Who is Old Nan and what does she know?

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@InDeepGeek Месяц назад

This is an updated version of a video first published in October 2018

@MichaelFMeyer-lz5fv Месяц назад

i just saw last hour the old one for a second time, lol

@SamBrickell Месяц назад

Damn. I thought for a moment I had invented time-travel.

@higginswalsan Месяц назад

Nuh uh

@ThommyofThenn Месяц назад

Cheers mate

@Manofthewhiteknife Месяц назад

Robert, why did Gemma stop making content and delete her channel? The two of you are the cornerstones of this community. She had a lot of great videos....

@BSZ76 Месяц назад

She’s a secret Targaryen. Naenarys Targaryen

@lastofgiants Месяц назад

She has white hair. Based theory

@thing_under_the_stairs Месяц назад

She's the one who hid the dragon egg(s?) at Winterfell.

@EatPoo Месяц назад

I laughed way harder at this than would appear adequate.

@kaizen9406 Месяц назад

She is wighted Nissa Nissa obviously

@Hellsing7747 Месяц назад

Lol

@tomlangford1999 Месяц назад

Every woman in these books is Shiera Seastar, and every man is Benjen.

@thing_under_the_stairs Месяц назад

Except for the ones who are either Rhaegar Targaryen, Euron Greyjoy, or Jaqen H'gar, of course. And half the women are Ashara Dayne.

@Ar1AnX1x Месяц назад

@@thing_under_the_stairs these theories are mostly goofy but also part of why I love ASOIAF, its so open-ended and interconnected, like a web, that people just can imagine their own version of things

@kennyhudson9201 Месяц назад

@@Ar1AnX1x That's the part I like the least. The lack of definition. The fact that everyone can have their own story. It's not a video game. We should all imagine something somewhat similar, or else what kind of story telling is that? I mean, does the author not want us to know HIS story? I just feel like open ended is somehow narrative cowardice, unwilling to say anything concrete or give anything definition.

@tlidd Месяц назад

R+L=Benjen

@Ar1AnX1x Месяц назад

@@kennyhudson9201 it's not that open-ended that its just whatever you want it to be, there's definitely things there for you to pay attention to that there's a certain point to, by 'open-ended' I don't mean lazy writing, I mean left up to interpretation which is basically how some of the best art is like you actually have it backwards, writing a scenario which can mean different things to different people is so much harder to do than telling your audience what to think

@awesomehpt8938 Месяц назад

Old nan is a device that dumps lore about the background history of Westeros, for the readers benefit.

@zico739 Месяц назад

Thank you for stating the obvious.

@totalCoolerUsername Месяц назад

@@zico739Thank you for doing the same thing

@fuzzzone Месяц назад

This. The only bit I disagree with in the video is that GRRM is doing anything subtle with her. She is an authorial expository tool for world-building; not to convey fact or truth, though any of the things she talks about could wind up being so, but to draw the reader into the cultural worldview of the characters.

@williammcdonald3147 Месяц назад

Wong, she’s clearly John snows real mum (ned likes them dusty)

@matthewsmith1779 Месяц назад

The correct answer.

@awesomehpt8938 Месяц назад

Oh my sweet summer child what do you know about Old Nan

@darksister535 Месяц назад

❤❤❤

@danielhogan6255 Месяц назад

i liked for two reasons... 1) LOL 2) 169 likes.

@skoomauser4996 Месяц назад

Duh! Obviously we all know that

@Matt-xc6sp Месяц назад

She is everyone and knows everything. The OmniNan

@alosterionwrynn Месяц назад

I pretty sure that she is the BatNan

@hokogan Месяц назад

Nan the Nuilder

@MartinIsRunning Месяц назад

OmNan, for short

@keatonmeyer5930 5 дней назад

She and OmniWalder should really get together than

@jackcoogan310 Месяц назад

Much like LOTR, ASOIAF is a story about stories. Nan is the personification of “the north remembers”

@poolhall9632 Месяц назад

I like this a lot and it makes total sense. She's the only one that actually remembers .

@EddieFeatherston 18 дней назад

Nan is the personification of "folk lore is more reliable than ivory tower knowledge" which is a very common trope.

@thatonecoolguy761 Месяц назад

She’s the shrouded lord, the great other, and Azor Ahai all in one. She’s also Ser Pounce’s human form.

@brileyford5856 Месяц назад

Remember, they SPECIFICALLY mention that Old Nans body was never found after winter fell was sacked. She is a glamoured Children of the Forest

@BertramGroverWeeks Месяц назад

This is the most lagging and most correct tinfoil ASOIAF theory

@rhondacombs7571 Месяц назад

I’m here for it

@BertramGroverWeeks Месяц назад

@@rhondacombs7571 It was Leaf all along. Leaf was also Nettles. Gray Area figured this out

@Palemagpie Месяц назад

Oh here, that's an interesting idea

@CheeseCrumbs00 16 дней назад

I like this, maybe shes half children of the forest half human, like the ghost of high heart

@honeydukes4181 Месяц назад

I’ve been listening to you for 6 years now. Your knowledge, vocabulary, and natural way of speaking is unmatched among all RU-vidrs. I deeply appreciate your work and I can safely say as someone that has read all the books you’ve helped me thoroughly understand them.

@erin122123 Месяц назад

me as well, one of my favourites ❤

@sertank735 Месяц назад

He has a delightful voice.

@DmDrae Месяц назад

Ditto

@michaelbayer5094 Месяц назад

well said. I fear George will not finish the books. Years ago I thought that I read (or maybe just wished it?) that a team of writers were assisting him in hopes of a completed series. Either way, Robert belongs the team dedicated to finishing the last 2.

@sertank735 Месяц назад

@@michaelbayer5094 I think he’ll finish WoW. It’s not looking good for Spring.

@sleepingbee8997 Месяц назад

I love how all of the various ridiculous theories about "Who Old Nan really is!!!1!" would be exactly the kind of fantastic stories that Old Nan herself would love to tell. A long lost relative or a magical creature, disguising herself as an old woman, so she can share a prophecy to a later generation is just the sort of tale she would weave, along with a wink to really send a chill down the spine of a child.

@J.A.Y.200X Месяц назад

If Hodor is indeed a Descendant of Ser Duncan the Tall, then that means he possibly has three living relatives by the time of the first book. Old Nan of course, but also Lord Selwyn Tarth (Maybe) and his daughter Brienne. In A Feast For Crows, Brienne mentions a shield hanging in the Armoury of her Family's hall, Evenfall hall, which matches Duncan's shield as described in The Hedge Knight. GRRM confirmed Brienne is descended from Duncan, so either her Mother or Father is a descendant.

@dougdupont6134 Месяц назад

If Old Nan is around 100 years old, Duncan would have been less than 10 years old when she was born. This tracks, considering that Walder Frey is a toddler when Duncan was in his late teens. I don't think Nan is a relative of his.

@Maegorthecrueltargaryen Месяц назад

She isn't dunks desendant she is a possible lover

@jwhite-1471 Месяц назад

@@Maegorthecrueltargaryen OP didn't say Nan was a descendant, they said Hodor is.

@calijoe1074 Месяц назад

Dunk has three descendants in GOT, Hodor, Brienne, and the “Thick as a Castle Wall” Gren aka The Aurochs

@arunda1734 11 дней назад

Iirc lord selwyn is theorized to be a bastard sired from a targaryen princess and Sir Duncan. She was sent away to Evenfall and wed the old lord of Tarth before she gave birth.

@timschrade5084 Месяц назад

Most of the characters depicted in A Song of Ice and Fire resemble specific archetypes that seem to parallel the 7 holy figures in the faith. Old Nan is an example of the Crone.

@Marcara081 Месяц назад

Nah 'cuz she's fire 😍

@timschrade5084 Месяц назад

@Marcara081 what? Old Nan is fire so she can't represent the crone? Elaborate please.

@Marcara081 Месяц назад

@@timschrade5084 Too hot to be crone.

@timschrade5084 Месяц назад

To each their own my friend.

@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886 Месяц назад

If she is the Crone, then who are the Maiden, The Mother, The Father, The Warrior, The Smith and the Stranger?

@gleann_cuilinn Месяц назад

i appreciate how you bring in the narrative function of characters and events when the fandom gets bogged down in theories and speculation. you've reminded me how i thought of old nan when first watching the show and reading the books. a humble yet remarkable glimpse into the magic that lies hidden in westeros, and a charming example of the ancient oral tradition

@ms.aguilar4077 Месяц назад

This. Exactly.

@AndrewK23777 Месяц назад

Old Nan occupies an interesting and important narrative role. For one as an expository vehicle for GRRM adding to in-universe history , lore and mythos etc. And of course to impact characters she tells her stories to and the reader. Her tales of varying degrees of truth are quite eye-opening that there is seemingly much more going on beneath the surface (especially magically) in this universe from the first book. Many of her stories do have a lesson and some also tease future elements in the narrative , some have and will play on or echo her tales. Also , clearly a perspective of a very old Northern person. Ntm , an archetype imo , a sort of blend of the old wise woman and a less magical seemingly benign version of a crone. And as the vid mentions an embodiment of the North remembering and of the ancient oral traditions. Her stories have impacted and will live on via the Stark children and the likely the many many others she has told her tales. She is both a literal and figurative throwback. Do look forward to likely reading about Nan in her younger days in D&E and any part she plays in "She-Wolves" ; which itself will be an interesting insight into a fascinating and contentious period of Stark history.

@patrickb1303 Месяц назад

Just sitting on the toilet hypothesizing about Old Nan. 2024

@pentegarn1 Месяц назад

She's a high level bard!!! ;)

@dereks2042 Месяц назад

Right around level 50-60. Right?

@jammysmears4077 Месяц назад

It is said in Ankhian folklore that if danger ever threatens the city, the ornamental wooden hippos on the Brass Bridge will get up and run away.

@DizzyBusy Месяц назад

Why, a fellow Discworld fan in the wild. There are dozens of us. Dozens!

@MrDUneven Месяц назад

Oook.

@ahogan7355 Месяц назад

She passed on the memories and stories of old, too the young. Honorable act for a simple nanny.

@EricRodriguez248 Месяц назад

I'm a huge fan of the theory that Old Nan is a Child of the Forest. "Michael Talks About Stuff" did a fantastic video a few months ago that at first sounds really far-fetched, but after watching that I'm kinda rooting for it to be true. It would explain her unusually long-life. And if Blood Raven is potentially more in the dark than we think, it would make sense to have someone in Winterfell who could keep an eye on the Starks in the hopes of finding a powerful Brandon and (eventually) leading him to Blood Raven. Very tin-foily, but I'm here for it! Makes it very fun to go back through the books and look for connections.

@mementomori771 Месяц назад

What a decade of wait did to this Fandom is sad

@DominionSorcerer Месяц назад

Some humans just live longer than average lives, it doesn't have to be explained beyond that. Walder Frey's around the same age and she's certainly no Child of the Forest. Beyond that she simply shares what is in actuality really common folk tales and stories in the North and much of Westeros.

@dmckenzie9281 Месяц назад

Old Nan is a great character! There is definitely more to her than meets the eye.

@brennanmartin7370 Месяц назад

"more to her than meets the eye" -> Optimus Nan

@russianhorde Месяц назад

Since nobody usually asks: how is Old Nan?

@dw1419 Месяц назад

I’ll do you one better: Why is Old Nan?

@View619 Месяц назад

How Old is Nan?

@dw1419 Месяц назад

A Nan, a Plan, a Canal: Panama

@IMSwimmer19 Месяц назад

I agree! I think Martin used this character to bring attention to this more traditional, generational wisdom of women so often dismissed as "old wives' tales". Those stories survive because they're valuable!

@bluewonk8910 Месяц назад

She's also an excellent way to share stories of the world in a good way. Instead of an appendix you get stories baked in naturally for the reader.

@wht-rabt-obj Месяц назад

I don't think she is anything other than Old Nan, but I do think she knows things or perhaps sees things.

@krue14 Месяц назад

“Bless your heart;” I can’t believe that you keep the ASOIAF content going. It’s alway fantastic, though. Much love to you and yours. You keep the story alive for us all.

@GoldenMinotaur Месяц назад

I think old nan was a wildling, and is known on both sides of the wall. Hodor is Tormund's half giant son from his winter with the giantess he "slayed"

@haerverk Месяц назад

.. but she is described as tiny

@GoldenMinotaur Месяц назад

@@haerverk at 100 everyone is tiny

@user-op6kt8pg9y Месяц назад

Not giants @@GoldenMinotaur

@DLYChicago Месяц назад

Old Nan rocks! She's one of the best characters in ASOIAF. Despite her embellishments, her stories are always true. GRRM plays with prophets and prophecies. Many people are following false prophets such as Melisandra. The true prophets are Maggy the Frog, the Hedge Witch of Bald Hill, and Old Nan.

@autje1970 Месяц назад

This is why Tyrion's spiel about Bran and stories in the show's final episode resonates with me more when I take the books into account than when I think of the show. Stories like Old Nan's (and others, in the books) should indeed bind people together now that dark winds are rising again, not gold, armies, or sigils. Problem for the show is that we don't get many of those stories, but Tyrion's speech applies very well to the books.

@natie3322 Месяц назад

She’s a glamoured Child of the Forest. She was Nettles, and started working with Bloodraven. She replaced the real Old Nan, and settled in. When she thought Bran was dead she called Sheepstealer and flew away breathing fire. She went back to Bloodraven cave. Now Bran knows her as Leaf.🍃

@J_Mock92 Месяц назад

I like that theory too. It just feels right for some reason lol

@thomasclark9564 Месяц назад

its a nice idea but i gotta agree with indeepgeek here she didnt really do a very good job if that was her mission and the 80 year wait seems pointless when bloodraven can communicate with him anyway

@thomasclark9564 Месяц назад

sheepstealer being there would also be a big change to what we know about dragons in the story which i think might feel a little deus ex machina

@DrAwesome43 Месяц назад

@@thomasclark9564 Just after Winterfell is burned, Bran is warged into Summer and snooping around. He sees "a winged snake flying through the sky breathing fire" or something like that. It's easy to read it as symbolic foreshadowing... but the literal interpretation is that Summer saw a dragon flying away from Winterfell after it is destroyed.

@PapaEmeritus_4evr Месяц назад

Great theory even though I can't agree with it.

@joetedesco63 Месяц назад

Robert!! You never disappoint!!! Very well written. And delivered!!

@Gator5000e Месяц назад

Another great video. And a shout out to the late Margaret John who played Old Nan in the show. She was awesome.

@MartFord Месяц назад

To me, Old Nan is the beginning of the poem, and Brandon becoming the King, because "we need a King to tell the stories" was the end of the poem. I think this little line in that final episode on the TV show was shared by GRRM with the showrunners to have that little motif come to an end. It starts and ends with a storyteller... perhaps GRRM is emodied as Old Nan and Brandon in the books, as our storyteller.

@PapaEmeritus_4evr Месяц назад

I think this is the best theory. Shes been around so long and passes along important events. Shes a story teller and an educator.

@prairieskye Месяц назад

Beautifully expressed thoughts on Old Nan, thank you❤

@kristiankolbjrnsrud4498 Месяц назад

'Micheal talks about stuff' made a great video about an alternative theory that Old Nan is 'Leaf' - the child of the forest in Bloodravens cave. I've seen many people in this comment section say so, but his video goes in great detail, and with a lot of textual evidence to back it up!

@paulmphoto Месяц назад

I like the idea she is Leaf in disguise when Leaf lived with men for 200 years.

@Devinski77 Месяц назад

Add onto that she was picked up by a dragon aka sheepstealer because she's nettles too

@rhondacombs7571 Месяц назад

I too subscribe to Michael’s theories!

@rivolverocelot3010 Месяц назад

😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 that's a bar

@ismagoff Месяц назад

I like the idea that she indeed was with ser Duncan and that Hodor is his descendent. Their height is not the only thing they have in common. I've heard a theory about ser Duncan is linked to his foot (the foot that he paid with the life of Prince Baelor) and why he was allowed to keep it. It suggests that he will be using his foot to save lives in the tragedy of Summerhall, including the life of Princess Rhaella and her unborn son, Prince Rhaegar. Wouldn't it be a beautiful parallel if Ser Duncan also died holding the door for others to live? Seems pretty on brand for GRRM.

@MariaVosa Месяц назад

I don't think I've seen a video of your's that I agree more with. And I usually agree with them.

@DINOROAR2912 Месяц назад

Old Nan is simply the Syrio Florel for the entire Stark family, she provides stories, ideas, concepts and magical histories so that each of the Stark children can relate what they experience to the past and thus have context for their life

@Vinny__212 Месяц назад

Phoneomenal presentation.. always wondered about her but never deep dived. This was truly illuminative and well-researched. Kudos!

@devonmarcus101 24 дня назад

IDG made a video about Old Nan. I love this channel.

@lutilda Месяц назад

Agreed! I think she's an example of how the North remembers what happened in their history and pass it down. While it's just believed to be stories, it's all true. But I don't think she necessarily "knew" they were true, so much as she believed they were important to share and pass down as knowledge to the next generations.

@rayfairbanks6280 Месяц назад

Thanks for keeping up to date with your other channel! Your narration is top notch imho.

@zyph2001 Месяц назад

I think this is one of the best videos you've ever made, and I'm always eager for more!

@JLchevz Месяц назад

Excellent analysis. We benefit from analyzing from a literary perspective instead of from an in-world one in order to understand the role a character is playing. Some characters are disguised as other characters and stuff like that, which comes to us from analyzing the little details of the books but some others like Old Nan serve to tell a greater story more fluidly. She gives richness to the world of ASOIAF.

@xavier84623 Месяц назад

Even without a plan or bloodraven conspiracy,she could still just be a child of the forest waring a glamor. Leaf says they are among us.

@dbfurrer Месяц назад

Another simply great video! I really enjoy your insights and perception, keep it on!

@i.d.k..ijustgothere1260 Месяц назад

Great stuff, love it!

@LalinDissanayaka Месяц назад

She's a very important character thank you for making a video of her

@MRptwrench Месяц назад

Nicely done, and with much care.

@Coasterr200145 Месяц назад

Love Old Nan. Glad you did this video of her.

@DzinkyDzink Месяц назад

Old Nan was a wet nurse for Brandon Stark, Cregan Stark's son. That's almost a 100 years before ASOIAF timeline. She's definitely some sort of ancient being that manages to convince everyone around that's she's been there "since their father's baby time" which just keeps going on and one while the generations of Starks succeed each other.

@nj3195 Месяц назад

Nan is a character that embodies the reason why reality becomes just stories, then legends,, then myths. She is the bridge between reality and fiction.

@blooveymcgrady Месяц назад

I always loved hearing stories from my grandma and my grandpa, even into adulthood.

@EmeraldView Месяц назад

She's a great story teller

@sertank735 Месяц назад

“Now that’s a big man!” - D&D

@ThommyofThenn Месяц назад

This is George having a bit of fun with the necessity of world-building expository dumps. Who better to tell the reader the stories and legends of the world, than a kindly elder who tells them to the POVs, and also the reader. I'm seeing some comments here making fun, but how else would you rather learn the lore? Expo-dumps might be "immersion breaking" or "inorganic," but I find using Old Nan' educating and entertainment of the kids to be a very naturalistic way of introducing aspects of the backstory.

@jaqjynx Месяц назад

I would love GRRM to do a story book of old nans stories.

@andrewward5891 Месяц назад

Old Nan is a storytelling trope. In many books, tv shows, and movies there’s an old person that spouts out old tales and prophecies. Nobody takes the oldster seriously (like Robb gently making fun of Nan’s tales) but their stories usually foreshadow an upcoming event in the show/movie/book. The prophetic old person is just a story writing trope to dump some foreshadowing on the reader/ viewer

@richardtabor8686 Месяц назад

Old Nan hype!! ty so much for all the great content.

@richardtabor8686 Месяц назад

Old Nan Hype!!! ty for the content. Can't wait to hear this....

@ciaran_mcghee_music Месяц назад

Just re read book one and she’s mentioned so often! I love this video.

@OhJustCommenting Месяц назад

I miss this channel and roberts lovely voice. Missed when i used to love GoT. But now i have been digging into Dune content and 3 body problem :'(

@whatthefrerejacques Месяц назад

Well done, Robert!

@tomlangford1999 Месяц назад

New theory: Old Nan is a literary device

@roscojenkins7451 Месяц назад

Or sheira seastar...

@p.c.howard7025 Месяц назад

Excellent insight

@stnylan Месяц назад

Your closing statement about stories made me.immediately think of this line from Dr Who: "You said memories become stories when we forget them. Maybe some of them become songs."

@charlespirate1 Месяц назад

Fair play. You got 14 minutes out of old nan. Fair play.

@kriszack8374 Месяц назад

Thank you for creating content! It is very soothing and I love listening to you! Keep up the great work!

@carastone3473 Месяц назад

It’s quite impressive to live this long in Westeros! She may be only 1 of 2 GOT characters who actually died of old age; the other, of course is Maester Aemon.

@teabagmcpick889 Месяц назад

She’s enrichment. Reinforcing lore & adding depth to other characters.

@2007VolkswagenJetta Месяц назад

If she’s in that flashback Bran had then she’ll be in the new Dunc and Egg show

@ruthanneseven Месяц назад

I agree about story-telling completely. Nowadays, in real life, these are called myths, which is simply another word for history. Embellishments aside, they exist with elements of truth. Recently, I read that Altantis was now settled as a completely fictional tale. Fictional tales don't last thousands of years. Nan is a counterbalance to the three eyed Crow in many ways. It's so easy to brush her aside, yet she openly tells the truth about so much! If I recall correctly, she dies during Theon's takeover of Winterfell. By this time, Bran is on his way to meet the Three Eyed Crow.. (Please correct me if I'm wrong), but this too is significant. She has all the qualities of a wildling, without actually being one. She's far older than anyone knows. She's very wise and observant. There's more to her than meets the eye, for sure. Perhaps she is a product of a mating between a Child of the Forest and a First Man? She's quick-witted and knowledgeable about the oddest things. She's baffled me for a while. Thoughts?

@nemesis196304 Месяц назад

Ole Nan was important simply because she remembers the things that people forgot. She lived the stories that the Stark children needed to learn.

@JangoMike Месяц назад

I was just thinking I hope he drops a new video today . . . Lol Thank you!

@dw1419 Месяц назад

“New” = updated version of an old video

@lionwithglasses180 Месяц назад

She is a time traveling Stark with a secret suit of armor. The Invincible IronNan

@BlackstreetBoys2Men Месяц назад

You’ll remember Old Nan when the white walkers come

@animesempai0 Месяц назад

Old Nan was right about one thing, I think we all do live inside of the eye of a blue-eyed giant named macumba😂

@BinarySecond Месяц назад

The eye is flat. Wake up sheeple

@ian7064 Месяц назад

She's a child of the forest in disguise

@sertank735 Месяц назад

“Old Nan kind of forgot about who she is.” - D&D

@nathanhook8351 Месяц назад

The other source worth noting here is GRRM's children book 'the ice dragon,' It's not set in Westeros as such, but may be a story that Nan tells the Stark Kids. It also ends with a pool that is always frozen even in summer, like the pool that exists in the Godswood at Winterfell.

@jgr7487 Месяц назад

The best theory that Old Nan was playing a role is that she was told she'd tell the stories to a Bran, one of them, not exactly our Bran, son of Ned. So many Brandons have passed, she believes it was all a lie, as "Crows are liers". And, yes, her being Shiera Seastar is ludicrous. My favourite option is her being Leaf. I really liked this vid tho.

@robertsmiley2207 Месяц назад

Nobody knows but she's old 🧓 enough to have known every single Brandon Stark that ever existed if her stories are to be believed

@tarvoc746 Месяц назад

Whoever Old Nan is, one thing is clear: She would make a rad GM for any TTRPG group.

@nilssteinhauer9879 Месяц назад

I've always loved your videos but right now I really wish I could give this video 100 thumbs up

@michaelzimmer2118 Месяц назад

I saw a video theory says she’s a children of the forest with a glamour disguise

@mythal0620 Месяц назад

Great video! I think, that old Nan ist just an alter ego of GRR Martin, and in this respect, of course, something like omnipotent. Through her, the author communicates how important stories are, and that stories often make history, perhaps better history than the one we are experiencing right now, for example.

@joxidearmageddonator882 Месяц назад

There's an interesting section I recall about Old Nan, during Clash of Kings. When everyone is claiming that the red comet is a sign of their own victory, I think Bran asks Old Nan what it means and she says "Dragons are back". She's the only one that knew!

@AAMolder Месяц назад

“And who has the best story of all??” 😂🤣

@TravisBrady-wn8fr Месяц назад

Ol Nan: " What? You no likey kidney pi"

@ronniecorbett6306 Месяц назад

Nan is a Child of the Forest in disguise.

@EvelynDayless Месяц назад

I don't care what anyone says Old Nan is 100% accurate and she'll be the queen of westeros by the end cause she's got the best stories.

@Ortega.Juan.C Месяц назад

she told us what was right in front of our noses during the cinematic intro of the show that the world is a blue eye of a giant named macumber

@tjimicole2677 Месяц назад

11:28 OLD NAN: "What about Long Night?" BRAN: "We've already had it." OLD NAN: "We've had one, yes. What about second Long Night?"

@asiblingproduction Месяц назад

Old Nan is Leaf is Neddles.

@gabrielsalesmartins Месяц назад

I like the theory that she's a child of the forest using glamour

@Casper_That_Guy Месяц назад

She is Walder Frey's older sister. She appears in the third Dunk & Egg novella.

@jensibowable Месяц назад

Nan is an example of perfect word building imo

@barteko.5218 Месяц назад

I am pleased to hear that you consider Lord of the Rings, A Song of Ice and Fire and The Witcher to be the 3 best fantasy worlds. The Witcher is often overlooked and underrated (the books are amazing, the TV series... better not to talk about it... it has little in common with the books). Please, read the books.