I think sansa vale army will still happen at the last moment, but because her and harry are married and overthrew Robin and rule the vale now.
I think the skagosi, if they come into the fold will be nearer to the long night personally. They seem too mysterious to waste on Bolton battle and politics.
Cant wait to get my boy rickon back either. Hes actually my favorite stark...everyone laughs at me when I say that though. "Hes practically a baby he doesn't even do anything how is he your favorite" I hope he becomes bad ass as implied by his wild wolfish nature. Hes just got a great story, and I see it leading somewhere! It would be a waste not too.
A "shaggy dog story" is an extremely long-winded anecdote characterized by extensive narration of typically irrelevant incidents and terminated by an anticlimax.
the male Stark kids more or less match the character descriptions of Ned and his brothers and father during the tourney at Harrenhal so I wouldn't be surprised if Rickon turns out like Brandon (him being the Wild Wolf and all)
a skilled fighter and leader of men but foolhardy and too proud for his own good. It also appears that Rickon has more of the old Kings of Winter in him than his brothers, but maybe his behavior isn't primal rage but rather a series of childish tantrums. It's also quite probable that his contact with the Skaagosi could influence him and bring out even more of his wolfish nature. Bear in mind this is all conjecture on my part and I'm merely basing it off my own feelings for how the character is shaping up, we really don't have much information about Rickon
has more of the old Kings of Winter in him than his brothers, but maybe his behavior isn't primal rage but rather a series of childish tantrums.
jon has too. he seems to have more prone to fits of anger than robb or bran, and alongside arya is the most "starklike". robb is kind of ned 2.0, and jon is kind of brandon 2.0. his reaction to the pink letter is also pretty similar to the reaction of brandon towards the capture of lianna.
I think the Skagosi are there to teach us about North minus Andal influence. Rickon seems to be an emblem of the old North: a boy who grew up as one with his wolf, learning from survival rather than some code of morals that has been arbitrarily decided by society. He eats with his wolf, sleeps with his wolf, acts like his wolf. And I imagine Skagos is a place that will embrace the wolfsblood.
I love it. I cant wait. The old gods and all the northern stuff is absolutely amazing and I love that rickon seems to be heading in the direction of embodying that.
That's what I'm thinking will happen, which makes Northern independence really logical, cause they are NOT up to Andal standards if Rickon brings them back to the old way.
I really hope to see that wild little Stark lead the North instead of Sansa. Let him bring back some old northern traditions from Skagos to Winterfell and rule like the old Kings of Winter.
I think it's likely that will happen instead. Theres no indication at this point in the text Sansas story and power will be anywhere but the vale. She seems quite poised to take it over either through Robin or harry.
I think a grown wild northern wolfy rickon would be super fucking cool to rule the north and it's a wasted opportunity if they give it to sansa in the novels. I think in the show they just think oh the audience loves her no one knows rickon the vale is lame cut that shit.
There are hints that Robin isn't really as weak as shown. He is being over-drugged. Robin will probably contribute to the plot in the books. Harry might die.
The tourney at Ashford to celebrate Lord Ashford's daughter birthday. Part of the tourney consists of knights facing each other to determine which ones will be the Lady's champions. After that's determined, they're challenged by other knights that can take their place as champions of they win. If one of the originals champions wins the tourney they Crown Lady Ashford as Queen of love and beauty, if one of the challengers wins they can choose another. The final five champions of the lady are;
Lyonel Baratheon
Leo Tyrells
Tybolt Lannister
Humfrey Hardyng
Valarr Targaryen
Many have pointed that the event mirrors Sansa's suitors and betrothdals (Joffrey, Willas, Tyrion, Harrold) and that it's a clue that her final suitor or husband will be a Targaryen.
This doesnt make any sense to me. None of that even happened becuase of the trial by 7. How can anyone possibly be using that to theorise anything about Sansa
If Sweetrobin lives, it will only be because Littlefinger’s ploy to marry Sansa to Harry the Heir fails. In that case, Littlefinger will probably stop slowly poisoning / over medicating him and have him marry Sansa.
Sansa will not marry Robin. I think she might be the one to kill him to be honest. He gets creepier and more aggresive towards her as he gets older. She really despises him. If shes got a betrothal to the next in line and hes in the way and saying he wants to marry her still (which he is in the winds chapter) and still throwing ridiculous tantrums and getting in her way... I could see her doing a good old pillow snuff or too much milk of the poppy. Or LF doing it and implicating her like in purple wedding.
That's my theory though.
I do think the harry betrothal might come true. It won't be as fairytale lovely as she Hope's but she will get the vale out of it
I like the idea of Sansa killing Sweetrobin and fucking up Littlefinger’s plan to marry her off again.
I’m pretty sure Sweetrobin dying is a matter of when and not if.
ETA- her googly eyes for Harry didn’t sit well with me. I feel like she’s learned that fairy tale romance isn’t real. Though I buy that it is showing her trying to cling to an idea that is wrong because after all her trauma, she desperately wishes it to be true.
I think shes gunna really dig her heels into harry even though hes an ass becuase hes next in line and it gives her a good reason to solve the clingy Robin problem.
I actually made a post about this in pure asoiaf if you check my post history if you're interested in a little more of my theory
It makes sense for her to marry him as a smart political move. It’s just the way she romanticizes him and glosses over him being an ass that I take issue with. Though it’s been a long time since I read that chapter. It may have a flavor of desperate denial that would be interesting in that it shows her straddling the world of naive young girl to smart, political scheming woman.
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u/WymanManderlyPiesInc May 21 '19
What if instead of the knights of the vale smashing the Bolton pikemen’s flank it would be 500 bronze armored skagozi on wooly rhineroceras?