Lord Aegon The Compromiser

That is clearly NOT a confirmation that RLJ is book canon. Also, you're incorrect. George asked them who Jon's mother was. They gave an answer. He smiles, never saying whether or not they are right. He asked us, "Who is Jon Snow's mother?" We had discussed it before, and we gave a shocking answer. At that point, George didn't actually say whether or not we were right or wrong, but his smile was his tell. We knew we had passed the Wonka test, at that point. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/the-game-of-thrones-writers-had-to-answer-this-trick-question-2015-4 How does this equal RLJ is confirmed book canon?

How old is Old Nan? Certainly possibly over 100 right? It isn't anywhere in canon that Hodor is of an age with Ned. Do we have a book canon age for Hodor? No. All we can do is guess. But that doesn't automatically make Hodor 35-ish.

I'm starting to fear that George is going to give us the book equivalent of the shows lightning quick season 8 "here's the bullet points but trust me it was a good story". There's far too much to wrap up in 2 books. He probably needs 4 realistically, but 3 for a certainty.

When did Martin confirm RLJ is in the books?

Hodor is possibly 60 or so in the books. We don't how old Old Nan is, except she is very old, likely at least old enough for Hodor to be 60. Ned is 35 when AGOT starts. You are acting like it's a given that Ned and Hodor are basically the same age and that Hodor would have grown up with Brandon and Benjen and Lyanna. When he could be old enough to have played with Rickard as kids.

The books establish that Old Nan doesn't have the best memory. I'd say it's far from canon that Hodor has said "Hodor" since birth.

Hello all, I have been lurking for a few weeks. I've been dying to see what others think will be the continuation of the story now that the show is done. First I'd love to hear what others think of whether Dany, Jon, Sansa, Tyrion, Arya and Bran's stories will come to the same conclusion or not. If not, then how do you think their story will go, and end? The more I lurk, the more I decided I'd like to stick around and see how well I (and we) can predict what will happen in TWOW and beyond. My current thoughts on the 6: Jon: I didn't like it at first, but minus the details, especially actually honoring a pledge to a dude that just sailed to Naath for... forever, I can see Jon's story ending with him living with the Free Folk or still in the Night's Watch. He may end up taking a dark turn if he needs a resurrection though. Sansa: I don't think her book story will end the same as the show. I think it more likely she rules the Vale in her own right. As Lady Sansa Stark, the Vale Lords naming her heir to Lisa/Robin. It may be that she gets the Vale to fight for her, but her being Queen of the North wouldn't continue the Stark bloodline. In the books, though...Rickon is still alive. Bran: Bran may make less sense than Sansa. Even though the actor claims D&D said GRRM says that Bran will be King... I agree the Lords of Westeros would laugh at his tales and would laugh louder at the idea of him being King of the 6 or 7 Kingdoms. But how do he and his story get from a tree throne (uh oh...) underground north of the Wall all the way to King's Landing? Tyrion: Tyrion is one of my favorite characters so I'd love to see him end up as Hand again. Or as Lord of Casterly Rock... but so far in the books he has yet to team up with Dany. He still needs to be named her Hand AND have her conquest be successful this time...in a manner that wouldn't make him quit. I think we got too fairytale of an ending and there won't be a King Bran to name Tyrion Hand as punishment. Dany: In book Dany still needs to resolve her Dothraki situation, hopefully Victarion ends up being her escape from Meereen and fast forward button to Westeros. I do think we get Mad Queen Dany in a different way. Maybe she burns King's Landing "by accident" with the wildfire caches exploding. Right now I'd guess Dany dies in battle either trying to take King's Landing or after in the fight against the Others. Arya: Arya's story may be the most interesting to me of the 6. I actually loved that she is sailing off on an adventure to the unknown west of Westeros. I'd like to find book evidence to support this. However, the show clearly cut off her real storyline to rush her and everyone else to Westeros. We really, as far as we know, got no continuation of her book storyline at all. Yet her sailing off west of Westeros made the most sense to me of the 6. I just don't know how she gets from her training in Braavos to there. Her arc would have to include something to get her out of the Faceless Men organization or her sailing would be a Faceless Men mission.