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Ok. So, I was reading this thread http://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/1nv9yz/spoilers_all_a_theory_about_davos/ and I wanted to present a theory inside it:






As far as I am aware, Melisandre usually uses King’s blood to make her shadowbabies. And no Davos is not a secret Targ. Just don’t go there.

So, my theory is: What if King's Blood doesn't neessarily mean the blood of a King, but it means the blood of a king?



This being only interpretation. I will assume that the legends talk about King's blood as being the purest form of blood, right? The blood of a King is, in theory, part of his honesty, his love and compassion, his kindness, and all that.



So, if the actual form of writing it is king without the capital K, it means "noble, honorable blood", or "pure blood".



That way, some other characters would enter the hall of "people with K(or k)ing's blood", such as Ser Duncan and Davos.



And, if you think about it, it makes more sense(at least to me) that Davos' blood would be a little more valuable than that of Mance's baby, the son of a deserter from the NW and a wildling. And a baby for all that, unable to have proven himself honest, or honorable.



I know it's crackpot, but I think that it sheds new light on the Azor Ahai's Lightbringer forging, as well as other prophecies that require blood of kings.



So, what do you guys think? Too crackpot, or possible?



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Well, to me this just makes a tiny, tiny bit more sense than the concept of King's Blood that Melisandre has right now. The idea that the magical properties of blood change the moment a relative declares himself King is of course very silly. But the idea that a person's blood develops magical properties because they behave "honorable" according to some moral standard that is just as arbitrary, doesn't ring significantly more true in my ears.



I'd still maintain that King's Blood is a total cock-up on Melisandre's part. Either it has no basis at all, or it has something to do with a specific bloodline, but is unrelated to any actual royal standing (e.g. there IS power in a Targaryan's blood, but not because they used to be Kings, but because there is just something in them that gets passed down the generations, like skinchanging also might be genetic).



So far nothing except Melisandre's own words have suggested that something like King's Blood actually exist.


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Well, to me this just makes a tiny, tiny bit more sense than the concept of King's Blood that Melisandre has right now. The idea that the magical properties of blood change the moment a relative declares himself King is of course very silly. But the idea that a person's blood develops magical properties because they behave "honorable" according to some moral standard that is just as arbitrary, doesn't ring significantly more true in my ears.

I'd still maintain that King's Blood is a total cock-up on Melisandre's part. Either it has no basis at all, or it has something to do with a specific bloodline, but is unrelated to any actual royal standing (e.g. there IS power in a Targaryan's blood, but not because they used to be Kings, but because there is just something in them that gets passed down the generations, like skinchanging also might be genetic).

So far nothing except Melisandre's own words have suggested that something like King's Blood actually exist.

Well I don't think there would be anything special about somebody's blood just because they said "I am king of the so and so." But if people actually accepted that and followed this man and honestly considered him their rightful king, then maybe. "Power resides where men believe it resides."

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Well, to me this just makes a tiny, tiny bit more sense than the concept of King's Blood that Melisandre has right now. The idea that the magical properties of blood change the moment a relative declares himself King is of course very silly. But the idea that a person's blood develops magical properties because they behave "honorable" according to some moral standard that is just as arbitrary, doesn't ring significantly more true in my ears.

I'd still maintain that King's Blood is a total cock-up on Melisandre's part. Either it has no basis at all, or it has something to do with a specific bloodline, but is unrelated to any actual royal standing (e.g. there IS power in a Targaryan's blood, but not because they used to be Kings, but because there is just something in them that gets passed down the generations, like skinchanging also might be genetic).

So far nothing except Melisandre's own words have suggested that something like King's Blood actually exist.

Well...

It also seems too stupid for me that a guy becomes a God of blood just because his half-cousin declared himeslf King. BTW, does that mean that Hizdhar's blood is super cool now?

I guess that the idea here is that blood can be set apart between good and bad. And I believe that is also why Roose leeches himself.

I know that good acts=good blood is crackpot, but it is, as you said, better than gold on the head=shiny blood.

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Well I don't think there would be anything special about somebody's blood just because they said "I am king of the so and so." But if people actually accepted that and followed this man and honestly considered him their rightful king, then maybe. "Power resides where men believe it resides."

I guess that could enter the line of things one's blood needs to become powerful. That way, all the magic would be just a giant mummer's farce, a shadow on the wall, the Placebo effect on magic. That makes sense, sir. And fits with my theory, if you think about it. An honorable man, believed by many others to be a good guy, could also generate the admiration that makes his blood be better. In Davos' case, Stannis' faith in him might be the dealbraker that makes his blood desirable to Mel.

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Well, to me this just makes a tiny, tiny bit more sense than the concept of King's Blood that Melisandre has right now. The idea that the magical properties of blood change the moment a relative declares himself King is of course very silly. But the idea that a person's blood develops magical properties because they behave "honorable" according to some moral standard that is just as arbitrary, doesn't ring significantly more true in my ears.

I'd still maintain that King's Blood is a total cock-up on Melisandre's part. Either it has no basis at all, or it has something to do with a specific bloodline, but is unrelated to any actual royal standing (e.g. there IS power in a Targaryan's blood, but not because they used to be Kings, but because there is just something in them that gets passed down the generations, like skinchanging also might be genetic).

So far nothing except Melisandre's own words have suggested that something like King's Blood actually exist.

^Pretty much this, and even as Melisandre claims king's blood has such power she seems to have no interest in Mance's own blood.

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