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{{Quote|The prince's health forces him to remain at [[Sunspear]]. He sends his brother, Prince Oberyn to attend the [[Purple Wedding | royal wedding]] in his stead.|[[Blackmont (Lord)|Lord Blackmont]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]|Two Swords}} |
{{Quote|The prince's health forces him to remain at [[Sunspear]]. He sends his brother, Prince Oberyn to attend the [[Purple Wedding | royal wedding]] in his stead.|[[Blackmont (Lord)|Lord Blackmont]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]|Two Swords}} |
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| − | '''Doran Martell''' is a major character in the [[Season 5|fifth season]]<ref>http://winteriscoming.net/2014/05/23/characters-confirmed-game-thrones-season-5-new-details</ref>, although he had already been mentioned in the [[Season 2|second |
+ | '''Doran Martell''' is a major character in the [[Season 5|fifth season]]<ref>http://winteriscoming.net/2014/05/23/characters-confirmed-game-thrones-season-5-new-details</ref>, although he had already been mentioned in the [[Season 2|second]] and [[Season 4|fourth]] seasons. He will be played by [[Alexander Siddig]]. Doran Martell is the head of [[House Martell]], the ruling [[Prince of Dorne]], and the [[Lord of Sunspear]]. He is the older brother of [[Elia Martell|Elia]] and [[Oberyn Martell]], and the father of [[Trystane Martell]]. |
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| − | [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], proposes a marriage alliance to Prince Doran, offering the hand of Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] to be wedded to Doran's |
+ | [[Tyrion Lannister]], the acting [[Hand of the King]], proposes a marriage alliance to Prince Doran, offering the hand of Princess [[Myrcella Baratheon]] to be wedded to Doran's son, Prince [[Trystane Martell|Trystane]], when both come of age. Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] resists to the idea, insisting her daughter would be a political hostage under House Martell, who notoriously hate the Lannisters.<ref>"[[What is Dead May Never Die]]"</ref> However, when Prince Doran accepts the alliance, Myrcella is sent to Dorne as a ward of his House.<ref>"[[The Old Gods and the New]]"</ref> |
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Prince Doran is expected to arrive at [[King's Landing]] for the Royal Wedding. Due to his poor health, however, his younger brother [[Oberyn]] travels to the capital instead.<ref>"[[Two Swords]]"</ref> |
Prince Doran is expected to arrive at [[King's Landing]] for the Royal Wedding. Due to his poor health, however, his younger brother [[Oberyn]] travels to the capital instead.<ref>"[[Two Swords]]"</ref> |
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| − | During [[Purple Wedding|Joffrey and Margaery's wedding]], [[Tywin Lannister]] inquires after Prince Doran's health, revealing that he suffers from gout. [[Oberyn]] reassures Tywin that his brother is fine.<ref>"[[The Lion and the Rose]]"</ref> |
+ | During [[Purple Wedding|Joffrey and Margaery's wedding]], [[Tywin Lannister]] inquires after Prince Doran's health, revealing that he suffers from gout and is unable to walk. [[Oberyn]] reassures Tywin that his brother is fine.<ref>"[[The Lion and the Rose]]"</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:11, 17 December 2014
- "The prince's health forces him to remain at Sunspear. He sends his brother, Prince Oberyn to attend the royal wedding in his stead."
- ―Lord Blackmont to Tyrion Lannister
Doran Martell is a major character in the fifth season[1], although he had already been mentioned in the second and fourth seasons. He will be played by Alexander Siddig. Doran Martell is the head of House Martell, the ruling Prince of Dorne, and the Lord of Sunspear. He is the older brother of Elia and Oberyn Martell, and the father of Trystane Martell.
Biography
Background
Doran Martell is the Prince of Dorne and the Lord of Sunspear. He is the head of House Martell, the ruling house of Dorne. He is the older brother of the late Princess Elia, who was murdered by Ser Gregor Clegane in the Sack of King's Landing, and Prince Oberyn, known as The Red Viper, also killed by Clegane.
He suffers from a severe case of gout, which prevents him from walking.[2]
Season 2
Tyrion Lannister, the acting Hand of the King, proposes a marriage alliance to Prince Doran, offering the hand of Princess Myrcella Baratheon to be wedded to Doran's son, Prince Trystane, when both come of age. Queen Cersei Lannister resists to the idea, insisting her daughter would be a political hostage under House Martell, who notoriously hate the Lannisters.[3] However, when Prince Doran accepts the alliance, Myrcella is sent to Dorne as a ward of his House.[4]
Season 4
Prince Doran is expected to arrive at King's Landing for the Royal Wedding. Due to his poor health, however, his younger brother Oberyn travels to the capital instead.[5]
During Joffrey and Margaery's wedding, Tywin Lannister inquires after Prince Doran's health, revealing that he suffers from gout and is unable to walk. Oberyn reassures Tywin that his brother is fine.[6]
Family Tree
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In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Prince Doran is a cautious, pensive man who does not wear his emotions on his sleeve. He weighs the consequences of every action before he makes them, but whatever action he ultimately takes is therefore very deliberate. Tywin Lannister himself warns that Doran's patience and insistence on long-term planning should not be mistaken for indecision or laziness, and considers him a genuine threat.
Doran was the eldest child and heir of his mother, who by the equal primogeniture laws of the Dornish ruled as Princess of Dorne in her own right. It is unknown what noble House his father was from. He had two younger brothers who died in infancy, thus his two younger siblings Elia and Oberyn were born almost ten years after he was. As a result of their age difference Doran was raised alone, which probably reinforced his tendency to not share his thoughts, though he deeply loved both Elia and Oberyn.
At the time of the War of the Five Kings, Doran has a bad case of gout and has trouble walking, preferring to move in a wheeled chair constructed by his maester. He hides his disability so as to not appear weak to his potential enemies. Instead, while still in command of his wits, Doran has semi-retired to the Water Gardens palace, and delegated much of the day-to-day running of Dorne to his eldest child and heir Arianne.
Doran's gout is bad enough that he has trouble walking, but he is not a complete invalid, and thus he could have come to King Joffrey's wedding if he truly wanted to, travelling by ship or palanquin. His physical condition was just bad enough, however, to make a convenient excuse for not having to go to King's Landing - enough that the Lannisters couldn't overtly express their displeasure that he did not come.
Doran has three children: Princess Arianne, Prince Quentyn, and Prince Trystane, all born of his wife, Lady Mellario of Norvos. Doran married Mellario for love, not as an arranged marriage, however the two of them later fell out of love, and Mellario moved back to Norvos.
See also
Doran Martell on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (MAJOR spoilers from the books)
References
- ↑ http://winteriscoming.net/2014/05/23/characters-confirmed-game-thrones-season-5-new-details
- ↑ "The Lion and the Rose"
- ↑ "What is Dead May Never Die"
- ↑ "The Old Gods and the New"
- ↑ "Two Swords"
- ↑ "The Lion and the Rose"
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