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1 hour ago, Seams said:

Did Ned and Catelyn and (separately, we presume) Jon Arryn and Lysa both have the standard "bedding" ceremonies at their wedding feasts? 

We know they did:

"On Catelyn’s own wedding night, Jory Cassel had torn her gown in his haste to get her out of it, and drunken Desmond Grell kept apologizing for every bawdy joke, only to make another. When Lord Dustin had beheld her naked, he’d told Ned that her breasts were enough to make him wish he’d never been weaned. Poor man, she thought. He had ridden south with Ned, never to return. "

 

 

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59 minutes ago, The hairy bear said:

We know they did:

"On Catelyn’s own wedding night, Jory Cassel had torn her gown in his haste to get her out of it, and drunken Desmond Grell kept apologizing for every bawdy joke, only to make another. When Lord Dustin had beheld her naked, he’d told Ned that her breasts were enough to make him wish he’d never been weaned. Poor man, she thought. He had ridden south with Ned, never to return. "

 

 

It still doesn't tell us about Lysa and Jon Arryn, though, I'd guess the same happened......with Jon's men and friends doing the 'honors.'  Still, that is just a guess. 

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We know they were married at the same day, so I'm sure the bedding ceremony was simultaneous. However, with Jon Arryn being a respected twice-widowed old man, and Lysa being a girl of 16, probably they received a far milder treatment.

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29 minutes ago, The hairy bear said:

We know they were married at the same day, so I'm sure the bedding ceremony was simultaneous. However, with Jon Arryn being a respected twice-widowed old man, and Lysa being a girl of 16, probably they received a far milder treatment.

All in all, it's not something I'd waste a question on.  As you say, we know about Ned and Cat's bedding ceremony (though never from Ned's POV, and who escorted him to his quarters, LOL), and it being a double wedding, we can make an educated guess on the other.  Still, I wouldn't waste a question on it. 

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On 11/7/2018 at 6:41 PM, Loose Bolt said:

Could someone inherit or hold lands of landed knight without being a knight?

Oh, this is an interesting question! Never thought about it. Also makes me wonder if there are any landed non-lords in the North, given that only Manderly follows the Seven.

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Just now, The Grey Wolf said:

Will we meet Davos's wife in TWOW or ADOS?

Oh, I like that.  And, he could answer that without it really being a sneaky issue on looking for whether Davos survives or not.  After all, there's a few POVs near the Rainwood right now. 

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The Long Bridge in Volantis straddles the Rhoyne. At a stall on the bridge, Ser Jorah haggles for a pair of gloves in order to arrive with the customary gift to give to the Widow of the Waterfront.

Ser Jorah produced his pair of gloves, and slapped them down on the table beside the other gifts the widow had received this morning: a silver goblet, an ornate fan carved of jade leaves so thin they were translucent, and an ancient bronze dagger marked with runes. Beside such treasures the gloves looked cheap and tawdry.

(ADwD, Tyrion VII, Chap. 27)

Like Ser Jorah and Tyrion, Penny and Moqorro become passengers on the ill-fated Selaesori Qhoran. Which of the three gifts (goblet, fan and dagger) did Moqorro and Penny give to the Widow? Who gave the third gift?

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I'd love to know more about the early Targaryen Lords of Dragonstone (which apparently arn't in Fire and Blood sadly). Like why was Gaemon known as 'the Glorious'? Or what did the Targaryens do during the Century of Blood? That or more details on the Valyrian Freehold. George describes it as the Roman Republic with Dragons, yet our Roman Republic was ultimately unable to cope with its nobles, the size of its empire and the need to respond to challenges to the Constitution, becoming the Roman Empire. So how did the Valyrians last for so long as a Freehold? Or what was the names of the Valyrian gods and how many of them were there?

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For the series as such:

1. When exactly did the rebels/Robert come up with the idea that Robert could become king? His Targaryen ancestry was well known and even Lyonel Baratheon crowned himself a new Storm King...

2. Can you comment on Robert's proper coronation? Did it take place while they were still knee-deep in the blood of the Targaryens and the Kingslanders, or only weeks/months later, after the war was technically over, perhaps in combination with Robert-Cersei wedding?

3. Did Robert wear one of the Targaryen crowns or did he have made a new one? If the former is true, which Targaryen crown did he wear, if the latter is true - how did Robert's crown look like?

And for FaB:

Why did Jaehaerys I make a new crown and not continue to wear his father's crown, the one which was used during his coronation?

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