Somehow this reminds be of the big Blackwood weirwood tree. The one where all the raven roost every night. Bringing all the knowledge they have collected to the tree.
Think it might be the part where it kinda looks dead??? LOL.
Why must I always be the isle of crazy alone in an ocean of sensibility? The should to everybody else’s shouldn’t? The I-will to their better-nots?
Somehow this reminds be of the big Blackwood weirwood tree. The one where all the raven roost every night. Bringing all the knowledge they have collected to the tree.
That Blackwood tree intrigues me, too. Some of the world tree myths have the tree as the navel of the universe. Some have it as a ladder between lower, middle, and upper realms. I think that's the Blackwood tree...but it shows a problem that I don't understand.. The Children have both ravens and greenseers reporting back. Why?
Somehow this reminds be of the big Blackwood weirwood tree. The one where all the raven roost every night. Bringing all the knowledge they have collected to the tree.
That Blackwood tree intrigues me, too. Some of the world tree myths have the tree as the navel of the universe. Some have it as a ladder between lower, middle, and upper realms. I think that's the Blackwood tree...but it shows a problem that I don't understand.. The Children have both ravens and greenseers reporting back. Why?
I think that while the ravens are certainly friendly with the CotF, at the end of the day they are in this game for their own kind. We don't even need them to have magically enhanced intelligence for the ravens to be their own faction; I think those clever bastards are just hungry...
"No true knight would condone such wanton butchery." "True knights see worse every time they ride to war, wench," said Jaime. "And do worse, yes." Brienne turned the rudder toward the shore. "I'll leave no innocents to be food for crows." "A heartless wench. Crows need to eat as well. Stay to the river and leave the dead alone, woman."
Somehow this reminds be of the big Blackwood weirwood tree. The one where all the raven roost every night. Bringing all the knowledge they have collected to the tree.
That Blackwood tree intrigues me, too. Some of the world tree myths have the tree as the navel of the universe. Some have it as a ladder between lower, middle, and upper realms. I think that's the Blackwood tree...but it shows a problem that I don't understand.. The Children have both ravens and greenseers reporting back. Why?
Hmm. Well, doesn't Yggdrasil have both a bird at the top and a dragon at the bottom in the roots?
Why must I always be the isle of crazy alone in an ocean of sensibility? The should to everybody else’s shouldn’t? The I-will to their better-nots?
Yes, I was just making a joke. I suppose there is no way to distinguish between the two literally, but I tend to see old or ancient myth as an attempt to explain the unknown; who are we,where did we come from and those sorts of things. Comic books on the other hand are fictional representations designed to entertain.
Hmm. Well, doesn't Yggdrasil have both a bird at the top and a dragon at the bottom in the roots?
Eagle at the top, dragon at the root and a squirrel running back and forth between them telling lies .
Thanks, that's what I thought. I ahd even typed eagle but then I couldn't remember for sure because I think he sits on the head of another type of bird?
It is somewhat interesting that there is a half-Blackwood, half-Targaryen dragon at the bottom of a weirwood tree that somehow also seems to symbolize Odin...
Why must I always be the isle of crazy alone in an ocean of sensibility? The should to everybody else’s shouldn’t? The I-will to their better-nots?
That Blackwood tree intrigues me, too. Some of the world tree myths have the tree as the navel of the universe. Some have it as a ladder between lower, middle, and upper realms. I think that's the Blackwood tree...but it shows a problem that I don't understand.. The Children have both ravens and greenseers reporting back. Why?
George liked the idea of combining the light elves and the dark elves. Gives that dappled effect in their description. Dark elves lived in caves and were not real nice, so temper them with the cute little light elves and you have CotF that no one knows for sure what their game is.
It is somewhat interesting that there is a half-Blackwood, half-Targaryen dragon at the bottom of a weirwood tree that somehow also seems to symbolize Odin...
I think George can be counted as one of Wolfmaids tricksters as the are quite a few incarnations in the story.
Of all the gods, Odin was one who tried to secure knowledge, no matter what. Odin will try everything he can to gain knowledge. Odin will resort to deception, betrayal and murder. Odin was the breaker of oaths, since he would break his vows, especially if he could gain advantages from it. Sums up Odin and more than a few of the characters in our story.
Tyr, the war god, was willing to sacrifice his hand in order to bind the giant wolf. Tyr fearlessly placed his hand in Fenrir's mouth. When they bound Fenrir with the Gleipnir, the wolf could not break free. Fenrir realised he was trapped, closed his maw with a deafening snap. Tyr lost one of his hands. Thereafter, Tyr became known as the one-handed god. Fanciful I suppose, but I see Jamie trying to bind Bran to the underworld, the loss of the hand was not immediate, but Jamie did lose a hand.
That Blackwood tree intrigues me, too. Some of the world tree myths have the tree as the navel of the universe. Some have it as a ladder between lower, middle, and upper realms. I think that's the Blackwood tree...but it shows a problem that I don't understand.
I can't pretend to know, but I can offer my guess.
First of all, I completely agree with the tree as navel of the universe concept, and believe that it is this navel that connects lower/middle/upper realms. Both and all.
Regarding House Blackwood's dead navel/ladder... I see it as a broken weir. A severed connection. House Blackwood loathes House Bracken because they severed their House's direct connection to the Old Gods. Before the tree was poisoned, House Blackwood would have been able to have a greenseer at home, from which to draw wisdom. Far more wisdom than a maester can provide, imo, but that's another discussion. Since their bridge was destroyed, a bastard of their house had to venture north of the Wall in order to use his gifts.
Such is the fate for those with severed connections. That might be a good thing, or bad, or neither, or both. Hard to say.
The Children have both ravens and greenseers reporting back. Why?
Just like Starks. They all have (had) wolves, but only one is wedded to the trees. In this way, I think it is probably common for cotf to bond with ravens, and rarer for them to wed the trees. Both are useful.
"I can see it. You have more of the north in you than your brothers."