Sunday, January 18, 2015

Bran Stark and Gendry get their characteristics from Perrin Aybara

Potential Spoilers Below

He is stocky, strong, with thick, curly brown hair, and his eyes were a deep, dark brown but have changed and become bright yellow, even golden. This earns him the nickname "Goldeneyes". They glow in the dark, catch the light and often give Perrin Aybara a wolfish appearance as well as letting him see much further distances than a normal human being.

Perrin with Hopper and Dapple

Perrin prides himself on always thinking carefully about difficult situations, attempting to see them from multiple angles in order to seek out possible solutions. This means that he takes longer to make important decisions than the other characters, but he is usually better-off for it. Perrin is under the erroneous impression that his quiet and careful thinking causes people to believe he is slow of wits, when in fact the opposite is true.

Perrin has wide shoulders and strong arms gained from his hours working as a blacksmith's apprentice. He is tall, being only half a head shorter than Rand al'Thor.

Rand al'Thor
Perrin was trained to be a blacksmith before being forced to leave Emond's Field with Moiraine Damodred and his friends. He is recognized as a ta'veren by Moiraine, although he tries to deny himself any importance.

Moiraine Damodred
After becoming separated from Moiraine, Perrin and Egwene al'Vere attempt to get to Caemlyn when they meet a man in the woods named Elyas Machera.  Elyas is a Wolfbrother, a man who had wolf-like abilities and could speak with them telepathically. He informed Perrin that his wolf companions recognized the latent ability in him as well, and introduced him to the wolf pack, which included Hopper and Dapple. Perrin's wolf name is Young Bull.

Egwene
Elyas and Hopper
Hopper
Dapple
Communicating with the wolves changed Perrin somewhat. The irises of his eyes are now gold; he can see, hear and smell better than any man, even to the point of smelling the emotions people are feeling. He can communicate in a form of telepathy with other wolves, summoning them to battle, although this is initially unpleasant for him. He can also enter the World of Dreams easily. On a number of occasions, Perrin seems to accept the wolf within himself, using his axe to kill his enemies in what seems to be a ferocious and instinctual manner. When he accepts this side of himself, he is described as a powerful and frightening warrior.

While following Rand's trail to Tear with Moiraine Damodred, Lan Mandragoran, and the Ogier Loial, he met a man in a small town whose brother was a Wolfbrother. Perrin went to see this man, who had to be locked in a shed and was dangerous to everyone. The man had gone too far with his abilities and forgotten his human side. He acted as if, and believed he was, a wolf. Perrin fears the same fate, although he has so far kept his powers in check. Also on that journey, he met a young Saldaean woman, a Hunter of the Horn, who called herself Faile; in the Old Tongue, this name means "falcon". This bothered Perrin immensely, because of a viewing received by Min Farshaw that he would meet a hawk and falcon, both female, who would 'perch on his shoulders.' He saves Faile in Tel'aran'rhiod when she is caught in a trap set by the Black Ajah that is meant for Moiraine. He finds Faile by entering the Wolf Dream and with the help of Hopper, who was killed in an earlier book by Whitecloaks, and now exists in Tel'aran'rhiod. This also marks the beginning of his romantic relationship with Faile.


Loial



Soon after, Perrin decided to investigate rumors that Whitecloaks had been terrorizing the Two Rivers people as a result of their relationship with him and Rand. With Loial, Faile, and his Aiel friends Gaul, Bain and Chiad, they set out to Emond's Field to find Perrin's family dead, and not only Whitecloaks, but Trollocs in the area. He united the Two Rivers region and repelled both forces. Once he began to influence the people living in the Two Rivers region, they began calling him Lord Perrin Goldeneyes, much to his consternation.


Whitecloaks
Aiel
Gaul
Bain
Chiad


After his wife Faile was kidnapped. After the Maidens with him take some Shaido prisoners they are put to the Question. Perrin wants nothing to do with this and attempts to merely question them instead. He is mocked for this and realizes he will get no answers. In response, and utterly level-headed about it, he shears off one of the Shaido's hands and threatens to remove all their hands and feet and leave them as beggars in a village unless they talk.

Maidens of the Spear
Asha'man (right) destroying Shaido with the One Power


After the battle at Malden, Perrin realizes how he has failed the people following him. He starts to enter the wolf dream more often in an attempt to learn what he needs. He reaches out to Hopper to help teach him, but Hopper refuses until Perrin starts to think first before leaping.

Meanwhile, Perrin had been training with Hopper in the Wolf Dream, which he finds out is actually the world of dreams for everyone. During this time, Perrin learns to control the dream while also finding the balance between himself and the wolf inside of him. In one training session, Perrin leads a group of wolves on the hunt of a white stag. As Perrin goes in for the kill he is knocked away by Hopper, who informs him that if he kills it here, it will die the last death. During another training session, Hopper takes Perrin to Caemlyn in the wolf dream. There he shows Perrin the nightmares of the humans who dream in that place and how Perrin can use these as a tactic to use against Slayer. Then they both shift to Dragonmount where all the other wolves have gathered.   Perrin and Hopper discover that Slayer has created a large, purple dome around Perrin's camp, visible only in the dream world, which is preventing them from Traveling in the real world. Perrin confronts Slayer and finds the device creating the barrier - a Dreamspike ter'angreal. Perrin takes the spike and begins fleeing with, removing the barrier from around the camp and letting his army Travel again. With Slayer in close pursuit of Perrin, he takes the confrontation to Tar Valon.

The creation of Dragonmount



It is here where Perrin and Slayer engage in an intense game of cat-and-mouse. Slayer manages to seize the Dreamspike from Perrin. Perrin accidentally stumbles on the battle between Egwene and her allies and the Black Ajah inside Tel'aran'riod. Egwene tries, and fails, to bind Perrin in chains for his own safety. He breaks through with ease, noting the difference in strength between them in the World of Dreams. Perrin then saves Egwene from a balefire attack, much to her bewilderment, and resumes the fight with Slayer.

Slayer shoots Hopper with an arrow, dealing a killing blow. Enraged, Perrin knocks Slayer into a nightmare coming from the White Tower, where Perrin is more skilled due to his training with Hopper. Perrin manages to steal the Dreamspike back, stabbing Slayer, and throwing the ter'angreal into a rift of lava, destroying the item for good. Perrin then flees after a painful final parting with Hopper.

After he awakens, Perrin's army Travels away from the proximity of the Whitecloak army. In order to ease his own mind and distract him, Perrin begins working in the forge. Neald keeps the metal hot with saidin while he works, and Perrin comes to realize that he has the responsibility to lead these people, whether he ever wanted to or not. When he's done forging, he finds that he's created a large battle hammer and that Neald had used saidin to align the matrix, creating the first power-wrought weapon in centuries, which Perrin names Mah'alleinir. This fulfills the Prophecy of the Wolf King.  Finally, Perrin forges a power-wrought hammer with Neald and leaves his old hammer behind. He feels sorry to leave behind the blacksmith's hammer, but he knows that he is no longer a blacksmith and that now he wields the hammer of a king.


Perrin creating the first power-wrought weapon in centuries




And now how I believe that both Bran Stark and Gendry were based upon Perrin:

Gendry is a blacksmith apprentice for master Tobho Mott in King's Landing. When Gendry was old enough, an unknown lord paid his apprentice fee so he could learn to be a blacksmith; he does not know he is a bastard son of King Robert I.  Gendry is of a similar age as Robb Stark. Tall and very muscled, he has blue eyes and thick, black hair.  When he grows a beard, it is also thick and black. He is stubborn, and easily confused. Gendry was born in King's Landing not knowing who his father was. His mother was a worker at an alehouse who died when he was still a young boy. All he remembers of her was that she had blonde hair. Tobho Mott, a master smith, took him on as an apprentice after being paid double the customary fee by a man who concealed his identity. It is possible that this man was Varys, using one of his disguises.

- Where Perrin is only believed to be slow of wits Gendry was actually kind of given these traits.  When thinking out a problem both also took a slow strained process.
 
Gendry from the Show
Tobho Mott
King's Landing
King Robert I
Robb Stark
Varys

When Eddard Stark investigates the death of Jon Arryn, he meets several people who had met with Arryn shortly before his death, including Gendry. At once he sees the similarity with Robert Baratheon and recognizes that Gendry is his bastard. Eddard tells Tobho Mott that if Gendry ever shows interest in wielding a sword, he should send him to Eddard. Gendry has shown promise as a smith and made a helmet in the shape of a bull. Eddard compliments the helmet, offering to purchase it, but Gendry refuses, to the shame of the master smith.

- The comment that Ned Stark about sending Gendry to him if he ever shows interest in wielding a sword I believe comes from the fact that Perrin hated using tools of violence.

Ned Stark
Jon Arryn

After Eddard Stark's fall and eventual execution, arrangements are made for Yoren of the the Night'sWatch to take Gendry to the Wall with him. Gendry travels north with Yoren and thirty other recruits, including a disguised Arya Stark, Lommy Greenhands, Hot Pie, Jaqen H'ghar, Rorge, Biter, and others. Not far from King's Landing they are stopped by several gold cloaks, who demand that Yoren give up Gendry as he is wanted by Queen Regent Cersei Lannister. Yoren refuses, and with his recruits chases off the gold cloaks.

- Like Gendry Perrin was also forced to flee his home because he was wanted by the Dark One.

Yoren
Night's Watch
Arya Stark
Lommy Greenhands
Hot Pie
Jaqen H'ghar
Rorge
Biter
Yoren chases off Gold Cloaks

Later, near an abandoned town by the God's Eye, the recruits are attacked by soldiers led by Ser Amory Lorch. Yoren is killed and Gendry is one of the few to escape, along with Arya, Lommy, and Hot Pie. Whilst on reconnaissance with Arya, Gendry confronts her about being a girl. He eventually has the truth out of her and is embarrassed by how crass he had spoken to her when she was in fact a lady. Gendry is captured later by soldiers led by Ser Gregor Clegane. The soldiers spare his life, since a smith is useful. After Raff the Sweeting kills Lommy, they are taken to Harrenhal, where Gendry works as a smith. When Arya decides to escape from Harrenhal, however, she persuades Gendry and Hot Pie to join her.

- Perrin also is surpried like Gendry in that he has Queen Morgase Trakand travelling with him under the guise of Maghdin Dorlain who acts as a maid to his wife Faile.  They also travel together to their mutual benefit.

Ser Amory Lorch
Ser Gregor Clegane
Harrenhal


While traveling in the direction of Riverrun, Arya, Gendry, and Hot Pie are captured by the brotherhood without banners. At the Peach in Stoney Sept, Gendry declines sleeping with Bella. Gendry is impressed with Thoros of Myr's description of the ideals of the brotherhood, and decides to join them. He is knighted by Lord Beric Dondarrion, thus becoming Ser Gendry, knight of the hollow hill.

- In the Wheel of Time: Perrin is captured by the Whitecloaks and later escapes.  He returns to his home in the Two Rivers and is later proclaimed Lord Perrin Goldeneyes.  Unlike Gendry when Perrin encounters The Prophet of the Dragon he finds him a religious zealot and not to be trusted.

Riverrun
Brotherhood without Banners
Thoros of Myr
Lord Beric Dondarrion
The Prophet of the Dragon, Masema Dagar

While questing to find Sansa Stark, Brienne of Tarth encounters Gendry working as a smith at the inn at the crossroads, and is shocked by his striking resemblance to Renly Baratheon. At the inn, Brienne duels with Rorge and slays him, only to be savaged by Biter. Gendry saves Brienne of Tarth's life by driving a spear through Biter's neck

- In the Wheel of Time:  While traveling in Ghealdan Breane Taborwin, a Cairhienin Lady of House Taborwin, and her group are saved by Perrin Aybara when they are attacked by the Prophet's men. They then join with Perrin's army and become attendants under Faile Bashere.  More on Breane Taborwin and Brienne of Tarth to come in another blog.

Sansa Stark
Brienne of Tarth

Brandon Stark, typically called Bran, is the second son of Lord Eddard Stark and Lady CatelynTully.  He has four older siblings—Robb, Jon, Sansa, Arya—and one younger—Rickon. Like his siblings, he is constantly accompanied by his direwolf, Summer, with whom he shares a strong warg connection.

Bran Stark
Catelyn Stark
Jon Snow
Rickon Stark
Summer

- In the Wheel of Time Perrin's eyes turned golden as a result of his connection to the wolves.  Does Game of Thrones give a nod to this fact by the eye's of those who warg taking on the characteristics shown below:


Bran "warging"
Orell "warging"


Bran is a sweet and thoughtful boy, well-loved by everyone at Winterfell. He has a fascination with climbing and exploring along the walls and ramparts of the castle. Lady Catelyn once jested that Bran could "climb before he could walk", however, his climbing often distresses her. Like his siblings, he is also dutiful and tough-minded, as well as possessing a propensity for adventure and excitement. His half-brother Jon fondly thinks to himself that Bran was always "stubborn and curious", and in like manner constantly wanted to join in the play of the older boys, believing himself an adult at seven. However, he becomes more serious and contemplative due to his increasingly worsening situation after his fall.  Bran is constantly accompanied by his direwolf, whom he names Summer, with whom he shares a strong warg connection. He is later revealed to also possess the greensight, meaning he often has dreams that seem to be prophetic.

- Again Perrin's wolf dreams are also prophetic

Winterfell

When King Robert Baratheon and the older men leave on a hunting trip, Bran impulsively decides on a climbing expedition. During this expedition he passes a window through which he sees Queen Cersei Lannister and her brother Ser Jaime making love. He is shocked after being spotted and loses his grip, almost falling before being caught by the Kingslayer. Jaime then pushes him from the window, intending to kill him to keep secret the incestuous love affair, but Bran survives and enters a coma.  While Bran is comatose, an attempt is made on his life by an unnamed catspaw. Lady Catelyn delays the assassin long enough for Bran’s direwolf to arrive and tear out his throat. In the meantime, during the coma, Bran has many visions, including a hazy memory of his falling from the tower and a three-eyed crow that tells him it can teach him to fly. With the crow's guidance, Bran wakes and immediately names his direwolf Summer. Bran is crippled from the fall and unable to walk, but the crow tells him that he is the winged wolf bound in chains. After he wakes, he learns much northern lore from Maester Luwin and Old Nan.

- Three-eyed crow IMO can be simply replaced with wolfbrother in The Wheel of Time.  In the Game of Thrones Jojen Reed and the three-eyed crow act as Elyas and Hopper in the Wheel of Time.

- When Perrin was engaged in a skirmish with the Whitecloaks Hopper saved him by laying down his life for him.  They make a comment on making him into a rug.  This is the where I believe the comment from Cersei saying "The king I'd thougth to wed would have a laid a wolfskin across my bed before the sun went down." comes from.




Later, Bran has a dream of his father in the crypt of Winterfell. He ventures there with Osha, finding nothing. Rickon also reveals that he dreamt the same dream last night. Almost immediately after leaving the crypts, Maester Luwin receives a raven-borne message informing Winterfell of Ned's execution by King Joffrey's command

After Robb becomes King in the North, Bran, as Robb's heir, becomes the Prince of Winterfell, and rules the castle in his brother's absence. He befriends Meera and Jojen Reed, children of his father's most trusted friend, Howland Reed.  While sleeping, Bran frequently enters Summer's mind (though he thinks he is simply dreaming) and begins to become more bestial. Jojen recognizes Bran's ability as skinchanging, and instructs him on how to use it properly. After learning of Bran's visions, Jojen claims that if Bran goes north beyond the Wall, he can find the three-eyed crow from his dreams.  When Theon Greyjoy betrays the Starks and captures Winterfell, Bran and Rickon hide in the crypts. To hide the truth of their escape, Theon has two other children murdered and skinned by "Reek" and proclaims them to be Bran and Rickon.  Theon is betrayed by Ramsay Snow, the Bastard of Bolton, who is not acting out of loyalty to the Starks. Outside of Winterfell, men of House Bolton massacre those loyal to the Starks, burn the castle, and take the surviving women and children to the Dreadfort.  Bran and his companions emerge from the crypts to find Winterfell in ruins. The brothers find a mortally wounded Maester Luwin, who advises their traveling party to split. Rickon and Osha set off in the direction of White Harbor. Bran, Hodor, Meera and Jojen Reed set off north to seek the three-eyed crow. 

- Hodor IMO comes from Loial the Ogier. Where Loial was always reading and very intelligent Hodor was simple minded. 

Meera Reed
Theon Greyjoy
Ramsay Snow
The Dreadfort
Maester Luwin
Osha
Hodor
Bran, Meera, Jojen, Hodor, and Coldhands continue their journey through the haunted forest in search of the three-eyed crow. During his travels with the Reeds, Bran begins to become infatuated with Meera, while Jojen grows thin and weak. The journey is long and cold, and they suffer on the brink of starvation. The group is briefly abandoned by Coldhands, who returns to them after killing oathbreakers of the Night's Watch. To try and sate his hunger, Bran feasts on human flesh of the deceased crows while inside Summer. Returning to his own skin, Bran eats some meat that Coldhands has brought back with him, which Coldhands claims to be pig.  As they continue their journey into the North, Coldhands' elk collapses and is butchered by the ranger and Meera Reed for meat. Despite promising himself he would rather go hungry than feast on a friend, Bran eats the meat twice; once in his own skin,and once in Summer's. The steaks of meat from the elk sustain the group for seven days.  In the depths of the haunted forest, they find a hill on top of which lies the dwelling of the three-eyed crow. Coldhands warns them that there are wights or White Walkers nearby, and Summer seems to sense danger as they climb and finally reach the cave of the three-eyed crow. The group are ambushed by wights just outside the cave’s entrance. Bran enters Hodor's mind to fight off the wights, and sees a figure in the cave mouth brandishing a torch, whom he at first believes is his sister, Arya. Seeing his own body in danger, Bran slips back into his own skin, but blacks out and wakes up again inside the cave. There the group meet a child of the forest, Leaf, who reveals that she has saved them by burning the wights. However, the cave is warded against White Walkers and wights, so Coldhands cannot accompany them inside. Leaf takes them deeper into the cave, underneath weirwood roots and across a floor of bones, until they reach a skeletal body sitting on a throne made of roots - the three-eyed crow, the last greenseer. When Bran asks the crow if he can fix his legs, the crow says that that is beyond his power. Heartbroken, Bran's eyes begin to fill with tears, but the crow responds:
“        You will never walk again, Bran... but you will fly."

- Does Meera somewhat come into play because of Perrin's relationship to Faile.  Because of Martin's writing style I don't really see them together but who knows.

Coldhands
Leaf


The three-eyed crow, who Bran learns was named Brynden when he was young, then begins to teach Bran about greenseeing and skinchanging. Bran is fed weirwood paste, which awakens his greenseeing gifts. He then enters the weirwood roots around them and sees his father, Eddard, through Winterfell's heart tree in the past. Grief-stricken, Bran tries to speak to Ned, but all that is heard is a whisper on the wind.  The three-eyed crow explains that he can look into the past through the weirwoods, but saw only what he wished to see, his father and his home. The crow further says that while Bran can view his father, he cannot speak to him.



Passages from the Books referring to Perrin and how I believe they relate to the Game of Thrones:

What Min sees in her visions concerning Perrin: 
"The strongest things I see about the big, curlyhaired fellow are a wolf, and a broken crown, and trees flowering all around him."

- "and trees flowering all around him" to me is the reason why IMO opinion that Bran will take the place of Brynden Rivers as the three eyed crow enshrowed in a wierwood tree.


Brynden Rivers the three-eyed crow with Bran Stark at his feet


"The three wolves were seldom seen. Each night they came to the fire for a time, and sometimes in the day they showed themselves briefly, appearing close at hand when least expected and vanishing in the same manner. Perrin knew they were out there, though, and where."

- All wargs seem to have an inane ability to know where their animals are Bran being no exception.

"Even when the trees dwindled to widescattered groves separated by great swathes of winterdead grass, they were as ghosts when they did not want to be seen, but he could have pointed a finger straight at them at any time."

- is this the reason for Jon's wolf's name?

"In every dream he remembered there was a point where he straightened from Master Luhhan's forge to wipe the sweat from his face, or turned from dancing with the village girls on the Green, or lifted his head from a book in front of the fireplace, and whether he was outside or under a roof, there was a wolf close to hand. Always the wolf's back was to him, and always he knew — In the dreams it seemed the normal course of things, even at Alsbet Luhhan's dinner table — that the wolf's yellow eyes were watching for what might come, guarding against what might come. Only when he was awake did the dreams seem strange."

- Doesn't Bran think like this also?

"In the distant night the wolves howled the first thin sliver of the new moon toward the horizon, and he shivered. Tomorrow would be time enough to worry about the wolves again. He was wrong. They were waiting to greet him in his dreams."

- Again Bran felt the same way.

"He flung out his clenched hand as if throwing something; when his fingers opened, a raven streaked at Perrin's face. Perrin screamed as the black beak pierced his left eye ..."

- The three eyed crow in Bran's dreams always seemed to peck at his "closed third eye." within his dreams.  Reminiscent of Perrin's dream and Ba'alzamon.


"That man was there, somewhere in the mind picture that came from the wolves, but stronger by far was a massive, wild bull with curved horns of shining metal, running through the night with the speed and exuberance of youth, curlyhaired coat gleaming in the moonlight, flinging himself in among Whitecloaks on their horses, with the air crisp and cold and dark, and blood so red on the horns, and...
     Young Bull."

- This IMO is why Gendry is called the "Bull"

"There were moments of astonishment so strong he almost thought it was his own; these wolves had heard rumors, but they had not really believed there were twolegs who could talk to their kind. He sweated through the minutes it took to get past introducing himself — he gave the image of Young Bull in spite of himself, and added his own smell, according to the custom among wolves; wolves were great ones for formalities on first meetings — but finally he managed to get his question through."

- Is this not reminiscent of what Bran would do when he was inside Summer and he approaches other wolves?

“What is yours,” Ba'alzamon said. The blackness swirling 'round him seemed mirthful. “You always thought yourself greater than you were, Lanfear.”

- I belive Bran will eventually be able to look upon what is happening in the here and now when he wants to gain valualble information.

“Why did you show it to me? What was it?” Emotions and images flooded his thoughts, and his mind put words to them. What you must see. Be careful, Young Bull. This place is dangerous. Be wary as a cub hunting porcupine."

- Bran will also learn that he is not the only one who has this ability.  I believe that he will find that agents of the dark have the same ability as he does.

“I think it was one of those wolf dreams you told me about — I'm sure it was; it must have been! — but that doesn't make what I saw real."

- Bran has already come to know that his wolf dreams do come true.

"Lan came to stand in front of Perrin. “How did you know them, blacksmith?” he asked quietly. “Their taint of evil is not strong enough for Moiraine or me to sense. Gray Men have walked past a hundred guards without being noticed, and Warders among them.” Very conscious of Zarine's eyes on him, Perrin tried to make his voice even softer than Lan's. “I... I smelled them. I've smelled them before, at Jarra and at Remen, but it always vanished. They were gone before we got there, both times.” He was not sure whether Zarine had overheard or not; she was leaning forward trying to listen, and trying to appear not to at the same time."

- As a direwolf Bran can distinguish emotions through his sense of smell.

"There hasn't been a Darkhound seen south of the Mountains of Dhoom since the Trolloc Wars."

- Before they found the direwolf pups there hadn't been a direwolf sighted southo of the Wall in 200 years.

"Before he could find words, the door crashed back against the wall, and Moiraine stood in the doorway, her face as pale and grim as death. “Your wolf dreams tell as truly as a Dreamer's, Perrin. The Forsaken are loose, and one of them rules in Illian.”

- Again Bran's wolf dreams come true just like Perrin's.

"Seizing his head, she pulled his face into her midriff. “Your mother is dead,” she said quietly. “Your father is dead. Your sisters are dead, and your brother. Your family is dead, and you cannot change it. Certainly not by dying yourself."

- IMO this is the reason that the Stark's were killed off in the Game of Thrones.  Since Bran has Perrin's traits his family would be the one to suffer this tragedy also.

“Hundreds and hundreds of people have come in from north and south, from every direction, with their cattle and their sheep, all talking of Perrin Goldeneyes's warnings."

- I believe as the Game of Thrones progresses his warnings however they are given will be taken as the gospel like that of Perrin.

"That was what wolves called the Last Battle, Tarmon Gai’don. They knew they would be there, at the final confrontation between the Light and the Shadow, though why was something they could not explain. Some things were fated, as sure as the rise and fall of the sun and the moon, and it was fated that many wolves would die in the Last Hunt. What they feared was something else."


- Will the direwolves also come out in force during the Last battle with the Others?



We know that the three Ta'veren in the Wheel of Time were Rand, Perrin and Matt.  I believe the three Targaryen's (the dragon has 3 heads) are going to be Danny, Jon and Tyrion.  Although Perrin and Gendry both have the characteristics of Perrin they are not going to end up being one of the three dragons IMO but anything can happen.  Bran to me is more like the Pattern or the Wheel itself in how he will relate to the characters in the world that is the Game of Thrones.




Comments encouraged.  Love to hear the idea’s of others.  Most believe that since I present my idea’s as “fact like” I’m not open to change my viewpoints which is far from the truth.  I simply look at the information presented and go from there.  If you can shine a light on another way of thinking that opens the door to debate.










4 comments:

  1. Why do you refer to aSoIaF as Game of Thrones? Why call a whole series by the name of the first book?

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  2. Simply because most people identity with the HBO show rather than the books

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  3. Yet you draw your evidence from the books, not the show, so why shouldn't you mention the proper name?

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    1. Simply because most people that I know watch the show and have not read the books. Most are familiar with the Game of Thrones title and not ASOIAF. "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." - Romeo and Juliet

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