inkling anyone has about what's lying in wait is vague rumors of great ships with black sails with red eyes emblazoned on them.
** The Gondorians themselves have a few strains of this, with the annihilation of the Greyjoys, their relative agelessness, and their otherworldly mystique making sure that they are known and feared across the Narrow Sea. Specific to Westeros, they're considered to be a powerful faction even by themselves, with Elendil being referred to as 'Kingmaker' - and after the annihilation of the Greyjoys, no one wants to take on the White Fleet.
** Additionally, Isildur, who [[BewareTheNiceOnes for all his affable nature in person]] is particularly feared because of his martial abilities, skills at the game of thrones, and [[ImplacableMan utter implacability]] when pushed - again, see the annihilation of the Greyjoys. God only knows what he's going to do when [[spoiler: he finds out that Robert has probably been murdered by Cersei, Ned has been imprisoned, and that his eldest son, Aratan, has definitely been killed by Joffrey.]]
** The Gondorians themselves have a few strains of this, with the annihilation of the Greyjoys, their relative agelessness, and their otherworldly mystique making sure that they are known and feared across the Narrow Sea. Specific to Westeros, they're considered to be a powerful faction even by themselves, with Elendil being referred to as 'Kingmaker' - and after the annihilation of the Greyjoys, no one wants to take on the White Fleet.
** Additionally, Isildur, who [[BewareTheNiceOnes for all his affable nature in person]] is particularly feared because of his martial abilities, skills at the game of thrones, and [[ImplacableMan utter implacability]] when pushed - again, see the annihilation of the Greyjoys. God only knows what he's going to do when [[spoiler: he finds out that Robert has probably been murdered by Cersei, Ned has been imprisoned, and that his eldest son, Aratan, has definitely been killed by Joffrey.]]
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* TheDreaded: TheDreaded:
** The fear factor has ''really'' been played up with Umbar, largely due to how insidiously subtle they are. Ghis, Qarth and the Jade Sea have basically gone dark without a word, no ships come out of the region and any ship that does venture there never comes back. Even with the Palantir, all that can be seen is shadows. The only inkling anyone has about what's lying in wait is vague rumors of great ships with black sails with red eyes emblazoned on them.
** The Gondorians themselves have a few strains of this, with the annihilation of the Greyjoys, their relative agelessness, and their otherworldly mystique making sure that they are known and feared across the Narrow Sea. Specific to Westeros, they're considered to be a powerful faction even by themselves, with Elendil being referred to as'Kingmaker' - "Kingmaker" -- and after the annihilation of the Greyjoys, no one wants to take on the White Fleet.
**Additionally, Isildur, who [[BewareTheNiceOnes for all his affable nature in person]] is particularly feared because of his martial abilities, skills at the game of thrones, and [[ImplacableMan utter implacability]] when pushed - -- again, see the annihilation of the Greyjoys. God only knows what he's going to do when [[spoiler: he finds out that Robert has probably been murdered by Cersei, Ned has been imprisoned, and that his eldest son, Aratan, has definitely been killed by Joffrey.]]
** The fear factor has ''really'' been played up with Umbar, largely due to how insidiously subtle they are. Ghis, Qarth and the Jade Sea have basically gone dark without a word, no ships come out of the region and any ship that does venture there never comes back. Even with the Palantir, all that can be seen is shadows. The only inkling anyone has about what's lying in wait is vague rumors of great ships with black sails with red eyes emblazoned on them.
** The Gondorians themselves have a few strains of this, with the annihilation of the Greyjoys, their relative agelessness, and their otherworldly mystique making sure that they are known and feared across the Narrow Sea. Specific to Westeros, they're considered to be a powerful faction even by themselves, with Elendil being referred to as
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* TheEmperor:[[spoiler: Ar-Azulakhor]] is this, and claims such titles as King of Kings, Master of the Seas and Lord of the Earth.
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* TheEmperor:[[spoiler: Ar-Azulakhor]] TheEmperor: [[spoiler:Ar-Azulakhor]] is this, and claims such titles as King of Kings, Master of the Seas and Lord of the Earth.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: Per WordOfGod, it is revealed that the Ironborn had made an oath to Elendil and his house, but broke it by [[spoiler: capturing, raping and murdering Isildur's wife and mother.]] Before he goes about annihilating the Greyjoys and the Ironborn, he curses them to never be able to rest until their oath has been fulfilled. It's implied that they are now cursed with unlife.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: Per WordOfGod, it is revealed that the The Ironborn had made an oath to Elendil and his house, but broke it by [[spoiler: capturing, [[spoiler:capturing, raping and murdering Isildur's wife and mother.]] mother]]. Before he goes about annihilating the Greyjoys and the Ironborn, he curses them to never be able to rest until their oath has been fulfilled. It's implied that they are now cursed with unlife.
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** The Greyjoys learned the hard way what happens when you make an enemy of Elendil the Tall and his people. Unlike in canon where Balon bent the knee to Robert after he defeated them, the Numenoreans wipe out the entire House of Greyjoy, save for a few members. Robert, not renowned for being squeamish, remarks that the Greyjoy Rebellion wasn't a war, [[CurbstompBattle but an extermination.]]
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** The Greyjoys learned the hard way what happens when you make an enemy of Elendil the Tall and his people. Unlike in canon where Balon bent the knee to Robert after he defeated them, the Numenoreans wipe out the entire House of Greyjoy, save for a few members. Robert, not renowned for being squeamish, remarks that the Greyjoy Rebellion wasn't a war, [[CurbstompBattle but an extermination.]]extermination]].
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Planning ahead does not seem be Valandil's strong point. He wants to restore the Targaryens to the Iron Throne, even though Viserys likely wouldn't make a very good king and the army he's with is a marauding horde that bases its society around killing, pillaging and slaving. He doesn't seem to realize that by siding with the two Targaryens, he's going to come into conflict with not only the Starks, who are his people's greatest allies, but also his own family. His plan thus far could be summed up as "Join up with Targaryens, and then see what happens." And he doesn't seem to plan ''that'' through either.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: DidntThinkThisThrough:
** Planning ahead does not seem be Valandil's strong point. He wants to restore the Targaryens to the Iron Throne, even though Viserys likely wouldn't make a very good king and the army he's with is a marauding horde that bases its society around killing, pillaging and slaving. He doesn't seem to realize that by siding with the two Targaryens, he's going to come into conflict with not only the Starks, who are his people's greatest allies, but also his own family. His plan thus far could be summed up as "Join up with Targaryens, and then see what happens." And he doesn't seem to plan ''that'' through either.
** Planning ahead does not seem be Valandil's strong point. He wants to restore the Targaryens to the Iron Throne, even though Viserys likely wouldn't make a very good king and the army he's with is a marauding horde that bases its society around killing, pillaging and slaving. He doesn't seem to realize that by siding with the two Targaryens, he's going to come into conflict with not only the Starks, who are his people's greatest allies, but also his own family. His plan thus far could be summed up as "Join up with Targaryens, and then see what happens." And he doesn't seem to plan ''that'' through either.
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* AffablyEvil: Lord Captain Belzagar remains courteous when treating with Daenarys, even while threatening to slaughter the remnants of her husband's khalasar if she refuses to do his bidding.
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* AffablyEvil: AffablyEvil:
** Lord Captain Belzagar remains courteous when treating with Daenarys, even while threatening to slaughter the remnants of her husband's khalasar if she refuses to do his bidding.
** Lord Captain Belzagar remains courteous when treating with Daenarys, even while threatening to slaughter the remnants of her husband's khalasar if she refuses to do his bidding.
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* BadassArmy: The Numenoreans are not to be taken lightly. When the Greyjoys rebelled, Isildur and his kin destroyed them before the rest of the kingdom could get to the Iron Islands. Before that, they helped conquer Dorne.
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* BadassArmy: BadassArmy:
** The Numenoreans are not to be taken lightly. When the Greyjoys rebelled, Isildur and his kin destroyed them before the rest of the kingdom could get to the Iron Islands. Before that, they helped conquer Dorne.
** The Numenoreans are not to be taken lightly. When the Greyjoys rebelled, Isildur and his kin destroyed them before the rest of the kingdom could get to the Iron Islands. Before that, they helped conquer Dorne.
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* BirdsOfAFeather: the House of Elendil and the Starks get on very well, in part because of their shared seriousness.
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* BirdsOfAFeather: the The House of Elendil and the Starks get on very well, in part because of their shared seriousness.
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* CompellingVoice: The Mouth of Umbar uses this to try and convince Khal Drogo to ally with his master. Judging by how effective he was to the other Dothraki, he probably added a touch of magic to make his spiel seem irresistible. Unfortunately, he underestimated Drogo, who just laughs at him and says that he doesn't need Umbar or its king. Needless to say, the Mouth [[UnderStatement was not pleased.]]
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* CompellingVoice: CompellingVoice:
** The Mouth of Umbar uses this to try and convince Khal Drogo to ally with his master. Judging by how effective he was to the other Dothraki, he probably added a touch of magic to make his spiel seem irresistible. Unfortunately, he underestimated Drogo, who just laughs at him and says that he doesn't need Umbar or its king. Needless to say, the Mouth [[UnderStatement was not pleased.]]
** The Mouth of Umbar uses this to try and convince Khal Drogo to ally with his master. Judging by how effective he was to the other Dothraki, he probably added a touch of magic to make his spiel seem irresistible. Unfortunately, he underestimated Drogo, who just laughs at him and says that he doesn't need Umbar or its king. Needless to say, the Mouth [[UnderStatement was not pleased.]]
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** The Court of Numenor towards the end, in which Isildur played that game, was this.
** [[spoiler: The Court of Umbar carries on this tendency.]]
** [[spoiler: The Court of Umbar carries on this tendency.]]
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* TheDragon: Belzagar is one of these as a Lord Captain of Ar-Azulakhor. Of course, according to the author, he's just one of several, and he's not even the biggest.
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* TheDragon: TheDragon:
** Belzagar is one of these as a Lord Captain of Ar-Azulakhor. Of course, according to the author, he's just one of several, and he's not even the biggest.
** Belzagar is one of these as a Lord Captain of Ar-Azulakhor. Of course, according to the author, he's just one of several, and he's not even the biggest.
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* TheDragonSlayer: Elendil is this, having singlehandedly slain a dragon during the Dance.
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* TheDragonSlayer: TheDragonslayer: Elendil is this, having singlehandedly slain a dragon during the Dance.
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* TheEmpire: Umbar is shaping up to be this, having displayed a bit of its power by [[spoiler:destroying Drogo's khalasar with a force only half its size. It should be noted that the Dothraki in general are perhaps the most feared fighting force on Essos, to the point that even the Free Cities opt to pay tribute rather than fight them, and Drogo's khalasar was the largest.]] Considering that the King's Men landed at Essos around the same time as Elendil at Westeros, giving Umbar a good few centuries to expand its influence, it's likely going to be a very big threat later on.
** More recently, Umbar has conquered Meereen and likely the entirety of Slaver's Bay.
* {{Expy}}: Within Imrazor's army, there is a tribe whose banner shows a she-wolf suckling two children, which references the legend of how Rome was founded.
** More recently, Umbar has conquered Meereen and likely the entirety of Slaver's Bay.
* {{Expy}}: Within Imrazor's army, there is a tribe whose banner shows a she-wolf suckling two children, which references the legend of how Rome was founded.
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* TheEmpire: Umbar is shaping up to be this, having displayed a bit of its power by [[spoiler:destroying Drogo's khalasar with a force only half its size. It should be noted that the Dothraki in general are perhaps the most feared fighting force on Essos, to the point that even the Free Cities opt to pay tribute rather than fight them, and Drogo's khalasar was the largest.]] Considering that the King's Men landed at Essos around the same time as Elendil at Westeros, giving Umbar a good few centuries to expand its influence, it's likely going to be a very big threat later on.
**on. More recently, Umbar has conquered Meereen and likely the entirety of Slaver's Bay.
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** Within Imrazor's army, there is a tribe whose banner shows a she-wolf suckling two children, which references the legend of how Rome was founded.
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** Within Imrazor's army, there is a tribe whose banner shows a she-wolf suckling two children, which references the legend of how Rome was founded.
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* FantasticRacism: The majority of the Westerosi don't like the Numenoreans and are downright afraid of them. This becomes readily apparent in King's Landing, where everyone is quick to blame them for anything bad that happens. However, it should also be noted that they're held in a kind of awe at the same time.
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* FantasticRacism: FantasticRacism:
** The majority of the Westerosi don't like the Numenoreans and are downright afraid of them. This becomes readily apparent in King's Landing, where everyone is quick to blame them for anything bad that happens. However, it should also be noted that they're held in a kind of awe at the same time.
** The majority of the Westerosi don't like the Numenoreans and are downright afraid of them. This becomes readily apparent in King's Landing, where everyone is quick to blame them for anything bad that happens. However, it should also be noted that they're held in a kind of awe at the same time.
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** The Black Numenoreans make no bones about the fact that they consider themselves above pretty much everyone.
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** The Black Numenoreans make no bones about the fact that they consider themselves above pretty much everyone. They accept the Numenoreans as racial equals, but still view them as culturally weak and inferior.
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* HeelRealization: After nearly dying due to his ill-considered decision to fight in the tournament melee, Robert comes to the conclusion that he's been neglecting his duties as king and vows that things will change.[[spoiler: Too bad he didn't live long enough to make good of his promise.]]
** Valandil, Isildur's son, experienced this after the annihilation of the Greyjoys - specifically, when his father slaughtered not just Balon, but Balon's wife, and might well have killed Theon and Yara if Valandil hadn't found them first - and is [[spoiler: helping the Targaryens]] as an attempt to make amends.
** Valandil, Isildur's son, experienced this after the annihilation of the Greyjoys - specifically, when his father slaughtered not just Balon, but Balon's wife, and might well have killed Theon and Yara if Valandil hadn't found them first - and is [[spoiler: helping the Targaryens]] as an attempt to make amends.
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* HeelRealization: HeelRealization:
** After nearly dying due to his ill-considered decision to fight in the tournament melee, Robert comes to the conclusion that he's been neglecting his duties as king and vows that things will change.[[spoiler: Too bad he didn't live long enough to make good of his promise.]]
** Valandil, Isildur's son, experienced this after the annihilation of the Greyjoys- -- specifically, when his father slaughtered not just Balon, but Balon's wife, and might well have killed Theon and Yara if Valandil hadn't found them first - -- and is [[spoiler: helping the Targaryens]] as an attempt to make amends.
** After nearly dying due to his ill-considered decision to fight in the tournament melee, Robert comes to the conclusion that he's been neglecting his duties as king and vows that things will change.[[spoiler: Too bad he didn't live long enough to make good of his promise.]]
** Valandil, Isildur's son, experienced this after the annihilation of the Greyjoys
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* HiddenDepths: Drogo is much, much smarter than almost any of the cast realises - he picks out Valandil as a man of 'mettle', and when Valandil mildly points out that Drogo hasn't seen him fight, and only knows him as one of his wife's men, Drogo simply smiles and responds, "The lion knows his own." He also ''casually'' shrugs off the CompellingVoice of the Mouth of Umbar. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, this doesn't prevent the Umbarim from annihilating his Khalasar and killing him.]]
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* HiddenDepths: Drogo is much, much smarter than almost any of the cast realises - -- he picks out Valandil as a man of 'mettle', "mettle", and when Valandil mildly points out that Drogo hasn't seen him fight, and only knows him as one of his wife's men, Drogo simply smiles and responds, "The lion knows his own." He also ''casually'' casually shrugs off the CompellingVoice of the Mouth of Umbar. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, this doesn't prevent the Umbarim from annihilating his Khalasar and killing him.]]
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* InSpiteOfANail: In the backstory, Elendil supported Rhaenyra in the Dance of the Dragons, and she lived to become Queen of Westeros, but it hasn't butterflied the main story of ASOIAF in anyway; justified as this was published before ''The Princess and the Queen'', when little was known about the Dance of the Dragons.
** Also despite the establishment of a royal army led by good old Ned (not to mention the presence of several Numenoreans) [[spoiler:Ned is still taken captive (he is busted out but then recaptured). At this point, though, he still has his head, Joffrey's bloodlust is momentarily sated, and Isildur is loose and set to return to King's Landing.]]
** Also despite the establishment of a royal army led by good old Ned (not to mention the presence of several Numenoreans) [[spoiler:Ned is still taken captive (he is busted out but then recaptured). At this point, though, he still has his head, Joffrey's bloodlust is momentarily sated, and Isildur is loose and set to return to King's Landing.]]
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* InSpiteOfANail: InSpiteOfANail:
** In the backstory, Elendil supported Rhaenyra in the Dance of the Dragons, and she lived to become Queen of Westeros, but it hasn't butterflied themain story history of ASOIAF Westeros in anyway; any way; justified as this was published before ''The Princess and the Queen'', when little was known about the Dance of the Dragons.
Dragons, and since all canon Targaryen kings descend from Rhaenyra's bloodline anyway.
**Also despite Despite the establishment of a royal army led by good old Ned (not to mention the presence of several Numenoreans) [[spoiler:Ned is still taken captive (he is busted out but then recaptured). At this point, though, he still has his head, Joffrey's bloodlust is momentarily sated, and Isildur is loose and set to return to King's Landing.]]
** In the backstory, Elendil supported Rhaenyra in the Dance of the Dragons, and she lived to become Queen of Westeros, but it hasn't butterflied the
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* LargeAndInCharge: At nearly eight feet in height, Elendil dwarfs just about everyone and is Lord Paramount of Gondor. Large and in charge indeed.
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* LargeAndInCharge: LargeAndInCharge:
** At nearly eight feet in height, Elendil dwarfs just about everyone and is Lord Paramount of Gondor. Large and in charge indeed.
** At nearly eight feet in height, Elendil dwarfs just about everyone and is Lord Paramount of Gondor. Large and in charge indeed.
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* MasterRace: The Black Numenoreans like the Mouth of Umbar consider themselves to be of a higher breed than all other men and believe they are destined to rule over everyone.
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* MasterRace: MasterRace:
** The Black Numenoreans like the Mouth of Umbar consider themselves to be of a higher breed than all other men and believe they are destined to rule over everyone.
** The Black Numenoreans like the Mouth of Umbar consider themselves to be of a higher breed than all other men and believe they are destined to rule over everyone.
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* PaperThinDisguise: Valandil's "disguise" when among the Dothraki is so thin that it's practically transparent. It's pretty hard to pretend you're not a Numenorean when you're seven feet tall and ''carry a steelbow,'' something only Numenoreans use. Doesn't help that he tells Daenerys the tale of Luthien and Beren, which is known to be a Numenorean story; even the name he takes is Numenorean. Honestly, it's amazing that no one aside from Jorah has found out about his true self - and the only reason they haven't is probably because the Dothraki know little or nothing about Numenoreans, Viserys is relentlessly self-absorbed, and Daenarys was essentially raised in exile.
* TheProphecy: At the end of Chapter 18, [[spoiler: Aratan delivers an utterly epic one to Joffrey.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Aratan:''' King shall they call thee, Joffrey son of Jaime, and King shall thee be, but False King, craven King over thralls! Thy Kingship shall be of fire and blood! Thou shalt drown the land in death, and be drowned thyself in thy turn! Thou shalt gain thyself a new name, worthy of thy station: The King of Ashes shalt thee be called, for in ashes shalt thou leave thy Kingdom, to be scattered by eastern winds! All shall curse thy name, and curse thy line, and curse thy house, for after you shall come a greater King, terrible and awful in splendour, and so few will be left to stand before him!]]
* RacialRemnant: The Numenoreans who arrived at Westeros are this, with only nine ships worth of survivors. Currently, they're one of the Great Houses, so it's safe to say they've come a fair ways since then.
** [[spoiler:Umbar is this too, though it's more along the lines of a rising power.]]
* TheProphecy: At the end of Chapter 18, [[spoiler: Aratan delivers an utterly epic one to Joffrey.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Aratan:''' King shall they call thee, Joffrey son of Jaime, and King shall thee be, but False King, craven King over thralls! Thy Kingship shall be of fire and blood! Thou shalt drown the land in death, and be drowned thyself in thy turn! Thou shalt gain thyself a new name, worthy of thy station: The King of Ashes shalt thee be called, for in ashes shalt thou leave thy Kingdom, to be scattered by eastern winds! All shall curse thy name, and curse thy line, and curse thy house, for after you shall come a greater King, terrible and awful in splendour, and so few will be left to stand before him!]]
* RacialRemnant: The Numenoreans who arrived at Westeros are this, with only nine ships worth of survivors. Currently, they're one of the Great Houses, so it's safe to say they've come a fair ways since then.
** [[spoiler:Umbar is this too, though it's more along the lines of a rising power.]]
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* PaperThinDisguise: Valandil's "disguise" when among the Dothraki is so thin that it's practically transparent. It's pretty hard to pretend you're not a Numenorean when you're seven feet tall and ''carry a steelbow,'' something only Numenoreans use. Doesn't help that he tells Daenerys the tale of Luthien and Beren, which is known to be a Numenorean story; even the name he takes is Numenorean. Honestly, it's amazing that no one aside from Jorah has found out about his true self - -- and the only reason they haven't is probably because the Dothraki know little or nothing about Numenoreans, Viserys is relentlessly self-absorbed, and Daenarys was essentially raised in exile.
* %%* TheProphecy: At the end of Chapter 18, [[spoiler: Aratan [[spoiler:Aratan delivers an utterly epic one to Joffrey.]]
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%%-->'''Aratan:''' [[spoiler:King shall they call thee, Joffrey son of Jaime, and King shall thee be, but False King, craven King over thralls! Thy Kingship shall be of fire and blood! Thou shalt drown the land in death, and be drowned thyself in thy turn! Thou shalt gain thyself a new name, worthy of thy station: The King of Ashes shalt thee be called, for in ashes shalt thou leave thy Kingdom, to be scattered by eastern winds! All shall curse thy name, and curse thy line, and curse thy house, for after you shall come a greater King, terrible and awful in splendour, and so few will be left to stand before him!]]
* RacialRemnant: The Numenoreans who arrived at Westeros are this, with only nine ships worth of survivors. Currently, they're one of the Great Houses, so it's safe to say they've come a fair ways sincethen.
**then. [[spoiler:Umbar is this too, though it's more along the lines of a rising power.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Aratan:''' King
%%-->'''Aratan:''' [[spoiler:King shall they call thee, Joffrey son of Jaime, and King shall thee be, but False King, craven King over thralls! Thy Kingship shall be of fire and blood! Thou shalt drown the land in death, and be drowned thyself in thy turn! Thou shalt gain thyself a new name, worthy of thy station: The King of Ashes shalt thee be called, for in ashes shalt thou leave thy Kingdom, to be scattered by eastern winds! All shall curse thy name, and curse thy line, and curse thy house, for after you shall come a greater King, terrible and awful in splendour, and so few will be left to stand before him!]]
* RacialRemnant: The Numenoreans who arrived at Westeros are this, with only nine ships worth of survivors. Currently, they're one of the Great Houses, so it's safe to say they've come a fair ways since
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The Greyjoys learned the hard way what happens when you make an enemy of Elendil the Tall and his people. Unlike in canon where Balon bent the knee to Robert after he defeated them, the Numenoreans wipe out the entire House of Greyjoy, save for a few members. Robert, not renowned for being squeamish, remarks that the Greyjoy Rebellion wasn't a war, [[CurbstompBattle but an extermination.]]
** Isildur initiates one on behalf of the people of Sherrer after the Mountain destroys it - something that [[TheChessmaster Tywin]] anticipated, planning to use it to lure him out, capture him, and use him as a hostage to keep the White Fleet from intervening in the Lannisters' attack on the Riverlands. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for him, while the 'capture Isildur' part worked out, he got out and killed the Mountain in single combat.]] Going by past evidence, it is also quite likely that [[spoiler: a considerably more spectacular one will take place when Isildur finds out just what happened to Robert, Ned, and Aratan.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After being consistently side-lined, [[spoiler:Viserys decides his company would be better appreciated in Umbar.]]
** Isildur initiates one on behalf of the people of Sherrer after the Mountain destroys it - something that [[TheChessmaster Tywin]] anticipated, planning to use it to lure him out, capture him, and use him as a hostage to keep the White Fleet from intervening in the Lannisters' attack on the Riverlands. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for him, while the 'capture Isildur' part worked out, he got out and killed the Mountain in single combat.]] Going by past evidence, it is also quite likely that [[spoiler: a considerably more spectacular one will take place when Isildur finds out just what happened to Robert, Ned, and Aratan.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After being consistently side-lined, [[spoiler:Viserys decides his company would be better appreciated in Umbar.]]
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: RoaringRampageOfRevenge:
** The Greyjoys learned the hard way what happens when you make an enemy of Elendil the Tall and his people. Unlike in canon where Balon bent the knee to Robert after he defeated them, the Numenoreans wipe out the entire House of Greyjoy, save for a few members. Robert, not renowned for being squeamish, remarks that the Greyjoy Rebellion wasn't a war, [[CurbstompBattle but an extermination.]]
** Isildur initiates one on behalf of the people of Sherrer after the Mountain destroys it- -- something that [[TheChessmaster Tywin]] anticipated, planning to use it to lure him out, capture him, and use him as a hostage to keep the White Fleet from intervening in the Lannisters' attack on the Riverlands. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for him, while the 'capture Isildur' part worked out, he got out and killed the Mountain in single combat.]] Going by past evidence, it is also quite likely that [[spoiler: a considerably more spectacular one will take place when Isildur finds out just what happened to Robert, Ned, and Aratan.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After being consistently side-lined, [[spoiler:Viserys decides that his company would be better appreciated inUmbar.]]Umbar]].
** The Greyjoys learned the hard way what happens when you make an enemy of Elendil the Tall and his people. Unlike in canon where Balon bent the knee to Robert after he defeated them, the Numenoreans wipe out the entire House of Greyjoy, save for a few members. Robert, not renowned for being squeamish, remarks that the Greyjoy Rebellion wasn't a war, [[CurbstompBattle but an extermination.]]
** Isildur initiates one on behalf of the people of Sherrer after the Mountain destroys it
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After being consistently side-lined, [[spoiler:Viserys decides that his company would be better appreciated in
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* SmugSnake: The Mouth of Umbar. He holds everyone who is not of Numenorean stock in utter disdain.
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* SmugSnake: SmugSnake:
** The Mouth of Umbar. He holds everyone who is not of Numenorean stock in utter disdain.
** The Mouth of Umbar. He holds everyone who is not of Numenorean stock in utter disdain.
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* StartOfDarkness: It is implied that the rape and murder of his wife and mother, and the resultant slaughter of the Greyjoys, with only Theon and 'Yara' spared (and that is implied to have only been because Valandil found them first), was this for Isildur - at least, in the eyes of his son, Valandil. If not this trope, it certainly revealed a capacity for darkness within him.
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* StartOfDarkness: It is implied that the rape and murder of his wife and mother, and the resultant slaughter of the Greyjoys, with only Theon and 'Yara' "Yara" spared (and that is implied to have only been because Valandil found them first), was this for Isildur - -- at least, in the eyes of his son, Valandil. If not this trope, it certainly revealed a capacity for darkness within him.
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''The House of Elendil'' is a ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''/''Series/GameOfThrones'' {{Crossover}} by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/762137/EricDal EricDal]]. It can be read in [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8221820/1/ Ff.net]], [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/the-house-of-elendil-lotr-game-of-thrones-crossover.159/ Sufficient Velocity]] and Space Battles forums ([[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-house-of-elendil-lord-of-the-rings-game-of-thrones-crossover.226667/ first thread]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-house-of-elendil-lotr-got-crossover-thread-the-second.285664/#post-13128460 second thread]] and [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-house-of-elendil-lotr-got-crossover-the-third-of-its-name.354394/#post-18742777 third thread]]).
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''The House of Elendil'' is a ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''/''Series/GameOfThrones'' {{Crossover}} by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/762137/EricDal EricDal]]. It can be read in on [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8221820/1/ Ff.net]], [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/the-house-of-elendil-lotr-game-of-thrones-crossover.159/ Sufficient Velocity]] and Space Battles forums ([[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-house-of-elendil-lord-of-the-rings-game-of-thrones-crossover.226667/ first thread]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-house-of-elendil-lotr-got-crossover-thread-the-second.285664/#post-13128460 285664/ second thread]] and [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-house-of-elendil-lotr-got-crossover-the-third-of-its-name.354394/#post-18742777 354394/ third thread]]).
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* DeadlyDecadentCourt: King's Landing is still a pit of backstabbers and schemers, hence why Varys persuaded Robert to declare Isildur the Hand of the King instead of Ned. Unlike the Lord of Winterfell, Isildur has played the game before, and against one of the most dangerous schemers of all time.
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* DeadlyDecadentCourt: DecadentCourt: King's Landing is still a pit of backstabbers and schemers, hence why Varys persuaded Robert to declare Isildur the Hand of the King instead of Ned. Unlike the Lord of Winterfell, Isildur has played the game before, and against one of the most dangerous schemers of all time.
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* BigBad: Belzagar, Lord Captain of Ar-Azulakhor's hosts in the East, serves as this for the moment. He is charismatic, polite, and a stone-cold killer. However, he is still just a servant to a much greater threat.
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** Tywin taking Isildur captive and Joffrey beheading Isildur's son Aratan. Considering that when the Greyjoys killed Isildur's wife and mother they were completely wiped out, baring "Yara" and Theon, we should be enjoying the next couple chapter when the North and Gondor march south.
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** Tywin taking Isildur captive and Joffrey beheading Isildur's son Aratan. Considering that when the Greyjoys killed Isildur's wife and mother they were completely wiped out, baring barring "Yara" and Theon, we should be enjoying the next couple chapter when the North and Gondor march south.
* TheHeavy: Belzagar, Lord Captain of Ar-Azulakhor's hosts in the East, serves as this for the moment. He is charismatic, polite, and a stone-cold killer. However, he is still just a servant to a much greater threat.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After being consistently sidelined, [[spoiler:Viserys decides his company would be better appreciated in Umbar.]]
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After being consistently sidelined, side-lined, [[spoiler:Viserys decides his company would be better appreciated in Umbar.]]
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-->''Across the Sunset Sea, they come. Nine ships and three lords and one white tree. Elendil the Tall and his people have come out of the fall of Numenor to the shores of Westeros, and now they join the Game of Thrones. They must win or die.''
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* BigBad: Belzagar, Lord Captain of Ar-Azulakhor's hosts in the East, serves as this for the moment. He is charismatic, polite, and a stone-cold killer. However, he is still just a servant to [[BiggerBad a much greater threat.]]
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* BigBad: Belzagar, Lord Captain of Ar-Azulakhor's hosts in the East, serves as this for the moment. He is charismatic, polite, and a stone-cold killer. However, he is still just a servant to [[BiggerBad a much greater threat.]]
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** Valandil, Isildur's son, experienced this after the annihilation of the Greyjoys - specifically, when his father slaughtered not just Balon, but Balon's wife, and might well have killed Theon and Yara if he hadn't found them first - and is [[spoiler: helping the Targaryens]] as an attempt to make amends.
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** Valandil, Isildur's son, experienced this after the annihilation of the Greyjoys - specifically, when his father slaughtered not just Balon, but Balon's wife, and might well have killed Theon and Yara if he Valandil hadn't found them first - and is [[spoiler: helping the Targaryens]] as an attempt to make amends.
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* HiddenDepths: Drogo is much, much smarter than almost any of the cast realises - he picks out Valandil as a man of 'mettle', and when Valandil mildly points out that Drogo hasn't seen him fight, and only knows him as one of his wife's men, Drogo simply responds, "The lion knows his own." He also ''casually'' shrugs off the CompellingVoice of the Mouth of Umbar. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, this doesn't prevent the Umbarim from annihilating his Khalasar and killing him.]]
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* HiddenDepths: Drogo is much, much smarter than almost any of the cast realises - he picks out Valandil as a man of 'mettle', and when Valandil mildly points out that Drogo hasn't seen him fight, and only knows him as one of his wife's men, Drogo simply smiles and responds, "The lion knows his own." He also ''casually'' shrugs off the CompellingVoice of the Mouth of Umbar. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, this doesn't prevent the Umbarim from annihilating his Khalasar and killing him.]]
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* MythologyGag: When Valandil serves Daenerys, he uses the name Thorongil, which is the name Aragorn used when he served Gondor and Rohan in disguise.
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* MythologyGag: When Valandil serves Daenerys, he first uses the name Strider, then Thorongil, which is are the name names that Aragorn used used, the first in ''Lord of the Rings'', the second in the backstory of the same when he served Gondor and Rohan in disguise.
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-->[[spoiler:'''Aratan:'''King shall they call thee, Joffrey son of Jaime, and King shall thee be, but False King, craven King over thralls! Thy Kingship shall be of fire and blood! Thou shalt drown the land in death, and be drowned thyself in thy turn! Thou shalt gain thyself a new name, worthy of thy station: The King of Ashes shalt thee be called, for in ashes shalt thou leave thy Kingdom, to be scattered by eastern winds! All shall curse thy name, and curse thy line, and curse thy house, for after you shall come a greater King, terrible and awful in splendour, and so few will be left to stand before him!]]
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* Really700YearsOld: Though he looks like he's only in his thirties, Isildur is actually more than three hundred years old. Elendil himself is around the five hundred mark.
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* Really700YearsOld: Though he looks like he's only in his thirties, Isildur is actually more than three hundred years old. Elendil himself is around the five hundred mark.mark, and his hair is barely flecked with grey.
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The Greyjoys learned the hard way what happens when you make an enemy of Elendil the Tall and his people. Unlike in canon where Balon bent the knee to Robert after he defeated them, the Numenoreans wipe out the entire House of Greyjoy, save for a few members. Robert remarks that the Greyjoy Rebellion wasn't a war, [[CurbstompBattle but an extermination.]]
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The Greyjoys learned the hard way what happens when you make an enemy of Elendil the Tall and his people. Unlike in canon where Balon bent the knee to Robert after he defeated them, the Numenoreans wipe out the entire House of Greyjoy, save for a few members. Robert Robert, not renowned for being squeamish, remarks that the Greyjoy Rebellion wasn't a war, [[CurbstompBattle but an extermination.]]
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* StartOfDarkness: It is implied that the rape and murder of his wife and mother, and the resultant slaughter of the Greyjoys, was this for Isildur - at least, in the eyes of his son, Valandil. If not this trope, it certainly revealed a capacity for darkness within him.
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* StartOfDarkness: It is implied that the rape and murder of his wife and mother, and the resultant slaughter of the Greyjoys, with only Theon and 'Yara' spared (and that is implied to have only been because Valandil found them first), was this for Isildur - at least, in the eyes of his son, Valandil. If not this trope, it certainly revealed a capacity for darkness within him.
