oumeaydayne Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Hey guys, so forgive me if this has been discussed before but i was reading asos bran IV and a detail caught my attention : when bran crossed the black gate he felt a drop of water fall on him, a drop as salty as a tear what does that mean ? is it an irrelevant detail or is the gate crying over bran ? is bran forever doomed after crossing and joining cold hands ? is there any speculations about this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherFromAnotherMother Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 On 10/19/2016 at 8:01 AM, oumeaydayne said: Hey guys, so forgive me if this has been discussed before but i was reading asos bran IV and a detail caught my attention : when bran crossed the black gate he felt a drop of water fall on him, a drop as salty as a tear what does that mean ? is it an irrelevant detail or is the gate crying over bran ? is bran forever doomed after crossing and joining cold hands ? is there any speculations about this ? It is not an irrelevant detail. It is foreshadowing but will not make sense until DwD. You are very close though. You will see where Bran is at in DwD. Then it will probably make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Suburbs Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 I also took it to mean that the wall is made of sea water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemon the Leaner Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 On 08/02/2017 at 9:57 PM, OtherFromAnotherMother said: It is not an irrelevant detail. It is foreshadowing but will not make sense until DwD. You are very close though. You will see where Bran is at in DwD. Then it will probably make sense. Hi, I've just read the three Bran chapters from ADWD. Still can't figure out the link with the Black gate tears... did I miss something ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherFromAnotherMother Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 There are a few different theories on this. Spoiler I believe that Bran is looking through the wierwood black gate at himself passing through. He is crying because he knows (looking back in time) that he will never return. I believe George made the water salty so we know it's a tear AND to tell us the wall was made partly from ocean water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyM Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 After reading the other posts Im afraid my thoughts are too simple and perhaps Ive missed something important.... But my interpretation was that it was a tear from the Wierwood. Tears are salty. Shedding a tear is a human trait... a living trait. Like having a face. This adds credence to the belief that the Wierwoods are more than just trees... Also, its another example of how magic (dragons, greenseers, Giants, White Walkers, etc.) is returning to Westeros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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