Sunday, January 25, 2015

How the Red and Purple Weddings and the associated deaths are tied to the Wheel of Time

Potential Spoilers Below



Passages from the Wheel of Time:

“A wedding, good mistress? Why, we've had a lifetime of weddings. A plague of them. All in the last two days. There isn't a woman old enough to speak the betrothal remains unmarried, not in the whole village, not for a mile in any direction."

“People like that — changed — things around them. A ta'veren might have caused all those weddings. But that was too close to something he did not want to think about”

Perrin - Rand - Mat 
The three Ta'veren in the Wheel of Time
Perrin - Rand - Mat 

“There have been marriages, as many in the last four days as in half a year before. And as many murders as in a whole year."


Perrin - Mat - Ramd


"That had not been caused by the Power, but by his ta’veren nature changing probability. Wherever he visited, remarkable and random events occurred. Large numbers of births, deaths, weddings and accidents. He had learned to ignore them."

Perrin - Rand - Mat

I know the weddings and deaths as seen through the lens that is the Game of Thrones seems to have come about simply because of the making of political alliances but were they really?  The way I see it they all centered on the person who I believe to be a hidden Targaryen (i.e. Ta’veren) yet not disclosed.  That person is Tyrion Lannister (i.e. Mat Cauthon a ta’veren from the Wheel of Time).  Many people who see Mat gambling, especially dice, declare that he seems to have the Dark One's own luck.  Ta’veren’s put simply influence events around them weaving the Pattern that is the Wheel of Time.  


Visenya - Aegon - Rhaenys
The Original 3 heads of the Dragon
Rhaenys - Aegon - Visenya
Mat - Rand - Perrin
The 3 Ta'veren's
Tyrion - Daenerys - Jon
My Choices for the new 3 Heads of the Dragon
Are not these 3 sharply influencing events around them?

Matt with Dice



Tyrion going to the Wall and not leaving until events line up perfectly to be taken captive by Catelyn Stark at the Crossroads Inn (perfectly named as it is the point where Catelyn made the crucial decision of taking Tyrion prisoner that only now we are seeing the far reaching consequences of her actions).  Catelyn’s actions were setup by the fact that she was told by Petyr Baelish that the dagger used in Bran’s failed assassination attempt belonged to Tyrion.  Petyr in my opinion is the Padan Fain character in the Wheel of Time and anyone who’s read the series knows that the ruby-hilted dagger in that series almost led to the death of Matt as the Valyrion Steel dagger almost lead to Tyrion’s death.  Tyrion’s luck then proceeds to get him out of what seemed to be his untimely death at the hands of Lysa Arryn when he enlists the aid of Bronn and he saves him in trial by combat.  Although he is freed he still faces almost certain death along the High Road because they are surrounded by the men of the mountain clans. Instead of death he recruits the men and makes them a part of his entourage.  Tyrion’s mountain men are similar to Mat’s Band of the Red Hand (both consist of 5 different groups of men coming together to fight for a single individual).  Tyrion’s luck along with his knowledge (likely coming from his constant reading and drinking in Tywin’s battle prowess) gets him through several battles that again looks like will lead to his eventual death.  Mat had the same luck in battles spurred by the knowledge put in his head of centuries of battle commanders giving him the nickname “Son of Battles”.  These events in my opinion are what lead to all the deaths that occur in both the Red Wedding and the Purple Wedding.


Failed assassination attempt on Bran
Failed assassination attempt on Bran
Failed assassination attempt on Bran

Catelyn revealing the dagger to Varys
Petyr Baelish aka Littlefinger tells her it belongs to Tyrion
The ruby-hilted dagger in the Wheel of Time

The Valyrian Steel Dagger that was used in the Assassination attempt on Bran
If you don't see the similarities then I can't convince you no matter what I say.
Padan Fain with the Ruby-Hilted Daggger
The Dagger originally belong to Mat
If you remember Littlefinger said the Valyrian Steel Dagger said it belonged to him originally
He then said that Tyrion won it from him on a wager.
This was simply reversed in the Game of Thrones.
It belonged to Mat first and then Padan Fain stole it.
Catelyn and Tyrion at the Crossroads Inn
Tyrion taken captive
Lysa Arryn and her son Robin sit in judgment of Tyrion

Bronn about to deliver the death blow in the trial by combat
Tyrion and Bronn surrounded by the Mountain Clans
Tyrion and Bronn surrounded by the Mountain Clans
Tyrion makes the Mountain Clan his own
Mat's Band of the Red Hand
Tywin Lannister
Doesn't Tyrion toss the dice in the decisions that he has made?
Check out my blog on Tyrion and how I believe he is the Mat Cauthon character
You will see where when he makes his decisions he actually has quotes about dice
http://howthegameofthronesends.blogspot.com/2014/12/tyrion-lannister-is-mat-cauthon.html




The Red Wedding and the associated deaths:



Walder Frey hosts the wedding of Edmure Tully and his daughter Roslin Frey
Talisa Stark (did not occur in the books)
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Robb's Men
Robb Stark
Joyeuse Frey (Lord Walder Frey's wife)
Catelyn Stark


Grey Wind




The Purple Wedding and the associated death:



The wedding of King Joffrey and Margaery Tyrell

The death of Joffrey by poisioning


Tyrion implicated in Joffrey's death


I simply believe that events surrounding the Targaryen's are weaving the Pattern that George RR Martin is spinning.  Tyrion's luck seems to assist him in getting out of precarious situations but it also seems to get him and the other's that I believe are the 3 Ta'veren's of this story into those same situations.  Bottom line I truly believe the weddings and you can throw in the wedding of Renly Baratheon and Margaery Tyrell, which was also a result of Tyrion's capture via Catelyn Stark, the byproduct was the death of Renly.


Renly and Margaery
Renly's death at the hands of a shadow creature





Again I would have you look at the big picture and begin to see all the similarities that I have begun to shine a light upon.  I am just getting started so again stay tuned.


Comments encouraged.  Love to hear the idea’s of others.  Most believe that since I present my idea’s as “fact like” I’m not open to change my viewpoints which is far from the truth.  I simply look at the information presented and go from there.  If you can shine a light on another way of thinking that opens the door to debate.

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