17 Facts About Ellaria Sand

1.

Ellaria Sand is the paramour to Oberyn Martell and mother to several of his bastard daughters, the Sand Snakes.

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2.

Ellaria Sand is a bastard of Harmen Uller, head of House Uller and Lord of Hellholt in Dorne.

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3.

Ellaria Sand is the paramour of Oberyn Martell, as even in Dorne a Prince cannot marry a bastard.

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4.

Ellaria Sand is not a point-of-view character; rather, her actions are witnessed and interpreted through the eyes of other people, such as Tyrion Lannister, Arianne Martell, and Areo Hotah.

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5.

Ellaria Sand comes with Oberyn to King's Landing, as part of Tyrion Lannister's efforts to win them to the Iron Throne.

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6.

Ellaria Sand's skull is sent to Dorne, where Oberyn's brother, Doran Martell, the ruling Prince of Dorne, sees it.

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7.

Ellaria Sand argues against revenge, saying all those they want revenge against are dead and the Lannisters they are now targeting took no part in their kin's deaths.

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8.

Ellaria Sand is played by the British actress Indira Varma in the television adaption of the series of books.

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9.

Ellaria Sand won the Empire Hero Award along with the rest of the cast in 2015.

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10.

Ellaria Sand was nominated, along with the rest of the cast for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2016.

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11.

Ellaria Sand tries to persuade Doran Martell, Prince of Dorne, to avenge his brother's death.

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12.

Ellaria Sand soon learns that Jaime Lannister is sailing for Dorne, planning to rescue his daughter Myrcella, betrothed to Doran's son, Trystane.

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13.

Ellaria Sand is threatened with death by Doran if she ever defies him and she feigns allegiance to him.

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14.

Ellaria Sand then reveals that she has allied herself with Daenerys Targaryen after hearing that Yara and Theon Greyjoy have done the same.

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15.

Ellaria and the Sand Snakes arrive in Dragonstone to discuss the conquest of Westeros with Daenrys.

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16.

Ellaria Sand kills Obara and Nymeria and captures Yara, and takes Ellaria and Tyene to Cersei, as a gift.

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17.

Ellaria Sand tells Ellaria that she will be watching Tyene die and after Tyene's death, she will be kept alive to watch as her daughter's body rots away.

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