Victarion10 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Were these swords named by Tywin? If so, why did he name them this? Jaime is known for breaking his oath and being the Kingslayer, so why would Tywin name it Oathkeeper? (Unless of course he is a secret comedian.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
House Lemongrab Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 He did not, Joffery gave the name to Widow's Wail, and IIRC Jaimie named Oathkeeper as a homage to Brienne's quest to find the Stark girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordStoneheart Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I believe Jaime named it Oathkeeper so he could live out his oath to Catelyn by giving it to Brienne, her also living out an oath. Widow's Wail was joffrey's name I believe, and I think it was just a sly reference to Cersei's reaction to his death, her being a widow of Robert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Grumpy Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I always thought that Widow's Wail has something (foreshadowing ?) to do with Margaery Tyrell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thendel Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Both swords are explicitly named in the text: Joffrey names Widow's Wail at the morning of his wedding, and Jaime asks Brienne to name the other sword Oathkeeper when he gifts it to her.Widow's Wail seems to be a reference to Maggy the Frog's prophecy regarding Cersei living to see the deaths of her children. I wonder if the sword will have some part in Tommen's death.Oathkeeper is the essence of Brienne and Jaime's story arc through AFfC, namely the restoration of Jaime's honor. The upcoming confrontation with Lady Stoneheart seems to be the culmination of that arc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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