The Great Cornholio! Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I agree that this is a sibling rivalry element of the series. It's a motif throughout. It's a Cain/Abel (though not resticted to males/males; females/females).Yes. it is known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Red Riding Hood Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 "Wolves were harder. A man might befriend a wolf, even break a wolf, but no man could truly tame a wolf. "Wolves and women wed for life," Haggon often said. "You take one, that's a marriage. The wolf is part of you from that day on, and you're part of him. Both of you will change."(Varamyr Sixskins, Prologue of "A dance with dragons")Could be Var who will become in wolf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Red Riding Hood Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Or? more probably who:"might well begin his second life tearing at the warm dead flesh of his own corpse."(Varamyr Sixskins, Prologue of "A dance with dragons")Does this not sound as a certain Un-gregor?...( ; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Red Riding Hood Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 "His last death had been by fire. I burned. At first, in his confusion, he thought some archer on the Wall had pierced him with a flaming arrow … but the fire had been inside him, consuming him. And the pain …"(Varamyr Sixskins, Prologue of "A dance with dragons") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Wing Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 There are some parallels between Varamyr and Gregor - good catch on the fire arrow piercing him when he was in Orell's eagle and Gregor getting "stung" by the viper... both seem natural born killers and share a "life" after death scenario, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Cornholio! Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I think the most important thing about this prologue was the information it gave us on Warging. However, the character and everything else isnt important. i.e. the Cain/Abel story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Red Riding Hood Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I don´t think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyryan Lannister Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I think the most important thing about this prologue was the information it gave us on Warging. However, the character and everything else isnt important. i.e. the Cain/Abel story.The way that Martin writes, if it's in there, odds are it's pretty damn important Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Russell 1stOfHisName Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 The way he self edits, you'd better beleive that everything is important. However, I think that the main significance of the prologue is to set up what is about to happen to Jon Snow. By ignoring Melissandre's advice of keeping Ghost nearby I'm not sure what he will do. Battle the other warg for the boar? Enter Wun Wun? Probably Mormont's raven but we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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