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Fool Stands On Giant’s Toe

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  1. 2 hours ago, Seams said:

    A link between legends and leg ends would be a giant step (so to speak) toward solving a longtime mystery:

    Ha! Love it.

    I have a silly theory that Rheanys and Visenya are sisters but not sisters to Aegon.

    Rheanys water and air that fall

     

  2. 15 hours ago, Walda said:

    The only time silver spurs are mentioned, they are given as a gift, not an award. Joffery was king, but he wasn't a knight, so for his wedding he received

    (ASoS Ch59 Sansa IV)

    This, from his Master of Arms, who is a knight, who has it in his power to make Joffrey a knight, might almost amount to a rebuke. On the other hand, it is the closest thing to gold spurs that could decently be given as a gift, and holds the promise that, if he just spent a bit more time in the training yard, Joffrey might easily earn his golden spurs. 

    As gift or award, spurs are an ambiguous symbol.They can be used to urge a warhorse into the frey, or to flee in terror. They are terribly cruel to horses, but even gentle little Tommen sinks spurs into his pony without a second thought. Even Bran. Even Dany spurs her beloved silver. 

    Dontos was stripped of his golden spurs by Joffrey. So a king can do that, even if he can't make a knight and has no (golden) spurs himself.

    Thank you :D. I hadn’t considered silver as silver in a Maesters chain. Healing if I am correct. Maybe Marbrand felt bad for Joffs horse. Again ty

  3. "As for Lord Rickard, the steel of his breastplate turned cherry-red before the end, and his goldmelted off his spurs and dripped down into the fire.” - Jamie to cat
     

         Been bugging me for the longest time. I thought tourney champion’s wore gold spurs? Could have sworn there was someone or something to do with gold spurs. 
        My small question is who is known to wear golden spurs? Are gold spurs an award like silver spurs or do they have anything to do with office, title, and tournaments? 

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