King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 332 The Legendary Termination of Marriage (Part 2)
So, in Westeros, under what circumstances can a marriage contract be Cancelled?

Igor never thought that, in theory, he should not marry or have children, but he would consider this kind of nonsense question that has nothing to do with the whole game before he gets rid of his Night's Watch status... The rules of marriage in the world are poorly understood. Fortunately, I don't know if it was because of getting along well with Arya, or because of gratitude to Igor for taking care of oneself brother, Myrcella on the side was eager to help, not only took the initiative to join the discussion, but even actively offered suggestions.

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Cancellation of marriage contract can be divided into two categories, active and passive.

One of the parties to the marriage contract voluntarily proposed to cancel it, and it was approved by the authority - Church, and the result was widely publicized, which is commonly known as annulment.

There are many examples, Igor is more impressed with the situation of Joffrey and Sansa in the original plot: After the Battle of Blackwater Rush, House Lannister needs to ally with the Tyrell family to maintain the rule, so the Imperial Council took the initiative to pass and Proposes to cancel Lannister and House Stark's engagement and let Joffrey marry Margaery instead. At that time, Church was still under the control of the king's power. Of course, agreeing to dissolve the marriage contract was just a formality, and the procedures were naturally completed without hindrance.

But it is not the manager of the Two Great Families who wants to break off the marriage, but the personal wishes of the little girl Arya. It is obvious that the road to officially break off the marriage will not work, so it can only go the wrong way.

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What is the so-called partiality or passive divorce?

Because of some special circumstances, the marriage contract "naturally expires".

What are the special cases mentioned here?
1. One party dies. There is no doubt that Igor will not persuade Arya to commit suicide, so...

“You can find a way to kill your fiancé, so you don’t have to worry about marriage.”

“ What." Arya jumped up, "What I want is to break off the marriage! It's not to become a widow and a murderer, that doesn't count!"

"Hey hey hey, I'm just giving you advice. Adoption is your oneself's business." Igor naturally doesn't bargain with girls, this one doesn't count and that one doesn't count, can you get three ideas in the year of the monkey? "Whether you admit it or not, this is indeed a way to satisfy your wish to 'not marry'."

"But if one dies, there will be another one, am I one by one? You're a fool!"

"Okay, since you don't want to use this option, let's skip it and think about the second one."

It doesn't matter how the girl reacts , self-talk, one third forcibly achieved.

2. Myrcella mentioned: convert to religion and declare abstinence.

There are many examples, such as Baelor I who is fanatical about religion, Lancel Lannister in the original plot line, etc...

But this plan faces problems: North people generally believe in Old Gods , and the Old Gods' teachings never included abstinence. And if Arya went to a big city in the south such as King's Landing in order to break off the marriage to go to Devout to ask for a conversion and become Septa... Most likely, her mother would send someone to chase her back and break her leg on the way.

“You can develop a good relationship with your fiancé, and then use faith to influence him, so that he can voluntarily dedicate oneself and convert to The Seven.”

“Are you thinking about it? What can I do, I don't believe in The Seven, okay?" Arya stared at Igor angrily, "Even if I believe it, do you think I have the ability?"

"If you don't have the ability, just practice, take it out. It's very easy to practice your eloquence with half the enthusiasm of practicing swordsmanship and riding."

"Actually, you must not convert to The Seven." Myrcella, who was standing beside him, said at this time, "Night's Watch is not and can't be. Let's get married, Lord Igor happens to be Lord Commander. If a notice is issued, calling on the nobles of North and Vale to join Legion to seek honor..."

"Look, Maeve is younger than you, mind. Much more flexible than you." Igor nod yo praised: "Night's Watch Legion just lacks such a noble, educated and trained man, I will issue such a notice, the rest depends on your oneself ability."

This idea is theoretically feasible. In fact, when Night's Watch was first established, before the threat of Others faded away, there were indeed a large number of people from aristocratic backgrounds who chose to wear black clothed for honor. However, no matter when and where, there are very few examples of the first heir joining Night's Watch. Most of them are low-priority heirs who never have the chance to inherit the territory and title, or simply illegal children.

Igor has never heard of a normal Duke-level heir who would volunteer to join Night's Watch - for nobles, even if the sky falls, inheritance is the most important thing.

Of course, the secrets of these Night's Watch are naturally not something that Arya can figure out immediately, she sullenly lowered her face: "Well, I'll try it, and there's more."

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3. One party in the marriage contract has a de facto marriage with the other person.

In Westeros law, "marriage" is unconditionally higher than "marriage contract". As long as the union of the man and the woman is voluntary and presided over and witnessed by Septon, a de facto marriage will be formed. In this case, other engagements with anyone else would be null and void - the famous example is of course Robb Stark and Jeyne Westerling in another timeline: after Young Wolf insisted on marrying the daughter of a declining Westerlands nobleman, The marriage contract between him and the Freys would automatically expire without notice.

This one made Igor see some possibilities.

"You said you hated that Harry because he had an illegal child?"

"Yes, I heard there's more than one!" Arya complained indignantly, "It's disgusting. !"

"Disgusting is disgusting, but at least it shows that he is very smart. He is not the kind of idiot who will get dizzy for love, but an old driver who can distinguish the difference between carnal enjoyment and marriage... ..."

"What does Musky mean?"

"It just means a stray." Igor was not interrupted: "A smart person like this, climb up House Stark This big tree - unless King Stannis promises again as a princess, or he will never dare and will not lose his mind, let you not marry someone else. Then you can only find a way from your oneself, You find someone that oneself likes--and have a de facto marriage with him."

"Ah? It's so troublesome, but I don't want to get married, and I don't want to be with anyone!"

Igor Ignoring her naive fantasies, each minding their own business continued: "Remember, it has to be 'marriage', it's useless to just 'pass women'! The boy you choose in the end must have a certain identity. And family background, not the kind of small character your big brother can kick aside without hesitation - preferably from the North, Riverlands, Vale and Crownlands princes. As long as it is loyal to King Stannis, it is Allies and supporters of your big brother, once you reach a de facto marriage, even if your big brother and mother get angry again, they can't help but admit it."

The reason why I want to emphasize is that there are many counter-examples. Among them are the villains and good friends that Igor has personally dealt with, Littlefinger Petyr Baelish, and Imp Tyrion Lannister.

Littlefinger took Lysa Tully's virginity when he was young and enlarged the latter's belly. Unfortunately, because the two did not love each other, they did not try to create a marriage fact, and the final result was naturally the old Duke Tully. Deported home, and the twist and madness begins.

And what about Tyrion and the peasant girl? Not only did they go to bed, but they were married in the presence of Septon. Although the conditions are simple, the procedure is not bad, and an authentic de facto marriage has been completed. It's a pity that the ending was - Duke Tywin got angry and called the girl directly and said that she was a girl, and let the guards under him take turns on her. In the world, who would stand up for a farmhouse Maiden?

A powerful noble can directly deny the validity of a oneself child or bannermen marriage. was dismantled.

Arya frowned and hummed in pain: "Why is it so complicated."

"There are other ways, similar ideas." Myrcella spoke again kindly. : "Someone told me a story of a noble lady when I was a child - she fell in love with the fiancé of oneself elder sister in Maiden era. One night when my sweetheart visited Zijiacheng, he suddenly 'wrong way' to enter him There was a blush on Little Princess's snowy and pink cheeks. "Then on the second day, she became oneself's future brother-in-law's fiancee, and the two family members hurried to cover up her growing belly. The wedding was held here."

"So cheap, who is this?" Arya showed a disgusting expression, "But my elder sister doesn't have a fiancé, even if there is, I...I'm impossible to crawl in the middle of the night. Go to his bed."

"Hasn't Sansa chosen a new marriage partner yet?" Igor was a little puzzled, but on second thought, Joffrey has only joined Night's Watch for less than a year, so soon People don't look like House Stark either. "Maeve doesn't mean to ask you to climb on someone's bed, but to provide a reference for probability: raw rice and cooked rice. If you can think of matching your fiancé and your elder sister Sansa, let them develop love for each other. , and then can't help but do inappropriate things... For the Hatton family, Sansa is also surnamed Stark, even the eldest daughter; and for your family, in order to cover up the scandal, you can only make mistakes and turn Marry your elder sister to him."

Arya tilted her head and thought carefully about the probability of doing so, although it was still a bit troublesome - but at least it was better than oneself to find other noble descendants to marry secretly It's much simpler: "Well...it may be successful, Sansa is much prettier than me, I will give that Harry a chance, he will definitely be tempted!"

"There are no ugly women, only lazy women. "Igor raised his arm and rubbed Arya's haystack-like hair, and as the girl gradually grew to Maiden, the height difference between the two continued to shrink, and he seldom did this now seemingly contradictory action: "You But don't tell me, you don't comb your hair when you go out, and you want your fiancé to see your ugly appearance and want to break off the marriage? How do I say it, don't dress up neatly, don't come to see the master!"

"I'm so glad to hear you're here."

Igor withdrew his hand: "Okay, you asked for three ideas, and now I've given you four , I'm satisfied."

Not very satisfied, and the fourth one is obviously from Myrcella. Arya pouted, her eyes rolled around a few times, and finally decided to try the last option first, if it doesn't work... let's talk.

"Hmm, tentatively satisfied. But Master, Winterfell is really boring. You stay with me for two days. After my naming day is over, you can take me to Queenscrown."

Are land grants so attractive? If it wasn't for me trying to drive Littlefinger away, your big brother would have met the current sister-in-law first, you probably still have a hard time returning home at this time, and now you are in the midst of happiness and do not know your happiness, you think it is the warmest and safest The place is boring.

Igor rolled his eyes, restrained himself, and blurted out a wishful thinking: "Queenscrown is a frontline relative to Winterfell, and there are dangers everywhere, do you think it's fun? Stop thinking about it, just stay here and listen. For your brother and mother, don't annoy Septa, I'll definitely welcome you when they allow you to give land again."

"They'll never allow me to give land again!" Arya added Grabbing his arm and shaking it up: "You don't know how much I worked hard to get Robb to agree to take me on a tour of the Wall last time!"

"How come, listen, I have An idea... Remember the big Heart Tree under Nightfort, I plan to build it into a Holy Land, open to all descendants of the First Men who believe in Old Gods." Igor casually said: "You behaved well in Winterfell. , I will definitely have the opportunity to go to the Wall to worship Old Gods with my family in the future, and when the time comes I will take you to see more interesting things, okay?"

"Really?"

"When did I lie to you!"

The thing is of course true, the Pilgrim Inns in Nightfort and Queenscrown are even being built...but not to make House Stark Second Young Lady can have a reason to give land often. Far, it is to lay the foundation for the possible future Wall tourism project; near... First of all, it is cash for work, and second - as an Old Gods believer, if anyone really comes to see the luminous Heart Tree and make a wish to the Old Gods, you have to Filial piety and incense money, right? In this era, those who can travel far are either rich or expensive, and maybe they can rely on this to make a small sum of money to subsidize the land-grant economy.

In order to raise money for the development of the military industry, the managers who donated land are really thinking about everything.

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(end of this chapter)