Lopsang Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 We know that Tyrion is Yollo and Hugor Hill besides being himself so he is just being another character? He seemed genuine when coming out of Joanna's (Lyanna's?) womb but maybe it's just another mummer's farce. We know that he has heterochromia so maybe that would be too many genetic defects to be true. The likelihood of that dwarfism and heterochromia both occuring is very low so maybe he's not a dwarf. In fact, let me supply textual evidence: "When he opened the door, the light from within threw his shadow clear across the yard, and for just a moment Tyrion Lannister stood tall as a king.” (AGOT)Clearly, nobody can disguise themselves perfectly, so Tyrion had a little slip-up and grew a good 2 or 3 feet for a moment. Seeing as he is also a secret Targaryen, Targaryens are not known for ever being dwarfs, so how could he be a dwarf Targaryen? For instance, since GRRM studies history, he should obviously know about the physiological differences between dwarfs and humans, and when he says Tyrion could do acrobactics, it obviously FLIES RIGHT IN THE FACE of what a dwarf can actually do. Disregarding any hint of narrative importance whatsoever as to why Tyrion might be a dwarf or the fact that there are factual blemishes in the texxt, the only logical conclusion we can draw is that Tyrion is not a dwarf. Let's be realistic here and compare every aspect of this world to detailed, stringent standards of realism (remember, GRRM studies history as well, so him not knowing things like the physiology of dwarfism would be totally insane). Also, dragons. But on a serious note, we can do other things on this forum than throw about crazy, inane theories all the time. Why don't we look inward into what we've already read, and glean from the readings whatever we can about modern life, how asoiaf applies to today, themes in the books, irony, literary devices, critiques of certain aspects (characters, places, cultures), etc. We don't always have to be hypothesizing things! We seem to be making all of this left-field stuff to just entertain ourselves and increase the wordcount of the forum. I think we should be more constructive and realistic than we are as of now in our discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrannogXninja Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 GRR Martin says he regrets having Tyrion do the tumble because he wasn't aware Dwarfs could not do that at the time...so no. GRR made an honest mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopsang Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 I know; I am not being serious. It's kind of funny that us forum-goers are so desensitized to crazy theories that we all think the OP is being serious. I wasn't being serious; I am mocking the "Is Varys Really a Eunuch Thread", but more generally, just crackpot theory-making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelborn Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I know; I am not being serious. It's kind of funny that us forum-goers are so desensitized to crazy theories that we all think the OP is being serious. I wasn't being serious; I am mocking the "Is Varys Really a Eunuch Thread", but more generally, just crackpot theory-making. I don't know, since there are so many subscribers to the "High Sparrow is Howland Reed" theory, I think everything counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaughingStormBaratheon Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 So this is your second post attacking this forum for the amount of theories people come up with. Get over it, maybe? This is a series people love, and theyve been starved of anything groundbreaking since Dance came out. How about you tone it down a bit and just have fun with it? Thats what everyone else does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaughingStormBaratheon Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Double post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dornish Vinegar Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I mean brah I see where you're coming from but if you wanna do that type of analysis just start a thread on it! I'm sure people will be into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellstaysia Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 what a great day to start my very first theory thread :dunce: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Guy Garlan Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I mean brah I see where you're coming from but if you wanna do that type of analysis just start a thread on it! I'm sure people will be into itThis. Be the change you want to see, etc, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopsang Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 I understand; and I have before. But I think we would be more constructive as a community if we ALL did it more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dornish Vinegar Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I understand; and I have before. But I think we would be more constructive as a community if we ALL did it more. We would be much more constructive as a community if a lot of people did many different things a lot more often ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaworth'sShipmate Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 No, he's just been faking it for the past 35 years, just to prank his dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Like Davos Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Feel free to create your own board that set all the rules for what people should post or not to keep it at a level of discourse you deem appropriate. This ones seems to be working just fine for the rest of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King in Black Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 You're boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George48 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Tyrion is actualy the dragon that must wake up from stone: he is actualy tall and strong but he does not know it yet because FAegon must be sacrificed and Viserys (Jon) Snow can be revived. After this happens the two brothers (because R+L=J+T+...all Planetos... everyone is a secret Targ... except FAegon) will be reunited and save the world with Dany and all get married and have children and will all live happily ever after because GRRM actualy does not write sad stories. Now... jokes aside:Regarding theories: this has gotten out of control, crackpot seems the norm and they just operate on the "I love this character so he/she is AA and will save the world/sit on the IT"-logic and is just based on circumstancial or made up evidence that are called "foreshadowing" (also, not everything has to be foreshadowed). Many so called "theories" are pure crack and sound like fanfiction and many seem to hjust present ASOIAF like a sort of fairytail......Also many characters's stories sometimes (it's rare) seem to be distorted in order to demonize or white-wash them... not-saying-names... Alright, let's talk about what's really important in ASOIAF: Tormund's Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopsang Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Alright, let's talk about what's really important in ASOIAF: Tormund's Member Right? Edit: Tormund's member is a secret Targ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tyrion I Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 No, he's just been faking it for the past 35 years, just to prank his dad:rofl: Yes, he is. GRRM said in interview that he's actually smaller than Peter Dinklage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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