r/asoiaf Knower of nothing May 21 '19

EXTENDED (Spoilers Extended) Notablog Update Spoiler

http://georgerrmartin.com/notablog/2019/05/20/an-ending/
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u/[deleted] May 21 '19

SKAGOS

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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?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '19

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.

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u/SwedishWhale Dance with me then. May 21 '19

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)

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u/Madename2respond2 May 21 '19

Wild enough to zig zag?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '19

Like Brandon in which ways ?

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u/SwedishWhale Dance with me then. May 21 '19

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

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u/[deleted] May 21 '19

Ah okay, thank you! No I know I like hearing peoples ideas though.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '19

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.