r/Gwynriel

This title sparked a little theory in me for Gwyn.

We know her singing voice, along with the songs, during the Priestess dusk service is what helped Nesta find the harp.

Could Sarah take inspiration from The Little Mermaid and take Gwyn's voice for a bit during the book? How could you see this playing out?

Months of Silence….and THIS Happens During our Week?

Y’all, I’m going to boast about this one because WE HAVE EARNED IT. 😂

We got the book release dates all the way back in March and then nothing. Months of it. No official titles. No covers. Nothing. Well except for our Valkyrie promotional event, which ended up being what we all thought. REAL promotion for the coming books: The Valkyrie cycle. 🩷

And then Gwynriel Week rolls around and suddenly we get the official titles AND covers AND blurbs?!??

There is no way this was not meticulously planned by Sjm herself. These covers were in TIME SQUARE. That’s something that takes incredible strategy from her marketing team.

Here we are, the Gwynriel girlies spending this time celebrating our ship (have we not been fed SO WELL?! I’m giddy over it) and mommy Sjm said:

“Oh, you’re having fun? Here. Have some official book titles and covers, too. While I wear my ombré blue friendship bracelet.”

I’m sorry, but this is an INSANE Gwynriel Week victory!! 😭💖🎶💖

I know every other ship would be absolutely insufferable if the timing had gone their way. So yea…

THIS IS OURS AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE. CHEERS! 🥂

I read somewhere on a post that some of the acotars fans are the reason sjm's irl bff had to move states, that the fans went after her CHILDREN, and that they threatened her family?! What the hell?! Is this fake or genuine cuz if it is then gosh people need to get lives

I have several theories but they are based on what her powers end up being and where the plot is going...

If she has Day/Autumn powers it could end up with her being around Lucien or Eris.

If she is Starborne like many (including myself, believe) then it will be when she gets around Gwydion.

OR if it ends up being a part of the matebond reveal then Azriel gets hurt and her powers kinda explode out? (or maybe a "power of friendship" reveal and they lash out to protect Nesta/Emerie)

What's your guess?

I would really like a scene or multiple in ACOSH or ACOFM where Gwyn and Az sing a duet together. We know he sings and we know that she sings beautifully.

Imagine her asking, begging, him to sing for her and she is in awe and then slowly joins in and it is pure magic!

Gwyn and Azriel share more than reverence for the Mother, they hear a melody meant only for them. While a Mother-blessed mating bond hasn't been confirmed, the subtle notes of their connection hint that they are meant for each other. Imagine music flowing through their souls, weaving them together in ways only fated mates can hear.

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After the titles for ACOTAR 6 and 7 were announced, I found myself missing the Valkyries and started re-reading ACOSF.

A scene in Chapter 42 caught my eye: when Amren talks about magical swords, she mentions Narben and says a water nymph (!!!!) told her Amarantha had thrown the sword into the sea... Now we have a Valkyrie who is half-water nymph, has a mysterious family history, and possesses mysterious powers!!!!

I think Gwyn is going to find Narbem and maybe even become its new owner!

And after the ending of CC3, Nesta has two magical swords, a third one is lost at sea... Could there be three magic swords for the three reborn Valkyries? ⚔️

This is a hear me out. In the scene where the priestesses sing that leads Nesta to scrying for the Harp. Well the build up almost seems like a "forgotten melody" and who's at the centre singing these "forgotten melodies" in this scene....

>“It sounds heavenly,” Nesta admitted.
“It is.” Gwyn smiled again, eyes lighting with pride. “Some of the songs you’ll hear are so ancient they predate the written word. Some of them are so old we didn’t even have them in Sangravah. Clotho found them in books shelved below Level Seven. Hana—she’ll be the one who plays the lute—figured out how to read the music.”

>Nesta could only gape at the lovely melody, the voices from the front of the cavern leading it, lifting higher than the others. Gwyn sang, chin high, a faint glow seeming to radiate from her.
The music was pure, ancient, by turns whispering and bold, one moment like a tendril of mist, the next like a gilded ray of light.

>She’d never heard such music. Like a spell, a dream given form. The entire room sang, each voice resonating through the stone.
But Gwyn’s voice rose above them all, clear and powerful and yet husky on some notes...

>Nesta could have sworn that beneath the hem of Gwyn’s robe, the priestess’s foot was doing the same. The words and the countermelodies danced around and around, until the walls hummed with the music, until the stone seemed to be singing it back.

>Something beckoned in Gwyn’s song, in a way the others’ hadn’t. Like Gwyn was calling only to her, her voice full of sunshine and joy and unshakable determination. Nesta had never heard a voice like Gwyn’s—by turns trained and wild, as if there was so much sound fighting to break free of Gwyn that she couldn’t quite contain it all. As if the sound needed to be loose in the world.

> Gwyn’s voice rose again, holding such a high note it was like a ray of pure light, piercing and summoning.

>The music took form behind Nesta’s eyes as the priestesses sang lyrics in languages so old, no one voiced them anymore.

She is literally the person explaining that these songs are so old that they existed before written history.

And then she becomes the voice that rises above all the others....hmmmm

I’m not saying Gwyn is the forgotten melody. I just think it’s interesting that she’s directly connected to one of the clearest examples of a “forgotten melody” in the books.

The songs are ancient, from languages no one speaks anymore, and Gwyn is the one whose voice stands out the most.

So I’m not saying Gwyn = the forgotten melody etc. Just pointing out the connection between her and this very literal example of one.

The Valkyrie storyline really starts with Gwyn as its epicentre in the narrative...

>"Yes, thank the Cauldron. She’s writing a comprehensive history of the Valkyries.” -Gwyn
“The who?” - Nesta

>Gwyn lifted trembling fingers to her brow, touching the ribbon with which Nesta had crowned her.
Nesta’s voice was thick as she declared, “Valkyrie.”

>Gwyn’s fingers slid into hers, squeezing tight. Nesta looked up to find her holding Emerie’s free hand as well. Gwyn smiled again, her eyes bright. “Our stories are worth telling.”

So people are still trying to argue around the fact that Gwyn won’t be part of the Valkyrie Cycle...

I’ll absolutely give credit to Nesta for reforging the Valkyries. But Gwyn was the one who first mentioned them and their histories and practices, initiated the ceremony to be declared a Valkyrie, and even foreshadowed the future narrative with “Our stories are worth telling.”

The groundwork for Gwyn being part of this story is already there. I mean the Valkyries so far are those three girls.

And I like that I don’t have to analyse the colour of emoji hearts for validation. We have actual textual proof from SJM herself. It’s the VALKYRIE cycle, and who was in the bonus chapter that SJM specifically said had breadcrumbs?

Like, obviously I’m even more confident in Gwynriel, but I’m also really looking forward to Gwyn being at the forefront of the Valkyrie storyline. Like the Valkyrie Saga is pretty definitive about the narrative it will follow

But I can't wait to see the Valkyrie saga play out. I love those three so much

Cassian miró a Az, pero su atención estaba fija en la joven sacerdotisa. Admiración y sereno aliento brillaban en su rostro. —Yo soy la roca contra la que choca el oleaje —susurró Gwyn. Página 497 Nesta se enderezó al oír esas palabras, como si fueran una oración y un reclamo. Gwyn levantó la espada. —Nada puede romperme. Cassian notó cómo se tensaba su garganta e, incluso desde el otro lado del lugar de entrenamiento, pudo ver los ojos de Nesta que brillaban con orgullo y dolor. —Nada puede rompernos —repitió Emerie. El mundo pareció detenerse ante esas palabras. Como si hubiera estado siguiendo un sendero y ahora se bifurcara en otra dirección. Dentro de cien años, dentro de mil, ese momento seguiría grabado en la mente de él. Que les contaría a sus hijos, a sus nietos: «Fue en ese mismo momento. Ahí fue cuando todo cambió». Azriel se quedó completamente inmóvil, como si él también hubiera sentido el cambio. Como si él también fuera consciente de que fuerzas mucho más grandes se asomaban a ese campo de entrenamiento mientras Gwyn se movía. Suave como el Sidra, rápido como el viento de las Montañas Ilyrias, el cuerpo entero de ella operaba en armonía de canto, Gwyn se lanzó hacia la cinta, giró y, mientras giraba, su brazo se abrió, ejecutando un perfecto corte de revés.

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