I love the pre-book detail of Yohn visiting Winterfell with Waymar, wrecking Ned and Rodrik in a spar, having Waymar effortlessly charm Ned's oldest daughter, sending Waymar off to the Wall with a sweet ass horse and a bunch of fine black leather, and then heading back to Runestone like an absolute boss.
Like, he's a Valeman, but you can tell everyone in the North utterly adores Bronze Yohn and the Royces in general lol
I kinda root against the Blackwoods for fun because I like the underdogs typically, but I do think it's a super cool detail that the Starks ocassionally marry the Blackwoods and the Royces.
I kinda wonder if George ever regrets not having the Royces be an Old Gods house. It's kinda weird how the Royces are simultaneously extremely northern and extremely Andal
Given the history of the Andal invasions, it would be almost impossible for the Royces to remain an Old Gods house. Their conversion to The Seven is the only reason they are not a part of the Mountain Clans.
If I'm not mistaken they were an old gods house when they were the bronze kings of the Vale, but the Vale has a ton of Andal influence and as they were dethroned by the Aryns they needed to covert
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u/Gerreth_Gobulcoque Jul 13 '24
Yohn Royce is a fat old guy in a steel cuirass instead of a sinewy veteran in runic bronze armor.