The Mother of The Others Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 in time the pubic puzzle pieces will solve for secret lineages once enough pubes are assembled. we don't currently have the sample size of pubes we need. when aegon's forces shower at the water gardens we'll discover what's what with this mummer's dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Lady Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 What about the fact that half of the nobles marry their cousins or other relatives? ;)That was pretty normal in the middle ages. Only children/parents en siblings where of limits. They didn't know about genetics so there was no reason to think it was more inappropriate tot marry a cousin you had almost never seen than than just some random person. Also, royalty is only allowed to marry other royalty, and there is only so many royalty. At some point you're related to all pretty much the other ones. It still happens in small villages. People tend to marry someone born and living in the same place they do. Some genetic illnesses are very common in specific regions because at some point almost everybody there is related somehow and thus will have the same genetic defect. It's has to have happend in westros too, but that's something we haven't seen in the books i believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofashes Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 What about the fact that half of the nobles marry their cousins or other relatives? ;)Yeah was it as bad as that though? I thought most houses used marraige as diplomacy between two houses. Where is the benifit of marrying your cousin? guessing it was pretty common among the minor houses.I think Tywin and Joanne were cousins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Sansa Stark Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 That was pretty normal in the middle ages. Only children/parents en siblings where of limits. They didn't know about genetics so there was no reason to think it was more inappropriate tot marry a cousin you had almost never seen than than just some random person. Also, royalty is only allowed to marry other royalty, and there is only so many royalty. At some point you're related to all pretty much the other ones.It still happens in small villages. People tend to marry someone born and living in the same place they do. Some genetic illnesses are very common in specific regions because at some point almost everybody there is related somehow and thus will have the same genetic defect. It's has to have happend in westros too, but that's something we haven't seen in the books i believe.I know, I know. Was commenting on someone who tried to come up with some of the relative-pairings in ASOIAF. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Sansa Stark Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Yeah was it as bad as that though? I thought most houses used marraige as diplomacy between two houses. Where is the benifit of marrying your cousin? guessing it was pretty common among the minor houses.I think Tywin and Joanne were cousins?Tywin and Joanna were cousins indeed. Then there are the Targaryens. The North didn't marry with the South for a very long time, so there are a lot of interrelated Houses there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Lady Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I know, I know. Was commenting on someone who tried to come up with some of the relative-pairings in ASOIAF. :)I understand. It's just, with all talk of incest I believe that a lost of westerosi wouldn't view a lot of those pairings as repelling as we do. well, a brother and a sister will always be gross I think... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Lannister Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 GRRM-written sex scenes are quite memorable, yes.Repression helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StannisBamfatheon Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Slow news day here at Westeros huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Stark Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 GRRM should include someone with green pubes! Just to mix things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dornishman's Wife Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 GRRM should include someone with green pubes! Just to mix things up.Isn't that the colour Daario dyes his pubes in...? :leaving: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofashes Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 GRRM should include someone with green pubes! Just to mix things up.Oh I'm sure Daario is not above dying his pubes green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofashes Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 edit: deleted; didn't think my other post uh posted.Also damm you DMW beating me to it :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Lifecycle of this thread: started badly, got worse, ended early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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