Who is areo hotah

Areo Hotah was back-stabbed by the Sand-Snakes. He was a brilliant warrior and like that in a matter of a split-second, Areo Hotah was down and with him House Martell. At this point, we can only say that the TV show is more brutal than G.

Martin as Areo Hotah and Doran are still alive in the books. Aditya Goel May 6, 96 1 minute read. The Bearded Priests of Norvos are a militant order, famed for training young boys into highly dependable guardsmen proficient in combat with an axe.

Areo finished his training when he was sixteen years old, and as is customary, his chest was branded with his axe to signify the event. Areo Hotah is the only significant character from Norvos to appear within the first five novels: only two other named characters from Norvos are even mentioned.

Lady Mellario herself is important to Areo and Doran's backstory, but because she moved back to Norvos she is mentioned but does not appear within the narrative. The only other named Norvoshi was Byan Votris, captain of the trade caravan to Vaes Dothrak which contained the Wineseller who tried to poison Daenerys. It is not yet clear if the TV-version of Areo will still be from Norvos, or if the TV series will give the explanation that he is from the Summer Islands but grew up in Norvos, or if he was simply living in the Summer Islands immediately before he came to Dorne and never lived in Norvos.

When other characters such as Xaro Xhoan Daxos or Salladhor Saan were changed to be black in the TV series, the writers introduced the explanation that they were originally "from" the Summer Islands before moving to their current home i. Xaro directly states that he was originally from the Summer Islands. The Summer Islands are very close to Dorne, being located directly south from Dorne across the Summer Sea, so it actually isn't implausible to find Summer Islanders living in Dorne.

Then again, the Free Cities are ethnically very mixed and Areo could very easily just happen to be a black man from Norvos also, given that he was sold by his poor family into the service of the Bearded Priests of Norvos in the novels, he might just be a freed slave.

Actor DeObia Oparei has himself stated in interviews that Areo is from Norvos, but no official TV materials have ever mentioned it, so Oparei might just be going by the character in the novels - leaving it unclear if this is also the case in the TV continuity. Thus TV-Areo is assumed to still be from Norvos, unless stated otherwise. Areo has been in Doran's service since he married Mellario of Norvos, a noblewoman from the Free Cities.

Doran and Mellario wed for love, not to secure a political alliance, but as the years passed they became estranged and Mellario moved back to Norvos. Areo remained in Dorne to guard her and Doran's children: he has seen each of them grow up, and has an avuncular attachment to them.

He especially developed a father-like love for Princess Arianne, whom he refers to as "little princess. He lives up to his vow "Serve, Obey, Protect".

Areo found Dorne and its culture to be quite alien when he first arrived: Norvos is one of the northern Free Cities and has a relatively colder climate, very different from the hot deserts of Dorne with its spicy foods and exotic culture. Over time, however, he became quite attached to the Martells. Areo's weapon in the TV series seems somewhat more like a glaive than a longaxe as described in the novels, though a glaive is still a kind of axe it is still used for slashing attacks, not thrusting attacks like a spear.

Norvoshi axes in the novels, however, are double-headed. Either way, the TV series Weapons Master Tommy Dunne , who designed and made it, describes Areo's weapon as as an "axe" in behind-the-scenes videos. The prop used for the TV version is over seven feet long. A fact which doesn't translate well into a live-action adaptation is that while Areo Hotah is a POV narrator for many scenes in the Martell household, he is a stolid bodyguard of few words, internalizing situations around him, detecting any signs of disapproval and taking notice of people who may stir up troubles.

Hotah is a superb warrior, a master with a poleaxe despite his age. Hotah is easily able to judge the strengths, skills and weaknesses of others, believing that none of the Sand Snakes could match him blow-for-blow. He proves himself skilled when he easily kills Arys Oakheart, a knight of the Kingsguard. The youngest of six children, at an early age Areo was sold off to the Bearded Priests of Norvos.

Upon completion of his training he was symbolically wedded to his axe, as evidenced by the brand visible on his chest. Contentious issues in Game of Thrones have become their own stream of water cooler conversation and Oparei is happy to buy in. On the dangling debate about inequality of nudity, his answer is blunt when it comes to the question of why even on one of the world's raciest shows male full frontal nudity is still largely taboo.

It's that simple," he says. Where Game of Thrones has proved more progressive is in Oparei's casting in what was indicated by writer George R. Martin as a white character. Even so, the Royal Shakespeare Company trained Oparei doesn't have much patience for inflexibility and racial bias in casting.

I would love to see Meryl Streep play Winnie Mandela just as much as I'd love to see an actor of colour personify a famous white person.