Post by wolfmaid7 on Jun 7, 2016 2:34:05 GMT
There's no dispute that childbirth and the battlefield are linked to the 'bloody bed'. Nevertheless, I'm not convinced she was stabbed to death after bringing forth her child. At least not at sword point in the sense of the physical weapon. In fact, if we're talking about beds of blood, there's a lot of war imagery (or a war going on) surrounding 'the bloody bed' in terms of flowering as well but none of these end in an actual stabbing.
Some examples of this include Sansa's and Asha's first flowering:
I don't think she was stabbed to death after childbirth either......I should probably mention that i don't subcribe to Rhaegar&Lyanna being Jon's parents.Nor do i believe the toj to be the place of her death and Jon's birth.I think Jon is a lot older and that Lyanna died sometime after she gave birth to him.I have a second part to this essay " The Orphaned hero" which i'm working on.I personally think Lyanna died via injuries she obtained in combat.I also agree with you and its something we have discussed before when talking of the basis for "bed of blood/bloody bed" menses was one of the things brought up to indicate this. The only reason i didn't included it was i don't think her period would have killed her.I mean she had to be really careless not to take care of herself down there during her period.
Except for the 'gore', all three are unhurt, unlike the rest of the party. The first question I asked myself here is "what connects these three other than family?" The second question: why is Lyanna still crowned with winter roses, wearing a virginal white gown that happens to be soiled with gore?
You are correct of course in your characterization of Lyanna.I believe Both Sansa and Arya are her shadows but concentrated aspects of her in themselves.Hot(Arya) and cold(Sansa).Its possible that she was raped ofcourse then in that case its possible her image was a reflection of what Theon knew from the rumor mill and that influenced his dream.
P.S. Evollet i forgot to say being raped near death can also constituite a battle,its a stabbing of a different kind and with a different sword...Pun intended.