Oberyn Martell/Ellaria Sand

Oberyn Martell/Ellaria Sand is the canonical, het pairing of Oberyn Martell and Ellaria Sand in the A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones fandoms.
==Canon==
Oberyn and Ellaria have a committed, long-term partnership and four children together. They are not technically married, because Oberyn—as the son of a noble family—might need to enter a strategic arranged marriage someday. Oberyn and Ellaria are all but married, though. They are referred to as paramours, and (in Dorne at least) this is respected.
They have four daughters together: Elia, Obella, Dorea, and Loreza. Oberyn has four more older daughters, from before, and Ellaria is good to them as well.
==Fandom==
Because the Dornish plot from the books was butchered in the TV show, Oberyn/Ellaria shippers tend to be book fans. Among book fans though, they are quite beloved, even if they're not the more prolific pair.
In the sea of dysfunctional relationships that is the A Song of Ice and Fire, Oberyn/Ellaria, along with Catelyn Stark/Ned Stark and Renly Baratheon/Loras Tyrell, are one of the few canonical happy committed relationships. They've been together for over a decade and are still very much in love. They're good partners to each other, and good parents to their daughters.
Oberyn and Ellaria are both bisexual and have an non-monogamous relationship. This endears then to fans from a smut perspective.
===Popular tropes===
*Origin story: Elia, their eldest daughter, was born 2 or 3 years after her namesake (Oberyn's beloved sister Elia) died. Many take this to mean that Oberyn and Ellaria's relationship began a year or two before their daughter's birth, and shortly after Oberyn's sister's death. Fics about this time usually deal with Ellaria helping Oberyn come back from the very dark place he was in after her death.
*Threesomes: They canonically have a non-monogamous, swinger type relationship. Fans are happy to add whatever third party they like, and let the smut flow. Sansa Stark or Reader-Insert are popular for this. Occasionally Oberyn's pen-pal Willis.
==Controversies==
There is some controversy about over-sexualization of the Dornish. The Dornish are a non-white ethnic minority in Westeros who have less restrictive sexual norms than the rest of Westeros. While the controversy does not center around them, Oberyn and Ellaria do exemplify this, as they are both Dornish, bisexual, and non-monogamous.
==Fanworks==
===Fanfic===
===Cosplay===
* by nocturnevulgaire and madmusemakeup
* by Sylar and Sheila
* by Aniki-Fair and Giada
===Fanart===
File:Masteryue Oberyn-Martell-and-Ellaria-Sand.jpg|alt=Oberyn with his arm around Ellaria, and pointing his spear towards the viewer|Oberyn Martell and Ellaria Sand by masteryue (2015)
File:Taka0801 Oberyn-and-Ellaria.jpg|alt=illustration of Oberyn laying on a settee his elbow on Ellaria's knee, she is sitting upright and hold a wine glass|Oberyn and Ellaria by taka0801 (2016)
File:Haileyjensenart Sunspear.jpg|alt=illustration of Oberyn and Ellaria embracing, the sun and spear symbol in the background|Sunspear by Hailey Jensen (2015)
File:Esmedalma oberyn-and-ellaria-for-valentines-day.jpg|alt=illustration of Oberyn hugging Ellaria from behind|Oberyn and Ellaria for Valentine’s Day❤️ by esmedalma (2021) 
==Resources==
* Archive of Our Own tag: Oberyn Martell/Ellaria Sand
* FanFiction.Net pairing: Oberyn M., Ellaria S.
* DeviantArt paring group: Oberyn x Ellaria
* Tumblr tag: Oberyn x Ellaria
== References==
Category:Het Pairings
Category:ASOIAF/Game of Thrones Relationships