Books: A Song of Ice and Fire [SPOILERS]

Books: A Song of Ice and Fire [SPOILERS]

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richtea78

5,574 posts

158 months

Friday 25th April 2014
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Timeline is a little out. Robb is older than Jon. The only way it works is if Lyanna isn't the mother and that would mean that Eddard lied when he said "you have my blood". He might of lied but I doubt it and most people don't think he did either.

Also it doesn't work for another reason. Why would it be such a secret? Robert has loads of bds. 16 I think. I don't think he would have kept it a secret.

He does have the black hair though

Halb

53,012 posts

183 months

Friday 25th April 2014
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So R+L=JS is Robert! Could be, black of hair etc, and Ned went away to war with Rob and came back with a baby. biggrin

richtea78 said:
Heres me theory. The wound wasnt smoking, it was steaming. Its cold at the wall. The blood is warm, it might steam. That sounds plausible.
Indeed. I just watched Wayne's World. D:
Mikita's Manager, Glen: You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body.

lemmingjames

7,458 posts

204 months

Friday 25th April 2014
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IVe not read the first book so missing the history/time line from there. Im guessing Ned took Jon as Lys couldnt prove who the father to be. If it was Rob and Rhy was successful, hed kill the baby and vice versa.

You also see a similar act with Sam, the wildling and Mances son under orders from Jon

richtea78

5,574 posts

158 months

Friday 25th April 2014
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You are missing quite a bit of the story in relation to this.

Whilst Ned is recovering from his leg injury he has a dream about one of the battles at the end of the previous War.

Basically he is attacking a Tower with a few others (Howloon Reed is now the only survivor of this fight still alive) and inside the Tower is Lyanna. She is imprisoned by 3 of the Kings Guard including (the name escapes me Arthur Dayne?) 2 of them are meant to be the most powerful warriors of the Kings Guard. Anyway Ned and his forces win although only a couple are alive by this point as the defenders take a huge toll on them. When they get inside they find Lyanna on a bed covered in blood and her final words in the dream are "Promise me Ned" then she dies.

The theory is that Lyanna and Rhaegar were in love and had eloped. If she was a prisoner why would she have had Kings Guard guarding her? She had them there because they were guarding Rhaegar's heir (Jon!) Lyanna is the only person Ned at that point would of cared about more than his own honour.

There is stacks of info on this around various websites either supporting or debunking it.

JagLover

42,416 posts

235 months

Saturday 26th April 2014
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The Tower of Joy scene is one of the biggest omission of the series so far IMO.

Let us hope with Bran's visions we will finally see it.

richtea78

5,574 posts

158 months

Saturday 26th April 2014
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Tower of Joy - thanks!

And I can only guess that they havent shown it because it reveals too much?

Halb

53,012 posts

183 months

Saturday 26th April 2014
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Probably. It might have proved too difficult to have it understood in S1, with a doped Ned dreaming of it and not having to fully explain it all...plus who coulda guessed it would turn into the world's biggest show?

GarryDK

5,670 posts

158 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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Just finished a Feast For Crows, i deserve a medal for battling through that!

richtea78

5,574 posts

158 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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Seems like HBO have really dropped the ball regarding a spoiler on their website and tonights episode. It apparently will show stuff from book 6 which will be pretty cool

Halb

53,012 posts

183 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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richtea78 said:
Seems like HBO have really dropped the ball regarding a spoiler on their website and tonights episode. It apparently will show stuff from book 6 which will be pretty cool
Really? Excellent!!

I go into communications shut-down in t- 14 minutes. biggrin

GarryDK

5,670 posts

158 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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richtea78 said:
Seems like HBO have really dropped the ball regarding a spoiler on their website and tonights episode. It apparently will show stuff from book 6 which will be pretty cool
The bit with bran?

richtea78

5,574 posts

158 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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That's important but not as important as the bit right at the end

Possible book spoilers even after book 5




















the guy right at the end was referred to as The Night King, which is a pretty fking huge spoiler if you know about the legend. Kind of implies a lot as well

westtra

1,534 posts

201 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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GarryDK said:
The bit with bran?
i'd say the bit after that.

Halb

53,012 posts

183 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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richtea78 said:
That's important but not as important as the bit right at the end the guy right at the end was referred to as The Night King, which is a pretty fking huge spoiler if you know about the legend. Kind of implies a lot as well
I don't know about him, but now I wanna read. Where does this stuff come from?

It was a big WTF moment! I was only reading on ASOIAF the other day some crackpot (as I thought it) idea of where the WWalkers come from....ha to me!

richtea78

5,574 posts

158 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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Don't get all snippy about spoilers


It's in a Storm of Swords, bran is talking about one of Old Nans stories

http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Night's_King

If it true it could have huge implications. My speculation is it could mean Bran will become evil and Jon Snow might end up killing him.

Halb

53,012 posts

183 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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richtea78 said:
Don't get all snippy about spoilers


It's in a Storm of Swords, bran is talking about one of Old Nans stories

http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Night's_King

If it true it could have huge implications. My speculation is it could mean Bran will become evil and Jon Snow might end up killing him.
I didn't mention fking spoilers.
I now vaguely recall the story in one of the Wall's castles.

I had my own idea about Bran becoming...well not evil, but the opposing force to the fire/light God that the red woman and others are backing. It's just sides in the end.

Edited by Halb on Monday 28th April 22:40

richtea78

5,574 posts

158 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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Not you, I was just adding it in case anyone else did pre emptying it

Mega excited now.

Halb

53,012 posts

183 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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richtea78 said:
Not you, I was just adding it in case anyone else did pre emptying it

Mega excited now.
I realise I am now....because it's all new....crafty HBO fkers.

So what did they put on the HBO site? I saw something on fb earlier about the three eyed crow and an explanation but didn't click on it because I hadn't seen the episode. So when the big reveal was a WW turn...I was genuinely...er wtf?

But am not keen on the idea of all the WWs being once human.

BlackST

9,080 posts

165 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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An extract from when Gilly wanted Sam to save her from Crasters Keep

Gilly was crying. 'Me and the babe. Please. I'll be your wife, like I was Craster's. Please, ser crow. He's a boy, just like Nella said he'd be. If you don't take him, they will.
'They?' said Sam, and the raven cocked its black head and echoed, 'They. They. They.'

richtea78

5,574 posts

158 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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They put a programme synopsis which referred to the Night King touching the baby