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Random fancasting --> House Greyjoy: Lindsay Duncan as Alannys Harlaw

“Alannys Harlaw never had the sort of beauty the singers cherished, but her daughter had loved her fierce strong face and the laughter in her eyes. On that last visit, though, she had found Lady Alannys in a window seat huddled beneath a pile of furs, staring out across the sea.”

As far as ladies with “strong” features go, this actress is sure to give a powerful impression as the Lady of the Iron Islands.

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Random fancasting --> Favorites of Rhaena Targaryen: Hannah New as Elissa Farman

“The scant writings she left behind show that even as a child Elissa Farman was convinced the world was ‘far larger and far stranger than the maesters imagine.’ Not for her the merchant’s dream of reaching Ulthos and Asshai by sailing west. Hers was a bolder vision. Between Westeros and the far eastern shores of Essos and Ulthos, she believed, lay other lands and other seas waiting to be discovered: another Essos, another Sothoryos, another Westeros. Her dreams were full of sundering rivers and windswept plains and towering mountains with their shoulders in the clouds, of green islands verdant in the sun, of strange beasts no man had tamed and queer fruits no man had tasted, of golden cities shining underneath strange stars.”

Another shoo-in from Black Sails for ASOIAF’s seafarers, this is one lady who perfectly looks the part for this fascinating character.

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Random fancasting --> Children of Elaena Targaryen: Dan Stevens as Jon Waters // Saoirse Ronan as Jeyne Waters

“Following in Daena’s footsteps, she bore the bastard twins Jon and Jeyne Waters to Alyn Velaryon, Lord Oakenfist.”

With Valyrian blood on both sides, these twins were probably as beautiful as true Targaryens.

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Random fancasting --> People of Dorne: Gabriella Wilde as Cassella Vaith

“After the Submission of Sunspear, Aegon escorted the hostages that the king had gathered from the lords of Dorne back to King’s Landing. Among them was Cassella Vaith, a willowy maid with green eyes and pale white-blond hair, whom Aegon ended up keeping ‘hostage’ in his own chambers. When the Dornishmen revolted and murdered King Daeron, all the hostages were to be killed, and Aegon - by then bored of her - returned Cassella to her place with the other prisoners.”

Tall, willowy and sweet-faced, this seems like a natural fancast for the king’s mistress from the sands of Dorne.

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Random fancasting --> Children of Elaena Targaryen: Josh Whitehouse as Robin Penrose // Tabrett Bethell as Laena Penrose // Dakota Fanning as Jocelyn Penrose // Rachel Hurd-Wood as Joy Penrose

“She married thrice in later years, twice at a king's behest and once for passion. She gave birth to seven children, then declared that if seven was sufficient for the gods it would do for her as well.”

These four children of a Targaryen princess aren’t mentioned individually or given personality traits at all, but it’s fun to think about what they might be like. Robin, as the only boy and heir, would be conscious of his duties and responsibilities - but I also think he’s popular amongst the girls, with a Targaryen look to his features, and an innate love for music. Laena, the eldest of the girls, inherited the true Targaryen look from her mother, but is as wild as her aunt Daena. Jocelyn is the one who’s always being compared to her beautiful and outgoing older sister, whilst she herself is considered plainer and prefers books to company. Joy, the youngest, is the darling of the Penrose clan and possesses her mother’s intelligence along with refined Penrose features that are considered very attractive - she’s the “little princess” of her mother’s brood.

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Random fancasting --> People of the Crownlands: Jamie Chung as Jonquil Darke

“The slender mystery knight known only as the Serpent in Scarlet also had a great following; when finally defeated and unmasked, ‘he’ proved to be a woman, Jonquil Darke, a bastard daughter of the Lord of Duskendale.”

As has been stated in the series, girls get the coats of arms whilst bastards get the swords... so what do bastard girls get? The notorious Scarlet Serpent with an unknown mother defies the norms.

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Random fancasting --> House Frey: Zooey Deschanel as Walda daughter of Walton (Fair Walda)

“ ‘Everyone thought my lord would choose Fair Walda,’ Lady Walda Bolton told Ser Wendel, shouting to be heard above the music. ‘My lord grandfather offered Roose his bride’s weight in silver as a dowry, though, so my lord of Bolton picked me. I weigh six stone more than Fair Walda, but that was the first time I was glad of it. ‘I’m Lady Bolton now and my cousin’s still a maid, and she’ll be nineteen soon, poor thing.’ ”

It’s hard to keep all the Frey girls and boys straight, but it’s the ones with nicknames who stand out a little more. For this fair maiden, I imagine the lovely Zooey Deschanel would fit the part.

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Random fancasting --> House Baratheon: Manu Bennett as Orys

“It is said that Baratheon unchained her with his own hands, wrapped his cloak around her, poured her wine, and spoke to her gently, telling her of her father’s courage and the manner of his death. And afterward, to honor the fallen king, he took the arms and words of the Durrandon for his own. The crowned stag became his sigil, Storm’s End became his seat, and Lady Argella his wife.”

A man with as much screen cred as any method actor who starred in the show, Manu Bennett perfectly fits the wild and stormy personality of this character.

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