RE: @myasksaccount and possible connections between Jon Snow, aka Aegon Targaryen, and the tale of the troll who didn’t carry his heart with him. (Note: I can’t put a direct link to the tale because posts with links don’t show up in tags nowadays. Sorry about that! But myasksaccount provided me with the link in “Hot and... Continue Reading →
BREAKING THE F&*KING WHEEL…
There’s this article circulating among the antis nowadays, an external source (so, presumably, unbiased) explaining how Dany is a bad person. Given the enthusiasm it receives among antis, I figured it contained some substance, a hard-to-refute piece new piece of evidence demonstrating how Dany was indeed, and to the end of the world amen, a bad... Continue Reading →
Bran Stark and the wheel: GRR Martin’s subtle critics of the feudal system
tatticstudio55 Please note: this is not a criticism of Bran in any way. Re-reading Bran’s ACOK POV chapters, I came to wonder if the author wasn’t slipping some subtle criticism of the feudal “wheel” everyone seems to be talking about. Anyway, there’s two things I’d like to talk about here: the distribution of resources and characterization of... Continue Reading →
#ForTheThrone
iheartdandelions: *Put your tinfoil hats on guys* *Also note you guys, I make brief mention of leaks in this meta. I’ll warn before getting to those parts though* Okay so since it seems we’ve all been scratching our heads over this whole “For the Throne” promotional campaign of HBO’s, I decided to take a closer look... Continue Reading →
Pre-conquest Westeros was no Garden of Eden
instantbouquetface-me: An interesting passage that sheds light on pre-conquest (Aegon’s) Westeros (said in the context of the situation that arose immediately after the death of Aegon the Conqueror and the succession of his son): The new king’s mettle would be tested sooner than anyone could have imagined. The Wars of Conquest had left scars throughout... Continue Reading →
“Life is Not a Song”
Written and submitted by @myasksaccount “Life is not a song, sweetling. Someday you will learn that, to your sorrow.” This famous quote from Littlefinger to Sansa oozes with contempt and barely veiled threat while containing a degree of truth. Often, this line has been taken as a definitive statement on Sansa’s arc because of how... Continue Reading →
Aerea Targaryen. All thoughts appreciated, her fate had been consuming my BRAIN.
agameoftragedy: Duuuuuuuude. Yeah. I was appreciating how much she reminded me of Arya (down to the name!) and then…! It was a quite a mystery where she had gone that there weren’t even rumours of her anywhere. I’m glad Barth speculated on it or else we’d very confused and afraid. Personally, my theory is that... Continue Reading →
Ursula K Leguin and Fear of Dragons
Written and submitted by @myasksaccount In 1974, Ursula K. Leguin wrote an essay called “Why are Americans Afraid of Dragons?” I have some thoughts on it pertaining to ASOIAF, Tywin, Tyrion and Daenerys. The essay (available: https://studylib.net/doc/7195405/why-are-americans-afraid-of-dragons) was written in 1974. While I find it outdated and generalizing, as fantasy movies, shows and tv shows have become... Continue Reading →
Hot and Cold Evil in Fairy Tales
Written and submitted by @myasksaccount Like you, I also enjoy thinking about mythological and fairy tale parallels with ASOIAF. So I thought I might bring up another reference. When I consider ASOIAF as a series, I recall Marie-Louise von Franz’s book “Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales.“ In this book, there are separate chapters on “hot... Continue Reading →
Hi, I just wanted to say that I think your posts are excellent and you do a wonderful job! 💕May I ask if there any other fairy tales that really stand out to you in the books? Keep up the great work!
*Bluuuuush* ❤❤❤ (omg, the great joannalannister is giving me a compliment. Ok, ok, you just made my day week) Cough. Ok. Right. Fairy tales! Well, I was wondering the other day if there wasn’t some parallels between the tale “Puss in boots” and “Cat of the canals” in AFFC, but I haven’t written anything about it yet.... Continue Reading →
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