Lord Commander Snow Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I'd lean toward agreeing with you Knight who also squires on the side, he just burned his hand doing what needed to be done. I still think it could for the hell of it brought up or refrenced later on. It wouldn't surprise i mean.. that may not be the reason it was burned, it could be for the reason you said knight, but doesn't mean it won't double later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight o' Pansies Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Jon, 25 years from now- sitting lazily on his thrown, his shirt about to burst at the seams from his fat belly, sexually harassing yet another serving wench and showing her his burned hand and scared face, saying he was clawed and burned by Dany's dragons before he roundhouse kicked them, a-la Robert's chipped tooth style. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackthrone Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 he was clawed and burned by Dany's dragons before he roundhouse kicked themBehind Jon Snow's beard there is no chin. There is only another burned hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Commander Snow Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Is that the life you're missing out on Knight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyperVolk Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Maybe GRR Martin really liked the book 'Johnny Tremain' (1943) and created Jon's burn as a homage to the children's novel based on conflicts and choosing sides during the American revolution. Conspiracy? dun dun dunnnn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight o' Pansies Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Is that the life you're missing out on Knight?Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Assuming R+L=J, Jon's just following in his Granddad's footsteps (or, assuming A+L=J, Dad's footsteps). Aerys was fond of the occasional burnt Hand as well. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Commander Snow Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 It was a joke, that perhaps you'd want that life :P, that you just invented for Jon's future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Diddie Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 The burnt hand is forshadowing, The dead men had burned black hands and feet, and they rose in the night. Jon will rise again, and be Coldfeet to his uncle Benjen's Coldhands.Muhahahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemis Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 So he can constantly open and close or stretch and flex it to annoy the readers as much as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howling Mad Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Because Stannis already had the market cornered on teeth grinding :dunno: As others have said it keeps Jon from being one demensional, it gives him a quirk, its a hero arc tradition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Spearwife Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 *shrug* Lots of people have scars. By the time most of the warrior-types are older, they're missing fingers or have big old gouges in their faces or something. I guess this is sort of Jon's road down a similar path (if he lives that long). Like the other scar over his eye.As for the relation to Targaryen...ism, if R+L=J is true. If I had to guess, I'd say that it was a way to throw us off the Targaryen trail ("Jon can't be a Targ, he's burned!") while simultaneously creating foreshadowing for Dany ("But Targs can burn"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Hummingbird Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 As for the relation to Targaryen...ism, if R+L=J is true. If I had to guess, I'd say that it was a way to throw us off the Targaryen trail ("Jon can't be a Targ, he's burned!") while simultaneously creating foreshadowing for Dany ("But Targs can burn").Viserys burned and he was a Targaryen but I agree it was probably to throw us off R+L=J and also to give meaning to the sword as if Longclaw is actually Lightbearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Northman Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I believe there is some significance to the burned hand as well as the facial scarring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARYa_Nym Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 I thought Jon was acting very Targ like in this instance because he said that the flames felt like a kiss. He likes the heat. :)Although there are non-Targs who like fire too like Selyse and co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittykatknits Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 But if we go with the Jon-is-a-Targ theory, what do we make of a Targ with a bad burn? I don't know.That he's human and humans get burned?Whether Jon is a Targ or not doesn't matter. They aren't immune to fire. Dany's dragon hatching was a one-time thing.Exhibit A: Summerhall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Spearwife Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Viserys burned and he was a Targaryen but I agree it was probably to throw us off R+L=J and also to give meaning to the sword as if Longclaw is actually Lightbearer.I know, I was thinking about that, too. But people use it as an argument to disprove R+L=J anyway, even despite the very clear sign in the book that Targaryens aren't inherently immune to fire.I thought Jon was acting very Targ like in this instance because he said that the flames felt like a kiss. He likes the heat. :)Although there are non-Targs who like fire too like Selyse and co.Cersei seems a little overly enthused by fire as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittykatknits Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Cersei seems a little overly enthused by fire as well.Isn't there a theory floating around that her and Jaime are actually Aery's children? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady of Long Lake Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 It might just be a battle wound during the course of the story. Jon's hand, Myrcella's ear, Bran's legs, Jaime's whole hand, Tyrion's nose, Theon's fingers and toes, Brienne's face :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tze Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Well, GRRM loves his character parallels. Sansa is the only Stark who's pretending to be a bastard, like her brother Jon, and she's currently in the Vale, within spitting distance of the Burned Men. Maybe Jon's burned hand is a hint that Sansa will end up with a certain Red Hand of the Burned Men? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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