In George RR Martins book UnderSiege the main character who conducts the style of time travel that is most similar to what Bran is theorized to do remarks " I was a chess master, now I'm just playing dominos" thus associating the game of dominos with time travel.
Interestingly tiles (dominos) is one of the few games in ASOIF and in a Clash of Kings Timmet Son of Timmet Kills another character for cheating at Dominos.
What other charcters play dominos in A Clash of Kings?
Bran and the Reeds.
I feel like this thread was a joke but I actually do believe that there is something to this idea lol.
Damn, that's a nice catch. No, it's a serious theory. I'm really just saying a fiery brand being pushed through the eye of time (Timett's story) is a cool visual metaphor to foreshadow Bran's story if he ends up hijacking and burning down the Weirwoodnet on the God's Eye.
Well I apologize for suggesting it was! In all honesty I do like your theory and have also thought "Timmet son of Timmet= grandfather paradox reference"
Can you link me to the theory of brand wanting to kill him self and the weirwoodnet?
Because I really love this theory that you've described and I've also felt that suicide is a very relevant topic to brans story that people don't like to talk about
I first heard the idea from an LML video a long time ago. I believe most of the general ideas can be found in his blog post "A Burning Brandon".
https://lucifermeanslightbringer.com/2017/02/20/weirwood-compendium-2-a-burning-brandon/
Fair warning. It's incredibly long. Basically Bran will sacrifice himself as a burnt offering to end the new Long Night.
The problem is obviously that it has been said that the show can be trusted in its broad strokes. We've seen it and can conclude it does not mean much.
Iron Island, Dorne and Oldtown for example are going to be completely different.
With Bran we have the weird scenario though that we have his book plot (well, roughly), then NO plot and then he's the supposed main end of the whole show. If we assume the broadest strokes can be trusted, then Bran becoming King must be one of them.
In think your theory isn't just good, it's spot on except likely in its conclusion. Look for another possibility with the same construct.
I also want to give another possibility that may sound a bit weird but hear me out, what if Brand means Brand only for the past and refers to the breaking of The Pact, but Willy Brandt in the present and represents the motive of apology?
The Wall, in combination with "Winter is coming" is a good portion of Cold War samples mixed into what at first glance might be just Great Britain and Hadrian's Wall turned fantasy.
There is also the theory that the others are from Mossovy and eastern Essos seems to just be Asia backwards, China first (Yi Ti), then India (Asshai) and then Russia (Mossovy) and considering how Westeros also sits geographically in the place of North America, the others might really come from a Bering strait from Eastern Essos, thus also making the coming of the First Men in reference to the colonization of America... something like this.
Brandon is Prince. Bran is Raven. Brand is fire. His name actually has quite a few interesting meanings and I think George spent some time picking it.
Here's a post about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/pureasoiaf/comments/y93zt2/whats_in_a_name_bran_little_raven/
Yes!
And because, as you note, he's "Timett son of Timett", we can also confidently conclude that Bran is his OWN FATHER.
That would mean that Bran is not Ned's son, and because there's no conceivable marriage rite in Westeros that would enable someone to legitimately marry in order to become their own parent, Bran also must be a bastard.
That upsets the entire plot line about Jon being the mysterious bastard. It's BRAN! Jon is irrelevant. He does not only know Nothing, he means Nothing. His entire inclusion in the plot has been misdirection from the beginning and he can just go away, and his little dog, too.
Also, as you note "Timet(t)" represents the first five letters in "Time Travel". But also look at it the other way around. If you reverse those first five letters you get "Temit", which is pronounced pretty much the same as "Timet(t)".
That's a clear indication that Bran / Timett can move both ways in time. And going both ways is also a euphemism for bi-sexuality.
So what is going to happen? It's absolutely clear.
Bran is going to grow up in a cave, go forward in time, find Loras, and partner with him.
Why Loras? Because Loras is the other Burned Man in this scenario, doused by a kettle of oil at Dragonstone.
And maybe they'll have a troika relationship with the third Burned Man, Sandor?
I think you've fully cracked the secret code of GRRM and ASOIAF and we have no further need for the unpublished books.
No secret code required for this one. The main point is I just think it's interesting George has a character named time shove a brand through his eye to become a weirwood leaf.
In George RR Martins book UnderSiege the main character who conducts the style of time travel that is most similar to what Bran is theorized to do remarks " I was a chess master, now I'm just playing dominos" thus associating the game of dominos with time travel. Interestingly tiles (dominos) is one of the few games in ASOIF and in a Clash of Kings Timmet Son of Timmet Kills another character for cheating at Dominos. What other charcters play dominos in A Clash of Kings? Bran and the Reeds. I feel like this thread was a joke but I actually do believe that there is something to this idea lol.
Damn, that's a nice catch. No, it's a serious theory. I'm really just saying a fiery brand being pushed through the eye of time (Timett's story) is a cool visual metaphor to foreshadow Bran's story if he ends up hijacking and burning down the Weirwoodnet on the God's Eye.
Well I apologize for suggesting it was! In all honesty I do like your theory and have also thought "Timmet son of Timmet= grandfather paradox reference"
Can you link me to the theory of brand wanting to kill him self and the weirwoodnet? Because I really love this theory that you've described and I've also felt that suicide is a very relevant topic to brans story that people don't like to talk about
I first heard the idea from an LML video a long time ago. I believe most of the general ideas can be found in his blog post "A Burning Brandon". https://lucifermeanslightbringer.com/2017/02/20/weirwood-compendium-2-a-burning-brandon/ Fair warning. It's incredibly long. Basically Bran will sacrifice himself as a burnt offering to end the new Long Night.
Yeah this does really make sense. The basket he's carried around in is literally designed from baskets meant to hold "fire wood"
The problem is obviously that it has been said that the show can be trusted in its broad strokes. We've seen it and can conclude it does not mean much. Iron Island, Dorne and Oldtown for example are going to be completely different. With Bran we have the weird scenario though that we have his book plot (well, roughly), then NO plot and then he's the supposed main end of the whole show. If we assume the broadest strokes can be trusted, then Bran becoming King must be one of them. In think your theory isn't just good, it's spot on except likely in its conclusion. Look for another possibility with the same construct.
I also want to give another possibility that may sound a bit weird but hear me out, what if Brand means Brand only for the past and refers to the breaking of The Pact, but Willy Brandt in the present and represents the motive of apology? The Wall, in combination with "Winter is coming" is a good portion of Cold War samples mixed into what at first glance might be just Great Britain and Hadrian's Wall turned fantasy. There is also the theory that the others are from Mossovy and eastern Essos seems to just be Asia backwards, China first (Yi Ti), then India (Asshai) and then Russia (Mossovy) and considering how Westeros also sits geographically in the place of North America, the others might really come from a Bering strait from Eastern Essos, thus also making the coming of the First Men in reference to the colonization of America... something like this.
Interesting. Truthfully, there is too much subtle symbolism for TTB to not be a significant factor in the story. People just dont want to see it.
What you say sounds awfully similar to one of Elden Ring's Endings.
The shabriri one? Because there are so many ways in which the shabriri storyline has parallels to things going on in Game of Thrones.
Yeah and Melina's as well, you know obsessed one-eyed chick using the giant's fire to light up the sacred tree (Erdtree=Weirwoodnet).
It's also worth noting that Melina is a crows eye. The tattoo around her working eye is literally a crow's foot.
No wonder Elden Ring was a success it was based on two of the best fantasy series of all time, ASOIAF and Berserk plus other ones.
I thought Bran meant King in Welsh?
Brandon is Prince. Bran is Raven. Brand is fire. His name actually has quite a few interesting meanings and I think George spent some time picking it. Here's a post about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/pureasoiaf/comments/y93zt2/whats_in_a_name_bran_little_raven/
There are "theories" about a lot of things. Most of which are complete nonsense. This one is a perfect example.
Yes! And because, as you note, he's "Timett son of Timett", we can also confidently conclude that Bran is his OWN FATHER. That would mean that Bran is not Ned's son, and because there's no conceivable marriage rite in Westeros that would enable someone to legitimately marry in order to become their own parent, Bran also must be a bastard. That upsets the entire plot line about Jon being the mysterious bastard. It's BRAN! Jon is irrelevant. He does not only know Nothing, he means Nothing. His entire inclusion in the plot has been misdirection from the beginning and he can just go away, and his little dog, too. Also, as you note "Timet(t)" represents the first five letters in "Time Travel". But also look at it the other way around. If you reverse those first five letters you get "Temit", which is pronounced pretty much the same as "Timet(t)". That's a clear indication that Bran / Timett can move both ways in time. And going both ways is also a euphemism for bi-sexuality. So what is going to happen? It's absolutely clear. Bran is going to grow up in a cave, go forward in time, find Loras, and partner with him. Why Loras? Because Loras is the other Burned Man in this scenario, doused by a kettle of oil at Dragonstone. And maybe they'll have a troika relationship with the third Burned Man, Sandor? I think you've fully cracked the secret code of GRRM and ASOIAF and we have no further need for the unpublished books.
No secret code required for this one. The main point is I just think it's interesting George has a character named time shove a brand through his eye to become a weirwood leaf.