Old Powers Part 7:
Bran the Builder, the legendary founder of House Stark.

Theories and analysis of A Song of Ice and Fire using text evidence and quotes from George RR Martin.

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27 COMMENTS

  1. In game of thrones when nan is talking with bran; "I could tell you the story about Brandon the builder…thst was always your favorite" bran briefly thinks about Brandon, but the story nan tells him is about the last hero. If everything nan says is truth, did she confirm here that Brandon the builder and the last hero are the same person?

  2. I've never read the books. It seems that the original 'trek' beyond the wall (your reference) is reminiscent of Jon Snow's trek beyond the wall to get a Wight as proof for Cersi. Does the 'Sword Made of Light' have anything (symbolistically at least) to do with the 'Maiden Made of Light"? One other thing… GRRM stated that 'The War of Roses' was the historical inspiration of his books, the roses were Red & Green, are you suggesting he substituted the Green Rose for the 'Blue' one your speaking of?

  3. this is all very interesting and i'm really amazed by the work that has been put into this, but do you really think Martin put this much thought into his story? I think he will claim that he did but 7 petals on a rose and 7 cranes on a coat of arms from a lesser house? I'm going to start writing my own book and have you all speculate on the meanings of the words and create a back-story for me. Don't get me wrong I'm totally geeking out with your work but I dont think he put this much thought into it.

  4. Just wanted to point this out. What if Garth's male children's magic wasn't what most people would consider magic. But was more subtle magic. Like Skinchanging is obvious and can be demonstrated but what if Garth's sons inherited magic that say increased their speed, their strength, or their toughness. Not as easily shown but in my opinion just as important and powerful. After all Brandon of the Bloody Blade literally fought enough of the Children to turn a lake red with blood. If that doesn't take super human strength speed and endurance I'm not sure what does.

  5. In the books both Theon and Jon point out the glass gardens after they'd been destroyed as well. George has a reason for everything soo (;

    Edit: lel i think I've commented on every video, i just can't help myself. Literary analysis is love 💘

  6. 15:30 "Brandon or his son, another Brandon." Seems likely that as the child of a god, he lived an unnaturally long life. Considering castles can take 20+ years to build. and he is said to build several, he likely did as well. Thus a "Brandon" was probably mentioned over so many years, that historians assumed it was more than one person.

    Also the children of gods marrying mortals and giving up their immortality, is used in Tolkien. And the unnatural long life of these dependents, that eventually blends to near average as they interbreed with more mortals, does as well. I would guess, that's an older trope, but I don't know any more examples.

  7. Landed here by chance and since then have been binge watching all the videos from the channel. Hahaha..

    The amount of effort you guys put into scrutinizing the whole story is unreal.

    You've got yourselves another fan/subscriber.

  8. It seems extremely important that Bran designed his first Castle as a child, and that in doing so, demonstrated understanding that surpassed the capabilities of experienced adult architects and engineers.

    While it is possible that his lineage made him a naturally gifted engineer, that seems like a thin justification since we have no other examples in Thrones where parentage results in seemingly supernatural technical understanding or know-how.

    Thrones does, however, possess an example of a child named Bran being fed knowledge and instructions magically from a far.

    It seems safe to assume that Bran the Builder began receiving instruction around the time of the design of his first holdfast.

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