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felt the same about book4. book 5 picks up again, so have faith!
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been rereading.
What about Tyrion's parentage?
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Some people have the theory that Tyrion is secretly a Targ. Apparently Aerys had a thing for Joanna (Tywin's wife) and people think he might have raped her at some point. That seems a bit far fetched to me and I think it cheapens the events between Tyrion and Tywin.
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^ Yeah, i agree. As much as I like the theories about Jon's parentage, I like Tywin and Tyrion as is.
Aerys did show lust toward Joanna. And Tyrion's obsessed with dragons. His hair is described to be white-blonde (kind of like the Targs). His eyes are mismatched too. And Tywin did break off from Aerys. Could be, but I hope not.
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Polygamy wasn't a big deal to the Dragon-folk, I think. They married multiple sisters.
Only Robert implies Lyanna's rape. There is only one person still alive who was with Ned when he found Lyanna dying in her tower. That's Howland Reed, and he hasn't appeared himself yet (tho his children have key roles). We don't actually know what happened, but we do know from Ned's dreams/memories that THREE members of the Kingsguard were guarding her (almost half of the Kingsguard). Seems like way too many people to be guarding a regular prisoner, especially when the rest of the royal family is being slaughtered.
After rexamining all the evidence, I now agree with you.
It seems that:
Rhaegar and Elia had an unhappy marriage - proof is that he named Lyanna as queen of beauty at the Tourney instead of his own wife.
Rhaegar and Lyanna ran off together as a result. Lyanna's father was incensed at this as he had promised her to Robert.
Robert's Rebellion took place as a result of the Aerys's reaction to these accusations.
At the end of the rebellion, (so many months later, maybe even 9 months later...) Ned finds Lyanna dying in a bed of blood (such as what would be there after a difficult childbirth) defended by the Kingsguard.
Lyanna makes Ned a promise.... protecting the identity of her baby would be a good promise, as she would know that being the last Targaryen in Westeros, his existence would be a challenge to Robert. She would probably already have heard of the slaughter of Elia's babies and fear the same for her own.
It is extremely unlikely that Ned would father a bar steward, as Robert teased Ned for staying loyal to his wife throughout their rebellion while Robert frequented whores.
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^ Yup. Exactly.
Now, for those of you who have read the entire series: Do you think Aegon is the real Aegon?
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This song reminds me of Cersei and Jamie’s relationship.
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I like the fact that even the evil characters are explained in a way that you understand where they are coming from. Like cersei you hate her very gut but understand where her hatred from Robert comes from and why she does what she does. Okay so I have to ask anyone else wondering when the letter Ned gave to Varys will surface? I think that letter should have some interesting information in it.
More important than the letter, will be Howland Reed entering the story. He was the only survivor, along with Ned, from the Tower of Joy, and I think will be the one to finally clear up Jon Snow's parentage. And I think Dany and Aegon will deny this, but Jon won't care. I definitely think he will die leading Westeros against the Others. At the very least, he'll be one of the leaders.
I don't know why but I like Cersei.
I have to question your morality now hareem...
^ Yup. Exactly.
Now, for those of you who have read the entire series: Do you think Aegon is the real Aegon?
I don't think it matters, and I think Martin will leave it ambiguous. There have been European monarchs who claimed to be royalty, and they had an army behind them so it was accepted. I think Dany and Aegon will clash and her dragons will bring his story to an end.
I kind of want to see Dany portrayed as a conqueror.Throughout the series she has held onto the belief that the throne is hers by right. It's not. The Targs took it, they were owed nothing. I want to see her attempt to conquer Westeros, fail and die, and have someone unexpected sitting on the iron throne at the end.
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^ I want to see her as the conqueror too, especially as she's the one with the most interesting gang of misfit followers. Her conquering force is really interesting, and I assume a dwarf is about to join the team.. I would like to see her win though. Maybe she and Jon will marry and restore the Targs, tho that's unlikely.
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For sure, her gang of misfits includes not only Tyrion, but will probably also include Drogo's former khalasar (currently Jhaqo's), which she meets at the end of book 5.
I initially thought she would marry Jon, but I think Jon's arc is going to be solely about duty. He'll be the primary leader against the Others and I think he'll die. (sadly)