I pose a simple question is there a glamour placed on Hodor? For the people that say the
show isn’t going to spoil the books that is ridiculous. If both the books and the show are going to
end up at roughly the same place some things simply have to play out in a
similar fashion. If not the writers
should have just did their own show.
With that said I believe that the glamour that we know about in ASOIAF
has another attribute that we haven’t learned of yet. I only say this because ASOIAF is following
the format laid out by The Wheel of Time.
In TWOT the Mask of Mirrors is described
as follows: weave, also known as Illusion or
Mirror of Mists, which allowed one to change one’s appearance. Later in the series it was found that by
modifying the known weave they could also do the following:
“Yes," Seaine said. "We know that
some weaves play with sound. Variations on vocal weaves are used to enhance a
voice to project to a crowd, and in the ward against eavesdropping—indeed,
they're used in the various tricks used to listen in on what is being said
nearby. Complex uses of the Mirror of Mists can change a person's voice. With some practice,
Doesine and I were able to fabricate a variation on a weave that would alter
the words we spoke. In effect, we said one thing, but the other person heard
another thing entirely.”
Glamour is a trinket used by various
people like Melisandre or the Faceless Men to create an illusion and disguise
the wearer of the glamour. Basically I
am suggesting that this aspect of the Mask of Mirrors will be incorporated into
the glamour in ASOIAF. I believe it is
that which only allows Hodor to sound as if he is saying “Hodor” but in reality
he is speaking intelligently.
The next question would be why was he glamoured
and by whom? I believe that glamour was
placed on him so that a secret that he stumbled onto wouldn’t be revealed. Some may say then why not just kill him as that
would ensure his silence. I think that
answer lies into who would have the ability to perform said glamour. We know Melisandre has the ability but whom
else? From her description she sounds
like the “woods witches” described in the books. Then it goes to who Hodor would have
encountered at Winterfell that would be able to glamour him. I believe the answer to that would be Old Nan. If you look up her description her
description sounds like an “un-glamoured” Melisandre. If you haven’t read the books and don’t know
Old Nan is Hodor’s great grandmother. I
believe that Hodor stumbles onto Old Nan performing some magic that if it was
revealed would have most likely got her thrown out of Winterfell. I believe that Old Nan got herself put into a
position where she could influence Bran Stark and ready him for the Great
Battle to come. As her great grandson
she loves Hodor but she couldn’t leave fate to chance so she glamoured his
voice so that he wouldn’t spill the beans.
Nothing complicated. I just think
that ASOIAF is using every aspect of TWOT and the Mask of Mirror is just one of
many.
I think Hodor misses Old Nan as she is
probably the only one with whom he can carry on a conversation since I believe
that she understands everything he says.
I also believe that she promises him that one day she would remove the
glamour in question.
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 are 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.
I went back and checked and I found that ASOIAF did use the variation on vocal weaves used in TWOT:
ReplyDelete“Melisandre touched the ruby at her neck and spoke a word.
The sound echoed queerly from the corners of the room and twisted like a worm inside their ears. The wildling heard one word, the crow another. Neither was the word that left her lips. The ruby on the wildling’s wrist darkened, and the wisps of light and shadow around him writhed and faded.”