Runaway Penguin Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 While the appearance of Others is taken as a surprise, there is a lot of hints that Watch - or at least the leadership - knew something. Going from the messages Halfhand sends ("Tell Mormont that trees have eyes!") down to innocent conversation with Tyrion (where Mormont mentions White Walker spotted by Eastwatch)... Even the appearance of wights is not THAT big shock as it ought have been and Mormont mentions that the NW knows about Craster's sacrifices (though not if he new to whom - unlike in series). Ser Jaremy seems to not know much, but Benjen suspects. So... Who does know? And since when? How? I presume Rangers might have heard from Wildlings, but Wildlings close to Wall were not in direct contact. Did Rangers occassionally talk with the tribes further North? Did select rangers know from them (And through them, the Lord Commander and inner circle of top Rangers)? And what did they know? Were White Walkers "known" occurence, but them going into murder mode and raising undead actually a new thing? Then again if they were knows... Wouldn't properties of Dragonglass kept as a knowledge as well? Or did they just begin to appear recently again? (Possible connection: Summerhall?) But then... The Rangers won't talk about them so casually probably. So... Were they around all the time, but just as isolated and distant threat, no really different from Shadowcats? And again, who knew and what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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