Patchface12 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Greendreams, visions, and prophecies aside, Martin has foreshadowed future events in his books simply through events that happened or simply words that were saidThe dead direwolf mother with the stag horn through her neck certainly foreshadowed Ned's executionTywin's horse taking a dump in the throne room foreshadowed his murderOne I just realized was from the Hound taking Arya to the Twins in Storm, "Keep your mouth shut and do as I tell you, and maybe we'll make it in time for your uncle's bloody wedding." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttered Turnip Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I reread that chapter yesterday and noticed that as well. It made me smile...then frown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearsome Fred Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 The longer you hide, the sterner the penance. You'll be sewing all through winter. When the spring thaw comes, they will find your body with a needle still locked tight between your frozen fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Eater Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Littlefinger eating a pomegranate when talking about betrayal to Sansa foreshadowed the Old Pomengranate, Bowen Marsh, betraying Jon.Mormont's crow crying "King" in Jon's presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 The dragon sign from the inn washing out black and coming back rusted red. Foreshadowing a Blackfyre pretending to be a Targaryen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonstar Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Jorah telling Dany no man will ever be half as true to you as I will be. The way it's worded leaves clear room for his later betrayal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exitao Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 The game the Walders like to play at Winterdfell and then the "mayhaps" at the wedding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evamitchelle Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 "Theon Greyjoy had once commented that Hodor did not know much, but no one could doubt that he knew his name.""Sometimes she felt as though her heart had turned to stone" - Catelyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grip Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 The dragon sign from the inn washing out black and coming back rusted red. Foreshadowing a Blackfyre pretending to be a Targaryen.This is one of my personal favorites, and one who I think has a high degree of being true aswell..When I first saw it mentioned I thought it fitted Aegon so well, really leaves no doubt about his legitimacy imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Eater Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 "Theon Greyjoy had once commented that Hodor did not know much, but no one could doubt that he knew his name.""Sometimes she felt as though her heart had turned to stone" - CatelynGood catches, I missed those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grip Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Good catches, I missed those.As did I, the Theon one was a particulary nice catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarkSister Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 "The Greatjon says that won't matter if we catch him with his breeches down, but it seems to me that a man who has fought as many battles as Tywin Lannister won't be so easily surprised"-Robb to Catelyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daena the Defiant Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Catelyn thinking that her reflection in Renly's green-tinted armor makes her look like she was drowned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wood of the Morning Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Theon returning to Pyke in CoK"I must remember this, Theon vowed to himself. I must never go far from the sea again." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Turtle Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 "Dead men don’t claim vengeance."Jaime Lannister ADwD (not long before running into UnCat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordBloodraven Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 The longer you hide, the sterner the penance. You'll be sewing all through winter. When the spring thaw comes, they will find your body with a needle still locked tight between your frozen fingers.Grrr, don't want believe this one is foreshadowing...Patchface is the best at this game: "Fool's blood, King's blood, Blood on the maiden's thigh, but chains for the guests and chains for the bridegroom, aye, aye aye" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivy Snow Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Catelyn thinking that her reflection in Renly's green-tinted armor makes her look like she was drowned.Nice catch on Catlyn. I MUST do a re-read. T_T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal'c Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Arya sees the Titan of Braavos and thinks that it could step right over the walls of Winterfell.Sansa builds a snow castle of Winterfell and Littlefinger steps in to help her.Littlefinger's true sigil is the Titan of Braavos.The Ghost of High Heart sees Sansa slaying a giant who is attacking her castle.Littlefinger is SO going out the Moon Door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tze Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 We get multiple instances of potential foreshadowing in the game of cyvasse. Dany and Aegon seem likely to clash, and militarily, we have Dany associated with dragons and Aegon associated with elephants.In AFFC, Myrcella plays against Trystane Martell:“He always sets his squares up the same way, with all the mountains in the front and his elephants in the passes,” said Myrcella. “So I send my dragon through to eat his elephants.”When Tyrion plays against Aegon, however, Tyrion's dragon traps Aegon's king while Aegon's own dragon is too far away to save him.And when Tyrion plays against Brown Ben Plumm,Near the end of that final contest, with his fortress in ruins, his dragon dead, elephants before him and heavy horse circling round his rear, Plumm looked up smiling and said, “Yollo wins again. Death in four.”In one game the dragon defeats the elephants, in another game one side's dragon wins because the other side's dragon is too far away, and in another game, the elephants (and heavy horse) kill the dragon. I wonder if these games foreshadow the outcomes of future conflicts between Dany and Aegon (or even Dany and Volantis---a city associated, in part, with elephants). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 The cyvasse stuff struck me as possible foreshadowing when I read it, especially with the dragons and elephants. I hope you have that bit of analysis bookmarked so we can check back and see how it played out. Interesting that we have three matches, and three dragons — one game where the dragon wins, another game where one dragon is used against a side that also has a dragon, and one where the dragon loses. Question is, are three different dragons involved, or is there overlap? Like, does Drogon defeat the elephants in round one only to go down in round three? Or does Drogon defeat the elephants in round one, Rhaegal is used successfully because of Viserion's absence in round two, and Viserion dies in round three? Rhetorical, obviously, but it's worth thinking about.It reminds me of the tourney in The Hedge Knight, how the opponents mirrored ones in the present day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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