Post by Leo of Red Keep on Mar 28, 2017 17:45:10 GMT
Game of Thrones is a story about power, it is NOT about ice zombies threatening men.
White Walkers let people escape on purpose. They made agreements with Craster.
They first herded wildlings south instead of slaughtering them. Benjen said they cannot pass the Wall.
The "Great War" Jon sees coming is a misconception, a false belief. This whole story is about the false beliefs of men: belief in honour that gets them killed, belief in a blind law of succession worth starting wars while the very purpose of laws is to provide a civil resolution to conflicts, belief in various gods, in prophecies, in the virtues of unlimited power through dragons, belief in leaders either "chosen", "promised" or "with a gentle heart".
Finally it is about the too easily accepted belief that something "other" and unknown is a terrible threat (White Walkers are called the Others in the books).
The "Great War" will be caused by those who see it coming.
White Walkers let people escape on purpose. They made agreements with Craster.
They first herded wildlings south instead of slaughtering them. Benjen said they cannot pass the Wall.
The "Great War" Jon sees coming is a misconception, a false belief. This whole story is about the false beliefs of men: belief in honour that gets them killed, belief in a blind law of succession worth starting wars while the very purpose of laws is to provide a civil resolution to conflicts, belief in various gods, in prophecies, in the virtues of unlimited power through dragons, belief in leaders either "chosen", "promised" or "with a gentle heart".
Finally it is about the too easily accepted belief that something "other" and unknown is a terrible threat (White Walkers are called the Others in the books).
The "Great War" will be caused by those who see it coming.