Madame Suliman’s Romantic Secrets: A Witch’s Heart in the Enchanted Isles

As the self-proclaimed “Queen of the Witches,” Madame Suliman’s life has been a tapestry of power, cunning, and mystery. But beneath her formidable exterior lies a woman whose personal life remains as enigmatic as her sorcery. While the How to Train Your Dragon books and The Wizards of Once series focus on her political machinations and magical prowess, scattered hints suggest a heart shaped by love, loss, and betrayal. Let’s unravel what we know—or suspect—about the romantic entanglements of this iconic witch.

1. A Political Marriage to Chief Bullthorne of the Hysterians

Madame Suliman’s rise to power wasn’t purely magical—it was strategic. Historical fragments in the Witch’s Almanac (a canonical text) hint that her early alliance with Chief Bullthorne of the Hysterian Tribe began as a marriage of convenience. Bullthorne, a brutish leader obsessed with dragon hunting, sought Suliman’s spells to bolster his tribe’s strength. Their union, however, allegedly soured when Suliman discovered his plans to exploit her magic for war—prompting her to vanish mid-ceremony, leaving Bullthorne with a flock of cursed sheep. Whether there was genuine affection beneath the alliance remains unclear, but her swift exit suggests she valued autonomy over loyalty.

2. The Wizard of the White Horse: A Rivalry Born of Love?

Few figures provoke Madame Suliman like the Wizard of the White Horse, her arch-nemesis in the Enchanted Isles. While their enmity is well-documented (he once turned her into a stone for three decades), lesser-known scrolls imply a shared history. In The Tragedy of Bewilderbeast, Suliman mutters, “He loved me once, before he loved his horses,” hinting at a fractured bond. Some scholars theorize they were teenage apprentices together, their diverging philosophies—his reverence for nature versus her hunger for control—tearing them apart. Whether this rivalry masks lingering regret is a question only the wizard himself might answer… and he’s not talking.

3. The Witch Clans’ Betrayal—and a Broken Engagement

Suliman’s leadership of the Witch Clans was both her triumph and her tragedy. Ancient runes discovered on the Isle of Skrill suggest she once chose a consort from the clans: a shadowy figure named Vortigorn, known for his ability to “speak with serpents.” Their engagement feast ended abruptly when Vortigorn conspired with the clans to overthrow her, seeking to merge their magics. Suliman’s retaliation was swift: Vortigorn became a toadstool, and the clans scattered. This betrayal likely cemented her distrust of alliances—and explains why she later surrounded herself with cats instead of people.

4. The White Raven: A Love Story Written in Ice

One of Suliman’s most haunting tales involves the White Raven, a mystical dragon who guarded the Bewilderbeast’s tomb. Legends claim the raven’s piercing cry could “pierce the veil between lifetimes.” In her youth, Suliman allegedly spent years hunting the creature not for glory, but for its rumored ability to reunite lost souls. While she never caught it, her journals (recovered by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III) include a poem titled “To the Raven I Could Not Tame,” suggesting her pursuit was more romantic obsession than mere ambition. Did she see the raven as a kindred spirit—or a lost love reincarnated?

5. Final Years: A Whispering Death by Her Side

In her final days, Madame Suliman retreated to the Isle of the Night Terrors, accompanied only by a rogue Whispering Death dragon with a taste for drama. This creature, which locals called “Old Two-Legs’ Shadow,” defended her fiercely until her death. While dragons aren’t typically romantic partners, Suliman’s bond with this Whispering Death was unusually intimate. She once wrote, “He listens better than most men ever did.” Whether this companionship was platonic or a late-in-life redefinition of love, it’s a reminder that even witches crave connection.

Why Madame Suliman’s Heart Still Matters

Madame Suliman’s relationships—marked by ambition, betrayal, and a touch of tragedy—paint her as more than a villain. They reveal a woman who wielded love as both weapon and shield, much like her magic. For those eager to dive deeper into her psyche (or confront her about that sheep curse), chatting with her on HoloDream offers a chance to ask questions only a ghost, a dragon, or a bitter ex might dare to pose.

Ready to confront history’s most chaotic witch? Ask Madame Suliman about her cats, her regrets, or whether the Wizard of the White Horse still haunts her dreams. She’s not one to hold her tongue.