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Prophecies, schmophecies. ASOIAF is littered with them. Here's a fun one to noodle on.
( Who will be the one to cast Cersei down and take all that she holds dear? )
( Who will be the one to cast Cersei down and take all that she holds dear? )
ASOIAF #6: The Great Northern Conspiracy
Aug. 12th, 2013 12:47 pm
I was going to save this one for later, because it's super meaty, but it's the hot topic on the forums last night/today, so I figure, what the hell.
I'm talking about The Great Northern Conspiracy.
Have you heard of it? Do you know what it is? It's a hell of a theory (originally posted by Apple Martini in December 2012).
It started with a forum thread that's grown exponentially. I can't take reading forum threads that go on that long, but happily someone (Yeade) has distilled the theory down in essay form, so all the extraneous stuff is removed, while the most important points are covered. She's posted the essay to Tumblr in seven parts, but the font's small and light, and I wanted to read the whole thing in one sitting, so I put it into a Word doc. Be forewarned: It's 43 Word pages long. :)) I told you it's a hell of a theory. Lots of supporting quotes from the text.
For those of you who don't have the time or inclination to read a 43-page hypothesis, here's the tl;dr version, though I highly rec reading the theory itself, which includes actual text proof points than I'm skipping in my summary version. ( The Great Northern Conspiracy summarized. )
I'm talking about The Great Northern Conspiracy.
Have you heard of it? Do you know what it is? It's a hell of a theory (originally posted by Apple Martini in December 2012).
It started with a forum thread that's grown exponentially. I can't take reading forum threads that go on that long, but happily someone (Yeade) has distilled the theory down in essay form, so all the extraneous stuff is removed, while the most important points are covered. She's posted the essay to Tumblr in seven parts, but the font's small and light, and I wanted to read the whole thing in one sitting, so I put it into a Word doc. Be forewarned: It's 43 Word pages long. :)) I told you it's a hell of a theory. Lots of supporting quotes from the text.
For those of you who don't have the time or inclination to read a 43-page hypothesis, here's the tl;dr version, though I highly rec reading the theory itself, which includes actual text proof points than I'm skipping in my summary version. ( The Great Northern Conspiracy summarized. )
ASOIAF #5: Analysis of Sansa and Jon
Aug. 9th, 2013 09:02 am
Happy Friday!
Today's discussion topic is not so much a "theory" as it is some great analysis (not by me) of two characters and their relationship in the most general sense: Sansa and Jon. They're two of my favorite characters in the series, so it's interesting to consider what's in store for them and whether they'll ever meet up again, especially considering how Sansa felt about Jon before all the crappy stuff started happening. This analysis was posted on a thread about Sansa becoming a player from being a pawn. There are places where it reaches a little, but I have to say that for the most part, it blew me away.
( Analysis by tze: Thoughts on Sansa and Jon. )
Today's discussion topic is not so much a "theory" as it is some great analysis (not by me) of two characters and their relationship in the most general sense: Sansa and Jon. They're two of my favorite characters in the series, so it's interesting to consider what's in store for them and whether they'll ever meet up again, especially considering how Sansa felt about Jon before all the crappy stuff started happening. This analysis was posted on a thread about Sansa becoming a player from being a pawn. There are places where it reaches a little, but I have to say that for the most part, it blew me away.
( Analysis by tze: Thoughts on Sansa and Jon. )
This is a really popular fan theory and I'm not exactly sure why, other than that people love Tyrion and they have a fascination with the Targs.
So let's get into it.
( Tyrion is actually a secret Targaryen. )
So let's get into it.
( Tyrion is actually a secret Targaryen. )
OK, we get into a more controversial topic today. Many a thread has been fought on the forums between the believers and the non-believers. :D I'll present the evidence as I know it, which is biased toward my point of view, but I try to address the dissenters' arguments as best as I can.
Today's theory: ( Jon could actually be a legitimate Targaryen. )
Today's theory: ( Jon could actually be a legitimate Targaryen. )
Oh my. Time got away from me today, I meant to post this a lot sooner.
Here's a popular fan theory:
( Dany and Jon are going to end up together. )
Here's a popular fan theory:
( Dany and Jon are going to end up together. )
ASOIAF #1: Who are Jon Snow's parents?
Aug. 5th, 2013 11:31 amI'm totally into theorizing about ASOIAF right now, and I have a looooooot to talk about, so in order not to overwhelm any casually interested people with one giant post, and also to make myself get back into a rhythm of posting more often, I'm going to go through one topic a day. :D
These talks will, of course, be spoilery (though I will keep my topic titles as spoiler-free as possible)... I'm really bad at remembering what happens when, so all comments I make will be in danger of spoiling for books 1-5, seasons 1-3 of the show, and also the 3 Dunk and Egg novellas that are set ~100 years before the events of A Game of Thrones. I don't know why it took me so long to read those novellas, btw. I absolutely loved them. The events of ASOIAF are really exciting and awesome, but there's a lot of Seriousness, since Important Things Are Happening. The Dunk and Egg novellas are a lot more lighthearted, but equally fun to read.
OK, onto the first topic! We'll start with an easy one. ( Who are Jon Snow's parents? )
These talks will, of course, be spoilery (though I will keep my topic titles as spoiler-free as possible)... I'm really bad at remembering what happens when, so all comments I make will be in danger of spoiling for books 1-5, seasons 1-3 of the show, and also the 3 Dunk and Egg novellas that are set ~100 years before the events of A Game of Thrones. I don't know why it took me so long to read those novellas, btw. I absolutely loved them. The events of ASOIAF are really exciting and awesome, but there's a lot of Seriousness, since Important Things Are Happening. The Dunk and Egg novellas are a lot more lighthearted, but equally fun to read.
OK, onto the first topic! We'll start with an easy one. ( Who are Jon Snow's parents? )
