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lukebn
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Yeah, the Dornish are descended from "dark-skinned Essos people"— they're a mix of Andals and Rhoynar, with the Rhoynar being roughly analogous to the Arabs. Plus their use of cognatic succession seems like a reference to the Kingdom of Navarre. They seem pretty Spanish to me.