Vows said at swordpoint are not held to be valid,
[96] and in theory, a person cannot be declared to be married if they refuse to say the vows.
[98] However, there are still issues of consent. Marriages may be conducted between children or babies,
[99] and even if the marriage occurred under force, a lord might claim the marriage to be legal if e.g. lands are at stake.
[96]
In the cult of the
Drowned God, it is possible for someone to be married by proxy without their consent and without saying the vows for oneself.
[100] However, as such a marriage has thus not been consummated, it can easily be set aside again.
[101]
Divorce in
Westeros is not common.
[102] Nonetheless, a king is able to put his queen aside – even if she has given birth to his children – and marry another.
[103][104]
Marriages in the
Seven Kingdoms can be ended in several ways. In the Faith of the Seven, a marriage that has not been consummated can be set aside by the High Septon or a Council of Faith.
[105][106][101] Neither bride nor groom needs to be present for an annulment; However, it must be requested by at least one of the wedded pair.
[107] The role and procedure of a Council of Faith has not yet been stated. Another way of ending a marriage is by having the bride join the
silent sisters.
[94]
so there might already be a white walker in kings landing
