Corvo the Crow Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Seher(Arabic) and Sahar(Hebrew) are words that mean Dawn. Their root word s-h-r means “to be enchanting, fascinating, or captivating”, “to dazzle”, “to hold one's attention or anticipation”, “to hope or long for”. Basically descriptions of Ashara, the captivating beauty that haunts with her eyes. The word “sihir” meaning magic also comes from the same root word. seher - Wiktionary سحر - Wiktionary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lannister Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Or it's just a thematic name for House Dayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvo the Crow Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 44 minutes ago, Lord Lannister said: Or it's just a thematic name for House Dayne Well she obviously isn't Dawn the sword... but... I remember her being tall but was she slender as well? Then she could be "slender as a sword" too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvo the Crow Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 40 minutes ago, Lord Lannister said: Or it's just a thematic name for House Dayne Well she obviously isn't Dawn the sword... but... I remember her being tall but was she slender as well? Then she could be "slender as a sword" too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryk Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 So Arthur Dayne was wielding his own sister? That doesn't sound right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takiedevushkikakzvezdy Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 16 minutes ago, Darryk said: So Arthur Dayne was wielding his own sister? That doesn't sound right. That would explain why Ashara's daughter was stillborn, though. Being slammed against Arthur's enemies does take a toll on the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskanSandman Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 9 hours ago, Corvo the Crow said: Seher(Arabic) and Sahar(Hebrew) are words that mean Dawn. Their root word s-h-r means “to be enchanting, fascinating, or captivating”, “to dazzle”, “to hold one's attention or anticipation”, “to hope or long for”. Basically descriptions of Ashara, the captivating beauty that haunts with her eyes. The word “sihir” meaning magic also comes from the same root word. seher - Wiktionary سحر - Wiktionary Im not sure GRRM is aware of linguistics in that way or into it. Possibly. Though I would think he would play with LBN if he was, as it links Elves via the root Alb found in the Alban kingdoms of Scotland and Italy. Alban being a flip of Laban, the Hebrew word for "White, and Milk". Found in words like Lebanon named for its snow capped mountains. Elves being the Children of the Forest in ASOIAF. I like the idea though and is totally possible. I just always wonder how much GRRM knows about those subjects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordred Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Ashara is no more than the unrequited love interests of Eddard Stark. One of the personal sacrifices he had to make for his family to survive the rebellion. He honored the promise to Tully at the cost of his love life. Her tragic suicide followed. Ashara was indeed a fallen star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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