The past, present, and possible futures of Ser Brynden Tully of Riverrun, Knight of the Gate, called Blackfish.

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22 COMMENTS

  1. Edmure was present when Robb wrote his will and could of let his uncle know of the latter's naming Jon his heir, though I don't see Blackfish heading to the Wall to serve Jon if nothing else than that takes him out of the Riverland's – his home.

  2. This video made me super excited to read TWOW. When it ever cones out. I forget how large a role blackfish played in the books especially considering the show minimized his role. He is one of my fav characters and i hope he does awesome things in the upcoming books! Great episode!!

  3. Maybe Hoster Tully did have the plan to marry him to a family in order to create an alliance to take out the Targaryans, but his upbringing with the Dary's made him loyal enough to the Targaryans to not want to be a part of it. Loyalty to family made him not report anything to the king but loyalty to the king made him not participate in creating a anti-Targ alliance.

  4. Loving this vid. As to the Blackfish being such a family oriented guy I totally agree. That's one of the reasons it was so lame the way the show made him care more about the castle than Sansa. Lol I don't think I'll will ever get over such an ignoble death for such a great man!

  5. I could be wrong, but it seems to me that the Blackfish's refusal to marry comes from stubbornness–but a fiercely individualistic stubbornness, not just some childish pretext.

    Brynden isn't some spoiled brat, he's a highly intelligent and compassionate person. But in my opinion he doesn't believe in much outside of what he's formed as his own values. If you notice, he never speaks about religion, being a highly pragmatic person. So I speculate that he does things because HE HIMSELF believes he should, not because OTHER PEOPLE think he should.

    This is different from a complete nihilist, like Sandor Clegane, who in bitterness is capable of horrible acts. This also explains why Brynden, after defying his brother and quarreling with him, is able to remain near Hoster and continue to serve him. It signifies that he's unwilling to bend to his brother's will, but that does not diminish his love for his brother and family

    In short, Brynden sees his path in life as fulfilling his own obligations, and marriage would be a compromise of his values and a burden to his wife and heirs

  6. 1:41:00 – Castle or no, I think the Blackfish would still take his duty given to him by Robb as paramount. "Warden of the Southern Marches", and as of that point in time, the Southern Marches are occupied by an enemy force. I don't think the Blackfish would take that lightly, nor return home and retire.

  7. I didn’t realize how much I missed these book-only vids until now. Nice job on the camera work. Also, glad to hear the voice acting skills of the wonderful Martin Lewis! 😊 All hail Azizos Ahai, the sword that brings illumination to the murky histories of Westeros!

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