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|Family = [[Harys Swyft]] - father<br>Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] - husband<br>Ser [[Lancel Lannister]] - son<br>{[[Martyn Lannister]]} - son<br>{[[Willem Lannister]]} - son<br>{[[Tywin Lannister]]} - brother-in-law<br>[[Cersei Lannister]] - niece<br>Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] - nephew<br>[[Tyrion Lannister]] - nephew<br>{[[Joffrey Baratheon]]} - great-nephew<br>[[Tommen Baratheon]] - great-nephew<br>[[Myrcella Baratheon]] - great-niece
 
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{{Quote|Your mother was a dumb whore with a fat arse, did you know that?|[[Robert Baratheon]] to [[Lancel Lannister]]|The Wolf and the Lion}}
  
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'''Dorna Lannister''' is an unseen character in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. She is the wife of Ser [[Kevan Lannister]]. Their son [[Lancel Lannister]] was [[Robert Baratheon|King Robert]]'s squire before the King's death.
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'''Dorna Lannister''' née '''Swyft''' is an unseen character indirectly mentioned in the [[Season 1|first season]]. She is the wife of Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] and mother of Ser [[Lancel Lannister]].
   
 
==Biography==
  
==Biography==
 
===Background===
  
===Background===
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Dorna is a daughter of [[House Swyft]]. Dorna is the wife of Ser [[Kevan Lannister]]. Her brother-in-law Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] is the head of [[House Lannister]] and [[Lord of Casterly Rock]]. Dorna and Kevan have a son named [[Lancel Lannister|Lancel]]. Lancel serves as a squire to King [[Robert Baratheon]]. Queen [[Cersei Lannister]] is Dorna's niece.<ref name="House Lannister viewers guide">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/guide/houses/lannister/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Lannister entry]</ref>
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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 Lannister|Lancel]], his squire.<ref name="House Lannister viewers guide">[http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season2/#!/guide/houses/lannister/ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Lannister entry]</ref>
   
 
===[[Season 1]]===
  
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King Robert informs Lancel that his mother was a whore with a fat arse, to Lancel's discomfort and distress. Robert was angry with Lancel and presumably not offering a reliable appraisal of Dorna Lannister's character and appearance.<ref>"[[The Wolf and the Lion]]"</ref>
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King Robert insults Lancel, calling his mother a whore with a fat arse.<ref>"[[The Wolf and the Lion]]"</ref>
   
 
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==In the books==
  
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In ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', Dorna is the daughter of Ser Harys Swyft, the Knight of Cornfield and a loyal bannerman of House Lannister. She is married 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.
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In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, Dorna is the daughter of Ser Harys Swyft, the Knight of Cornfield and a loyal [[Lannister bannerman|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.
  
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.
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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.
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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 he called her that way just to insult Lancel.
   
 
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* [http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Dorna_Swyft Dorna Swyft at A Wiki of Ice and Fire] (major spoilers from the books).
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* {{AWOIAF|Dorna Swyft}} (major spoilers from the books)
   
 
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"Your mother was a dumb whore with a fat arse, did you know that?"
―Robert Baratheon to Lancel Lannister[src]

Dorna Lannister née Swyft is an unseen character indirectly mentioned in the first season. She is the wife of Ser Kevan Lannister and mother of Ser Lancel 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]

Family tree

Template:House Lannister family tree

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 he called her that way just to insult Lancel.

See also

References

  1. ↑ HBO viewers guide, season 2 guide to houses, House Lannister entry
  2. ↑ "The Wolf and the Lion"

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