Welcome to the Bran Stark Re-read Project! Before we get started with our discussion, I'd like to take a moment to thank the amazing group of posters who have agreed be part of the team analyzing Bran's chapters. BearQueen87 DarkSister1001 Illuminated by Fire Kyoshi Loic MoIaF Queen Alysanne Stannis’s Lawyer Now lets get down to business: The aim of the re-read is to gain a better understanding of Bran's chapters and thus a better understanding of the magical of ASOIAF. Each week one
So this is a really fantastic re-read project, and I while the essay I am about to post might have been more appropriate during the ACOK threads, it is applicable to Bran's arc at any stage. Here linked is an essay on a idea that I think deserves a place in these threads generally and that I hope plays a role in its discussions as it finished ASOS and moves into the ADWD chapters. It's central thesis that Bran is an incarnation of the Fisher King, a family of legends that include King Arth