otherkingdom:

historicwomendaily celebration week: favorite romance ≡ héloïse & abélard

even during the celebration of the mass, when our prayers should be purer, lewd visions of those pleasures take such a hold upon my unhappy soul that my thoughts are on their wantonness instead of on prayers. i should be groaning over the sins i have committed, but i can only sigh for what i have lost.

beniciodaltoro:

House Targaryen Dragonriders and their Dragons

“We shall not pretend to any understanding of the bond between dragon and dragonrider; wiser heads have pondered that mystery for centuries. We do know however, that dragons are not horses, to be ridden by any man who throws a saddle on their back.”

Charlie Hunnam as Aegon Targaryen, the Conqueror // Miranda Otto as Queen Rhaenys Targaryen // Rosamund Pike as Queen Visenya Targaryen // Michelle Pfeiffer as Alysanne Targaryen, the Good Queen // Stanislav Lyubshin as Jaehaerys I Targaryen, Jaehaerys the Conciliator and the Wise // Emily Blunt as Princess Rhaena Targaryen // Pyotr Romanov as King Aegon II Targaryen, the Usurper // Katheryn Winnick as Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen // Jason Isaacs as Prince Daemon Targaryen // Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen, the Mother of Dragons

(Click on the gifs to uncover the fate of the dragonrider and their dragons)