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'''Purple eyes''' of different shades are exhibited by some characters in the world of [[George R. R. Martin]]’s [[A Song of Ice and Fire]].   
 
'''Purple eyes''' of different shades are exhibited by some characters in the world of [[George R. R. Martin]]’s [[A Song of Ice and Fire]].   
  
The most well-known shade of purple eyes is violet. Two other shades are lilac and indigo. It is a rare and beautiful eye color, but is relatively common in the [[Targaryen]] family, who are descended from the high lords of the ancient [[Valyrian Freehold]]. In [[Westeros]], few but the "blood of the dragon" have purple eyes.
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The most well-known shade of purple eyes is violet. Two other shades are lilac and indigo. It is a rare and beautiful eye color, but is relatively common in the [[Targaryen]] family, who are descended from the [[dragonlord]]s of the ancient [[Valyrian Freehold]]. In [[Westeros]], few but the "blood of the dragon" have purple eyes.
  
The blood of old [[Valyria]] is often manifested by eyes in shades of purple, and hair of silver-gold or platinum white.  This coloring was typical among Valyrians, and is often held up as proof that Valyrians are not entirely of the same blood as other men.{{ref|twoiaf| Ancient History: The Rise of Valyria}}  
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The blood of old [[Valyria]] is often manifested by eyes in shades of purple, and hair of silver-gold or platinum white.  This coloring was typical among Valyrians, and is often held up as proof that Valyrians are not entirely of the same blood as other men.{{Ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Rise of Valyria}}  
  
 
==Westeros==
 
==Westeros==
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Striking lilac or indigo or violet eyes are typical [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] features, and a famous proclamation of their Valyrian heritage. Their practice of [[Incest|incest]] was kept in part to preserve their rare coloring.  
 
Striking lilac or indigo or violet eyes are typical [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] features, and a famous proclamation of their Valyrian heritage. Their practice of [[Incest|incest]] was kept in part to preserve their rare coloring.  
  
The famed Targaryen eye color can be revealing when a member of the family is trying to be incognito. [[Aegon V Targaryen]], while serving as a squire to [[Duncan the Tall]] under the name "Egg", shaved his head so that his silver-gold hair would not be recognized. But his deep purple eyes could not be disguised, though in dim light they looked black.{{ref|tss}} [[Daemon II Blackfyre]], incognito as the [[hedge knight]] "John the Fiddler", wore blue clothing to help make his purple eyes look blue.{{ref|tmk}}
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The famed Targaryen eye color can be revealing when a member of the family is trying to be incognito. [[Aegon V Targaryen]], while serving as a squire to [[Duncan the Tall]] under the name "Egg", shaved his head so that his silver-gold hair would not be recognized. But his deep purple eyes could not be disguised, though in dim light they looked black.{{Ref|TSS}} [[Daemon II Blackfyre]], incognito as the [[hedge knight]] "John the Fiddler", wore blue clothing to help make his purple eyes look blue.{{Ref|TMK}}
  
Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]'s eyes were dark indigo,{{Ref|aCoK|48}} his brother [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]]'s eyes were pale lilac,{{Ref|agot|3}} and their sister [[Daenerys Targaryen|DAenerys]]'s eyes are violet.{{Ref|agot|3}}
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Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]'s eyes were dark indigo,{{Ref|ACOK|48}} his brother [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]]'s eyes were pale lilac,{{Ref|AGOT|3}} and their sister [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]]'s eyes are violet.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}
  
Note that not all Targaryens have purple eyes: Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]]'s eyes were clear blue,<ref>[[So Spake Martin]], [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Good_Queen_Alysanne_and_Rhaenyra Good Queen Alysanne and Rhaenyra], June 18, 2006</ref> and Prince [[Valarr Targaryen]]'s eyes were also blue.{{ref|thk}}  Children of Targaryen/non-Targaryen marriages may also have eyes of a non-Valyrian color; for example, the brown-eyed Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor]], whose mother was a [[House Martell|Martell]].{{ref|thk}}
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Note that not all Targaryens have purple eyes: Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]]'s eyes were clear blue,<ref>[[So Spake Martin]], [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/Good_Queen_Alysanne_and_Rhaenyra Good Queen Alysanne and Rhaenyra], June 18, 2006</ref> and Prince [[Valarr Targaryen]]'s eyes were also blue.{{Ref|THK}}  Children of Targaryen/non-Targaryen marriages may also have eyes of a non-Valyrian color; for example, the brown-eyed Prince [[Baelor Targaryen (son of Daeron II)|Baelor]], whose mother was a [[House Martell|Martell]].{{Ref|THK}}
  
But despite their mixed parentage, many Targaryen [[bastard]]s may still have purple eyes, including [[Aegor Rivers]] (though his hair was black)<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Great_Bastards/ The Great Bastards], (December 26, 2005)</ref> and some [[dragonseeds]].{{ref|tpatq}}
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But despite their mixed parentage, many Targaryen [[bastard]]s may still have purple eyes, including [[Aegor Rivers]] (though his hair was black)<ref>[[So Spake Martin]]: [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/The_Great_Bastards/ The Great Bastards], (December 26, 2005)</ref> and some [[dragonseeds]].{{Ref|TPATQ}}
  
 
===House Blackfyre===
 
===House Blackfyre===
[[House Blackfyre]] was founded by [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]], the legitimized [[bastard]] son of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. Among the traits passed on to the Blackfyres by the Targaryens were the platinum blond hair and purple eyes.{{ref|tmk}}<ref>[[So Spake Martin]], [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/More_Targaryen_Descriptions More Targaryen Descriptions],December 24, 2005</ref>
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[[House Blackfyre]] was founded by [[Daemon I Blackfyre|Daemon Blackfyre]], the legitimized [[bastard]] son of King [[Aegon IV Targaryen]]. Among the traits passed on to the Blackfyres by the Targaryens were the platinum blond hair and purple eyes.{{Ref|TMK}}<ref>[[So Spake Martin]], [http://www.westeros.org/Citadel/SSM/Entry/More_Targaryen_Descriptions More Targaryen Descriptions],December 24, 2005</ref>
  
 
===House Velaryon===
 
===House Velaryon===
[[House Velaryon]] of Driftmark is an ancient and proud house, with the blood of old Valyria in its veins.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}{{Ref|aFfC|12}} Velaryons, like the Targaryens, often have the Valyrian features of silver hair and purple eyes.{{Ref|AFFC|12}}
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[[House Velaryon]] of Driftmark is an ancient and proud house, with the blood of old Valyria in its veins.{{Ref|ACOK|10}}{{Ref|AFFC|12}} Velaryons, like the Targaryens, often have the Valyrian features of silver hair and purple eyes.{{Ref|AFFC|12}}
  
 
===House Dayne===
 
===House Dayne===
The trait for violet eyes runs in [[House Dayne]], even though it is an unusual eye colour for non-Valyrians in [[Westeros]]. [[Ashara Dayne]] in particular was famous for her haunting violet eyes.{{Ref|aGoT|6}}{{Ref|adwd|67}} Note that GRRM has stated that the Dayne purple eye color is not related to Targaryen ancestry.<ref>[https://archive.is/St3S6#selection-3639.1-3665.286 Event Horizon Chat Transcript], March 18, 1999</ref>
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The trait for violet eyes runs in [[House Dayne]], even though it is an unusual eye colour for non-Valyrians in [[Westeros]]. [[Ashara Dayne]] in particular was famous for her haunting violet eyes.{{Ref|AGOT|6}}{{Ref|ADWD|67}} Note that GRRM has stated that the Dayne purple eye color is not related to Targaryen ancestry.<ref>[https://archive.is/St3S6#selection-3639.1-3665.286 Event Horizon Chat Transcript], March 18, 1999</ref>
  
 
==The Free Cities==
 
==The Free Cities==
Where the blood of the old [[Valyrian Freehold]] runs strong, purple eyes and silver hair can still be found. In [[Lys]], even the [[smallfolk]] and [[prostitute]]s often have the pale skin, silver-gold hair, and the purple, lilac, and pale blue eyes of the [[dragonlords]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} Some Lyseni with purple eyes include [[Larra Rogare]] and [[Lysono Maar]].
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Where the blood of the old [[Valyrian Freehold]] runs strong, purple eyes and silver hair can still be found. In [[Lys]], even the [[smallfolk]] and [[prostitute]]s often have the pale skin, silver-gold hair, and the purple, lilac, and pale blue eyes of the [[dragonlords]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} Some Lyseni with purple eyes include [[Larra Rogare]] and [[Lysono Maar]].
  
 
==Animals==
 
==Animals==
The [[Forest of Qohor]] contains a species of lemur with silver fur and purple eyes.{{ref|agot|23}} They are sometimes called [[Little Valyrians]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Free Cities: Qohor}}
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The [[Forest of Qohor]] contains a species of lemur with silver fur and purple eyes.{{ref|agot|23}} They are sometimes called [[Little Valyrians]].{{Ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: Qohor}}
  
 
==Characters stated to have purple eyes==
 
==Characters stated to have purple eyes==
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*Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]]
 
*Queen [[Visenya Targaryen]]
 
*King [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
 
*King [[Aenys I Targaryen]]
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*Queen [[Alyssa Velaryon]]{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}
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*Princess [[Alyssa Targaryen]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}} (one violet and one green)
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*Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Aemon)]]{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}
 
*King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]
 
*King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]
 
*Princess [[Daena Targaryen]]
 
*Princess [[Daena Targaryen]]
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*King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]]
 
*King [[Jaehaerys II Targaryen]]
 
*King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]
 
*King [[Aerys II Targaryen]]
*Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]
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*Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]{{Ref|ACOK|48}}
*King [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys III Targaryen]]
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*King [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys III Targaryen]]{{Ref|AGOT|3}}
 
*Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]]
 
*Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]]
*Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
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*Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]]{{Ref|AGOT|3}}
 
*[[Rhaego]]{{Ref|aGoT|68}}
 
*[[Rhaego]]{{Ref|aGoT|68}}
 
*Ser [[Daemon I Blackfyre]]
 
*Ser [[Daemon I Blackfyre]]
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*Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]
 
*Ser [[Laenor Velaryon]]
 
*Lady [[Larra Rogare]]
 
*Lady [[Larra Rogare]]
*Lady [[Ashara Dayne]]{{Ref|aGoT|6}}
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*Lady [[Ashara Dayne]]{{Ref|AGOT|6}}
 
*Ser [[Gerold Dayne]]{{Ref|AFFC|21}}
 
*Ser [[Gerold Dayne]]{{Ref|AFFC|21}}
*Lord [[Edric Dayne]]{{ref|asos|34}}
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*Lord [[Edric Dayne]]{{Ref|ASOS|34}}
 
*[[Lysono Maar]]
 
*[[Lysono Maar]]
 
*[[Sweets]]
 
*[[Sweets]]
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[[Category:Valyrians| ]]
 
[[Category:Valyrians| ]]
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[[Category:House Blackfyre]]
 
[[Category:House Dayne]]
 
[[Category:House Dayne]]
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[[Category:House Rogare]]
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[[Category:House Targaryen]]
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[[Category:House Velaryon]]

Revision as of 15:12, 17 March 2019

Aerion Targaryen, the Lord of Dragonstone © Scherma
Daenerys Targaryen's violet eyes - by Bella Bergolts ©FFG
Aegor Rivers was only half Targaryen, so he had purple eyes, but his hair was black. © Marc Simonetti
Ashara Dayne had haunting violet eyes, by Bella Bergolts

Purple eyes of different shades are exhibited by some characters in the world of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire.

The most well-known shade of purple eyes is violet. Two other shades are lilac and indigo. It is a rare and beautiful eye color, but is relatively common in the Targaryen family, who are descended from the dragonlords of the ancient Valyrian Freehold. In Westeros, few but the "blood of the dragon" have purple eyes.

The blood of old Valyria is often manifested by eyes in shades of purple, and hair of silver-gold or platinum white. This coloring was typical among Valyrians, and is often held up as proof that Valyrians are not entirely of the same blood as other men.[1]

Westeros

House Targaryen

Striking lilac or indigo or violet eyes are typical Targaryen features, and a famous proclamation of their Valyrian heritage. Their practice of incest was kept in part to preserve their rare coloring.

The famed Targaryen eye color can be revealing when a member of the family is trying to be incognito. Aegon V Targaryen, while serving as a squire to Duncan the Tall under the name "Egg", shaved his head so that his silver-gold hair would not be recognized. But his deep purple eyes could not be disguised, though in dim light they looked black.[2] Daemon II Blackfyre, incognito as the hedge knight "John the Fiddler", wore blue clothing to help make his purple eyes look blue.[3]

Prince Rhaegar Targaryen's eyes were dark indigo,[4] his brother Viserys's eyes were pale lilac,[5] and their sister Daenerys's eyes are violet.[5]

Note that not all Targaryens have purple eyes: Queen Alysanne Targaryen's eyes were clear blue,[6] and Prince Valarr Targaryen's eyes were also blue.[7] Children of Targaryen/non-Targaryen marriages may also have eyes of a non-Valyrian color; for example, the brown-eyed Prince Baelor, whose mother was a Martell.[7]

But despite their mixed parentage, many Targaryen bastards may still have purple eyes, including Aegor Rivers (though his hair was black)[8] and some dragonseeds.[9]

House Blackfyre

House Blackfyre was founded by Daemon Blackfyre, the legitimized bastard son of King Aegon IV Targaryen. Among the traits passed on to the Blackfyres by the Targaryens were the platinum blond hair and purple eyes.[3][10]

House Velaryon

House Velaryon of Driftmark is an ancient and proud house, with the blood of old Valyria in its veins.[11][12] Velaryons, like the Targaryens, often have the Valyrian features of silver hair and purple eyes.[12]

House Dayne

The trait for violet eyes runs in House Dayne, even though it is an unusual eye colour for non-Valyrians in Westeros. Ashara Dayne in particular was famous for her haunting violet eyes.[13][14] Note that GRRM has stated that the Dayne purple eye color is not related to Targaryen ancestry.[15]

The Free Cities

Where the blood of the old Valyrian Freehold runs strong, purple eyes and silver hair can still be found. In Lys, even the smallfolk and prostitutes often have the pale skin, silver-gold hair, and the purple, lilac, and pale blue eyes of the dragonlords.[16] Some Lyseni with purple eyes include Larra Rogare and Lysono Maar.

Animals

The Forest of Qohor contains a species of lemur with silver fur and purple eyes.[17] They are sometimes called Little Valyrians.[18]

Characters stated to have purple eyes

Quotes

Look at her. That silver-gold hair, those purple eyes... she is the blood of old Valyria, no doubt, no doubt...

He had only to close his eyes to see her, with her long dark hair tumbling about her shoulders and those haunting purple eyes.

— Ser Barristan Selmy, remembering Ashara Dayne[14]

Egg had big eyes, and somehow his shaven head made them look even larger. In the dimness of the lamplit cellar they looked black, but in better light their true colour could be seen: deep and dark and purple. Valyrian eyes.

—the thoughts of Duncan the Tall[2]

See also

References and Notes

  1. The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Rise of Valyria.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Sworn Sword.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Mystery Knight.
  4. 4.0 4.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 48, Daenerys IV.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 3, Daenerys I.
  6. So Spake Martin, Good Queen Alysanne and Rhaenyra, June 18, 2006
  7. 7.0 7.1 The Hedge Knight.
  8. So Spake Martin: The Great Bastards, (December 26, 2005)
  9. The Princess and the Queen.
  10. So Spake Martin, More Targaryen Descriptions,December 24, 2005
  11. A Clash of Kings, Chapter 10, Davos I.
  12. 12.0 12.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 12, Cersei III.
  13. 13.0 13.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 6, Catelyn II.
  14. 14.0 14.1 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 67, The Kingbreaker.
  15. Event Horizon Chat Transcript, March 18, 1999
  16. The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh.
  17. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 23, Daenerys III.
  18. The World of Ice & Fire, The Free Cities: Qohor.
  19. Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.
  20. 20.0 20.1 Fire & Blood, The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain.
  21. A Game of Thrones, Chapter 68, Daenerys IX.
  22. A Feast for Crows, Chapter 21, The Queenmaker.
  23. A Storm of Swords, Chapter 34, Arya VI.