Neirben

Matching swords? One 11 inches long, made of holly, another 13 1/2 inches, yew, both with phoenix feather core, both feathers from Fawkes' tail? Oh no sorry, it seems to be a different tale...

Sorry if it has already been mentioned, just came to my mind. Can't a red door in Ser Willem Darry's Braavosi house be an allusion to The Rolling Stones' Paint It Black song, can it? I see a red door and I want it painted black No colors anymore I want them to turn black I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes I have to turn my head until my darkness goes etc. etc.

Is it only me, or Daenerys's wanderings and visions in the House of the Undying really do feel very much David Lynch-like? And by the way - someone already mentioned similarity between the fates of Ned Stark and Leto Atreides. I believe it goes further than this. While Leto's son Paul became Kwisatz Haderach, Ned's son Jon will quite likely become Azor Ahai. Well, yes, yes, we don't believe Jon is Ned's son, but he himself does, doesn't he? Anyway both babies, Paul Atreides and Jon Snow, were somewhat wrongly born.