Post by shymaid on Oct 2, 2018 21:50:15 GMT
It's impossible to remember it all. I often look back at the text and am reminded of all the details it's so hard to remember.
I just looked into this dream in detail because I was trying to refute if the cloaks those girls wore were actually brown. There is no reason to think they weren't, but I was trying to see if details like that could change from reality to dream. Brown cloaks play in Cersei's dream and white cloaks play in Ned's dream. In Varamyr's dream, there are no cloaks, just three dogs, who are covered in hair, so I suppose that is a cloak of sorts. Geez, I just slipped into a rabbit hole, again!
Haha, true! And these are not the dreams my mind is on these days.
And dem rabbit holes... They are everywhere!
I did come across an article that gives GRRM credit for making up the word 'waycastle' among others. Its a short read, and pretty interesting look at GRRM's use of language. I linked it up thread if you are interested. There were several words that he uses that do not exist in real language that feel quite natural to me, perhaps because of the multiple times I have read these books now. Before this question was asked, I never had even wondered if waycastle was a real word/term or not. It just feels very natural. Interestingly, in these novels, the term is only so far been applied to the three castles on the way to the Eyrie, so he seems to be using it very specifically.
Oct 2, 2018 17:43:10 GMT danl said:
I thought it was a real word. stdaga did some research and found references in GRRM and gaming. The GRRM references were earlier. stdaga also found a essay on GRRM's use of invented words that is referenced above in this threadThanks!
After browsing 3 or 4 pages in a search, I gave up. I'm not the most patient of people, in particular when most of the results seem to be the same thing (the same scene in a game, or the random combo of way and castle in an address like here) page after page. I'll try to read it not too long in the future!
The word seemed very natural to me as well, so I didn't even think to look it up before danl asked!
Oct 2, 2018 17:43:10 GMT danl said:
!!!NEVER!!! I am far more comfortable with lack of closure than I would be with any D&D conclusion. If I need closure, I'll take my headcanon, or yours, or just about any of the regular contributors on this board. OK. I'm not watching the show, so maybe there is a level of nuance that I'm not aware of, but my impression is that I would find it very entertaining, but not the same sort of fiction that GRRM writesI would like some closure from the author. I enjoy my own head canon, but it's not quite the same thing. But perhaps having no conclusion would actually be the best outcome for the entire fandom. Then everyone would be pleased with their own head canon!
I admit I was entertained with the show, but it has faded each year. Last year was nearly the end of it for me. I will watch Season 8 but I have no expectations at all, except to be disappointed.
I've totally given up the show now. I didn't really react on the decline as the seasons went on, but my interest did start to wane. So after reading the books after s6, there was no way back for me! What little I saw of s7 did not induce any interest, not to mention hope of anything, for the last season.
So while I would prefer to get the end of the story (but as that also includes all D&E tales, I know I'm never getting it...) from Martin himself, I will never ever consider Dumb and Dumber's version anything close to canon! And now the stories are too far apart to my mind, with several characters dead who will play an important role later in the story. Martin himself has named one that will play a larger role in the time to come.
If I can't get it in writing from the man himself, I prefer headcanon!