Why did they talk about dragons? Because Sam told about his adventures at the wall and mentioned his killing of an Other with his obsidian dagger. Obsidian is connected to dragons (and obviously to fire) - shown by the fact that it kills Others. Obsidian is called dragonglass "by the smallfolk" (Prologue AFFC, p. There is even an Archmaester with Valyrian rod and mask, Marwyn. Every Maester is set into a room with a glass candle as part of the ceremony. There is even a Valkyrian Steel link for the Higher Mysteries, meaning that, at least at one time, they could even work Valyrian Steel. Magic is not forbidden knowledge in the Citadel. I think there is a strong case to be made that all magic in ASoIaF is tied to blood. Is there any evidence of anyone without "dragon blood" ever using a glass candle? Why do you think he can light the candle? Why do you think the Valyrians cared so much about keeping blood "pure"? The blood of the dragon. And probably the precise reason we see the FM with him. Remember: this is forbidden knowledge in the Citadel. Instead it's obvious why he cannot be trusted: his occupation with magic (as seen by the room being lit with glass candles) and dragon science. But - Marwyn does not state, that he cannot be trusted because of his blood. Yes, the dragons are connected to the Targaryens, and this is where Maester Aemon's blood comes in. I would also present another alternative, "last time around" is a reference to long before the Targaryens, and referencing the Dragons in Westeros long before the Conquest. This quote also seems to imply that Marwyn is a Targaryen, or at least has Targaryen blood. Rhaegar, "the last dragon", was killed by a hammer.Īfter all, he just called the Maesters "grey sheep". No more than I can."Ī lot of implications here that are unclear but can lead to startling conclusions depending on how you want to interpret it.įirst question is, does Marwyn mean literal Dragons or Targaryens? Aerys was notably killed by a golden sword in what one might characterize as the opposite of "gallant dragonslaying". Ask yourself why Aemon Targaryen was allowed to waste his life upon the Wall, when by rights he should have been raised to archmaester. "The world the Citadel is building has no place in it for sorcery or prophecy or glass candles, much less for dragons. " Who do you think killed all the dragons the last time around? Gallant dragonslayers armed with swords?" He spat. " If I tell you, they may need to kill you too." Marywn smiled a ghastly smile, the juice of the sourleaf running red between his teeth. Elsewise the grey sheep might have had to kill him, and that would have made the poor old dears wring their wrinkled hands." "Perhaps it's good that he died before he got to Oldtown. He wanted us to send a maester to her, to counsel her and protect her and fetch her safely home." "Aemon would have gone to her if he had the strength. I also don't believe that we will ever be told.Īlleras stepped up next to Sam. I also suspect that they did something to the eggs, but we will very propably never know for sure. How they manged to do this is a mystery, alas. (and I really hope they'll succeed in this). When they want to build a world based on reason, they have to eradicate magic. This is a result of the Citadel maesters' world view. And obviously magic is connected to the existence of living dragons (when Dany's eggs were hatched, the glass candles began to burn again).Īnd it's not a conspiracy as well. For them, rationality shows the way out of the mess magic has done with their world (remember: the seasons have gone awry due to magic!). He even warns Sam not to mention dragons or prophecies during his time in the Citadel, unless "you fancy poison in your porridge".įor the "grey sheep", like their real-life medieval counterparts, the now-underrated scholastic philosophers, reason is the key to understand the world. Who do you think killed all the dragons the last time around? Gallant dragonslayers armed with swords? (.) The world the Citadel is building has no place in it for sorcery or prophecy or glass candles, much less for dragons.
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