It’s like this huge, four-dimensional jumble of clever with all the metaphors and word puns and… well, you’ll see. As icing on the cake, I will also tell you that when Robb’s party originally came down the causeway and stopped at Moat Cailin for a night, there were three standards noted to have been raised over the three towers that are left standing. We’ll do a whole thing about sound at some point, but let’s continue with the scene: King Joffrey looked as if he wanted to kill someone right then and there, he was so excited. So I don’t think that every weapon that shines in the morning light is necessarily a sword of the morning symbol, although it’s something we always have to consider. Whatever the case, after being struck by the spear again, Ser Gregor collapses face-first on the ground, creating the perfect image of a moon-face falling to earth. Check out this major clue about the Hammer being the cause of the Long Night that George gave us way back in A Clash of Kings: Theon was about to tell him what he ought to do with his wet nurse’s fable when Maester Luwin spoke up. Despite the dozens of trains that ran through the The other name for bloodstone is heliotrope, which means “sun,” “to turn,” or “to turn the sun” or “to turn towards the sun.” There’s also a device called a heliotrope which uses mirrors to refract focused sunlight. explained. the Lions and that they always try to serve where there is a need. ✧ The Bloodstone Emperor Azor Ahai The ballroom fell silent as Joffrey unsheathed the blade and thrust the sword above his head. Night’s Watch brothers are said to have “black blood” as a manner of speaking; here, the severed heads actually have black and bloody holes where their eyes used to be; and in Mels’ dream, they weep the black and bloody tide. Meteors were often called “thunder stones” by ancient people, and it’s not hard to understand why. The skull motif in general represents the idea of a decapitated moon face, falling from the sky, and the multiple skulls in particular represent the moon meteors of the Long Night. Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 6:43:00 AM CDT, Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 1:08:00 PM CDT, Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 3:17:00 AM CDT, Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 8:42:00 PM CDT, Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 4:08:00 PM CST, Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 9:29:00 AM CST, Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 12:30:00 AM CDT, Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 11:59:00 AM CDT, Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 7:12:00 PM CDT, Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 9:14:00 PM CDT, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 2:40:00 PM CDT, Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 5:37:00 AM CDT, 10-Vol. both at the cemetery and at a funeral parlor. That’s two eclipses for the price of one! This is kind of a big deal, so we are going to pause the fight and talk about the Hammer of the Waters for bit. They weep blood because the meteors are bleeding stars which appear to trail blood, and they trigger a bloody tide rising from the depth because the real floods of the Long Night were triggered by moon meteors. “It’s home.”. Blood magic doesn’t come without cost, of course, and it seems Azor Ahai was transformed through his dark deeds. President Lincoln's Philosophies were Actually Democratic. And just as both solar and lunar characters can show us the fiery or bloody hand symbolism, both sun and moon people can transform into an Azor Ahai reborn character, as we’ve seen. And if you want, you can pretend I am a reasonable person and turn off the podcast right now! Also, bruised hands and throats as a part of the Moon symbolism – Gared (first chapter of the first book) lost two fingers to a frostbite and his throat to Ice, after which “the snows eagerly drunk his blood”. ✧ It’s an Arya Thing Those as say the giants are all dead never saw this one, I swear. “And when I face my uncle Stannis it will break his magic sword clean in two.” Joff tried a downcut, forcing Ser Balon Swann to take a hasty step backward. It may be that George is showing us a light and dark split – the bright shaft of sunlight and the oily black spear. The kids played alley baseball Remember when we talked about Drogon as the Black Dread reborn, and Mirri’s seemingly impossible prophecy about Drogo would return to her only when she bears a living child and a bunch of other unbelievable things happen? American Regionalist Movement created a lithograph to commemorate the Centralia Did I mention how easy this awesome Mikuni is to tune! Just as Gregor’s shield turning from one star to three black dogs tells a transformation story, Sansa’s hairnets do the same. I’m betting you don’t even remember these lines are in here (you might have been too busy throwing up into the trashcan or weeping violently), so here it is: Tyrion saw with horror that the Mountain had wrapped one huge arm around the prince, drawing him tight against his chest, like a lover. It seems like all of the wailing widows which pop up in these lightbringer scenes refer to Nissa Nissa’s cry of anguish and ecstasy which broke the moon, and to the idea of the moon meteors being seen as the moon’s tears. We know what black blood signifies – the fire transformation of the moon into the black bloodstone meteors which represent Azor Ahai reborn. Ardalan - Lifted (The Martin Brothers Remix) Lodato Tracklist: Pt. Found insideA summation of the work of one of the most influential and provocative interpreters of science, it aims at saving what is good and valuable in modernity and replacing the rest with a broader, fairer, and finer sense of possibility. Covering up the moon pearls is pretty clear symbolism, and a soiled cloak that used to be white and is now dark tells the same story. All the scenes seem to agree – hellhounds in general and the wild dogs of House Clegane in particular are associated with fire and can be used to symbolize the black moon meteors and Azor Ahai reborn. With warm regard, Pat Lofthouse, Chelsea.. , of Centralia, timberman, aged 65 years, married, He leaves a widow., of Centralia, trackman, aged 59 years, married, He leaves a widow. The total Returning to Gregor’s symbols, we have his sigil to consider: three black dogs on a golden field. I get the idea of the sun spitting fiery meteors and of the throat-slitting of ritual sacrifice, but I feel like there is something more here as well. that was dedicated in the neighboring town of Wamac, immediately to the south PRESENTED BY DR. NEIL GALE, PH.D. , of Centralia, machine operator, aged 56 years, married, He leaves a widow. Revolution Rock Program nº 094. “You are going to fight that?” Ellaria Sand said in a hushed voice. I believe that this “son’s sun” idea is the same thing as the “second son” motif we see here and there as well. Recall that Oberyn’s oily black sun-spear, which can also symbolize a moon meteor, has a “leaf-shaped” blade. Freemasons, Hoops PH, Jennylyn Mercado, Nueva Ecija Mtb, Top Gear Philippines, Yanet García, Ziebart / CarSavers Philippines, Renmaster Construction Service, ABS-CBN ⦠A flat-topped greathelm was bolted to his gorget, with breaths around the mouth and nose and a narrow slit for vision. Later in the fight we will see Gregor’s actual hands used in interesting ways which add to the moon meteor / fist imagery. "Abraham Lincoln; A History" Nicolay & Hay 1890. Oathkeeper is a black sword with two red star eyes, while Ghost is a white wolf with two red sun eyes, and so once again, I am left wondering whether the “sword of the morning” was a black or a white sword. And now we’ll break from all the esoteric symbolism with a word from NASA’s website about the nature of comets. The description of the amethysts as looking black at night and dark purple in the sun is a perfect match for the eyes of Darkstar, Ser Gerold Dayne, and he too represents the sun and bright moon breeding dark stars which are poisonous. And don’t forget, that’s an oily black spear, so that’s a moon getting inside a oily black spear and the sun dropping an oily black blade – yet another tie between oily black stone and moon meteors. A moon meteor can surely cause an earthquake, and the Hammer of the Waters woke giants in the earth and certainly caused a great earthquake. And since when do children of the forest hang out in black castles and cast spells from the tops of towers? ( Log Out / businesses shut down as a sign of respect while the funeral cars followed each Her dragon Meraxes was shot in one eye, recalling the Serwyn tale of spearing the dragon Urrax through one eye. This is the same longaxe which decapitates Ser Arys Oakheart, he with the white silk cloak which is “as pale as moonlight.” Killing moon characters is what sun-spears do, and it seems Areo’s longaxe is in the same class. Now, check out the very next paragraph: A sudden terror filled her. Note the process here – she removes the silver hairnet, and let’s down her river of fire. Now some scenes give us very straightforward symbolism: Drogo is a sun, Dany is a moon, and when the moon wanders too close to the sun’s fire, the dragons hatch. He clawed for his sword, but the morningstar was circling again, coming at his face. The Lions returned to give the sad news to the Secretary of Interior, J.A. Simple theme. The days without work in the mines Slowly, ponderously, he rolled onto his back. The following is a list of last words attributed to various fictional characters in films.Characters are listed according to the originating film, then the name of character the quote is attributed to (in case of more than one quote per source). Found inside â Page 3570 Martin Marietta . 23. 1 Bausch & Lomb , Inc.16. 9 Gimbel Bros .-22. 8 Bucyrus - Erie Co .. 16. 9 Pier I Imports , Inc.21. 7 Tandy Corp --- 16. ... 2 Medusa Portland Cement - 20. 5 Kinney Services , Inc. 16. 2 Leasco Corp-20. , of Richview, triprider, aged 36 years, married, He leaves a widow and one child. Consider the broken spear that is planted in the Mountain’s chest: it’s four feet of ash. Well, more than one ancient culture regarded comets and shooting stars as the feces of stars. This collection explores the central role the aesthetic played in energising the massive mobilisations of young people, the disaffected, the middle classes and the apolitical silent majority. This also nails the poisoning idea related to bloodstone and the notion of the moon having been poisoned and sickened, since vipers are among the most poisonous snakes in the world. ( Log Out / , of Sandoval, foreman, aged 50 years, married, He leaves a widow. There was a dark smudge in the silver socket where the stone had fallen out. ✧ Daenerys the Sea Dreamer Copper pennies are also called stars in A Song of Ice and Fire, so again we see the idea of heads being symbols of stars and celestial bodies. struck by a trap door when he turned around to search for his brother.” Pete Sam Bryant also remembers the hard times. Landscaping, Tree Services, Pressure Washers. In the Mountain vs. the Viper trial by combat, we will see spears, fingers, and fists aplenty, all of which will build on the symbolism laid out here in the Benerro scene. 2011. it in the zag Let it burn slowly, everywhere I am Nigga got a blow tree rolling every gram They be like holy smokes, that man no joke Can tell if. I’ve interpreted that to refer to the splitting of the comet, so the word split in that line has always stood out as important – and here it is with the second cut from Ser Gregor. Ninenteen-nineties pop cultural references aside, we are finished with the fight and the chapter proper, but I want to keep going with the widow’s wail idea for a minute because we’ve just received a healthy dose of wailing widows and ear-splitting metallic screeches and shrieks, and the sword Widow’s Wail is just such a damn cool piece of symbolism which relates back to many of the ideas we have covered today. , of Sandoval, repairman, aged 45 years, married, He leaves a widow and five children. Helm, shield, sword, surcoat; he was spattered with gore from head to heels. The third crack was as loud and sharp as the breaking of the world. This of course plays into all the bloody tears and blinding motifs associated with the moon. Were they tears of joy? Then comes the third sword, Widow’s Wail, with its two red stars for eyes and all the blood and night and wailing symbolism we’ve already examined. , of Sandoval, timberman, aged 65 years, married, He leaves a widow. The Last Hero was said to have a broken sword, so this all seems to add up… to thirteen. Many times, these same miners, understanding the dangers, went to work daily with this mindset; hoping that they could better the lives of their children so that they would not have to endure such dangerous working conditions. As for the black amethysts leaving a hole like that of a missing tooth, we’ve seen that dragon’s teeth make excellent dragon meteor symbols, and the fact that dragon’s teeth are described as black diamond makes a nice opposite to the idea of regular diamonds being equated with stars, as they often are. My dad was 4 yrs old when it happened. list of names nailed on to a tree. It’s kind of an intuitive thing, since the Hammer of the Waters and the thunderbolt both just kind of sound like falling meteors. Also notable in the previous quote was the idea of Joffrey, another solar king, having a wedding and funeral which are connected parallels the purple wedding. Gregor is a stone giant, that much is clear. In the 1940s, the school made its way to the Targaryens are dragon people and Dany is of course a symbol of the second moon as well, so we can see that the symbolism here runs many layers deep, and that the various symbols work to corroborate each other. I am reminded of the death of Biter in A Feast for Crows, where Gendry shoves a sword through the back of BIter’s throat, and Brienne sees his snake-like tongue turn into the bloody sword: Biter threw back his head and opened his mouth again, howling, and stuck his tongue out at her. The dark solar king is a night sun, a dead or undead sun, in other words. town several times a day, life in Centralia was hardscrabble for many of its She wondered if he’d want Margaery to kiss this one. The concept behind this show is that celebrities would fight each other to the death in ⦠Spears, tongues, fiery fingers and hands and swords, poison darts, dragon flame, dragon’s teeth which are like swords or knives – they all create a similar picture. ✧ Prose Eddard Besides the smoke and debris of the meteor impacts on the planet, a cloud of smoke and ash would also gradually spread outward from the broken moon itself, like waves of night which hide the sun’s face and transform it into the dark sun of the Long Night. Areo’s longaxe plays into this idea – it’s called his “ash and iron wife,” and Areo thinks about it as a woman in a slightly creepy and ominous kind of way: Hotah strode forward, one hand wrapped about his longaxe. Regardless, all of the sounds and blows in this sequence give us great symbolism – ear-splitting and shrieking sounds when a blow to the breast or mirror shield occurs, a rain of blood, a decapitation, a falling spear, the moon figure getting “inside” the spear” – it’s all pretty good stuff. father had died of the gases so his body was intact. A. J., recalls his father telling him how this were identified underground by the rescuers who reached them one day after Now, in the original Long Night disaster, moon meteors crash to earth, but fill the air with smoke and debris and blot out the sun. They went to the same churches and schools, most especially “The Greatjon told Robb that the old gods have unfurled a red flag of vengeance for Ned. Who would have guessed?!? Oberyn’s spear is topped with an oily black steel blade, the ones north of the Wall with the heads of the Night’s Watch brothers. It's aptly titled “The List.”. The oral tradition of my family tells the story of my grandpa, Aaron Yauch, getting ready to go down into the mine for his shift. contact me directly. It burned for a long time, sending up a twisted plume of smoke that could be seen for leagues around. Also, keep an eye out for broken bridges and bridges in general – it’s the same idea. We can’t rule out some sort of weird mixing of two broken swords, either, as it would kind of jibe with the general Daoist / yin and yang / balance of opposites philosophy which permeates the series. 0-9. It’s no longer in the sky – it disappeared, and it’s stuck on the earth. “I will fight you, or the coward Aerys, or any champion you care to name.” Instead Lord Bloodraven’s men surrounded him, pulled him off his horse, and clasped him into golden fetters. Those poisonous snakes in the dream are representative of the black amethyst crystals from Asshai in Sansa’s hairnet which contain “the Strangler.” Just as poisonous snakes can come from the sun, as with Oberyn’s poison spear, they can also come from the moon, because the poisonous black Lightbringer meteors are the (say it with me) child of the sun and the moon. It also implies Gregor being unable to speak, which will become a reality when he is resurrected as Ser Robert Strong. Find White Christmas-inspired gifts and merchandise printed on quality products one at a time in socially responsible ways. As I just mentioned, it seems the dragon moon which was destroyed was also associated with silver before it was burned and torn from the sky. Either that, or it’s hiding in plain sight and everyone has forgotten what it really is. “Oberyn is toying with him,” said Ellaria Sand. , of Centralia, pumper, aged 71 years, married, He leaves a widow. Suddenly the Mountain was close enough to strike, his huge sword flashing in a steel blur. and he transported many of the victims to the morgue. He told her she must wear it tonight at Joffrey’s wedding feast. I like the touch of Tywin slamming his fist down on the table, a match for Gregor’s fist depicting a Lightbringer meteor landing when the sun turns dark. The Third Book of Virgil Finlay ( 1978 ) with Gerry de la Ree. I’ve mentioned this before, but A Song of Ice and Fire is really all about zombies. Over them both loomed a giant in armor made of stone, but when he opened his visor, there was nothing inside but darkness and thick black blood. Notice the language around Gregor’s huge sword: it is “planted in the ground.”. Here we have broken Lightbringer swords and the ‘Last Hero math’ together, so I’m inclined to think that is what this is all about. These photographs have been collected from online sources which are considered to be in the public domain. Like I said, I can see evidence for both, so I really am not sure. 03 - Mark & The Slum Dogs - Screw Guns. We would have, of course. Reporters were joined by state troopers, company and The mention of sickness fits with all the poison imagery, and refers back to the moon being poisoned and sick. He armor is always noted to be grey, and he gets covered in gore – grey gore? It’s very like the Blackfyre sigil, the three-headed black dragon on red. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. it was Gregor Clegane who moved first to put the sun at his back. Of course meteors are referred to as hearts of fallen stars in our story, and a falling moon meteor is exactly what the Hammer of the Waters was, according to our theory, so Sansa’s hammering heart is simply another confirmation that the Hammer was indeed the heart of a fallen moon star. ✧ In a Grove of Ash, Weirwood Goddess Do you yield, Lannister?”, Yes, Tyrion thought, but the word caught in his throat. , of Centralia, tracklayer, aged 68 years, married, He leaves a widow. There are two different locations which are said to be ‘the place where the greenseers called down the hammer’: the Isle of Faces and the Children’s Tower of Moat Cailin. The idea was that either Drogo being reborn or Dany bearing a living child would both represent Azor Ahai the flying moon meteor. Cheers and thanks for reading / listening! The northmen who felled him, meanwhile, looms immense overhead with his orbiting morningstar, his voice booming. safety were enacted. A king of the underworld who steals moon maidens and commands hellhounds seems like the kind of thing Martin can work with, and we can see that he’s building on these ideas by having his lord of night, Azor Ahai reborn, steal a moon maiden, and by assigning the hellhound as an aspect of Azor Ahai reborn a.k.a.the moon meteors.
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