assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I'm rereading Storm of Swords and I noticed that Catelyn thinks Roslin's frame is too small to be that successful in child-bearing. I know a lot of people, including myself, put a lot of stock in Catelyn's observations about this sort of thing (see also, Westerling, Jeyne). One of the biggest arguments you can make against wiping out House Frey is that not all Freys were in on the Red Wedding, including Roslin and her unborn child. But does anyone suspect that Martin might solve that problem on his own by having Roslin and the child die during the delivery? We already know the girl's frame isn't robust. I can see a lot of the other families using the deaths as "evidence" that the Freys are cursed. It clears out a pair of "good Freys" without them being killed by UnCat or whatever, and, depending on Edmure's survival and remarriage, it puts Riverrun in play to be inherited by one of the Stark kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexia Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I think this is a pretty good theory. I've been arguing for a while that I think Sansa will inherit Riverrun and the title of Lady Tully, and this fits right into that. Edmure is a dead man walking anyway -- especially now that Jaime's gone on to his final rest. I was thinking that Cersei or another Lannister might kill the babe too since Roslin's being sent to Casterly Rock but this works much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 I also realized that if Roslin and the baby die (or even after the baby's born, really), Edmure ceases to be of use to House Frey and could very well be assassinated, regardless of what Jaime promised him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Lord Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 One of the biggest arguments you can make against wiping out House Frey is that not all Freys were in on the Red Wedding, including Roslin and her unborn child.I'm pretty sure Roslin knew what was going to happen. That's why she was in a sulk throughout the wedding ceremony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 I'm pretty sure Roslin knew what was going to happen. That's why she was in a sulk throughout the wedding ceremony.Yeah, I'm actually reading the scene now and you're right, she seems like she knew it was coming. All the same though, she's usually lumped into the "Good Frey" pile and I think she genuinely loves or is at least fond of Edmure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodooqueen126 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Well I think you have a point here, with her small frame and a family history of poor health.If Roslin ceased to be a hostage do you think Edmure might escape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Well I think you have a point here, with her small frame and a family history of poor health.If Roslin ceased to be a hostage do you think Edmure might escape?I actually think they'd go ahead and kill him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen M Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I'm pretty sure Roslin knew what was going to happen. That's why she was in a sulk throughout the wedding ceremony.She knew and helped, for sure.However, many people have speculated that the mothers who die in childbirth give birth to significant children: Tyrion, Jon, Dany. If that's the case and Roslin dies, her child may be very significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodooqueen126 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I actually think they'd go ahead and kill him.yeah but aren't they going to kill him if Roslin gives birth to a son? Of course you're right it would be logical to kill Edmure, but I am hopeful that the death of Roslin would be a good impetus for Edmure escaping.Crack Pot Theory:Stannis will ask Theon, Asha and Aeron to rescue Edmure from Casterly Rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny of Oldstones Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 My own personal theory is that Lady Stoneheart, on her neverending quest to murder all Freys, will eventually hunt Roslin down and have her murdered for her part in the Red Wedding, and kill the child too because she is a cold unfeeling zombie and that's what they do. Edmure, who seems to actually love Roslin despite all reason not to, will hate her forever, and will go on to sire different children by another mother and teach those children to hate the Starks as the bring nothing but death and strife. Thus Houses Tully and Stark, which were once bound by the closest of ties, will in the next generation become the most bitter of enemies.Since Roslin dying in childbed mucks up my above theory I don't want it to happen. It just seems a little too convenient and cowardly for this serious. We haven't shied away from showing tough moral decisions and their ramifications on characters before, and I would hate to start now by taking an easy out with regards to a good Frey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 There are other good Freys though, like Olyvar and Perwyn and some of the other Rosby-Freys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny The Longshanks Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 If she "dies in childbirth" the Lannisters will be suspected by the Freys and that could end their alliance, not that Walder seems overly emotional about that sort of thing but he sure hates disrespect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raksha the Demon Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 But even if Roslin and the child both died, and Edmure either was killed or never married again, wouldn't Bran or Rickon be heir to Riverrun rather than Sansa? Personally, I would love to see Sansa inherit the Tully holdings and title; especially since she resembles the Tullys.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlov Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 One thing that is certain is that Edmure is fucking dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexia Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 But even if Roslin and the child both died, and Edmure either was killed or never married again, wouldn't Bran or Rickon be heir to Riverrun rather than Sansa? Personally, I would love to see Sansa inherit the Tully holdings and title; especially since she resembles the Tullys....Bran's probably never coming south of the Wall again; he's going to be a tree. Holdings are rarely combined and it would be unlikely that Rickon would hold Riverrun and Winterfell. Sansa would be the most likely to inherit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 Bran's probably never coming south of the Wall again; he's going to be a tree. Holdings are rarely combined and it would be unlikely that Rickon would hold Riverrun and Winterfell. Sansa would be the most likely to inherit it.Sansa makes sense to hold it, symbolically, given the Littlefinger connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jem Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Catelyn goes and asks the Frey's maester about this, though. He assures Catelyn that Roslin's mother was just as petite as Roslin is herself and she was able to successfully bear five living children. I think that this conversation shows that Roslin will survive childbirth and bear a healthy child, thereby signing her husband's death warrent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melpomene Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I had guessed that perhaps the baby would die, and possibly Roslin. It's an interesting and likely theory.That being said...having Roslin and/or the baby die might seem too easy....I wonder if instead, Roslin has the baby (A boy or girl) and she is secretly taken away by a quiet ally. Brynden Tully is still out and about, who knows what he is cooking up?The baby *is* the cousin of Sansa, Bran, Robb, Arya and Rickon after all, which might mean something in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assjfjgjsgjljljglgjfjsduar Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 Catelyn goes and asks the Frey's maester about this, though. He assures Catelyn that Roslin's mother was just as petite as Roslin is herself and she was able to successfully bear five living children. I think that this conversation shows that Roslin will survive childbirth and bear a healthy child, thereby signing her husband's death warrent.Or it could be the conversation that lets readers think she'll bear living children without trouble, before Martin pulls the rug out. Remember that Catelyn asked this before the RW but after it had been planned. Who knows if the maester had any ulterior motives. I wouldn't put any stock into that conversation, honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggydog Stark Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 One thing that is certain is that Edmure is fucking dead.I agree. Either way Edmure is dead, unless Roslin has a girl, in which case they might keep him alive until Roslin gets pregnant again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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