You know, the venomous black spider who eats her (male) mates unable to give her children (or after mating)? I’ve received a copy of Fire and Blood for Christmas, and I’ve only read about 1/4 so far, so there might be (a lot) more references to black widows to come. But you know how Rhaena... Continue Reading →
Dragons and the phoenix
Let’s dig into more Russian fairy tales: Ivan Tsarevich, the firebird, and the grey wolf Since this is a pretty long tale, I won’t resume it here, but I invite you to google it (or, here’s the english version I cited; here’s another english version, and here’s the first version I read) to get an... Continue Reading →
The knight who laughed at the tree
(Pic source here) OR: Lyanna/Rhaegar elements in the Arya/Gendry storyline The matter of disguise is important in both storylines, especially at the beginning, when Gendry’s identity is solely defined by his bull helm (he’s simply called “the Bull”). Like the peculiar knight of the laughing tree, his whereabouts must be kept secret. Lyanna is the laughing... Continue Reading →
Dragon skulls
When I was a child, one of my favorite tales was “Vasilisa the Beautiful”, a Russian fairy tale about a girl sent by her evil stepsisters to fetch light from a witch in the woods. The human flesh-eating witch tasks Vasilisa with impossible amounts of work in exchange for the light, threatening to eat her... Continue Reading →
Sansa as Sleeping Beauty?
(Yes… this is another fairy tales meta…) Old snow cloaked the courtyard, and icicles hung down like crystal spears from the terraces and towers. The Eyrie was built of fine white stone,and winter's mantle made it whiter still. So beautiful, Alayne thought, so impregnable. She could not love this place, no matter how she tried.... Continue Reading →
SanSan ramblings
I wanted to write on the parallels between Sansa/Littlefinger and Catherine Linton/Heathcliff. I had an inkling I wasn’t the first to catch on to those parallels. I checked. I was right 😭 too bad. There’s even a Wuthering Heights theory, apparently. Although! You know what set me thinking about those parallels? It wasn’t the Littlefinger =... Continue Reading →
Is the Wall a “feminine” element?
So we all remember THIS Cersei’s line to Sansa: “tears aren’t a woman’s only weapon. Her best weapon is between her legs.” You know “who” else uses tears as a weapon? The Wall: Ice was treacherous stuff at the best of times, and on a day like this, when the Wall was weeping, the warmth of a climber’s hand might... Continue Reading →
Why there’s more to the “Jon’s ice Dany’s fire” than it seems
Going through Durand’s work on archetypes and the imaginary, I stumbled on a section that J&D and asoiaf fans alike might find pretty interesting. The section covers some elements of symbolism relating to fire, wood, trees and crosses. I think we all agree that Jon Snow is, to some degree, a martyr figure and a... Continue Reading →
Robert Baratheon, An Alcoholic’s Perspective
rotting-sea-cow: westeros.org user @Ser Dips A lot wrote a little essay about Robert Baratheon from an alcoholic’s perspective. Interesting thoughts: King Robert Baratheon, the prodigious drinker who ruled the realm. We all know Robert ate, drank, and fucked his way into an early grave but what was his true demise. Was he doomed from birth,... Continue Reading →
Thank you Vanity Fair
instantbouquetface-me: OK, so although I’ve seen this information reblogged by others, for some reason it does not show on the Jonerys tag. So here’s an attempt to make that happen. As per the Vanity Fair article today, the actual script (i.e. not just the leak) of 7x06 contains: “She opens her mouth to speak but... Continue Reading →
The Jonerys discussion platform 