Tormund's armbands
I just noticed something. Tormund's armbands are old and have been passed down from father to son. Many readers including myself have wondered what is going on with those armbands. Tormund is one of the few wildling we see wearing adornments, especially gold.
Now here is where I realized we don't really see much gold north of the wall. The only other mention of gold beyond the wall is a few golden torques given to the Night's Watch and of course the so-called horn of winter (yes, s
This is great. Nice finds! I like the notion that Tormund "Horn-blower" gave Jon a set of golden twins when the wildlings pay homage to Jon as they pass through the wall.
I always wondered if Tormund wasn't the horn himself. Prophecy and the details that go along with it are always foggy and often misinterpreted in this story. ADDING: If there is a literal horn that is needed, I think it is the one Sam has with him down south right now (for many reasons). So we have Tormund with gold bands