Game Of Thrones Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Rickard Stark's children: 3 sons, 1 daughterEddard Stark's children: 3 sons, 2 daughtersBalon Greyjoy's children: 3 sons, 1 daughtersQuellon Greyjoy's children: 9 sons (!)Tytos Lannister's children: 4 sons, 1 daughters Tywin Lannister's children: 2 sons, 1 daughtersHoster Tully's children: 1 son, 2 daughtersJon Arryn's children: 1 son Jasper Arryn's children: 2 sons, 1 daughterLuthor Tyrell's children: 1 son, 2 daughtersMace Tyrell's children: 3 sons, 1 daughterMoryn Tyrell's children: 2 sonsAegon I's children: 2 sonsAenys I's children: 1 son, 2 daughtersViserys I's children: 5 sons, 2 daughtersAegon IV's legitimate children: 1 son, 1 daughterDaeron II's children: 5 sons (!)Maekar I's children: 4 sons, 2 daughtersEgg's children: 2 sons, 1 daughterJaehaerys II's children: 1 son, 1 daughterAerys II's children: 2 sons, 1 daughterRhaegar's children: 2 sons, 1 daughterDoran Martell's children: 2 sons, 1 daughterOberyn Martell's children: 8 daughters (!)Jaime Lannister's children: 2 sons, 1 girlSteffon Baratheon's children: 3 sonsStannis Baratheon's children: 1 daughterBolded are instances where there are more daughters than sons. They are quite rare.Why do you think this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Selig Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Martin is really sexist, duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCon's Red Beard Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I dunno why but the chinese chart for baby gender came into my mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracarysOO Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Also, Davos had 7 sons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrunesThatWasPromised Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Well I read here that Arya might have a cock or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia Martell Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 My mother always said that if a lot of boys are born, it means there'll be a war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox umbrarum Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Selwyn Tarth's children: 2 sons, 3 daughters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Blue Eyes Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Small sample size. Statistics really should be taught at school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Mac Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Egg had three sons. But we do see a large prominence of daughters sometimes. Maege Mormont only has daughters. Leyton Hightower has 6 daughters and 4 sons. Selwyn Tarth had three daughters and one son. I don't think anything is really out of order here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universal Sword Donor Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 1) It's a fantasy series2) Even in the real world, there are something like 106 men born for every 100 women Men die younger.Men work more dangerous jobs.Men fight in wars.Men have to listen to wives nagging them for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia Martell Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Also, there might be less cause to mention daughters in the text since we meets lots of men on the battlefield and whatnot while their sister are mostly stuck in a castle somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthBolton Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Typically in times of stress/famine/etc more females are conceived in real life. This is a small sample, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia Martell Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 1) It's a fantasy series 2) Even in the real world, there are something like 106 men born for every 100 women Men die younger. Men work more dangerous jobs. Men fight in wars. Men have to listen to wives nagging them for many years. If the large number of mother dying in childbed in this series is anything to go by, I think the first three balance out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game Of Thrones Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 I just picked the Great Houses because a large sample would be unwieldy in an OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universal Sword Donor Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I just picked the Great Houses because a large sample would be unwieldy in an OP. If you want to revise it, you could do something like this: http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/84563-most-precise-asoiaf-timeline-in-existence/ google doc and edit OP. Would also let you sort the numbers and group by region and religion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game Of Thrones Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 If you want to revise it, you could do something like this: http://asoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/topic/84563-most-precise-asoiaf-timeline-in-existence/ google doc and edit OP. Would also let you sort the numbers and group by region and religionThanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Reaver Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Also, there might be less cause to mention daughters in the text since we meets lots of men on the battlefield and whatnot while their sister are mostly stuck in a castle somewhere. This. Not to mention daughters might not even be mentioned. Point in case: Quellon Greyjoy. We know he had 9 sons. But that doesn't mean he had 0 daughters. All it means is that Aeron, who is the source of our information, didn't give a crap about them. Which is understandable, what with his view on the opposite sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocoalover1956 Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Also, there might be less cause to mention daughters in the text since we meets lots of men on the battlefield and whatnot while their sister are mostly stuck in a castle somewhere. Yes but what about the appendixes? Don't they list all family members whether or not they're mentioned in text? And to add to OP Randyl Tarly had 2 sons and 3 daughters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamoDega Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Why do you think this is? 1- Random, being a fantasy story 2- Noble house may make disappear (claim death on birth) female daughters they don't need. A male son is an heir, a second may be an heir if first die, third the same and may become a knight or be used for marriage alliances. Daughter can be used for marriage too, but in a marriage it was a duty of the wife's father to give a dowry wich in big noble marriages was a lot of money... maybe many did'nt wanted pay it, or pay it a second time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonin Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Hoster Tully's children: 1 son, 2 daughters Bolded are instances where there are more daughters than sons. They are quite rare. Why do you think this is? Actually Hoster had 4 son's, 3 died in infancy. Why? It's a book of fiction and grrm probably never checked to see that the birth ratio for males/females was reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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