Why was Jeyne Westerling replaced by Talisa Maegyr in Game of Thrones?
The novel "A Clash Of Kings" has
Robb Stark paired alongside Jeyne Westerling, and we also notice a large part of the House Westerling become an integral component of Robb Stark's court and council
whereas nothing as such is seen in Game of Thrones with the inclusion of Lady Talisa. What are the reasons for such a change?
Best Answer
In an interview panel in Chicon7, George R. R. Martin explains the name change. At about the 55 minute mark in the podcast he starts talking about character changes between the books and the show, and ends up talking about the process of how Jeyne Westerling became Talisa Maegyr.
Briefly, the show writers wanted to flesh out the relationship between Robb and Jeyne, which in the books happened mostly off panel due to the POV writing style of the books. So after several rewrites Jeyne became a noblewoman from Volantis who is also a nurse. At that point George realized that she was now a completely different character and that "Jeyne" wasn't a Volantine name, so he advised that they change her name also. Thus we have Talisa Magyer.
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What happened to Jeyne Westerling in the books?
In the BooksHe married her in secret shortly after to protect her honor. Jeyne was at Riverrun during the Red Wedding to avoid tension. When Robb Stark was killed at the Red Wedding, Jeyne was pardoned by the Iron Throne.Did Robb Stark love Jeyne Westerling?
With Ser Barristan's phrase, Robb was very fond of Jeyne and vice versa.Why was Talisa in Westeros?
Queen Talisa Stark, n\xe9e Maegyr, was a healer on the battlefields of the Westerlands, where she met the King in the North, Robb Stark, fell in love with him, and eventually married him. She was killed at the Red Wedding.Was Talisa a lady?
Talisa Maegyr is a healer working on the battlefields of the westerlands in the War of the Five Kings. She has only appeared in the TV Series Game of Thrones, where she is played by Oona Chaplin....Talisa Maegyr.Talisa as portrayed by Oona ChaplinTitle(s)QueenAllegianceHouse StarkCulture(s)VolantisBornAt Volantis7 more rowsGame Of Thrones: MIA - Jeyne Westerling (Missing Character)
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The character went through many re-writes, George R. R. Martin suggested changing the character all together, including name. I know a lot of people didn't like it, but I felt she acted as a foil for Robb and actually enjoyed Talisa more.
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