PrinceHenryris Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 At the end of "The Mystery Knight" Bloodraven and Egg both call either other "Cousin" and BR refers to Egg as "cousin" when talking to Dunk. Isn't Bloodraven actually Egg's Great-Uncle(nuncle)? Egg's grandfather Daeron was Bloodraven's (half) brother. That makes Bloodraven Maekar's nuncle. Which means that Egg and Bloodraven are uncle and nephew and not cousins. Then again, we're dealing with Targaryeans, so who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illyrio Mo'Parties Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I think past a certain point everybody just calls each other "cousin" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Melnibonean Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Aren't they cousins on the Blackwood side? ETA Never mind. I had Egg's mum and wife mixed up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kienn Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Egg's great-grandmother is Bloodraven's aunt. Therefore - cousins (first cousins twice removed specifically). Yes BR is his great-uncle as well, but whether for simplicity or formality (nephew could be considered too familiar) BR chose to use cousin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fattest Leech Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 They are of the same "village" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maudisdottir Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Kienn said: Egg's great-grandmother is Bloodraven's aunt. Therefore - cousins (first cousins twice removed specifically). Yes BR is his great-uncle as well, but whether for simplicity or formality (nephew could be considered too familiar) BR chose to use cousin. I agree, and it's more courteous to say "cousin" than "bastard half-uncle". Shakespeare does it too - I just watched Richard II and the uncles and nephews were calling each other cousin. I guess it's a less formal way of saying "kinsman". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Melnibonean Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 40 minutes ago, maudisdottir said: I agree, and it's more courteous to say "cousin" than "bastard half-uncle". Shakespeare does it too - I just watched Richard II and the uncles and nephews were calling each other cousin. I guess it's a less formal way of saying "kinsman". Hmm... The George has alluded to Shakespeare in other spots, notably here and here. Perhaps this was an intentional allusion to Richard II? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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